Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-11-14
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

OhN "bN oAoulA Oc 6lOD-
ped.
George Watt and William Easton
recaived 2l5 votes cach for nsse IN
Lander county.
Robert POhl, Democrat, and &. +.
Littr"l, Republican, we're elected Az.
~semblymen in Lander county.
II is II Close race between Bray and
King for State superintendent OF
Schools. Bray still has u chance to win.
\ man nazed John Huntington
dropped dead III the Silver Palace saloon
ut Yer mgton last Thursday. lie was a
native Of Providence, r. |, aged between
forty aud fifty.
Judge Talbot has several men ut
work getting things ready FOR the bar.
becnc tomorrow. There will be plenty
for everybody. The INDEPENDENT
force will not mss the opportunity to
get something to eat.
The returns from Bryan precinct
came by registered mail last night. AS
nothing came but the sealed packages,
the vote of Bryan cannot he known
until the official canvass Is ina lie. This
will bc us soon as the S~pruccmnnt re-.
turns are i'll.
Latest returns give DIngians a mn.
jority Of 293, after concc"lmg Lincoln
county to Howell by $50 majority, Hum.
boldt by , 0 and EIko by 8. y message
from the Fusion headquarters at Rcro
gives Douglass 100 majority in the State.
Virginia Chronicle.
Joplin ncwRplprr Photographer re-
ceivcd the following contributed"
bright thought on - postal card We'd
nesday, unsigned: ~ mans tongue
may lie, but ms To-, ath never docs The
next day he ]lcarnc! that it came from
his wife.
DIR. Bertillinn the discoverer Of the
measurement syst9m for identifying
criminals. is Of the opinion that if the
present excess of the death rate over
the birth rate continues before 30
years are over France will have ceased
to EXIT"
This promises 10 be a banner year in
the shipment Of American apples to
foreign countries. Up to a week ago
there had been exported GlT,3 barrels.
from Atlantic ports. against $4,000 bar
rels in the same period last year, and
3ll,975 barrels i'll 1900.
While acting as one Of ;le inspectors
Mt the election last Tuesday d, S. Ehlcr
was stricken with paralysis Vie was
removed to his home and ut last reports
he wRs very low, There is but small
hope Of hns ultimate rccovery.-Dis
patch.
b first anniversary OF the organiza-
ton Of the Storey County Labor Union
was celebrated Saturday evening with a
parade and banquet, There were six
hundred men in line, including mine
superintendent, business men and IL
prominent Clergyman.
Bcrnc has the reputation Of being the
I'VE HlitSt i'N III TD"llLtIitnu. ~
peasant recently found n box OF loose
diamonds belonging to a commercial
traveller 10y the roadside, and walked
seven miles to the station with it.. 1t il
sand that not Il single thing has been
lost within the city with out being re-.
L. wei ed.
This morning Sheriff McI)icd received
n letter from an Eastern house asking
il ho would recommend to them two
persons for agents who are now or will
soon be out OF employment. The
Slcrir's reply WIS brief. He sent in
his own namo md that Of Justice Rou.
State.
Tho rain yesterday and last night laid
the dust and frcshcnGd up the Htmos.
phcrc. \: times today the indications
were good for Il fine LAY tomorrow and
Mt other times they were just the reverse.
At the present time il looks IA n there
might he several inches Of snow Oh the
ground in tho morring since the
w tS'lhE "nb lh' Nv l wv W" 'h'S
hnvc pnsscd away md il now | uks Hs IL
it would not snow Tor II week.
Tho mother Of n two! en-. old boy ~
Nashville. Ind, found the baby playing
with a snake the other day. When the
reptile was driven AWAY, il Carried with
il . ring which it had taken from the
child's finger. This is recorded to pro.
serve the truth. \ frw years hence the
story will got around thn' the snake
stole the baby mud carefully deposited
the ring in the mothers hand Ms keep.
eakc.-BuraIo T. ;prm.
Judge Talbot aud the commissioner
met this forenoon Ia begin the canvaps nf
the votes cast at the recent election, but
the returns from Spruccmont wore mic.
sing and an adjournment was taken
until after that arrival of ihc wCsthound
iarin. Tho returns tailed To- show ur
this afternoon md nothing could bC
done toward rRnvngsiur 'hc vote " tho
Sprucom mt returns do not arrive 10y
Friday morning, Il messenger will proha.
bly, he sent after them.