Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-01-02
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

night. lie is looking hale and hearty.
MB. Edgar Reinhart and Milton re.
tur ned from Chicago last night.
JOS. Lang, Jr., got in from White
Rock last night.
Three new members are to be added
to the land in the near future.
Tho old board Of county commission
era ill meet tomorrow to clean up the
business OF the year SO that the new
board can start next Mon lay with a
clean slate
The Gnzotte says little Margaret
Caiic died Of malignant diphther ria.
The house where she died, the Gazette
says. has he"n under quarantine the
past week.
Tho last iecc 81 machinery for the
new steam laundry arrived Sunday.
The laundry will he ready for business
early III the new year. Give it Your
patronage.
A. there will he only one more day in
this year, it would be "A good idea for
the most at us to look up the broken
resolutions uf last year and patch them
up 10 do re, vic, on New Years day.
There Is n]Cthiur lik. starting the year
with the best Intentions even il We fall
by the waysiIc later ON.
Eureka ha. hpcn wi'houi cori dur
the the past week. A. his fuel has
largely taken the place 81 womb there
the shortage irr- caused considerable
Inconvenience. The rnu~c IL. said 10 lie
IA scarcity 81 help al PnIisade I" load
coal "n the cr- FRO H. tie bmnkcrs at
thnt rlarc.
The uew b,ti'rIrip Mtu" was turned
over ester day la t'n,ialn Lcntz who
will CO., maud her. II Is rhnnrht she
will he manned. "oG'cd and rrovisiUocd
us quickly ms possible urG sent Ia the
West Indies L" tax" part III the man
full complement Of mcn f"r the Maine
will he so.
The Christmas tree WAS first beard Of
III England about liii. y tree was
then set up M the middle uf Il pavement
and deckcJ with ivy us well ia with
other green. From this use it wis
finally taken within the home. decorated
with candles ana eventually with any.
thing winch glistcmrd and enhanced it's
brightness.
When two Nrgritos. ii people 81 the
Philippine Islands. are united, the whole
tribe Is assembled. and the nfiiinc2d
pair climb two trees growing near to
each other. The elders then bend the
branches until the head Of the couple
meet. When the heads have thus come
II couiaci, the marriage is legally nc.
cOmTlishcd. and great rej0iciups take
place, q fnntnsti, dance completing the
ceremony.
Ia lines of type III each column OF 4
newspaper Ia the stock Of u printing
Office. The same lis the articles Of mcr.
chRudi5c displayed in Il grocery store.
Som" people think II newspaper pub.
fisher should devote these lines in lis
journal t0 their iinnrcial welfare free
gratis. II rcquiNs capital to operate a
store and likewise ii newspaper. DO.
uahzL
tn" General Land Office, has resigned
mud win be succeeded 10y WIN. A..
!: vharGs.Uow the assistant commissioner
OF tiIa general Land Office. Tho change
will take effect january II Mr.. Her.
mGnu's resignation WAS requested about
two weeks age iy thr Secretary Of the
Interior md WAS immediately prc.
scntCd. Charges have been preferred
against two a. the subordinat" officials
al tliC iand office involving alleged ir.
rrGularitics aud they have been given Il;
specific time in which to max answer.
\ six.ycar old girl III Chicago stole
quietly "ut ~ bed aud drank half u
puI' u whiskry. from the riTcc's of
which she died. Tie chiid's mutl-rcx.
rlair, that kcr little daughter had -
passion fo, whisiiH!. The incident il
" "NAhS 'h'h-"' 'ih ifiLbl hhNt
been much worse II is u fearful ga.
lamity 10 he horn with H taste for wills.
key. aud pnrticuIa ly where the dreadful
heritage { Ills Ia II oman To the
thoughtful man or woman every day
brings II example of the mere, ~
dcath.-Kansas City Star.
Preliminary reports 81 tie twelfth
census give some large figures IN cnu.
nrctiOD with the dairy iutercs,s Uf the
country. Eighteen milton Of dairy
cove p%roIuc" annually ncnrly eight
billion gallons Of milk winch was man.
u%facturcd into ono aud nuc.halt billion
pounds Of butter mud ucurly three hun.
drcl million tons OF Chccac. Giic total
vnluc ~ dairy products Ia gIvru ut 5000.
eco 900. Those figures are 40 vast TIM,
IL IL impossible to rcalizo the full cx.
tent of their meaning.
Tho enormously heavy "nniuCN now
u2cl to draw long railroad trains have
nccCEsitn,cd heavier railE. Heavier
Inils hnyC rrutIirrl TINT tho tirp br lni