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

Judge Rutledge came up from Cari;n
this morning.
II. j. Mayhem Of Denver and Charles
IL. Bass. a New York capitalist, arrived
on the flyer this afternoon,
The watch night services at the Pres
bytcrian church tonight will he unusu-
ally interesting. See the program else.
where.
The commissioners met this forenoon
and cleaned up the business Of the year.
The new boarI will start Monday with
a clean slate.
The people OF Nevada have to their
credit in the state treasury Sl,G72.ll9 %.
or about 5000 for every man wo.
man, child. Indian and Chinaman in the
State.
II Is said a woman clerk in the Post
office Department at Washington gave
up her husband rather than lose her
job. Husbands can be obtained with
out n civil service examine ION.
The editor will leave for Reno tomor
row to attend a meeting Of tive Board ~
Regents on Friday. lie may retuIn
Saturday morning and he may remain IN
Reno until Monday to attend - meeting
OF the new Board.
W. q. Douglas, Secretary Of State.
elect, will appoint George Noel OF Vir-
giuia City Deputy Secretary Of State
Rnd Miss Katie O'I,mnnr of the same
| place Assistant Stat" Librarian. Mr..
Douglas is loyal to his i"i:.e people.
I The Eagles are maKnp bIg prepara-
;ions 'ur 'he dance t"ni- hi. Al who
attend are SUR Of coGrtcJu! treatment
and Il pleasant time. r"k" H. tho dance
aud -rc the oIi year ont and the
new one IN.
The INDEPENDENT extends its sincere
thanks to those WHO plt0oniZ Il 1t dur.
my the year just clo-.ug and wishes one
and all ~ them II happy New Year.
May the year 1901 hT'ng prosperity and
happiness To- all ~ the ITDEpENDEST's
readers and Tnan'is.
Every We Stige II Revolutionary relics
having disappeared from New York cx-
ccpt Fraup .cs' tavern, tina, Is to be
saved. 1t Is proper 10 say that this Is
due to The women. Patriotism in New
York Ii not popular 1T doesn't pay, nnu
bV sides II costs moncy.-Philadclphia
Inquirer.
Jurors from nearly every section of
the county are attending the district
Court to-day. Among them are We
Johnson. ". .. Williams. George Har-
dcsty, G. \. Francis, J. q, Stevens, w.
Il. Bcilingcr and W. c. Owens. All re-
port quiet times IN their respective Sec
tiops.
The INDEPENDENT has Just received
a new lot Of job and advertising type.
Ii faces are the latest aud best. Those
needing letter heads, hill heads, invita-.
tations, circulars or job work OF any
kind should / ring il to the %IHDEPES-
DENT office. Our prices are ms low as
sol! business principles warrant.
Ben Payne met with II rather serious
and painful accident last Monday born.
ing al his ranch on Duck Creek. lie
wac engaged III feeding the horses, one
Of which was Il colt, and had started be
tween ihem with II fork full II hay,
when the colt bctnme frightened and
kicked ~ Mr.. Payne. striking him on the
right hand ana breaking that member
i'll two places. lie wHs brought to town
and the wound was carefully dressed by
DIR I;iclardnor. Itc is nov reported to be
resting rusy.-Nhit" Pine News.
The case of Mrs. Waukin \. FreiIas
~ G. NJ. Frcga has occupied the atten-
tioI' ni Judge Talbot and a jnry today.
The plaintiff sues for the pa session ~ n
band of sheep awarded her 10y the court
III the divorce case of Ercitas Va. Freitas.
The defendant claims the sheep. The
jury will wrcstlr with the question II
ownership and decide it accordance to
the law and the evidence.
AS tins the last issue Of the I~YDErEH-
DENT for the year 1902, 1t is in order To
announce that there will Dc no paper is
sued from this Office tomorrow. This is
in accordance with the custom prevail
ing III all well regulated newspaper OF.
iiccs. The object OF the custom is to
give the printers md tho rest Of the force
Il day III which to swear off from their
evil habits md make new resolutions
for the future. These OF course are
never broken by any member Of the
fraternity.
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