Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-01-06
FROM THURSDAYS DALI
Salmaqundi.
Daaniel Hugh, nm old resident Of the
State, died i'll Reno Tuesday.

State, died III Reno Tuesday.
The new drugstore will SOON be ready
for business. Joe rabcr is growing
prouder every day Mt the prospect Of
getting back to the old stand.
The icoman is in his glory now and
tons of iroZ"n water are being put up to
cool parchcd thrOats in the good old
summer time. The ice is about eight
inches thick and O; very fair quality.
Out OF two thousand visitors accom-
modatcd at Medlnnd HALL, London.
with free bed and board. 1000 were
Americans. The United States is get
ting even on her pauper Immigrant
proposition.
"tieredotus was the father OF his.
clergyman ut a dinner recently, -and
George Washington was the father OF
his country; but the posing OF Roose-
welt AZ the father Of ia all is the Ii nit
Vice =. esident-elect Fairbanks never
drank whisky hut once, that being when
he WIS thrown from II carriage several
years ago. and he can taste the stuff yet.
There are many men who would give q
great deal if they could make one drink
OF whisky Inst rs long as that.
So Tar as know the first campaign
emblem was Il finger rug Of copper.
II was worn by the adherents Of John
Quincy Adams in 1875, when he ran for
president. and WIS Inscribed John
Quincy Adams, 1922" Tintypes and
medalions were among the Insignia Of
the & campaign.
The pension commissioner reports
that Tho soldiers have died Mt the rate
OF 100 per day during the past yea-.
Old age and disease are carrying til.
boys in blue of now nearly M fast ns
the bullets did dnring the war. II will
be but Il few years nov befntc the
last one will fail Ia answer the roll call,
The Carson Appeal says the old line
republicans are coming to their own
now and the names Of Tom Hickey,
=. Flanagan and Il. l.. Fulton are
mentioned ia eligible senatorial tiu.hcr.
aud that it IL whispered that Nixon,
who wRs shouting democracy in 1900, is
a comparative tcnderioot III tho re-
publican party.
Congressman Cooper, Of Texas, tells
Of n distinguished army officer who on
ono occasion offered prayer before Il
regiment. flo summed up the causes
and obcjcCis OF. the war-the wal with
Moxico-nnd asserted that it was no
war OF conquest, but annexation only
concluding his supplication to the
Throne of Grace with: 81 refer you,
good Lord, to Folks message OH this
subject
Mr.Gibson in st:ll sick mud as u
consequence tlIis Office 10 Mt n great
disadvantage. II IL were not for tho
extreme kindness Of Mr.. Mcclellan in
making up tho tOrms aud putting the IN
on tho press this rftoruoon. il IL very
doubtful il wc would have been able 10
get the paper out today. Ills kindness
Inns pulled tho Office out ~ q bud hole,
The lnrgost locomotive ever c,n~
struc,cd wa on exhibition Ht 81 Louis.
This locomotive weighs li9li tone.
There arc two pairs Of cylinders. IN.
| stead Of the customary one pnir. one
high pressure and the othrr low. Each
or the fonr tois ia attached To- three
driving wheels, making siy un u pi!c.
In case oi II breakdown ~ one set of
driving whcclP, the other act Gun br
usod alone md the cngiu" ia no help.
less. with ito boiler pressure "f %,
pounds to the sluaro inch and ita gr"ai
weight, tho hauling power ~ thR en-
ginc il truly wonderful.
\ preacher, who had Tor Il cougrc.
' cation Il large nuhbcr OF ignorant