The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-27
TIE DkxocRAr1o PRIMARY MEErnos.-The

county will be held at the respective precincts
this afternoon. The polls will DO opened at
o'clock and continue to shutdown. The
places of holding the election and the names
the entire election officers, will be found
in another place in this paper. It is
the imperative duty Of every Democrat to at
tend this election and aid by his vote in tho
selection of honest and capable delegates who
will 20 to the County Convention prepared to
nominate a ticket Of good mer-a ticket Sc
lected with fairness to every section Of the
county, and with good Judgment. With such
a ticket this county is certain TO return O
Democratic majority. No one who, from in
difference, stays away from the polls this
evening ought to complain if the ticket does
not suit him next November. Turn out and
help make good ticket now.
A CHURCH BELL on THE HUMBoLpr.-Par.
son Brown has been made happy by the re-
ceipt from Chicago of fine sounding bell for
his church in this place. Ii arrived on We'd
pesday nights train, and announced its own
arrival in clear and sonorous music, sweet 10
the ear Of the denizens among the sagebrush
and the alkuli. That sound recalled to tue
memory those old lines
.'Those evening bells. those evening bells.
How many tale their music tells
OF youth and home and that sweet time
when hrst heard their merry chime"
That church bell is the first that ever pealed
n note over the desert plains of the Humboldt.
Mr. Brown commenced to rustic for the
leash money" to pay the freight, amount
ing to about $50, in which he succeeded by
taking up prOmiscuOus collection from jew
and Gentle, Pagan and Christian, until the
amount was raised. Yesterday preparations
we're made for hanging the bell i'll the cupola,
whence, tomorrow, we expect to hear its mu-
steal call proclaiming peace and good will
among men" Rev. Mr. Brown Is entitled TO
much credit for the industry aud perseverance,
IL, 4. Laa l,la,
identifying of the only church structure in
Elko.
The REPuBLIcAE COUNTY CONVENTION. The
Central Committee adopted the following test
for all participants Mt the Republican primary
meetings, to be held on September 10th:
Ordered. that n voter at the above named
primary election shall affirmativoly answer the
following questions: lst-That he will be a
registered voter on the Sth day Of November
1870. 2d-That he will vote for the nominees
OF the Republican party at the coming election
The Republican County Convention will
meet in Elko on Monday, September 10Th,
and will be composed Of delegates as follows:
Bruno, 2; Bull Run, .; Crlin. 4: Glover VAL
ley. 2; Elko, -; Humboldt Wells, 2; indie
pendence Valley, l. Lamoille Valley. 3; Lone
Mountain, /; Mineral Hill, 8; Mound Valley,
2; Mountain City, 3; Pine Valley 2; Railroad
Mining District 9; Ruby Valley. 3; Star Val
ley. 2; South Fork, !; Toano, 3. Total, Sc.
The CRoPs.-Parson Cook came in from
Lamoille Valley yesterday. Harvesting is
going on lively through Lnmoilc and other
valleys and the crops are unusually large
Barley and potatoes are the principal staples
this season, though there is considerable
wheat and oats. George Scitz, near Butter
fields, has fine crop of Norway oats. He
sowed % pounds and will likely have 2. 900
npunIs Ihyu harvested Mup,- nF la, L.
are two fee, long. The crops through all the
surrounding valleys are excellent. Nearly
every mnrh will have from fifty to an hundred
tuns of barley. Mr.. Cook thinks that wheat
ms n general thing. has done better than other
crops; but the want Of IA crist mill in that
section renders it not 80 profitable rs some
other productions.
For THE DEAF, Dunn ASD ELISD.-Weh have
received circular from Waring Wilkinson,
Principal of the California Institufion for the
Den and Dumb and the Blind, requesting n
notice Of the reopening of the school The
institution is not an asylum, but an educa-
Gonal establishment, where all deaf and dumb
or blind persons, between the ages Of six and
twenty-one, Of sound mind and body and
residents Of the State Of California, will be
received without charge save for clothing and
travelling expenses. Pupils from the State of
Nevada can be admitted by application to
Rey. A. y. Fisher, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
From SSAKE RIVERA letter from Capt. II.
Bledsoe to +. Burner has been shown us, writ
ten from Snake river. They are in partner
ship in some claims on the river. Bledsoc
writes under date of August 18th: 81 took
ont with one rocker Sl67 last week and this
week STA. / shall start n sluicc to- morrow"
Mr.. Burner informs us that many Of the
miners nre doing well along the river though
many Others are only making q living, and
some not that much. On the whole they are
very we'll satisfied with the prospect.
FIRE.--Ano,her escape from fire occurred
yesterday. Fire was set to pile Of shayings,
for the purpose of destroying them, which
sent some sparks into pile of wood adjoining
some houses, and the whole was soon in full
blast. The wind was blowing freshly and
had not hose and GeTrish pump been at
hand the conflngration might have been disas-
trOus.
DIVINE service will DO held at Carlin to-mor-
row morning at IL o'clock, and half past
seven in tho evening at the Presbyterian
church in this place, by Rev. John Brown.
The evenings discourse will be on Jonah's
trip to Nineveh. Sunday School will meet at
half past nine in the morning.
TREASURE utrMENrs.-Wells. Fargo e. Co.
handled during the last seven days at their
Office in this place tho following amounts of
treasure: From Mountain City, $500 pounds
OF fine bullion; Idaho, SCI, 100 in gold and
silver bullion; White Pine, Sii,l3l.
Liberty PoLg.-A very handsome flag staff