The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-11-20
Iron Wednesdays Daily.l

NNoS VI kuG OIQIe va
Derst, indicted for purloining n quaint.
ty Of jewellery from u peddlcr, whereby
the crime Of grand larceny was commit.
ted. was called in the District Cour,
this morning, u jury Impaneled, and
tho case has been under way all day.
The neIt case on the calendar is Tho
trial Of Nelson, accused Of robbing the
stngo near Humboldt Wells, which is
tho lost criminal case on the docket 70,
this term.
THE dormitory building is now be.
ing lnth and plastered, aud the post.
holes arc being planted for the fence
while nearly all the sage-brush has
been burned Off tho grounds. A con.
tract has been let to o. +. Rogers to
build n four.foot walk from the track OF
tho G. P. r. r. to the University build.
ing, and shortly the entire premises
will be in the best of condition 70,
Winter.
No STOCKS to-day. Tho storm plnys
hob with our lightning connections, and
they won't work. Nearly all the wires
are down, while the one that remains
works US we'll as IL wagon with three
wheels, and w of them smashed into
smithreens, making it impossible to gel
the proceedings OF the Stock Board.
REcoyERISG.-David O'Neil has SO
far recovered from his injuries, ~reccir.
cd while hosting q horse from n well
n few Sundays since, as lobe able to be
on the streets again without his crutch.
es. Mrs. g. Z. Abbot is MISC rapidly
improving and will soon be removed ia
Sacramento, intending to make that
place her future home.
CoKE.-Thnnlr fortune the immense
pile Of coke, which has obstructed the
south side Of the railroad track, just
above the upper depot, for several
months past, is now being cleaned up,
md the last Of it will probably leave
lOI CuIGhh III q lew 0RN6,
We notice u couple of gentlemen
pernmbulnting along the truck Inst even
ing, whose legs were as badly tangled
as thcy could have boon with n pair
Of improved hobbies. Some one sug.
gested that they had been interviewing
certain tum6Eers.
SALE.-Hnnk Vaughan made n heavy
sale OF hay the other day, the principal
purchaser being the stage company, and
he rushed around town f~uriously all
day, fiourishing great fists full of TWEEN
ties. lie says he don't want 10 sell any
more fno calves.
BAD.-Some of the large teams,
which loaded for Co%rnucopia recently
on twelve days time, have been caught
out in the present storm, and will prob
ably over-run their time at least ten
days. thereby being forced to pay
damages.
An enterprising genius Of this burg
Inns invented n lottery schcInr, and on
Saturday last had il in full blast down
town. Goddard sRrer jewelry, chromos,
and the like were dispensed in unlimit.
ed quantities to the patrons, but We are
inclined Ia the opinion that as IL success
ii was IA failure.
REED, the man arrested on n charge
OF being the person who robbed Russell
N Rrad!cy's store last Thursday night,
was discharged at tho conclusion Of MI
examination before Justice Taylor yes
tcrday.
SoLp.-We nre Informed that C.. i.
Abbot has sold his residence to T. D.
Page, and that during the coming Win
ter 1t will DO occupied by Mr.. Suggct,
the l%ntter's brother-in-lnw.
A FAILUEE.-A couple of gentlemen,
at Bixcl's, were quito anxious to engage
in n fight last night, but rs IL Of them
was afraid ind the other dare not, the
ailHir terminated in n grand failure.
G~HAIN.-Lnrgc quantities Of grain
continue to nrrive mt this place from tho
neighboring valleys. This morning
Senator Cohn received another chr by
rnii from Wells.
AcQutsrTIoSs.-Tlc State University
has recently received nh acquisition to
the number of its pupils, in tho persons
OF two young l"dics from LamoiIlc val
ley.
DASCtSa SCuooL.--Wc hear IL rumor-
ed on the streets TINT Levi Ghcon and
others intend to stnrt n dancing school
i'll q few weeks. A good idea.
BULL1os.-Wclls, Fargo e Co. last
night received three moro "chuncks "
from tho Leopard mill, valued OF
$5,73S %.
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