The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-02

COMMISSIONERS MEErING.-A special
meeting Of the Board Of County Com-i
missioners was held yesterday for the
purpose of adjusting the County tax
Cor the fiscal year 4. ID. 1876, and il
Mas ordered that M ntlvalurem tax be
levied Of one hundred and twenty cents
Oh each one hundred dollars value "
all taxable property il the County in-
Guiding the net Proceeds II the mi,.rs,
for County purposes, rs be nppoitioncd
rs follows: General County Fund so
cents, INDECENT Fund 20 cents; Con-
tingcnt Fund ~ cents. 1t was further
urdcrcd that u tax Of "a cents bo puy
the interest OH The County bonds; %
cents for County School purposes; Is
! cents to pay the interest Oh what is
known Us the building fund" bonds,
and cents 10 pay tie interest OH what
IL known rs the Estate University"
bonds be levied and collected, which
together with the % cents 10 the State,
| aggregates the sum Of 50 90 OIL each
$500 value Of all taxable property in
the county, II Reduction Of 80 cents OH
the levy of last year.
PEEsOSAL.-GOveriIGI Bradley came
] ur frcm Carson Sunday evening. and
will remain III town. sore little time. ..
II. y. Ilarvillc is spending II few weeks
i'll San Francisco. -: William Wescoatt,
who for the past Year has been II stud
cnt at tiic State University, left for his
homc in Phoebe Yesterday morning,
PREPARATORY to entering Princeton Col
lego. MIR. Bncliministcr, Supcrinte..d=
cent OF the Wcbfoot Mining Company,
of Railroad District, still EisGrs in
town. County Treasurer NJ. =. Free
imam left here yesterday on II months
visit TO the Bay. -. Vim: Langley;
Thomns lIildrcth and Mr.. Barker, of
British Columbia, arrived Sunday, and
will proceed this evening to Raft river,
Having cattle trade on hand IS. ID.
Br'lstow, Assistant General s;upcrinten-
der! If Wells, Fargo & Co. S express, is
i'll loTa Of. G!.ic;,i business.
OrE Million Sunday Morning,
John Ainlry departed for San Francisco
To order the machinery for the Elko
ilourinS mills. lie was accompanied
by IN expert Machinist as far us VIM
ncmucca, ut which point Mr.. Aimloy
will lay-ovcr, and the two will nuke II
thorough cNaninnt!ch II HE mills at
that place. .iin!rS ~ Boiler intend to
put up mill tia; will give satisfaction
to Ill %lo desire to have work done b.
them, and By fair dealing hnd stii,:l
attention Ia business expect rs drive I'll
outside competitors from this nariiri.
Farmers vino SOW wheat can rest assur-
ed that they will hereafter find II ready
market for it at home, an ! rcnumerntiye
prices for that grain.
GooT,-=WicncTGE the residents al
points west Of here desire id go 10
Cornnc"pin or Tuacnrura, nnd make
good time they always come 10 Elko
to do spi Fur instance TN SUNDAY last
Samuel Il. lIrinl&!enrIn, vi Battle
Mountain, wn4 dv-irnms III goiug To the
latter piucr, AMI lac boarded the train
and came here. The next might lie wus
i'll Tnscarurn. Our enemies HAY snv
- 10 Al,
l'eing the beat, Int facts, snch rs tie
above, wont lie,
nIME%TAL.-lli tI,lr mail last cylllinr
we received invitation cards to the we'd
ding Of our worthy County Treasurer
NJ. j.. Freeman and Mrs. Carrie Pixlcy,
which ia To take place at the fcsilcncs
Of .. Il. johnson, i'll Brooklyn, Cali
foIliia, on the sixth Of April. Oar cit
iHens will unanimously join in congrri-
ul"tinG Mr.. Freeman upon his entrance
into the ranks Ill which he hns until
this I:::c refused To be numbered.
CnMISG I;ACE Senator CoLu and
family are expected to return to E!ku in
few days. Their furniture nrrivod
Sunday. and yesterday was tnkcn To the
Late residence ri i. II. bradley, in
which Nj. cUha will hereafter reside,
having leased the same. Mrs. Colin
and her children have for some months
past made their hunc III Oakland, and
W. are nmoua the many who will vel
come them home with pleasure!
RETrrSEb. deputy Sheriff j. j..
SciiL c:.iic hOmh from Carson last Sun.
! day, bringing with him William Me
Clear, WHO has been in the State Prison
! serving ont term for rape, but who
wns grHntcd n new trial by tho Supreme
Court, on the grounds Of The unrom.
stiintion"liiy Of the jury Law. McClcar
will occupy quarters in the county Jail
until such time as his case can come
| up for llinl
PoLrrIcNL.--In an other coiumr this
morning appears the curd of J. ".
Williams, OF Smith Greek, declaring
himself in tho ring for the Office uf
| Sheriff. John is M honest furmcr.
well and favuTahly known throughout
tho county, and is most formidable
! nppcrcnt for those who arc rittcd
against him.