The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-05-07
[From Thursdays DaiH!lI ! 7
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
,IIInILyI1;J

The Board OF County Commissioners
net on Monday, tho LIST instant; pres
cnt; fun Board. ..
George W. Brown was appointed
Constable Of Huntington township.
The designations OF John Spence,
Justice of the Peace of Toano township,
md j. Dun Drown, Justice OF the Peace
of Tnscarora township, were received
and accepted. ~
1t was ordered that, in accordance
with'a petition rersived.liy the board,
Elko School District lie enlarged to tllo
following dimensions, Viz: 30 i
Commencing Mt tho junction OF tho
south Fork with the main Humboldt riv!
cr;' thence up snid South Fork In a south
ensterly direction, three miles; thence
northeast to APPOINT opposite Osino;
thence. northwest, four miles,. thenot
southwest to,.a- point opposite said
junction of the South Fork will, The
main Humboldt river; thence 10 The
place of bcginmtng,''-
1t was ordered that Woodrufr e.
Ennor and W. ID. Ford, be notified to
have three representative i'll attendance
upon tho June meeting OF the Board, to
assist in regulating the rates of toll over
their respective ronls.;t !, -. ....
The following bills were examined
and allowed: 'sl.s4
G, T. Ludingtpps S3,5Ws II, Kennedy
D, y. r. 1ioGers 81, j. AIciss 100, l..
N'iiscy Pill II, W. r, Ray 80, T.. Hul.
son 3, Geo. Pfciilcr 0, A. Fink 30, L. Al
Rogers G1 %, L. a. -Litllcilcld 80, Sears
II Wright 80, ". NJ. Shuck SO 90,
Ciinn Charley, G5, d. Bnssctt 20, John
NiehUls Go, Mrs. McClelland IL 90, il.
d. Itarrouh ~ 95. II.5W. Brown 452,
/" IL: Blonger IL, .Chns, Harris 10 80,
A. Ct. Dawloy 40, Geo. Seitz 80, a.
wisemnn so, John Hunter 80, T.. II.
Griswoid Gil, Il. j. 1Inmill 80, L. Eng
Ter 20, Thus. McAvin G2, Frnmcis No.
Guiro II rs, $. d. ClInsu 81 10, S. j.
CrntclTer l0i It.yMs Grant 1851 }
Hoard adjourned till first Monday in
i|"''''e''''p ''i"' t'"''t
ASorh%E EWAnNISd.-H. II,
Porch, our respected townsman. ycslcr-
day received ncw8 OF terrible calamity
which had just bofallcn tho family Of
his brotlicr-lh.law, Mr.. picrson, nj
Oakland, California. Tho servant girl
.inil'rudontly attempted 10 refill spirit
lamp which was used for cooking pur-
pOscS, whilo II wns still burning. Tho
spirit Of course took fire, mud hashing
up communicated both liquid antl IInmu
to the unfortunate girl's clothing, which
continued to burn until she was literally
roasted, and death ulisuCd, Urs. Tier.
pon, III her frnntiC efforts to exlinguish
tho ilainc, mud save tho girl and her In
faht child, had both Of her hands so
horribly burnclithat amputation above
the wrists became tho only alternative.
The fearful result attending that ono
simple thouglticss aci, odds nnothcr
awful warning to tho inlorminnblc libl
which is being almost daily augmented,
aud M frequently prradcd through tho
public press, in order TINT iiAo calnut.
tios mny DO HYoidodj and yet, In tho
very fnco Of ,lrcsC terrible facta, tho
snnc desperate chances continue to bc
taken over and over again. Tho heed.
lcssncs which ignores NIL cautions, no,
only PUSHES upon its own destruction,
hut often involves that M others. Mis-.
Ellen Picrson, sister Of Mrs. Porch
who has been here on visit for sont
weeks past, started for Oakland inne
diatcly upon receipt Of Tho mclnnclol,
ncwy.
PgHsoSSL.--J. 9. Leland, promictJ
OF tho rnlnco Hotel, San Francisco, wa,
u passenger by tho wcstwnrl.bouu,
! train yesterday morning. I