The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-08-10

HalnAx1nAi.
Regular meeting OF Odd Fellows at
their hall At 8 o'clock tonight.
A couple Of heavy teams loaded here,
to-day. with lumber for Triton Z Co. II
Tusearora. .rss
A couple Of car loads Of fat calves
passed west from Deeth, last night for
Miller & Lux at San Francisco.
George O'Brieter passed through by
the train from San Francisco. Last even-
ing on his way to the Yankee Fork
country.
Mrs. T. D. Page. Of Eureka, who has
been on q visit to her mother at this
place during the past week, started for
her home by this mornings train.
J. Il. Bacon is down from his homo
in Mountain City again, laying in sup.
plies for his store at that place. He
intends starting for homo tomorrow.
M. A. l.. Sherman has just driven
his large flock of sheep from their pas
turage south Of the railroad, to . better
range in the northern part Of the county.
A little onpleasantness occurred last
evening between aboriginal Thomas and
highly colored Richard. which appears
TO have required a Police Court plaster
to heal. Whether Richard is himself
or some other colored pusson. We failed
to Ascertain.
DIR. Louis Terry started for Tuscarora
this morning. where he designs prsc-
ticing his profession. The citizens Of
that camp will find him to be one OF
the squarcst and most genial Of gentle
men. We regret to see HIM depart
from among us.
The wife OF ]. o. Baker, who left
here some time ago for the Yankee Fork
country. has been Informed by letter
from her husband that he had the mis-
fortune to get his leg broken by a kick
from = mule. lie writes that he is in
comfortable quarters. however, is re-
ceiVing every attention. and is getting
along as we'll a. could be expected un-
der the circumstances.
News reached hero to day via Halleck
Station. that since the departure OF
Governor Penrou for his domain at
Island Mountain. his subordinates have
been unable to control the disordcrIy
element within the borders OF that juris.
diction. md that an incipient insurrec.
tioa WAS en%dangering thu rule OF con.
stituted authority. The alarming intel.
ligence was brought here by Dan Muir
pny. who arrived from Halleck last
evening. linn diately upon receipt OF
the startling information, Governor
Penrod issued his pronuuciamento. en-.
bodying the most stringent clauses Of
the CahOks Riot Act. and tho ~rcsolu-
tlous OF ~, M II preliminary measure,
but will at once proceed in person to
the scene OF the disturbances to enforce
subsection. IL need be. at the point OF
one Of Major Dennis shnrpest puns.
which has been secured for the occasion.
W. are Informed to-day that q young
Elkoite who attended the ball ut the
ranch Of j. ID. Abel, at Halleck, Thurs
day night. succeeded in getting himself
into trouble by an undue exercise ofhis
naturally winning ways. Mounting his
haIse on the day preceding the night of
tn dance. our gay Lutheran " start.
ed. oStensibly to gather up some stock.
but really to take in the dance, as was
demonstrate by tho discovery that his
store clothes were concealed beneath
his usual garb. Presenting himself, his
chngrin may DO imagined on finding
that his girl would not be there. just
here is where the trouble began. The
pursuit and capture Of another Young
mana " sweetness /" coaLl not be quiet
ly borno by the crushed and afflicted
party, and leg bail secured the only
means Of salvation from the fury Of the
Injured one. The pursucr Is said to be
e1hausting his energies trnmping
through tho valleys and hot weather
with n ~villnniols looking gun in his
possession while the gentleman from
Elko, Is ns earnestly employed in tho
hudsblo effort TO keep ont OF the way.