The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-09-28
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Mr. John How. U. S. Indian Agent,
returned from the reser vniion at Duck
Valley. OF which lac has charge, last
evening.
Fred. Grant. sou OF the General, ami
Seth Cook Of Sierra Nevada fame, were
passengers by the train last evening, for
the east.
Dick Richardson WAS arrested and
convicted for selling liquor to Indians.
to-day. He will receive his sentence
tomorrow.
N. p. Haynes has so far recovered
from the effects of his late illness as to
appear upon the streets again looking
almost as good as new.
Miss Kittie wilkins. who arrived
from Tuscarora last evening started by
the train this morning for San jose,
where she goes on u visit to relatives; "a
number Of the young lady's Elko
friends were on the the platform to bid
her a kind adied.
Mountain fever, assisted by old Ery-
sipelas, has given friead Gibbs n devil
OF . shaking up in the past three days.
To-day is his first appearance in public
this week. and several experts are of
the opinion that his escape was the
! closes, kind of u scrhtch.
Hon. j. ID. Moore of Rub, valley,
who las been down at the Bay ~receiv-
ing Grant, returned from the jubilee by
the train last night aud struck out for
his ranch by the train this muruing.
The Colonel reports all the big things
previously read of, as the merest pig
mics in comparison with the demon
stration.
Z. Burner is raising some fino mules
on his ranch just above town. A hand
some 3-year old which he rode down
here, Tuesday evening, IL a fair sample
OF the kind OF stock being reared on his
place. On taking the hight OF the ami
NAL, she wGs found to measure lG hands
aud one inch, and being put upon the
scales. raised the beam at exactly 1900
pounds. If there are any healthier s.
gear old Nevada mules browsing
around, please trot en- out.
Billy Evans, Nick Millich and Sam
Ballich, Of Eureka, have for several
days past been enjoying n respite from
their regular dose of arsenical iume IN
this salubrious section of the rutebaSa
districts. Since reaching the Humboldt
level they have adopted the toggery Of
the modern nimrod and having bag.
ged all the bear handy in this Part of
the State, are now projecting u trip
over to tho Sicrras for the purpose Of
relieving that country OF the dangerous
presence of LOLA Brin."
superintendent John Mentally depart
cd in his handsome conveyance this
morning for his home at Tuscarora.
On his trip down he was greatly an
no!ed with Il no: spindle, which delay
cd his arrival until quite late. With.
out great care, trouble of this charac-
ter is experienced with every new buggy
or carriage. Macs outfit is q spl en-.
did N and the spindle being over.
hauled here, the vehicle rolled ont
smoothly and swiftly thi5 morning
behind his team of spanking bays.
contemplate wretch in winuemuc.
ca hns just been arrested for telling
liquor to Indians and held to answer
before the United States Grand Jury;
the crime being u serious one against
the United States law. aud punishable
by n term in the p~pnitentiary. This is
the course that should be pnrsued with
every s%ooundrel detected in the nefarious
practice. A few years cutting rock un-
der tbs surveillance of a Si4ilant keeper,
is what such rnscals need. The pleas.
ant apartments, fine faro and sump,uous
indolence enjoyed at the County jail,
is altogether too inviting to such fel.
lows.