The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-06-08
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.
CFrom Saturdays Daily
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Freight receipts at present are very
light.
Our fruiters now receive their berries
from Ogden.
The minstrei boys take quito an in
terest in base ball.
Grass. hoppers are plenty in the Vi
cinity OF Fort Halleck.
Joe Rogers is ut Austin aud has
opened q class Of penmanship.
Mining stocks are quite active. and
the fortunate holders feel elated.
t., W.. P. and VS. minStrels gave
= matinee for the children this after
.Reckheart & Froelich have begun
using their new oven for baking pur-
poses.
The Indians have put in their crops
on the reservation and are ngain flock
ing to town.
S. S. Sears returned from his trip to
Union District. last night, in time to
attend the show.
A letter for Mrs. Rebeccn Smith, Fort
Scott, Arkansas. is at the P~ostofice aud
requires a stamp.
We notice there are still some hogs
running the streets; why don't our
officers do their duty.
John Spence's leans loaded with
lumber. for Columbia, to-day. They
will pull out tomorrow.
The official returns OF the vote on the
New Constitution are not all in yet.
They are almost as slow as we are.
q ID. T.. Hooten, Postmaster at Dry
creek. has spent n day or two in town.
A. u. Miller from the same place was
also in town.
Henry Mundcll returned from his
southern assessing trip, yesterday. lie
has complete returns from Mound val.
ley, Huntington valley and tho South
Fork.
John Ainley has rented n furnished
house ut Cloverdale and intends leuv-
ing his family there for several months,
though he may be up here Nt amy time.
We are glad TO inform our readers that
Johns health has improvch, so lac says,
one hundred per cent.
Our business houses arc all carrying
immense stocks Of goods; Gul can sup.
ply anything and everything called for
by anybody. without nccessitatiug the
sending Of your money out Of town.
Strain yourself n peg or two and spend
your money where you earn IL.
4 lot Of two thousand TO three thous.
and head Of beef cattle wore to arrive
here from tho vest his evening. They
aro destined for Cheyenne, having been
p%urcnnsed 10y Fred StanfTrr anl partner
in this p IT; Of the State. principally in
this county, we understand. for that
market.
The sixteen hundred heal OF beef
cattle contracted to Cheyenne parties.
by Messrs. Russell IL Bradley. were
mnssed at Hnlleck Station yesterday,
having been driven to that point from
the south nnd west. Mr. bradley &c.
~cUmpnuie,l hrs mon from the south. and
Mr.. Rnss'll went up to the Station yes.
tsrday. when the stock was to be parted
out and delivered.
fraf. W. II. Trip is just completing
"A lifc.sizo portrait OF the late Governor
l.. II. Bradley, which will be ready for
delivery on Monday next. The work
Is admirably executed. aud the portrait
will be placed for public inspection on
that day, in order that Judgment mny
he rendered MS to the truihiulness Of
tho representation. Portraits OF sew
cral well known citizens are being pre-
pared by the Professor. ono OF Rev.
Robert McCulloch being now finished.
We have been permitted TO examine his
work, hut shall refrain from comments
until the public have had the opportun.
ity TO judge nf its m"rits.