The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-05-18
From Tuesdays Daily.l
Salm aEundl.
3Oth is Decoration Day.

A strong breeze and n little dust to
blind the eyes OF pedestrians. to-day.
The walls Of Reckhart & Froelich's
brick building are about half complsted.
Warren Hit is having new iron doors
put in place in his store. Glad to see
it. rs sr o..
The infant child Of Clark Kibbee was
this morning buried by the bereaved
parents.
The Sentinel says that a desert land
application for a tract Of land in Elko
county has been filed in the land Office
by Mr.. Ii. Disney.
About half the foundation for Free
mans new bank building. is now laid
and tho workmen are pushing il to COM
plciiOn as fast as possible.
The new hall which is being erected
by Nj. L. Freeman has already attained
considerable Roadway and n couple Of
weeks will see the structure almost
completed.
S. Wenban, accompanied by his
daughter. Mrs. Dean. came up from
Bcowawe last night to meet his wife
and daughter who are returning from a
trip to the East.
Bishop l.. Nestor, who has been mp
pointed to the Alaska diocese, passed
through on his way to that benighted
portion Of Uncle Samuel's domain, by
the train this morning.
Rain is wanted, and il it does not
soon make its appearance all hopes for
n hay crop will be lost. The grass on
the hills is already whitening beneath
the rays of the hot SUI.
just notice the new advertisement Of
ii. Badt on ccond page. Only three
more days to procure unprecedented
bargains! Go while it is yet time-Now
is the day of-probation.
Freight for Columbia continues to
rush in, Mcssrs. Reiuhurt & Co. are
forwarding il ~ fast rs it arrives. John
Speucc's big teams will start for the
north tomorrow, having loaded TO day.
j. y. Mason has broken up house.
keeping here, and will establish himself
in IuscLrora a. agent for Frank Smith,
in tho lumber trade. Jim went up by
stage this morning; his family is Gourd.
ing at Mrs. FoTd's.
Pollard will give his entertaining lee.
ture on her life tomorrow evening q,
Granger Hail. Onc half of of the lee.
ture will be delivered by him in female
attire and the other half she will spout
forth in male costume. Go and hear
il.
John II. Bacon. the stalwart Mayor
OF Mountain City is again in town for
n supply of goods. lie had the misfor-
fortune TO loose one of his fuo team
horses on the way down, the animal be.
coming s%irangleI 10y getting foul in the
picket rope Saturday night, when only
Xix miles from town. john says that's a
sow ''t''I 'EHlPhS'ltN out, nut the
~poismnrcy Il his 81 4 IS softened some
whns by tho reflection tina; this last lot
Of sugars contain less than The usual
allowance O! sand, ana :hut Elko whisky
has = strong affinity for Owyhce water.
In ;THvcrsing tho bruai paupns lying
between this place and the Mayors do
minions, he found several large, fine.
fat salmon trout-their righteousness
being drawn from tho succulent grasses
nPon which they were foedinG-ono of
which he generously beIucathed to this
vorHcious reporter, and for which VIC
Hre rs thankful ns could reasonably be
expected, considering that Lankrup cy
by the purchase o! lnger md other bev.
ornEcs. OF which fish are fond, was en-.
tailed by the gift. The reason this arti.
Gle wasn't published yesterday. was
because John hadn't then left for homo
aud he's no infant to handle.