The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-12-28
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Merry Christrnas To All I

Merry Christmas To All
y We regret to hear this evening that
Mrs. James Adams, has had IL partial
relapse.
Tho express train from the east
was four hours behind time in reaching
here again to-day.
Senator j. z. Jones and AdoIph Su.
tro. were passengers by the train from
the East which arrived here at noon
to-day.
Doc. Meigs returned from a visit to
ar Valley by the train nj noon. Geo.
Meigs was also Il passenger from Wells.
by the same train.
The Banking House of NJ. p. Free
man K. Co., and the Express Office OF
Wells, Fargo & Co. will be clos.d TO
business, tomorrow.
John Hough while driving in from
his ranch in Pleasant Valley, yester-
day, had the mi 'for,une to get his fin
gers quite severely frozen.
a boun,iful supply of Rye & Rock"
the popular beverage. has just been re-
ccived from the fountain head at the
Gem" Drop in and sample it.
Everybody. his vito and sweetheart,
goes to the Grand E~ncampmcut Ball,
to morrow night in order to arpropri-
ately conclude the Christmas ~Ies;iyi.
ties.
We are sorry to announce hat the
trouble with his eyes from which Re.
corder S. II. Henley has been suffering
for sometime past, is abating very
slowly.
Sam Howry refused to engineer the
stage from Tuscaroru to Elko. yoster.
day, because he couldn't determine on
such short notice, what particular por.
ton Of his anatomy lie preferred to sur.
reader TO the surgeons knife.
A special meeting of the active mem.
hers Of the Go-ns-you. please Club. is
called for : O'Clock sharp at the private
Office Of Doe. Muller, i'll the immediate
rear Of the Drug Store on Friday ey,n
ing next, A full attcnauce is impera
tive.
Owing 10 the unavoidable absence OF
some of the officers elect, the Masonic
Installation, which was to have taken
place at the hall OF Elko Lodge, No. Il,
last evening, was postponed until the
first Tuesday in January, the time Of
the next regular communication Of the
Lodge.
Arthur Lowe and bride returned from
Salt Lake City last evening. accompa-
nicl by the brides sister and Mr.. II.
Mccain. The newly married are pleas
Hnily established in their new dwelling
the Courthouse, where they are roy
ally receiving the hosts OF friends who
cali to extend their warm congratula-
lions.
The telegraph reports the arrival of u
"cOld wave - in the East. The wave"
mentioned must have stopped out of
the Humboldt, for the mercury here,
last night, got so Disguised with the
weather, that ii crawled down into
its spherical bottom and in rotund
solidity awaited u~udisnayed the fur.
thcr advances OF jack Frost. At Z
o'clock this morning, its most vigorous
ciortsAtd only cnabl d it To- climb tho
first three steps of its ladder touching
tho founi marked 80 below. This is
certainly the eager and niPping" air
we read about.
We are authorized by the committee
having charge OF tho Christmas tree
festival 10 announce that the entertain.
ment advertised for this evening has
necessarily been postponed. The dec.
oTatioE5 for the tree; which were order.
cd i'll San Francisco have not yet arriv-
ed. and the treo without the aiiuncts
mentioned, would simply lie tho bag
without tho pudding. Santa Claus is
obliged perforco to defer his expected
visit to the Hall until such tinc ns his
pack shall be replcnishcd. Public
notice Of the time ut which tho d~istri.
button will DO made, will be duly given.
The only error into which the CON-.
mittco has fallen in conducting these
arrangements, is i'll having sent abroad
for the confectionery, etc, which in
all equity should have been procured
at home, where funds voro ndvorc,a