The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-02-15
1From wednesday. D.il,.I
SalaAaAal.

CouPte % HoS tocouoottNo onStueo
for the Central Pacific passed west by
the freight train Saturday evening.
Captain C. O. Warner and l. o.
treicher struck out for Railroad District
in the Captains buggy. yesterday
morning.
]. A. Meacham and family passed
through for the east. by tho train last
evening. They will be absent about .
couple Of months.
The lessees Of the Leopard mine sent
here by stage Saturday. for shipment to
San Francisco. two bars Of bullion,
valued at sI.2lU 70.
The Times. ReViesc gives notice that our
former townsman Ii. A. Harville. has
just been presented by his wife with
another daughter. Harry, we'r proud
Of YOU.
c. L. Scott, Of Eureka. who had been
stopping here for his health during tho
past two weeks. started on = visit to his
old home iu Missouri. by the train Sat
urday night.
Elko Grange. Patrons Of Husbandry
have arranged to give agrand Washing
ton Ball. ut ,heir ball on the evening Of
.he 23i-the 22d falling upon Sunday
aud n splendid timo is anticipated. Par.
t~icularS will be found in the advertise
mi under the head OF "new today"
A ruc,ion is reported to have been
raised between a couple OF citizens in u
down town saloon. Sunday night, in
which n pistol AID II little cIar.t were
drawn The pistol didn't go off. but
the %pistolcsr did-to Justice Suggeii,
and contributed SO toward dcfrayipg
the expenses Of maintaining the dignity
Of the law. and the peace Of tho State.
Doctors M-igs and Huntington. on
Saturday performed the difficult surgical
operation of removing a ;umor from the
hip OF Mrs. L. Peurod, which was a
growth Of inHny years. and weighed
after removal, three pounds. The oper.
hhiOh van hNig h'hhAy MN SdNSFhoiuiiy
executed. it affords US pleasure to an.
nounce that the patient Ia resting con.
'ort"bly rui improving rapidly.
Through q letter received hero from,
II. G. Catlin, who 10 on n visit East,
yesterday. IL 10 known that Isaac s.
Gnrtner. OF the members Of the
.
Colnmbil Mining Company, died In
New York. on the Both Of last month.
Mr. Ghr;ner was known to mHuy of our
citizens. he having pas 'ed some time
in this county while making ~,1alniua.
ton OF tue mines OF the company soon
after the purchase. The deceased was
an energetic gentleman. and his death
will be very generally regretted.
Joo Whitehead. the now famous
Washoe Canary. has rcstruug his lyre,
lnrdod his throat taken another reef in
his ears preparatory to a vigorous ryth.
mical assault on :he S'ato University.
According to the Reno Gazette. the ouly
visible impeiimsnt to tho p,etioal EN-.
balmmcat OF that institution Is q word
to rhyme with Elko. Tho ~Agonized
con 'ition Of the frcnzisd poet cannot
fail to arru' go thu sympathy Of our ciu-
zens, aul II is expected that scores o
brains will he racket to assist th.
Aforesaid canary 10 continue hia molO
dious w~arbIings, that We may DO im
mortaliZed in verse, d.
Tho advent ot Chinese New Year.,
yesterday, was hsralded by tho Monso
liau elomsnt Ia their quarter. with th.'
usual popping Of CRACKERS, banging Of
bombs, beating OF gonss. tom toms mud
how gags, and the oIcrucihiuy torturs
OF oat.gut In tho most dlabolical man.
ner Imaginable 70 q mini nl,uned 10
appreciate q concord Of sounds. The
celestial racket continued aim ,st With.
out Interruption through tho night. it,
Volume being occasionally augmented
by the s~paSmodio left handed prayers
Of the neighbnring Christians Sho had
sought immunity from tho musical In.
fiction by crawling into their little beds
and stnGang their enrs with tho Blankets.
LAST nights carnival. however, WINS
merely the Introductory overture. as Il
wcro, mud II Is announced with much
cheerfulness, that tho samo will b, sup.
ported by tho full strength OF tho com.
pauy for n solid aud unabbreviAied
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