The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-05-09
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,H1,Au.S LIl9. '.aits ..ofpSHLs dS
at tts Hotel:
Akso.Iet q Z. 3, Beys,on oi.lf-
S~fors: arrived here irsm wiscdhSlh'Sy
the train this morning.
ias$fsssSf nsSsf County fsts7, g.
returned to San Francisco.
Samuel GidtScn ..SEv4HAaA here by
stage from ruscarora last evening,
:sFfsd tes HsfsitEs N0S5t 5sS mo
this morning.
Heir, HsSSDn@iaSp F8F haleel.
has gone mp to look AZ the country in
w-.hirEs4p Territory. With, tie risv OF
ultimately removing to that section.
Tie Jeffrey Lewis opera troupe passed
thrrugh foE -B..n FrAneisso a., 1.-The trsi.
yesterday morning. e. q. GOODWIN
Vas also a passenger by the same train
The County Rrpubiican delegates
uest ja C9nssp1cS1Ht a,his Plls7Ps
moreS, on9as sAS dftAs aGoeN<3son
takes Pl.es a Aasvp. Gop iTTassae next
Lutte Dorsey is Q demoraliztd widow,
Inp8rr1g. 6hkssly about like 5sJsl
feated candidate for matrimonial hon
ors. Some good Samaritan should tax,
him iu.seIsiSreF7 .sas50 EsEst
J. C. Smith. 1. O. o. F. Grand Mas
ter; left Virginia City "Wednesday with
The design Of visiting the v~arious Lodge.
Of the Order in the Eastern pant of th
sSh.Ahd will piobsOly reach Elkois
. few days.
Divine services Mt the Church Sunday
morning And evening. Sabbath School
At 1880. The subject of the .discours,
in the morning will be Christ Seekinl
the Lost Sheep" in the evening til,
Pastor will give the second Lecture OIL
Religion. All are cordially invited.
/ Wp Van DreileH. Stage Agent here.
Who was taken suddenly i'll wednesda,
. evening. Is now in n very serious. IL not
dangerous condition, Sps.r Mdigs! sbo
is attending him states that il is n cas-.
Of genuine pneumonia. The Order Of
Odd Fellows. Of which he IL a member.
is paying strict attention to him.
! Tho Washington Department hns JUST
elevated the Postofice at Fort HalIecl
to the dignity orr money order institu
tion. C E. Mayer. the presiding Federal
Official. having filed n bond IN the SUI
of $4,000 as a guarantee that he viii
refrain from c~abbaSins any portion o
the collateral iutrusted to his keeping
z The Captain il, seems has iboIedLt
compass backward md ID thinning Ii,
old craft stcrn-foremost among the ice
berGs Of nrctic Winter. The last forty.
eight hours have been phenominally
diversified with showers OF snow, hail,
Some mole snow. and n little rain. al
driven doNPw9rdb by old Boreas und& tn
tApprrehr pressure ot-14i pounds to til
square inch, aud at the meanest Sprinl
temperature possible. Tho distorted
poetical efusi0hS ofEaacc psaltnist-o,
bymnist-that "December's Az pleasant
-as Mays readily aGeepted gs sIueu1
orthsloI, By the LshiSStsng dtniEeh ny u!
this favored region.
An inviting programme for the ,cele,
W. aH#HA a y al
bn'tion Of the coming Fourth Of July.
at this place. is being arranged. aud II
meeting OF our citizens will soop L.,
called. at which die plan prop6tkdiwill
be submitted for amendment and subse
quent ratification, Since the perfectinr
of the Military Organization, n promi
nent factor in "a successful celebration
Of this nature, is now Supplied. and tb.
present popular expression is agsinsl
tho continuance or ihc apathy which.
Tor several years past hns suppressea
patriotic action in honor Of the recuE-
Ieneeloi Independence Day, in Elko
Let this one be q rouser.
ono OF the parties inSoR-
ested in the the mines ut Merrinac Dis.
trict, returned from n visit to Lone
MouptSin. which embraces the above
district. N few day ngo. bringing q
number OF ine specimens Of copper and
gaiena ores from n:coupie OF the pripci.
pal mines Of Tint locality. The sam.
pies, which are said.to be an average Of
tho ore obtained. are rich in tho metal,
mentioned, aud Mr., Weston informsns us,
al.o rtssy high in silver. The lodges
arc large, aLd large Quantities Of good
ole Is how in sight. which can be easil,
extracted, The 1rplhyof spow5N that
elevation, however, will prevent opera
tions in the district fhr pei hars Gmontb
yet. ,,,sI,s.s.f 900 -s en- 81. na
l.. f. Morgan has now al bis black.
smith shop saDples Of an Ingenious
device, .ior supplying nois,PEss TO th4
hooi Of a horse, thus preventing crack.
ing aud Iameness from contraction, SO
common among horses. The feet H.
kept damp, and the frog protected, BY
means Of n wet sponge which is held In
position by iho contrivSaeo mentioned
the same being securely adjusted or re