The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-02-29

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Miss Mary Greeubesx and her sister,
Mrs. Day. came down from Halleck
to participate in the Granger Ball.
Mas Floreneo wsnban. daughter OF
s. wenbAn. Of costts. 4 in town on a
visit. and is nas ssoppipg a, Mrs.
Ford's. 4"
Ed seitz put 4. = healthy appearance
on the street 10 day. He bears the up.
pearanssl q an honest Graue6S-but
Appearances are woiully deceptive.
At arscent mask bali in winnemucca,
our late young townsman, John Nc
Bride, appeared in full rcgimentals, as
q French General Of the First Empire.
Ex Justice VIM. Taylor, who has
been stopping at Tuscarora Tor several
months past. is seriously i'll at his resi-
Deuce here. Mrs. Taylor has also
been quite sick during the past week.
Patrick Byrnes, on being arraigned
for trial. pleaded guilty toTthe charge Of
assault aud battery. and was sentenced
to pay n fine Of 800, or Imprisonment
in the county Jail for a term OF afty
days.
In the District Court on Monday, the
petition Of Sarah f, Lewis praying for
a divoree from her husband, David
Lewis. was heard. and IA decree OF the
Court sevcring the bonds Of matrimony
IN accordance with prayer OF complaint
WAS ordered TO issue.
= Mr.. Levi Harris. who lives mp in the
Bruueau country, on the northern Dor
der Of the county. who is now here az n
trial juror. informs "a that the stock
cattle throughout that vicinity are doing
very well this winter, aud the prospect
is that few il any will be unable to sub
sis; until grass comes again.
The soirce given by E!ko Grange at
their hall last night. was one of tho
p~leasautest parties of the season, and is
pronounced n complete success. The
Hall was we'll filed with a gay company
Of DANCERS, who kept tune to the inspir
iting music provided for the occasion,
until O'Clock this morning.
United Ststvs Marshal, Gus. Ash !,
came mp from Virginia City by. last
evenings train to dispose OF the prop
erty advertised here to lie sold at Mar.
shal's sale. to-day. The property was
publicly offered at the Court house door
at the appointed time and was bid in
for A.. We'll. plaintiff in the action ut
law. for the sun OF $1,000.
The attention Of ~ readers is called
{" the preliminary announcement Of the
Elko Dramatic Club, which appears
uu Ter the heal of new today" The
members of the organization embrace
the best of our local talent. aud rs they
have been in practice a long time. the
public may be assured that the play ad-
v~o'tisel viii he put upon thu boards in
excellent III ,p', and thu various roles
correctly aud imtelliScntly rendered.
We learn that tho Bal Masquo at Carlin
Friday night. was nm unusu lily brilliant
III ,ir. Some fifty couples Including
qhitc a delegation from Tuscnrora and
P.Ilislde, are reported as having taken
part in the festivities. The costumes
were tasty ana the characters assumed
were generally well sustained, but Mrs.
L.. Ta'heirn, as Dolly Warden, aud
Is. IL. Douglass, Of Tuscarura, as
the Mu'ical Zouavc, took precedence,
AMI were 40 evenly matched. as To
merit. that the prize offered could only
DO disposed OF by dividing It equally
between them. Among the characters
were q lady and soutlem IN. whp.
while tho rest wero dancing. plodded
wcarily around the hall. representing n
mcnGer squad Of tho Gr,ud Army o.
Trnmps. a double-fnced pair OF per.
o IL presented frozen cheek, both front
and rear; tho only weakness in the dis.
Guise being that their heels wouldn't
appear to point forward. A lady il
postal costume, distributing letters, and
Engine lS3 represented right and left
side, wero also prominent among many
others worthy OF mention which We
failed to obtain M accOunt nj