The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-25
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AOoK VI tuO obhkc.
The prosecution of the Hill case
drained the County Treasury of nearly
$4,000.
Yankee Plnmmer. tho famous elocu-
zionist and comic deliuestor. is delight
Ing tho people OF Leadville.
Fred II. Yinckey Of Eureka. has been
appointed Register Of the Land Office
at that place vice James McMartin.
w. c. Van Dreilen, y. NJ. Rogers aud
S. W. Warner. who left Elko for Wood
River about n month ago. have arrived
at their destination.
Rev. George Jennings was unable.
through illness. to conduct the services
at Granger Hall yesterday, as an
nouuced in Saturdays paper.
The wife of our townsman. Stanley
Rigsby. who has been on a visit to
friends in the East. returned to her
home by the train this morning.
Edwin Peel, Manager Of the w. U.
I. Co.. Mt this place, purchased the res
idence recently occupied by NJ. p. Free
man. Saturday; consideration. 500.
The total population of Elko county
Is reported to be $3.50. Tuscarora
claims 2, 900. but the census enumerator
reports only l,i32. Elko contains
$50.
c. c. Warner and S. S. Sears arrived
in town this morning by private con-
veyance. from a trip to the various
camps in the northern part Of tho
county.
Two special trains. Of Is cars each.
loaded with cattle, passed East since
Saturday night. They are being shipped
from Wiunemucca to Medicine Bow,
Wyoming.
Complaints having been made to
Constable Lane regarding the practice
Of fast riding and driving through Che
principal streets. he desires us to state
that he will hereafter RICHLY enforce tho
ordinance relating thereto.
The protection Of the Law having been
removed from the toothsome sage hen,
our local sportsmen are engaged in
cleaning up their brcech-loadcrs. over.
hauling their hunting traps and filling
the festive demijuhn preparatory to the
grand opening hunt.
Adisease Gale! the "black foot has
made it's appearance among the cnIycs
and ycarltngs in this vicinity. T. Z.
lIardes;y Of IIumboljt Wells has lost a
large number OF Young cattle from this
d~isensr, and Tom Keogh AMI Scott Il
Hank have also sustained great losses.
Tho unavoidable attention drawn To u
loving couple who attended church las;
evening, prompts the suggestion that
youn; PEOPLE who persist upon spark.
ing in church should defer the more i'll.
tercstius portions until after tho even.
ing service. It il true that love Is the
bass Of religion. brt there u n big di!.
ference U,.wccn loving mn enemy be-
eau 80 the Bible SAYS 50, aud hugging n
girl in church because thy can't, wal,
till the sermon j. ovo-.
John Wcarao OF Cherry Creek sen -
us nu advertisement Of stock lost,
or stolen which vii! be- found ualrr the
head Of ''new to day" in this Issue.
Mr. Wcarno also desires to call the ut.
tention Of the public and stock men i'll
particular, 10 the fact that the whole
SO ton of country about Cherry Crock,
h been for n long time past Infested
with what appears TO DO II regularly
organized band Of horse mud cattle
thieves. who ut the present time are
pursuing their nef.TiOus business with
extraordinary holiness. Horses and
cattle are being driV ven Off in different
directions. but generally north md
through Utah. Theirs Is abundant
proof "a to who the guilty parties are.
yet there nre SO many Interested parties
ready to swear TO anything. that il il
worry difficult 20 convict. Ii has got TO
be n serious matter. aud your readers in
Elko. Wells, TOano. Thousand Spring
Valley AMI elsewhere would confer n
great boon on tho residents of this
district il ihcy would aid us to tho best
Of their ability in giving information
that would lead to the conviction Of
some Of the band.