The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-07-25

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Dr.. auir accompanied by . euupls Of
other gentlemen from California. pass
ed through on their way home from the
East by the train this morning.
NJ. 2. Freeman started for Oakland,
California. by the train this morning.
He informed Us that he would return
here on business. in about thirty days.
Mr.. Storey. one of the alternates to
the Cincinnati Convention from this
State was . passenger Tor the Western
part of the State, by the train this
morning.
Colonel Sanford. of Fort Halleck,
With a small detachment Of soldiers,
passed through for tho west by the train
this morning. The detachment is be-
ing moved to Alcatraz.
II. NJ. Grant. Agent for Wells. Fargo
X Co. is fitting up the old corner west
OF the Freeman bank. as an express
Office and will move the effects Of the
Express Company into the building. and
open his Office in the same, on the 6rst
of August. sitFE n,-.
Hons. T. n. Stone aud J. S. Mayhugh
departed for Carson by this mornings
train. As the Republican Convention
will not assemble until the 18th OF next
month. the exact nature OF the love-
feast they have gone TO attend is at
present unknown to the high.privates
in the rear rank and their rather pre-
cipiiate action has given rise 30 cousid.
ersblo speculation.
Richard Lanharn, OF South Fork ar
rived here from his ranch with his fam
lily yesterday. Dick has bacn out of
health for a long time past, and started
for San Francisco to obtain the best
possible medical advise touching his
case. by this IL mornings train. That he
may fully accomplish the object of his
Journey is the sincere wish OF his many
friends in this section of country.
The long threatened storm eliminated
this evening in the discharge by the
lowering clouds, Of four quarts Of water
to the square mile. After 50 much nppar-
ent preparation it Was confidently cx.
pected that something would transpire
worth mentioning. The temperature OF
the atmosphere WAS much improved,
however. and the Deity who Presides at
the plug may possibly be less charry of
his charge within II day or two.
County Commissioners Thos. Holmes.
came up from Carlin oil the IL o'clock
train. aud has been in social Intercourse
with his friends here daring the day.
His late s~ojourn in tho land Of pork and
beaus and leaing NAPLES. has reduced
neither his n%voirdupois nor his equi-
nimity. Owing TO n grave defect in his
early education, his political vision has
become 80 distorted that he ACTUALLY
believes that Garfield has n chance to be
elected next November. The continued
Indulgence OF 30 hopeless n de!usion is
the only evidence of unnatural peryer.
sity that he has discovered since his re-
tu,n.
The pes;if2rous presence o! nary n
Democrat was permitted to profanc the
tunultuou5 = altering Of the faithful Mt
freeman Hall, last evening. From n
Republican Of unusual reliability, how.
ever. ii u - been Rsccf;oiued that the
attendance etthe cluB-sintfi H. meeting
numbered just nine thousand, Rui that
the principal business transacted vas
the lovying o! a capitation tax OF two
bits IN lay monbers for the spread Of
the Gospel of ltepublican truth. After
n hearty endorsement OF Ruthcrforl's
patent Civil Service Reform. q hymn
was Eeelingly sung; and the multitude
nous nine slid ont By the back door and
piously took its respective drinks. The
special lemonade fund is said to be
firmly established on a Como Syrup
basis.