The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-02-22
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Superintendent JOh6 MeN.iiy de-
parted for San Francisco this morning.
Captain Warner has gons to TuSca-
rora on business; he will return home
tomorrow.
Mrs. Henderson Green IL, We IN
sorry to hear quite seriously IN at theif
ranch just above town.
The regular meeting Of Elko Eneamp-
ment No. Q. I. o. o. p. takes place at
Odd Fellows Hall at 2 o'clock this
evening.
It is reported that owing 10 the fRfl-
ing of in business ON the Central Pacific
road, fourteen brakemeu have been dis
charged from the Western Division.
Tie weather still continues cold and
reports from various parts Of the county
are that stock cattle AFRO dying for lack
| Of feed aud wator aud the tigors of tho
weather.
Beef by the earcdSs to dealers In the
San Francisco market is quoted as fol-
lows: Prime, and 8 centr; medium
grades. 5 to 6 cents; inferior. 31< to 4
cents.
The stage from Tuscarorn. last night
brought TO the oGi;s OF Wells. Fargo IL
Co. 4 bars of Argenta bullion. for ship
ment to San Francisco. The agent ut the
Office cenli not furnish US with it's
value. however.
John Burris, the son 6f our we'll
known citizen Frank Burtfs. Who hns
been confined to his bed BY sickness
for several months past. has at last so
far recovered ~ to get about again. He
appeared upon the street for the first
time TO day.
Tho Grand Jury which convened at
the Court house at l o'clock p. n. on
Monday. has been in session each day
since. md having disposed OF nil cases
presented ut 3 O'Clock to-day, aejourned
uutil $3.50 Tomorrow morning. when the
report Of the Jury will be submitted to
the Court.
A runor reaches here all the way
from San Francisco, that Major Dennis
packs no circulating medium in his
clothes but bank notes, and them OF no
smaller denominations than. n $50.
such amazing aflneuce in a pencil.
pusher las given rise to the suspicion
that lie has struck n bonanza of 1.-The
queer" Persons receiving reInittnnces
ON the Major ont this way; will do
we'll to closely scrutinize all the $50
notes. The eItravagant turnout he
has Leen airing on the Cliff House road.
lately, also excited grave npprehensions
in the minds Of his sage brush friends.
Lut it has been ascertaiird that it was
only borrowed from Bal Wade.
From n foreign source the informn-
ton is derived that our old executive
friend from Wells. j. II. Tub-r, has
recently become father. Henry was in
town yesterday. himself, and gave rs u
brawny shake. but was too modest to
mention it. being subsequently up.
braided for his delinquency in the mat
ter, he attempted to palate tho culpa.
bility Of such conduct toward a reporter
with the iiInsy excuse that 'it was such
u little one" Now, il should .bo dis
tiuctly understood that such weak state
mrn;s will not bo received ut par ut this
Office. for n small infant Is just as big q
newspaper item as n pair Of bouncing
twins; moreover, the plea Of size cuts
no valid figure in such cnss, as il off rs
no Justification for the deception prac-
ticrd by n man upon his friends, by the
violent suppression Of his own natural
feelings which would otherwise bubble
mp and flood his whole c~ouutenauco.
As this Is Henry's first ~offense, however,
We forgive him this time, OIL condition
hat he reposcs unrcscrved confidence
in our discretion. next time. II is our
sincere wish that the little one may
grow up and be a blessing to its parents.
Though there is n constitutional bar tn
lis reaching the dizzy height Of presi-
dent Of these United States, there's
nothing in the law or prophets 10 pre-
vent it from becoming the wife Of one
-
Election OF On1rera.