The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-10-03
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Cap. Palmer Of casfA IL ia town 70.
day.
E. j. 5ones came in from Pleasant
Valley yesterday.
Dan Murphy returned to Halleck
Station last evening.
A special tea train Of twenty three
carr passed East last evening.
Commissioner B.. 8. Conley was q
passenger by the Tusearcra stage this
morning.
AIRS. Alice Rickar3. daughter Of our
t~ownsman. I. n. Stone. arrived here
from Carson last evening.
]. p. Dayton. b. Reinhart i Co.'S
Agent at Eureka. who has been here on
a brief visit, returned this morning.
An examination shows that the as
sessment roll for this year has fallen of
about 500, 900. The decline is owing
principally to the depreciation Of prop
erty in the northern portion OF the
county.
hurry Durham and wife. accompa-
MED by Mrs. j. J. Ellis. departed for
Oakland. this morning. AR. Durham
will be absent about three weeks, aud
on his return will reopen his photo
graphic gallery, with a view Of remain
ing here during the Winter. Mrs. Ellis
will spend the Winter among friends
aud relativesin California.
Our respected townsman, l.. E.
Morgan. with his faithful better half,
concluded to have a little picuic oil to
themselves yesterday, aud so it came
"bout that ut an early hour they were
seen bowling along the smooth road IN
the direction of the South Fork Of the
raging Humboldt. Selecting a cool. sha
dy retreat. the team was unhitched and
cared for, the huge picnic basket un.
loaded. and every PREPARATION ade
Tor the thorough enjoyment Of the day.
Mrs. NJ. very sensibIy decided to pass
the time ia fishing, while her lord
shouldered his gun and followed down
the river in search OF ducks. No ducks
appearing. he banged away a. q
couple large birds, commonly called
"fy-up-the-creeks," dropping them
into tho river near the opposite bank.
The place having a miry look. Morgan
concluded to strip down TO a very d.
minutive red uudershirt, and wade in
after them. The place proved to be
very troacherous indeed. as poor Nor
gan found himself up to his ATmpits in
the aux at about the second step, from
which he with difficulty extracted him.
self. Securing his game. the next
idea was how to get back to the spo,
wher- he left his clothes. Not relishing
II repetition OF his recent experience, he
decided to follow mp tho river TO a roiut
opposite the place were HE wife vas al
that momcc; calmly md peacefully
h' ANhIHsb HIS NhN ChItIully
through the denss u~udcrJrush. with
feet bleeding from contrct with various
stubs and sharp Projections. Morgan
finally appeared um the opposite bank,
AMI halioed to- his wiz. who upon dis
covering. what seemed TO her excited
imagination. n %ill tam. dropped fsh.
ing pole aud tackle, and with one terri.
fed yell. scampcred of in the opposite
direction. This was a very strange
proceeding TO poor Morgnns who shiv.
tring with tho col aud bleeding from
enumerahle wounds, had net given his
very questionable personal app. a.auce
a thought. Rebuilding his yclls. he
finally made the fleeing lady under.
stand thai tho "be r,t' who had NJ
frightened her was no other than Nor.
gan bimseli. Matters were soon pa'chrd
up, lunch disposed Of, and seated in
their buggy homewnrd.bJund, the
worthy couple DECLARED they had never
spent so eninynbis n dav