The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-05-30
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Francisco this morning.
c.. Z. Mayer cams down from thu
Fort last evening on business. =
Gov. Kinsead. Gen. II. NJ. Clark and
w. w. Bishop. wsrc passengers on the
e~ast-bound express las. evening.
Four al loads OF fno Merino sheep
passed through this morning. They are
being shipped FROM California to Color.
ado. u.i4.s. - ~ IT4-t .s
A special car. taking the Republican,
delegates to the National Convention,
was attachedto tho east. bound train
last evening. EgJs
d. r. Sessions. State Superintendent,
Of Public Instruction. let a window fall
on his hand on Sunday. and mashed
three fngers. no
Ben Fitch departed for'Wiunemucca
last voning, to DO in atts6dsnce upon
the Democratic State Convention which
Is in session to-day. au-. ra-r
John II. Dennis. S. S. Sears. e. p.
Hardesty and ]. b. Fitch represent tho
Elko county delegation at the State
Convention held ut winpemucca to-day.
The wnrin weather is having "a bad
effect oil oysters. They should be let
alone as soon as they begin to smell
like u man who just steps out of a
barber's chair.
Captain Carr Licutcuints Tu,herly
and Brown with Co. !, Fret Cavalry.
are gu route from Arizona. They will
arrive nj their old quarters AT Fort Hal
lcck some time during neat week.
To duy was delightfully."- warm and
pleasant. being the first really e~nioya-
BILE day we have had for some time. We
only hope for n contiuauce. 1t is about
time-if we are to have any Summer ut
all this year.
DIR. j. j. MeiSs, a delegate 10 the
National Republican Convention, de-
parted for the East last evening. The
Doctor combines pleasure with business,
and will visit his old home in Vermont,
ere his return. lie will be absent about
three months.
The ladies Of Elko will give a leap
year social ut Freeman Hall, to morrow
evening. Mt s o'clock. Aspecinl invita-
ton is hereby extended to the Lords of
Creation. Good music lias been engaged,
aud the affair like everything The ludIes
take hold Of, will 80 off pleasantly.
Los;-Somewhore in the 'trhubarbs''
OF the town, about the hours OF nine or
ten O'clock last evening. n benowered
bow" or beau" report doth not shy
which; but it can be readily recognized
as belonging TO the Belle" class. The
finder will be handsomely rewarded by
placing the Same on exhibition at the
Leap Year Social to. morrow night.
Spurious i've dollar gold pieces are
reported to be in circulation. They
benr a very close resemblance TO the
genuine, but on a minute inspection it
will be found tha; iue brass composes
about two thirds Of the bogus coin.
Those who arc fortunate enough to
handle any money these duh times
would 90 we'll to be on the look out for
the spurious article.
At Virginia City tho folks there ARE
inst ~revclinS in strawberries aud cream.
Though Strawberries are in the market
here, the times are so cusscd hard. n
poor local dare not dream of srrch n
luxury. We just Imagine We arc in Cali
foruia i%nlulging in luscious fruit and
thcn fill up With our regular beans,
which, rs Dickens quantity remarks,
''are 7ery filling FOR the p':ce."
A sad accident occurred at Willows,
Cal, last week.. to the liltlo son of T..
81. Reyes, who. while walking upon
stills. stumbled and fell, sustaining a
compound fracture Of tho right arm.
The little sufferer is n gr lndsou Of our
t~uwnsmnn, William PlushofT. and is do.
ing rs well as couli be expected. but il
is u matter of doubt whether he will
ever regain the entire use OF the limb.