The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-12-18

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yesterday.
Sheriff J. B. Fitch returned from Salt
Lake Yesterday.
A carload Of coal arrived for Payne
4 FernAld. yesterday.
An elderly gentleman. by the name
OF SsntA Claus, will pass through Elko
on the cath instant.
Warner & Co. loaded two teams ont
Saturday. and one yesterday, with mer.
chandise for Tuscarora.
@. II. Banks arrived in town this
morning. terminating . weeks visit to
the Center Stake OF Zion.
Mrs. J. P. Edof left by the west
bound train this morning for a months
visit among friends and relatives near
the Golden Gate.
Six heavy teams will arrive from tho
north this evening. and will Immediate
ly load with the balance Of the
machinery destined for the new mill at
Rock Creek.
John Ferryman, alias dutch john"
was arraigned before Justice Suggett
this morning. charged with the crime Of
burglary. After reading the complaint
he was granted "a hours to prepare for
rial.
Senator Jones is at last on his way To
Washington where there is a pressing
demand for his aid at the present time.
The Bank Rings throughout the eastern
States will make q determined effort to
further degrade silver at the present
session Of Congress. and tho champions
Of that metal should be on hands 10
chcckmate their refarious schemes.
RiRsby and Penrod while on their
late hunting excursion visited the new
-four mill on the South Fork. They
remained just six hours, and during that
time tho mill turned out 80 barrels of
Hour Of a superior quality. This de.
monstrates the fact hat the Eureka
Mills, when in good working order, will
have a capacity Of 100 barrels per day.
E. Penrod and Stanley Rigsby, who
left here last Tuesday for tho purpose
OF rodeoing jack-rabbits, deer,
hens, ETC., returned last evening with
a supply Of game sufficient to last
through the holidays. While absent
they visited LamoIllc, Pleasant Valley
md the South Fork. rounding up in.
Vulnerable rabbits and sage-hens, but
failed TO get their brand on a deer.
The Honorable ~ Charles julius
Gui!eau having succeeded in b~ull-dozing
the Government a Washington into
complete subsection. now invariably
salutes a witness, when placed on the
stand for tho prosecution with: you
lie. you %sneaking, cowardly cur. 1t
cost the Government 5000 to bring you
here to swear falscly;yo dirty, miserable
~heIp." His is evidently a csse OF
filthy insanity.
dutch John" we'll known rounder,
after loading up With a bountiful sup
ply OF inspiration from the Deity, made
n raid on the wardrobe Of Officer Joe
hoss and succeeded in getting away with
a pair Of shoes and n ten dollar coat.
Then in order to save the Republican
party, the said Dutch John visited the
Of Sam Cunningham, where no
f~eloniously added a pair OF pants 10 his
winter stock OF clothing.
We learned yesterday with feelings OF
tho most profound regret that an item
which appeared in Saturdays issue had
offended ono OF our most prominent
and %altitudinous citizens. Nothing
could have been more remote from onr
mind at the time wo pencilod tho item
than the idea Of giving onense % n
n o Nevertheless We are always ready
to apologize, and assure our over-scnsi.
tive fellow.citiEen that We will not pub.
lish that item again during tho year
1881. But VIC wish it distinctly under.
stood that wo cannot always DO found
in a melting mood that wo have rights
and shall try TO defend them. Here.
otter "e shall keep in easy roach a case
OF limbereer, two bottles OF st. Jacobs
oil and a skunk, and propose TO mako
1t red.hot for tho business oud Of any
dufier who attempts to penetrate our
sanctum with pugilistic intent.