The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-12-04

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't-ss for The North tAi+ monsng.
Andrew J. Lane cans In from hi.
ranch yesterday, and isStin Ia town.
Miss Alice Edof will celebrate the
SIth anniversary OF her original debut
BY party TO her schoolmates tomorrow.
@. @. Warner to-day forwarded bv
Banning's teams. to Tuscarora, twelve
thousand pounds Of general neichan-
disc.
@. II. Shepherd and neIoe, Miss
Walker, arrived from Coral Hill by
buggy last evening. and returned for
home to day.
Tho weather suddenly toned down
last evening, and this morning about
IN inch Of snow covered the ground.
Indications are that the storm Ia mot
yet over.
The arrivals by stage from tho Norh
last evening were: A. v. Lancaster,
Mrs. Emery, John Menadue. L. Curry,
Thomas Atwell, Joshua RuGrer, Jesse
Pollard and Peter Williams.
The breaking of the governor of the
engine at the Touring mill to-day will
cause a suspension Of grinding until
the broken piece OF machinery can be
replaced. which will probably require
iour or five days. Mr.. Davis ordered
tho requisite new pieces from San Fran.
cisco this morning.
Young Mark R~oserstock has opened
ont for sale, in the old Post building on
Commercial street, q large and we'll
assorted stock of toys. embracing q
great variety Of those little articles 20
anxiously expected by the barrfooted
brigade, with the hernlded arrival Of
that prince Of ~greyLeards, old Santa
Claus.
Doc. Muller has just received, at the
drug store. the largest and finest assort.
ment Of choice holiday goods, suitable
for Christmas mud New Year presents,
over brought to town, and which no
offers for sale ut fgures that sill enable
every young gallant in town to make his
best girl suprcmcly happy, without
seriously affecting tho s~olyency Of his
exchequer. See MEller's special I'D.
among the "Star Locals"
A very fair audience was in attend
ance at the concert by the Elko Giee
Club at the hall last night. With one
or two exceptions the selections we're
new, and embraced as great a variety as
the character OF the pieces could be
expected Mt this distance from music
manufactures OF the estbetic hubs OF
tho fine arts world. Both the vocal
IL instrumental periormanco-all ma.
tive sagehrush talent-wns in all re.
specis infinitely superior 10 that of a
large majority Of the travelling profes-
SIGNALS.
THE paucity Of official pockets on the
Comstock is clearly manifested Iy such
transactions as The following, recorded
by the Chroaisle OF Wednesday: "a.
Mooser, who was arrested on Mond y
last, charged with the heiuous and ex.
pensive crime Of soliciting trade With.
ont a license, Yps proved innocent OF
the charge and dismissed from custody
by Justice Hires with a clear character.
Filled with surprised Joy at getting @
fair hearing on the Comstock, Moosel
invited the crowd to drink. All CON-
plied-Judgo, jury. prosecutor, wit,
nesses, even to those Sad wrecks OIL
humanity who exc out their meagel
intellectual life by the aid OF such spare
mental diet as can be gathered by listen.
ing 10 court trials-all took the onomy
into their mouths I o steal away Their
brains-except throe newspaper mon,
there to report the exciting case, who
sternly refused to even compromise on
boor. The example, It Is hoped, will
not be without lis good effects on q
demoralized community"