The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-08-21
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.
lFrom Saturdays Daiiy.l
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IRON SATURDAY Daily.
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W.T.. Smith, Of Tuscsrora. has gone
20 California for the benefit Of his
health. and will remain until it is fully
restored.
The ReinhArt Hardesty case Was still
being argued in Court to-day. when On
adjournment was taken until Monday
morning al the usual hour.
The hoLriny mill of James Davis is
nov running IN wheat from Star Valley
and turning out as good and handsome
. quality OF -four as car be produced
In The United States or New Jersey.
Jocob HuTord's teams, loaded with
the last Of the machinery for the South
Fork FIGURING Mill. started out this
morning. A couple Of wagons. loaded
with heavy timbers. left for Tuscarora.
Taylor Ray, brother OF Mrs. wm..
Mitchell. who has been in town from
Huntington for several days past. de.
parted for Arizona by the train this
morning. This is Mr.. Rays second
trip this season into that territory.
Tho express train from the East his
morning reached here three hours be.
hind time. The detention was caused
by . heavy storm on the Salt Lake
Division. The wa;rrs rushing down
N-z.. al. l,,lI, ,..s EI,. - II
track with earth. rock and other debris
TO such an extent tua nearly Tour hours
were consumed in clearing it away.
The Deputy County Clerk md Deputy
Recorder of Storey County. recently
discharged from their positions by tho
Bosrd Of County Commissioners, still
continue right along with their work
~ though nothing had happened. They
probably question the authority of the
Board TO make such removal. aud pro-
pose to ties; tn matter in Court.
The Eureka LtqScr tells Of an elderly
gentleman from. Elko recently planting
himself at n faro game on the Base
Range and deliberately stalking n bogus
half-doliar on the queen. The financial
recklessness displayed favors the theory
that he hailed from the lower level. but
the selection OF "a female to bet on,
knocks the stuthlng out Of II most
e~ffoctuRlly.
Hay is beginning TO arrive in town
from The ranches along the river. While
there is nothing to complain OF in the
seasons yield. the grass crop falls far
short OF anticipation, the protractoi
cool weather during the growing season
rendering II shorter than average. aud
when cut. stacks little or no more TO the
acre than usual. The gra.s sprDut,d
thick and thrifty in the Sr;iur, and
would have yielded immensely hal II
reached an average hight.
Dorsey Brothers dne four yenr old
colt. Paddy was seriously injured
this morning while being ridden for
exercise by Indian Billy. one OF Dorsey
Brothers vaqurTOs. Inc animal be-
came ~rcst.ye under restraint. aud i'll his
Efforts 10 dispose of his rider attempted
to scale Il willow fence uenr the slaugL-
tor mouse, during which effort a pointed
stake was thrust deeply into the animal
behind the shoulder Whether the
wound will result in pernau, ut injury
to the animal, or not. cannot yet be-
determined.
Gay Dawlcy, who recently returned
from n trip to Ruby Valley, inforrns H.
that harv, sting WAS retty well advanced
In that quarter when hu LEFT. aud that
the grain, unnppropriated by the hop
pers, was turning out we'll. A. W.
Gedney was. n little in advance of his
noighbors. having his crop ALREADY
gathered. George Williamson aud n
fow others suffered some from the rava.
GeS OF the hoppers. hut on Fr,d. SEQ.
yille's ranch the imsaiiatc pests left moth.
ing but the plow.sharcs and harrow
teeth. and "chawed' them TO such AL
extent that they viii lever ngain be Of
any value, except, perhaps. to serve as
ballast to n barn.yard gate. The sym.
pathies Of the entire community ARE
with Fred. IN his misfortune.