The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-08-28
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Seven ear Of cattle paced through
.or Ban FrasciseO by The A3o train lass
evening. They were shipped from
Wells.
The mill~rights Who are to adjust the
machinery and nnish up the interior OF
the South Fork Touring mill. arrived
from San Frsbsiseo aud have gone on,
20 ommence their lsbors. Joe Gard
Ter. Of this place. accompanied them a.
II Of the force. The building has
been ready for tho machinery for soue
tune. 4E fElA-
We are informed by R-iuhart 4 Co.
thut they have o at their store, in
this place, samples Of three different
grades Of wheat. upon winch the rates
Of purchase will be established accord
ing to quality. Those having wheat for
sale can determine its grade and value
at the South Fork mill. by AN exaniua-
ton Of the above mentioned samples.
The reports from Washington, reg .rd-
ing the PT-sid-nt's condition. this even
ing. are still less favorable than those OF
yrs,. rday. A consultation Of the at
tending physicians. with regard to his
proposed removal from Washington. by
S-amer, was held. but the plan was
held to be inipracticable in tue Presi-
d-nt's reduced state. and WAS abau-
doned. The hope for Mr.. Garield's
recov' ~ Gems to be daily growing
fainter aud fainter.
A letter received from V. c. Bartlett
this morning. from near SiIuey, on the
Union Pacific Railroad. states that 10
troubl. had thus far been experienced
with bis charge. Bob" had con
tiuued annie BILE on the route. and was
more quiet than ut starting. A dis
patch WAS also received by j. Is. Fitch
from Edward Hughes. Boh's brother. ut
Alexandria. Virginia. saying that he
would come out here to take his brother
home. He WAS informed by telegraph
that Bob is no~ on the Why there.
Accor ing to notices served upon
applicants for the purchase Of Railr ad
lands in this section Of the county, to-
day Was the tune appointed for a con
ference at This place, with the Land
Agent Of the Company. Quite II num-
ter OF applicants from this vicinity aud
Clover valley assembled at the Hotel
at the stated hou this morning, aud
were met by b. Il. Kidding. the Com
pary's agent, who arri ed from San
Francisco by the train last evening.
Most Of the bottom lands along the line
OF the road. belonging to the company.
for II distance Of eight miles above and
below town. We're disposed Of at
figures ranging from $! 80 to 50 5U
per acre. The average rating OF the
coiupanY's lands in Glover valley was
considerable higher. Mr.. Rrddiug
remains in town to E,Urrow and will
transact further business with sppli.
cauts for raIIr nsd lands.
SAnIStSh VI odSlitbtulOt hu-
nnuncing the dangerous illness ~ that
place Of Mrs. Myrun PiIley's mother.
was received here "bd conveyed to the
Pixley ranch last Friday evening. where.
upon Mrs. PixleS FASTENED in response
To Sacramento. The following notice
Of the death Of the lady is from the
Record Union Of the All Instant: Mrs,
Mnrg ret Seymour did at the residence
o her son, John Klr.s, in tits city, on
the 10th Insia-t. She was one of the
enrly pioneers OF III State, having ar.
ri'ed in Sacramento With her hu baud,
VIM. kleeS, md family III the iull OF
ls49 Her husband died in 1850, ia
S 'cTamrnto, Of cholera. She k.p t the
+ uuAliu Hotel here in carly times, and
WAS cousrqu' niiy we'll known. For
several years past she has resided about
five miles from Rocklin. IN Placer cUun.
ty. Her daughters. Mrs. Sturgeon. Of
Ctpny Valley, Mrs. John Allen, Of Butte
Mountain, AMI Mrs M,ron Pixley, oil
Eiko, are now IN SACRAMENTO