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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

a SEw explosive for usc in mining
has been Invented in tho Etst. II Is
known as the F"lhocn powder. and is
recommended for its increased breaking
force, and that will moi, explode by con-.
cussiou or friction. 1t will, il is ma
serted, stand any amount Of tamping.
it's foic extending downward aud later.
ally. In submarine blasting II is iu-
valuable. II can no dried without
injury and will not freeze.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

In turning Owe the effects Of the
County Ttdtsurnt'.a office, in Storey
county. 70 The new Treasurer, last Non.
day. mosairg. the outgoing Deputy
Treasurer found n stick Of nut. pine
wood loaded with sinn; powder. 1t is
thought to have been smuggled into
tho Troasurrr's wood. box by some one
who had a spite against somebody con.
nccted with the ofice,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
Dclinqpeno Ta1rr

Legni notice OF snits brosght against
certain property by the District At.
'ornoy O! ElEo county. appears else
where in this issue, and owners Of said
property will materially advance their
own interests by paying Immediate ut
t"ntion 10 the matter, ds tho respective
mounts due on said properties to-
Hrther with the Hccruing costs will be
collected at any sacrifice.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
rM9RiHY.aHPaPy}. rll,o
1 al0AGN0AL
N0e4A,SSsaGf ~ LS1eSki<f

Sccie,y. postponed :. .ecornt Of 10
inclensnt ve,sA.~ ~tIl ,.k. rI.o. =.
Freeman Hall to .p.o,,ov .,.r,n,
: We notice by the NortA. Eest Tt6uas
published at Cheney, Washington Ter
htory, that the family Of w. w, Gns-
void. formerly Of Wells, have recently
Joined him at that pace.
~
IL. go
49,, ~
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Eiko Fast FrrIrht.

The 6rst teams from the Forwarding
and Commission house Of Warner 4
tanning arrived last nigh. at - quarter
past four o'clock. say. the Tine, Recier.
having made the Trip in about 81 hours.
The houso certainly has our best wishrs
and ~e can sec no reason Why 4. should
not get Its share Of tho trade. They
have two stations between the tern,ini,
n at tho adobe, and the other At Mar.
shall's old place. =
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
4 MorrIble nrnIh.

The Cherry Creek Ners OF last Satur.
day records the following terrible
death: a fearful accident, occurred t
the Star mill Tuesday last about /
o'clock. Fred Re. n new hand at the
'rnih. was engaged in cleaning the m =
chinery under the pans, when, by some
accident unknown. his clothing got
caughtin the screws. aud ho vas wound
around the shaft until his lower limbs
were literally torn from his body. As
no one was present when the accident
occurred. the exact In which he
was caught in the screws Is unknown .
Mr.. Re was "A resident Of Cherry Creek
for some time, though but little is
known Of his autecedeuis, except that
he was a native Of Switzerland and a
single man. He has AN u,cle living in
Eureka.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

"CAs I give my son q college educs.
ton nj homer" says n proud and aux.
ious father. Certainly" replied an
expert who knows all about II. "Ail
you want IS a base ball gnidc, n racing
shell, aud a. few psokseesl Of ciysrS0ss.''
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
Hotel ArrivaH.

j. G.. Murphy. San Francisco.
l.. Brooks, Oakland.
NJ. Hall. Star Valley.
j. w. Williams. Mound.
Miss Pritchar.l, Ruby.
j. ] Schmid. do
Frank Erickson. Spruce.
Frank Grentzer, Cornucopia.
X. T.. Wood. Tuscarors.
Ii. Jones. do
L. A. Starr, Snake River.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
Advertised Letter flat.

Tho following ia a list OF letters ro.
manning IN the Elko Office. unclaimed.
for tho week ending Saturday, Jan. /,
1881:
BosuabaM rsEmms Couat James
Jauc ca III Jones Miss Minnie
q. w. HULL. L. NJ.
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4 card.

The receipts Of the entertainment
Tuesday ryeuing, giyen by the Ladies'
Aid ~ere $50, eIpenditures, S2s 80.
The lnaies extend . hearty vote OF
thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Clark for the
free use Of their. dining for the
supper. and the people Of, Eiko for their
liberal patronage. ...
Mns. Al III. CoMFToS, President.
Miss J. TAYLOR, Secretary.
ELKo, January O., 1881.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

A LARGE invoice Of fat, fresh, coru fed
fowls, embracing all the popular varie.
lies have JUS, been received at tho Com,
direct from Omaha, for supplying the
holiday demand.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

Two young victorians- SSetzer and
Nslsss,-,~sro docs shooting y dwenty
miles FROM Victoria on tho goth ulumo,
and Swetzer installing his eompsnion
ion deer ,hoi him dead, sfH p
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
BOARD or COunI-sIOXER~.
La.. neetinE or ,h- o,d Boarc.
Friday, Dec. ~, 1880.

Friday, Dec. II, 1880.
The hnal meeting OF he old Board OF
County CommiS' iouerS was held at tho
Court IInusc Friday. Pr.seut-Hplnes
ard Sears.
Ia compliance with y p.tition from
citizens of II ~'nnttin City asking for
the eatabli-hmrni uf ~ Road District to
embrace that town AMI vicinity il il hCr--
by nrd'red that Cape Il nd District. NJ.
sam" a. Mountain City voting precinct.
De-. aud Is hereby -. abb shed.
The following bills vrTc then taken
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

AllrAsfLr never becomes exlinc. In
Japan. II there arc no male descend.
Ants, 4 yonHs soh OF hh6Btr fsmily 4.
adopted. aud tANesi he family pane.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
stage Arrivals.

Last eyrning-Miss A. l.. Williams,
Dan Mcckcr and n C%hinamau.
This eveniug-Frank GREATER and
Ii. Jones.
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sir Ashley Coopcr'- vital Rcstoru.

"bpN U ltGrNoTu-
tive.
The great English remedy-hns made
more cnres OF Nervous Debilitys Semi
nal Weakness, Lost Msnhood, noctur-
nal emissions. lassitu 10, inability for
mentH! labor. dependency and such
diseases rs are induced by youthful
follies and eIccSses, than all other
medicines combined. Why will you
suffer! Send to A. +. Minnie, ". D.,
No. III Kearney street, San Francisco,
for the Restorative aud be cured. Price
S3Ter bottle. -Four times the quantity
$40. Try a bottle. DR.. Mintie treats
all private diseases successfully with.
out mercury.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
In.tnIInunn OF Omcern.

At the regular meeting Of Elko En-.
equipment No. o, /. O.. o. F., at their
Hall. Wednesday night tho following
officers elect for the ensuing term, were
duly installed IN their respective posi-
tons: s. NJ. Henley, G. p; Il. II.
Bigel"w; II. p; A. Bruce, $. W.; J. 81.
Lane, .!w.;- o. E. Gteen. Scribs and
John Hibbets. Treasurer.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

,ass1ios srroso. who Is about to, 70.
ttfs from tbs Upllsd slater snptehfo
bonch, has accepted . position at the
had OF tile Law department Of lbs Read.
ine Railway Co.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

Six ladies have been arrested In star
City, indiana. tor eutssipg the only
saloon in-town, emptying ont thu
liquors, breaking tn, glassware aud
cutting mp the pool table with axes.
This d res not look very encouraging
for tho revival Of a temperance crusade.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
Notice.

For tho liberal patronage I have re.
ceiYed during the past year from the
citizens Of the town and count, Of Elko
| return a thousand thanks. .
ii. CHASE.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
Hsr,hqunkr at Ke,tou.

Last Monday night between, II and
10 o'clock, two di,tinc, shocks OF Oat,h.
quake were felt 1t Kolton, Utah, The
cndulaaons wtrn north aud south. fol.
lewed bya iurhblins noise. The shocks
hosc4 b"ds and tables from tho wsiis.
40 examination Of Great Salt Lake
shows the sacc,s OF . tidal wave on the
taud ahLs. ,1g
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

" ohot provinces of Itussa, ESQ. 900.
peasants are reported u bsin . starving
condition: snd In another. 1000. oOO Of
thsse poos psoPis are In sbsolats want.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

1T. P~ASTLiSp. sor some years land.
lord Of the ormaby House. Carson, is
now proprietor Of the Elite saloon aud
restaurant. Tucson, Arizona.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

TaE best quality ui Rhine winos at
the Elko Bakery and Saloon. Reckbat,
& Co.. Propristnrsl ~.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

Nh, scorr, champion shot Of Eng.
land, bHs signed ardcics OF ~sgrosrnrp,
With pr. Carver for . match 20 shoot al
100 pigeons each for ,c2.o00 a aide;
match 90 como of PebruaEY let.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

Hotel Arrivals. y 'n'"a.
A. J. Roulstonc, Bullion.
Chns. Jacobs, San Francisco.
Frank Leonard and wife, bsowave.
+. NJ. Hurgis, Halleek. wv
w. J. Shelton. Wells. .g " .
Jas. McMullen. Star. ,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

TnE President has relieved Dhgadier
General Rudolph n. Marcy, Inspector
General, aud Captain Jobu B Bernard,
OF tho Corps Of Engineers. iu
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09
NotIrc..

Joseph Lang Is authorized to coilec,
all bills due John Armitage, md give
receipt for tame. w
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

A LARoS iuvoico Of A Key West
Cigars inst received 81 tho Dem,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

CHAMrAtN o I'll. uvs, u%nniity md
brands. cut be had at licckbart &
Froelich's Saloon.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

Booths celebrated otai bl6,u oyster.
received at the Gem Restaurant daily
By express.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

No further business appearing tho
Board adjourned pn.il Monday, Fcbru.
AIRY 10Th.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

4 LARGE invoice Of tue celebrated
White Rye Whisky just received at the
Com Saloon.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

Fss.s Bread, Pie. -na Cakes al the
Elko bakery.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

tn, New f5th' g,iksAE predicts a
ahapsi.l crids simtst 30 lb., Of 1878,
as : rsspli Of tsilroad spssulalion.
sssFfsa
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-09

SV-k choios variety o. Hisnrs snd Ylovsrs
tcstci I.ihe Aurts g. c,Astantiy on hsrd suJ
So ~ re- IL. UAkREcHr,
ufflsffiH HH. #f# TOT 81 propristoe.
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IHotei arrlvuls.

ELKo. January O. 1881.
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Conveyance to ans from the ap,suss every
kJur dunpg every day Ia She rssE
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q - y 'TITT F5E
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01

VERY BECOMING. An editor struo-
gled up stairs ut three o'clock in the
morning with brand new bonnet
held carefully under his arm in o
tissue paper. As soon as he turned
on the gas his better half rubbed
open her eyes aud drcwsily in
quired:
"You-forgot NY bonnet, didn't
-you?"
No, I didn't"
"Oh!" And that woman sprang
up and ripped the wral pings off
IN a jiffy. and slatting her nightcap
into the corner. adjusted the new
purchase carefully ON her head.
How do You like it? It's be-
coming, isn't it9"
"Madame," responded the hus-
band, ''the bonnet certainly is very
becoming; but, somehow, tue re-
of YOUR costume don't jibe.
Your dress, if l may call it such,
has too much Hamburg edging and
not enough oyerskirt. I think you
need a little knife pleating and q
couple Of extra rnfles-"
"You hateful, I'll throw the thing
out the window if you don't tell me
Just how it looks, so there!"
That's what I'm trying to do, my
dear The honnat lonES .,mmonsa,
In your present costume you could
not fail to make hit on the street,
and just like as not land in the
police station"
But she didn't take that bonnet
'ff. She went and rigged herself
up in the best duds she had, and
VIXEN he awoke in the morning she
vas promenading about the room,
rying the effect of posing in atti-
,udes before the mirror.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01
. BEAR WITH A STRONG
HEAD.

An enterprislng and good-natured
visitor at Castle Park, few days
ago, i'll generosity OF heart present
ed the bear with bottle of beer.
Bruin assembled his throne, and,
after uncorking the bottle, drahk it,
and appeared much refreshed and
we'll satisfied. This amused the
visitor to such an extent that he
took a glass himself and gave the
lear another bottle. The perform
ance lasted about two hours, the
generous visitor drinking his glass
each time that his bearship put q
bottle of the chop juice" under his
belt At the expiration of two hours
1T was found Bruin had indalged
IN nineteen bottles of beer, and his
friend had gotten himself on the
outside of nineteen glasses of the
foamy. The only difference to be
discovered between the two was
that Bruin was quiet and docile,
and walked to the end of his chain
liz his usual digniied tread, while
the man imagined that he was the
Car of All the Russias, and was
expecting to hear an
explosive missile burst about him.
He was tiually conveyed home
upon shutter" while the bean
quietly walked his beat and looked
anxiously for another fun-loving
visitor who would "set 'em up
Hot Spriags Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01

A report on the state of religion
in Nevada would be almost as brief
as the famous chapter on snakes in
Ireland. The following anecdote
might, however, be inserted: "At
the recent opening of the Nevada
Legislature an Eastern minister was
invited to perform the religious ser-
vice. He accepted the call and
closed the ceremony with the Lords
Prayer. When he had finished,
State Senator Doolan turned to
Senator Hammond and remarked
audibly: He stole that prayer.
and I'll bet on it. / heard it almost
word for word ia Eureka at tune
raj over ten years ago"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01
HEGOT IT.

One of the most touching things
We have read i'll long time is that
story of a robber and poor lone
woman near FRANKLIN, Indiana.
The robber came to her house ut
night and demanded her money or
her lite. Sine hadn't much money
or life either, bu. she preferred Civ
ing up the former rather than the
latter; SO she brought her little store
and placed it i'll his hand He
looked it over carefully, to See that
she didn't palm off any twenty cent
pieces for quarters, and facetlously
told her that he could credit her
for only ninety-four cents on the
trade dollars, chiding her for taking
them ut their face value. Haven't
you anything else Of value?" lnquir-
ed the bold. bad burglar, looking
about the scantily furnished apart
meDt. "a child's bracelet, ring, any
thing will be thankfully received"
She had nothing more, she replied
with sigh. A thought struck him.
Your husband was soldier, was
he not?" She acknowledged that he
was killed i'll the war. "Then he
must have had revolver" he con-
tinued, searching Ter countenance.
"Ah! you grow confused-you
stammer; your manner betrays you.
Get that revolver at once and give
it to me-" IL vain the woman i'm
plored him to spare her that harm
less trinket, almost the sole memo
rial of the husband she had lost.
She had pawned many things when
in distress, but had always held on
to that. But the ro5ber was unre-
lenting. Sobbing bitterly the poor
Won al went to q bureau drawer
and removed the precious relic,
around which clustered So many
tender recollections. Must you
have it?' said she, as she advanced
with trembling steps towards him.
Yes. l must" said the robber ex-
tending his hand. well, then
take it, said she gently pressing the
trigger for the last time. There
was loud report, and the robber
tumbled over dead. The community
ought to pension that wonan.--l
Cincinnati Saturday Night.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01
SHE TOOK HIM AT HIS WORD.

Wiggles had some teeth pulled
lately, and took cold in his jaw,
| which swelled until it looked lise
a prize watermelon. He ponlticed
it and bandaged it, all to no pur-
pose. and walked the floor several
nights with it, quoting choice ex-
tract from Bob IngersolPs lectures,
but all to no purpose; it kept on
swelling. The other morning he
remarked to his wife that he'd
give ATTY dollars to any one that
would hit him a tremendous thump
on it suddenly without expecting it,
to see it it wouldn't burst the SWELL
ing. The dear woman, smiling to
herself, went and gathered boot
jack. and stepping up quietly behind
The old man rs he he was trying to
strain some coffee through his teeth
lovingly inquired: Where does it
pain you most. Wrig?' "Oh. Lord,
right here. right here" replied he,
as he tnrned his jaw up and pointed
to the protuberance. Taking a step
back, the dear woman raised the
bootack up and gave him a regular
bung-startsr right in the center of
the calamity, and sinilingly stepped
back to await results. The old
mans knees flew to his chin as he
shut up like patent rat trap, and
with q hollow groan he rolled off
the chair on the floor. But he was
up in a moment, aud as he danced
the can-can with original variations
his wife smilingly asked: did it
relieve you. dear?" And as he tried
to howl out an answer old Mrs. Pry,
who had just dropped in, beat a
hasty retreat. And now the whole |
has it that Wriggles
has got en- again. And Mrs. Pry |
"That ere comit will he |
the death Of some o these old bald
heads yet, settin' up to waich it."
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01
YOUNG LOVES DREAM.

She was real pretty bread and
butter, peaches and cream kind OF
a country girl, and she almos,
broke the hearts Of the clerks in
the postoffice when she came up to
the window and asked to buy a
postage stamp.
"Ah, said Oscar, with n smile OF
killing variety, as he noticed she
held yellow envelope in her hand,
why not buy plain white stamp
ed envelope?"
81 don't want a stamped envel-
ope," she simpered, Il want a
stamp
"Oh, very we'll; but you know
stamped envelopes are all the rage
now."
Il don't care, want a stamp"
"Well, you are just too utterly
utter. Won't you tell me why You
want the stamp" and the young
man wrapped a smile around his
lace Ike d sneet around ghost.
You won't tell anybody?"
mo. of course not"
Nobody"
"No."
We'll, then-te-he-te-he-,"sh she
laughed, ''you see my beau he don't
like stamped envelopes. He lives
away out in Colorado. and he says
he never gets to see me, but if I
lick the stamp and stick it on, he
can take it off and chew it. and it
is the next thing to kissing me-"
Then SIZE blushed and looked
teased, and Oscar got SO red in the
face that he gave her stamp and
seven cents change for three cent
piece.-SteubenUilie Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01
A TEMPERANCE DRINK.

Among the thirsty ones yesterday
bunting up and down Wood street
for something to quench his thirst
was man in rusty black, who en-
tered drugstore aud softly in
quired:
Have you a temperance drink
1.-TWO or three Of 'em. Viii! you
take soda-water OF ginger ale?"
well, now, our society does not
regard either of those as a strictly
temperance drink, Both are asso-
ciated with strong liquors"
How would root beer answer"
"Suspicious--snspicious," was
the whispered reply.
"Ahl I've got 1t nowl"
"AM"
81 can give you straight temper
ance drink as cool as ice, but it
comes high"
"How much?"
''Ten cents IL glass"
VERY well. said the old man, as
he put down his dime.
The druggist was absent only
"a minute and then returned and
placed u glass of liquid before him.
The man drank bal! Of It, smacked
his lips and asked:
"May ask what you call it?"
Certainly; it is called water. /
just drew it from the hydrant.
The old man set the glass down
much harder than he needed to,
buttonsd up his coat, and, with a
glance meant to reduce the drug
gist's weight to l20 pounds in five
seconds, marched out as stiff as
bean-pole, and crossed the street
after lemonade favored with pep
permint essence. - Detroit Free
Press
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01

"Can pa make a circus, MAJ" "I
don't know, Johnny. I suppose he
could if he had a great deal of
money to buy horses and wild ami
mails; but why do you ask, Johnny?"
20, nothing much. Only saw
that CASTOR fellow, that you told
sis to have nothing to d" with,
standing wit his arm around her
at the back gate last night, and he
ssid to Sis, I s'pose if yer old man
came along now he would make
circus. and sis laughed and said,
you bet!' "-Somerrdle Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-10-01
He came up q little late, stepped

He came up little late, stepped
in without ringing. aud, strlding
softly into the parlor, dropped into
an easy chair with the careless
grace Of young man who is ac-
customed to the programme. "By
Jove. he said to the figure sitting
in dim obscurity on the sofa, "by
Jove! I thought I was Fever going
to see you alone again. Your
mother never goes away from the
house nowadays does she Minnie?"
well, not amazingly frequently"
cheerfully replied the old lady from
the sofa. "Minnies away SO much
of her time now I have to stay in. i"
Democrat.