The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-08-06
trron Wednesday. Daily
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The great mining sIposition at Den.
yer opened yesterday. lA1
The latest slang out is. 'I'Il put til.
old oma on her nose"
Elko Encampment, No. o, I. o. u.
F., will hold their regular meeting this
evening at s O'Clock in their hall.
The Northern Pacific has G.ooO men
and l,9C0 horses employed in the con.
stIpetion work west Of MisSoula.
To-day tho great $40, OOO match race
between RED boy aud wildmoor took
place at the Driving Park, Salt Lake.
G.. II. Shepherd is in town to-day
from South Fork. on business. accom-,
panied by his niece, M;ss Walker.
The Silver Stale says two teams left
Winnemucca for Cornucopin, loaded by
L. Reiphart & Co.. with 80. o pounds
Of salt from White Plains.
The warm weather, dust and mixed
drinks havo a very facilitating effect
upon some people. The warm weather
and dust cannot very well be avoided.
The Central Pacific are putting half
milo posts a!Oug the track. They are
very useful for tho engineers TO gauge
ihc:. speed, aud also to others in loca-
ting aud Describing accidents.
The krlton and Wood River stage,
due ut hc!ton in tho evening. did not
reach that place until midnight Mon
day, owing to its having been stopped
by road agents.
Allison White, a Pennsylvania Con-
Gr,ssnar, and six other moro oil less
distinguished individuals passed ives,
IN "a Pullman car on Monday. They 60
to California to SEQ the sights.
Dan Murphy. accompanied by his
daughter, came up from , San
Francisco by tho train last evening.
Dan remained here to-day to renew
acq~uaintarces With old friends. He goes
with his daughter, to Halleck, by the
train this evening.
Jacob Nielsen. who has been employ
cd at Cooks ranch on South Fork, was
brought in here by Charley Newly on
Monday, for surgical treatment. N,l-
ION Lad the misfortune to receive n
severe kick on the knee from n horse,
tho day previous, and is now laid up
at the Humboldt House. lie is getting
along MS comfortably as could be expect
ed, under the circumstances.
10. Hedrick OF Carlin. was attack
ed "ith mountain fever while 6ischarr-
ing his duties ms an emFioyo on n Cen.
trail Pacific train, and was brought to
tho hotel here, Monday. Ho is sari-
cu'iy Ill to-day, tho fever HAVING ut
tucked the brain aud affected his mind.
Hednck is, we understand, a cousin OF
Conductor II. &. Davis.
II Is reported that q stranger in Reno
in eating a plate OF hash ut one OF their
restaurants, being very hungry. uu-
g~uaTdeGly neglected to chew 1t we'll. and
swallowed q large coat button. The
Physicians in that town doc,ored him
for pneumonia for three days before he
was able to explain. They then fed
him With n big button holo tied to a
string. and ished it out in no lime.
Tho bonraers Of that restaurant now
screen their hash before eating, through
a cane-bottomed chair.
A special train bringing William Ii.
Armstrong, Government Inspector Of
Railroads ACCOMPANIED by n party OF
both ladies' AMI gentlemen. III rived here
from Ogden, directly after that of the
regular passenger train. The special
comprised Union Pacific car No, II.
Central Poetic car Sacramento aud n
baggage car, and was hauled by ono Of
thee p. clippers. There was style
enough about the outfit 10 n.islead one
into the belief that il vas n delegation
OF elders Cor o Methodist camp meeting.