The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-07-23
rFron T~Auna.y.. Daily.l


fe~Soo 49, w.
t.rdAy.
A lady had her pocket picked at III.
sids-show. The thief secured siz-bits.
The family Of @. W. Gro-.r went 70
the country yesterday morning for q
months visit.
The fifth wife Of John Taylor. the
head Of the Mormon Church, died on
Monday at Salt Lake City.
The trial jurors for III. pr.sen. torn
Of Court were excused for the term at
noon today.
A refreshing shower visited us this
morning. which laid tho dust, purified
the atmosphere, and rendered life more
endurable.
We are told that "all Aesh is grass
but still, though this be q Bible state
m Mt, it isn't safe to assume that every
widow IL q grass widow.
Absipthe. a d~ecoction Of brandy and
wormwood. is very properly called
French poison" We dUn't take some
more in our'n
The departures by stage for the North
this morning were Felix C~oblentz. W.
W.. Noile. Al. Grnyson. j. N. Steele.
NJ. NJ. Frederick. Thos. Cockbin.
Senator Ben Hill Is worse. He had
to take his food through a tube on Mon
day. aud his death may be expected ut
any moment.
A fatal quarrel occurred between Polk
and Norwood. two prominent planters,
at Floyd. La, on Tuesday. Polk was
shot dead. aud Norwood was badly
wounded.
The only arrival by stage from tn.
North this evening was Ah Gee, a Mon
golian guest for the Hotel dc Fitch.
He will rusticate at this popular rssor,
f"r 's= period Of 100 days.
Tug Wilson ia enthusiastic in his
comments on the way he has been treat
cd IN this country, and announces his
intention of becoming a citizen of the
United States.
The gentleman who paid one dollar to
an Eikoshite for the privilege OF looking
At the circus pictures. is about to enter
SUIT against the party for obtaining
money under false pretense.
DR.. J. ]. Meigs will return to his 40.
customed haunts about the LIST Of Sep
tembsr. DR.. I. w. Huntington will
take a position in the G. p. Hospital at
Sacramento.
Two car loads of lumber and timber
for Tuscarora are b,iug loaded by Hub
bard & Phillips aud Lish & Howell
to-day. One car lnai goes to Peltior &
Co., the Other 10 w. j. Urton & Co.
There was a man in Elko ~recently
who had no advice to give the editor
OF the 1s~DEPESDESr as TO the tons and
general management OF his paper. The
man was dead.
President Arthur will visit the Den.
yer Exposition some time in August,
aud will go thence to California by tho
Southern route. Let US all weep-unless
we can prevail on him TO 60 home by
the way OF Elko.
The show on Tuesday was somewhat
expensive to Mrs. j. ]. Campbell, who
was relieved of a fine gold watch and
chain which cost $3.50. 1t was no
doubt the work OF some Of the light
fingered fraternity.
Henry Mundell. our efficient and ever.
wa'chful Assessor. caused the circus
train some delay by requiring the mana
GER to produce proof that the establish
ment bad been as ssrd for taxation.
lie did 80 by telegraphinR to CincIn.
nati. and producing the necessary docu-
mSnts.
Toney Rose. Bob johnson, Al. Parker
and Ben. Fitch went up to Fitch's ranch
yesterday on q fishing excursion. They
wero we'll supplied with bait-iu bottles,
aud from all accounts this was the most
successful piscatorinl effort OF The sea.
SON.. Bob caught II whale. AL. caught a
shark. Toney caught au oTnitbo-
Ihynchus aud Ben. cauyht-a cold.
The whole catch was served up ut tho
Gem last evening.