The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-07-23

There are many cases OF scarlet fever
At R.no.
This weather isa forstasts Of Cult
sAu's present home.
During the mouth Of June the care Of
ths insane cost Nevada $3.50.
Brown 4 Gocding have Just received
= lot Of Hne furniture from the Boy.
Ira Blossom. son Of J. A. Blossom Of
Battle Mountain. died on Wednesday
from his injuries.
Major J. H. Dennis goes out to Salt
Lake this evening on business connected
With the Sheriff . Office.
Candidates for county Offices are be.
coming very numerous, both Democrats
and Republicans.
James Davis returned home from his
visit to the East by the train last svsn-
ing.
Joe Coz yesterday purchased the
dwelling house of E. A. Litilensld now
occupied by ]. B. Gallagher.
Preparations are being made for the
erection OF new mill on the property Of
the Golden Idol Company at Columbia.
The departures by stage this morn
ing for the North were Al. Parker. Tony
Rose. Robt. Johnson, Annie Flynn and
w. r. Jewell.
A Reno msshor took his best girl to
the circus yesterday, and they drank az
glasses Of circus lemonade and eat four
quarts Of peanuts.
George W. Grayson's many friends
will be glad to hear that he has SO far
recovered from his late injuries as to be
able to attend to business again.
Scientists say the best brain food is
cOrnme"l. A great many persons have
been laboring under the impression that
it was corn after being converted into
whisky.
The Silver State says 1900 people
nttend'd the circus at WinnemuccA on
Wednesday, and as many more would
have been there had they opportunity
the necessary dollar.
A Missouri Republican newspaper Gf
there is such a tbing) calls a local rival
q mud alley poleca., which Is fed ON
the polluted brains of dsfunct bourbon-
bloated Democrats"
Democratic candidates In Tombstone
treat the ,oters to lemonade. The
Democratic ticket will not have q ma
joriiy in Tombstone. The boys take It
straight up in this country.
Bev. J. D. Beard viii preach his
f'rewell m on Sunday evening,
July 80. 1882. We very much regret
the necessity Of his leaving us, as We
entertain a very favorable opinion Of
the gentleman and his family.
About the last paper on the coast in
which Wa would expect to see profanity
is the Sacramento II cord-Uuion, but
that paper, in an editorial on tho debris
question, says the valley people have
nothing to fear from the dam propo-
sition."
Some Of the Palisade people are
growing because a dam has been placed
across the Humboldt River some ten
miles below that place, and thereby
stopping the trout from coming up tho
river.
w. A. Minchin. at one time brake
man and conductor for several years on
the G. p. r. R., and subsequently on
the Battle Mountain aud & Lewis Rail-
road, met with n horrible death last
Monday at Caliente. The cars backed
upon him and drove a coupling pin
through his body on the Southern Pa
ciio Railroad. He was a native Of
Woodstock, Canada, and leaves a wife
and two children in Sumner.
Thomas Atwell was married TO Mrs.
lima r. Williams at Taylor Station on
the Tuscarora road on Tuesday. The
Times.Reviow reports that for some
tim prior to the event, he had been
acting strangely; his manner being alb
stractsd; at times talking to himself,
giggling and ge~sticulsiing like an en-
thused Renoito preparing for tho Ne
vada Asylum. and nobody know what
allied him. He is probably better by
this time. aud all the old boys will be
glad on it. for Tom il q popular young
fellow.