The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-04-01
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0ALMAoUNDI

Den 1ates arrived to-day fron thS
north With his freight team. and will
load mp again Tomorrow.
The Silver State has recently added
. Hoe power press to ats printing out.
at. Our winnsmucca neighbor is put.
ting on metropolitan airs, and We are
glad that its business enables /. 10 do
30.
Gay DAwley has returned from his
California trip greatly improved in
health. Tho favor Of Los AaSeIos or
anges did him good. He brought back
with him = 6ne stallion to improve the
syesight Of some of our stoekmen.
John C.. Lewis died at Reno on
I~hursday. He Was an old and expert
eneed editor and publisher in Nevada
and California. but has bseu out of the
business for the pas, ten years. Ten
and hitesE years ago LOWS frequently
made 1t lively for the politicians Of Wa.
shoe and Carson. Like Harry Mighlss.
he vas an "rratic genius. and a YiSor-
ou~, independent writer.
Miss Catherine Wolfe. the lady whose
generous donation Of SlO.u coo to Bishop
Whitaker. for our Reno School for
girls" insured us the Seminary. md
the richest young lady ia the United
States. is good looking. twrnty-ssrrn
years old. nnd worth sic, 600, 900 in her
own control. and receives an offer of
marriage every wosk. The young men
nro AnIioUs to help Der bear the burden
Of her wealrh.-EIchange.
Some Of tue bright boys Of tho Uni
versity here will soon have a chance
for their lives ;l,at may 10 the first anil
the last. II they have a taste for fight
lug. they can hud out how to do il.
provided Yves; Point opened its gates.
Austin already proposes a candidate ia
the person Of One Robt. u. Eamcs. n
younGster Of that town. Possibly, how
ever. Congressman Cassidy ina dcciIs
tue matter for hims. II; otherwise the
brightest. strongest boy may take the
cake.
Mr. S. S. Sears. editor of the ISpE
PENDENT, returned from California on
Saturday evening, nftgr n visit TO the
classic shades Of Russian River. He
left Tom Henl"y reading "~Plu,arch"
unisr the redwoods while keeping AN
eye on n baud of sheep. The flowers
are "too numerous to mention at this
season Of the year. They are like the
Spanish blanket that covtrrlh ''Inauy
sins" But Mr.. Seqrs thinks that il the
present storm is not "A huge one. Cali
fornians ave a terror before them IN
the shape OF another dry season.
A ]well-knovn citizen Of Elko was
seen about 4 O'Clock in ihs morning.
recently. vending hiS w,y from his
to n drinking resort. Four young
Who were sitting IN q room in a
building opposite tho saloon referred
to, observed TINT tho gentleman wns
making hi, prTcsTinAtion without aus
neither garments on his sturdy ~
The atmosphere being Iath.r
chilly that morning. the spectacle Of a
person being abroad at SO uuscenily AN
hour. without any covering for his uu-
protected pins. va n stmnge II nni
the coed heat d ladies who notIc,d
the Gen.!cusm's phil. concluded !h.t 1t
be M more than hight to VII,rvss
all opinion Ia the night wntcAmpn. who
was sleeping on u box hnr by. that
perhaps another patient hal escaped
from The County Hospital. mud Eu:-
TINT :ho officer go in s arch Of
the suppos ii i:uan.. On inv s,igHtlon.
It t%ranspiTrd that the gentlemen, nj
clothed in his right mind, had
forgotten to close his lower limbs before
going TO tho saloon in quest of n drink.
When a Nevada man wants n drink, he
warts 1t, and don't generally Permit
TO interfere with his securing
it.