The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-07-13
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The sweetest thing out-Tafy.
The latest thing out-Husbands.
The last thing out-Joe. Rosenstock.
The richest thing out 500, 900 silver
ore.
The cunningest thing out-Sarah
Althea.
The business of mailing a lie" Incl.
dent to all political campaigns, is be-
ginning to boom.
Elko Lodge, No. Is, Knights of Pyth-
las, holds its regular meeting at the
Hall this evening.
The only departure by stage for the
North this morning was n. Androyich.
No arrivals last evening.
The San Franciscan recently suspend
ed, will reappear on the goth instant,
with Arthur McEwen as its editor.
Mrs. Warner, Of San Francisco, Who
has been visiting hef1son Charles Of this
place, left here Tor her home yesterday.
The streets are becoming SO dusty as
to be positively annoying to Pedestrians,
especially during the prevalence of high
winds.
H.. W. Beecher says it is the duty OF
parents to have their children's pictures
taken once a year until they're Of age.
This is good news for Tandy.
James and Alec Penrod, who came
down to spend the Fourth among their
young friends, departed by private con-
veyance fox their home at Island Noun
tain.
Parties in from Hamilton tell us the
snow is still so deep on the grade lead
ing to that place that teams have to
make a detour to get into TOWN.. Z.
News.
Mrs. Artie Sharp and son of Vallejo,
came up by yesterday evenings train,
and stared for Island Mountain yester-
day to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L,
Penrod.
The Salvation Army Mt Carson tool
part i'll the opening night Of n new
saloon. The proprietor gave it ffteer
minutes aAd it improved the time il
good shape.
A few days ago two policemen O
Stockton, Cal, arrested an old man fol
stealing an orange. One of the police
men ate the orange and the old man yot
twenty days.
President Lincoln, when told OH q
certain occasion that Gen. so-and-sc
and forty mules had been captured, said
We'll can make another brigadier il
five minutes, but those mules cost So
apiece. "-Ex.
Justice o. +. Green is now prepared
to register the names of voters of Elko
township, and all who are entitled e
exercise the right Of suffrage should Sc,
that their names are on the oAicial regis
ter in due time.
4 Methodist mother in Israel, who's,
home is in Louisville, Ky, contrastin,
a century ago with the present, said
Then we had golden sermons from
wooden pulpits, now We have wooden
sermons from golden pulpits.
Chico has a band composed OF eight
native Indians, who are said to play re
mnrkably well.-Ex. We have severa
bands of native Indians, who play re-
markabiy well, but their playing is con,
fined principally to Piutc poker, etc.
Up to the time Of going to press W,
have been unable to get any news Of i'm
portauce from Chicago. The nomina
tons, so far as known, are Thurman OF
Ohio, Cleveland Of New York, Bazaar,
OF Delaware and CaTlyslc Of Pcnnsylya
MIA.
Dick Lanham had the misfortune I,
have n horse fall with him ycsterdn,
evening while riding on South Fork
Mr.. Lanhnm sustained several sever
bruises, the worst Of which is the sprain
ing or perhaps dislocation OF one OF hi
wrists. lie was brought into town in
wagon by Charley SHETLAND.
Ex-senator William Sharon, who, |
will be remembered, had some kind Of
difference OF opinion with one Sarah A
Hill in reference TO some financial trans
action and things recently, was II passen
ger for the west by this morning