The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-12-28
Iron Wednesday. D.ily.I
SALMAGUNRI.

Aue "estoounu trnln was again late
~to-day-seyen hours this time.
Sergeant Bates is in poor health and
at the point of starvation ut Seabrook,
Ill.
We are under obligations to Senator
Fair for copies of the Congressional
Record.
Two lepers are reported in White Pine
county, one in Phoebe and the other in
Taylor.
Thirteen counties elected ladies for
School superintendent in Washington
Territory.
California makes a splendid exhibit Of
wine and brandy ut the New Orleans
Exposition.
II there are to be Christmas services at
the church tomorrow our pastor has
failed to notify Us.
There was a heavy rainfall last might
which very nearly cleared the ground o.
snow in this locality.
The Misses Gull N. Hattie and Lille,
are III town for the holiday vacation and
the Teachers Institute.
Al New Orleans there are fourteen
persons, all arrested within three months.
awaiting trial for murder.
II. V. Mundell came down from TIE
coma by the late train this afternoon, 10
spend Christmas on his native heath.
j. II. Powell, our Senator elect, came
down from Tuscarora yesterday aud left
for Carson by the train this afternoon.
Considerable coin will change hands
in San Francisco on the result Of Judge
Sul!ivan's decision in the Sharon-HiI
trial.
"A green Christmas, n green grave
yard" Well, why not? Why should
the grass refuse to grow in a graveyard
wLen 1t grows anywhere else?
Miss Lizzie Dorsey. having resigned
her place as teacher III our public school
left this morning with her mother for
Caliicrnia.-Eur,ka Sentinel, 23rd.
The sun came out this morning with
the beauty, brightness and warmth of Il
Spring morning, but was not able to
hold the position for any great length Of
time.
If the person who, by mistake, took
u small bell from Freeman Hall after the
concert of the 10th, will please return
the same to this Office, he will confer n
favor OF the owner.
Miss Ray Frank, teacher at Mineral
HILL, Eureka county, has arrived for the
purpose of taking part in the Teachers
Institute next Friday and Saturday.
Miss Frank is the guest OF Mrs. Rosen-
stock.
An uuintcntional blunder occurred in
yesterdays issue in noticing the arrival
Of the Misses Russell. They have been at
tending Bishop Whitaker's school al
Reno, and came home to enjoy the holi.
day vacation.
The salary of the Governor Of Yer.
mont has been Increased to 81, 500 q
year. This has been done, it is said. &c
relieve ;he Governor Of the hard ncces.
siIy OF taking odd jobs of saving wool
for n living during the Winter.
Tnscarcra Lodge, No. Is, F. & A. NJ,
have elected the following officers Il
serve for the ensuing year: l.. l.. Nc,
Mhhan, w. NJ; Robert johnson, $. W;
W. S. llillman, j. w; Auguste Gerber,
Treasurer; Geo. W. Peltier, Secretary.
W. c. Price, Supt. OF the Navajo Min
ing Company arrived by last evenings
stage and left for the BAY today. He
reports the future prospects oiTusearora
as extremely fat, riug, mud We truN
hope that his ontioipations may be more
than realized.
a splendid, supper will be laid at the
Gem Restaurant Thursday night for the
accommodation Oi the attendants Of the
knights OF Pythias Ball. No pains nor
expense will be spared TO provide a re-
past which will prove satisfactory to the
most exacting epicurc.
The extra stage which left here yester-
day morning In the other two coming
down n few miles beyond the first sta.
ton where the mails, passengers &c
were transferred to the care of Uncle
JohG Gibbons who turned about and
took the back tTncK for Tuscarora. Bert
wilkins, with the regular stage came on
through, followed by Furgeson and his
extra, which arrived shortly after dark.
The Kansas man, Baker, who has
been styled the "Mastodonic liar Of the
age Is called by the Eureka Sentinel
when II tells Of "a rooster which laws
eggs. The Carson Appeal will have to
LOOK we'll to its %laurcis, else il will not
be able 10 sec The raise. aud will be
obliged to iny down n full hand aud pass
out OF the game. Even thc Timcs.Ra-
view, with It's "iumIhUus bush, - ranks AZ
one small pair III this lively game Of big
hands.
Examine your pipes" says the Rev.
ellie. We saw II man diligently follow
ing that advice u few days since. cn-
d,avorin8 to ascertain why the old per-
fuincry ratified like II chickens throat nf.
ilictcd with the gapes whenever he at.
tempted 20 smoke. By all means ex-