The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-08
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Fannof Of Tusearora. one car Of ore 70
Sandy, Utah. for reduction.
A pleasant party and . social dance
was given Mn. Clark, nee Miss Mamie
Mundell. by the citizens Of ToAno on
Monday night. The affair vas one Of
great enjoyment to all who participated
in the festivities Of the occasion.
Lost-a letter containing a money or
der for 80; drawn on the Eko rostofaoe.
The finder will confer a favor by leaving
it at this Office.
s. s. Sears went out to Lamoille val
ley to-day. to attend the funeral of the
late Thomas Gilland.
Mr.. John Kelch, a nephew Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Lang. arrived here yester-
day from San Francisco. He will in the
future make Elko his home.
Miss Mary E. welch, who has been
teaching in Independence valley, went
up to Toano on Sunday night and opened
school at that place on Tuesday morning.
II you desire hat the children Of Elko
be kept in school for the usual ten
months in the year, vote for the special
school tax.
Warner i Co. forwarded today, per
Thos. Lovelock'A team, 1850 feet lum-
Der for Geo. w. Peltier & Co., Of Tusca-
rora.
A young woman in Pittsburg died re-
Gently from the effects of having her
ears pierced. Moral essays upon this
barbarous practice are now in. order.
Do you know that tonight is the time
appointed for Ham McCain's reception?
His friends are all invited, and q glorious
time is assured to oil who favor him with
their presence.
Col. Lannon'S salary as private sec
rotary to Gov. Cleveland was $4,000 a
year.. As private secretary to President
Cleveland it will be So, $50 a year.
An Eastern paper says: "Gov. Adams
Of Nevada, happened to overhaul an old
coat the other day and found 49, 500 in
n If the pockets. He had forgotten
all about the money" We fear that
some itinerant sagebrusher has been
triiing with the credulous Wabash edi-
tor.
Custom compels every Icelander in
his native land to kiss every woman he
meets.
The foundation plank Of the Social
lists is: Freedom from labor, anxiety
and sorrow." They can get tLat all in
Heaven, but they don't want to do a
credit business.
Maggie Mitchell will celebrate her Rf-
tleth birthday in 1886 by retiring from
the stage.
A bill has been introduced in the Penn
sylvania Legislature which provides that
any ~wife-beater, or any beater OF any
woman, shall receive in the Jail yard, at
the hands Of the Sheriff, ~thirty-nine
lashes oil the bare back. A similar law
was enacted some years since by the
Nevada Legislature, but it wal decided
unconstitutional.
The lower House of the Indiana Leg
islature has passed a bill prohibiting
Sunday baseball playing, and it is
thought that the Senate will concur
Thus are the privileges OF. the Hoosier
curtailed.
Commissioner Babcox went ND 10
Deeth yesterday, toperfeet arrangements
for bridging the Humboldt at that point
"A much needed improvement,
When you go to the polls ON the 2lst
instant, be sure that your ballot contains
the legend: TAX? Yes"
Ben Reinhart returned last evening
from a business trip to San Francisco.
Representative Cassidy has presented
to the House a petition OF the Nevada
State Teachers Association, urging the
passage Of the educational bill.
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