The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-08-09
From Friday's Daily
HALMAGUNDI.

Departures by stage this morning for
Tuscaron. Miss Griffith.
Nellie Rrnckett, Of bureau notoriety,
is MASKING m~uttonheads at Lake Big.
Ter.
The Sheriff has collected for licenses
.of.sll kinds, Sl.147 % during the month
of July.
Quite a number Of our young people
went picnicing up to Harry Van Dreil'
ems field tn-day.
A lady(T) Of Eureka has opened d
saloon and ''hopes to receive IL share oY
public patronage"
Persons having claims against ElkC
county should file them with the CierL
by tomorrow evening.
A heavy freight train propelled by txo
engines in 'front.' aud one iii the middle,
went west this morning.
There are now five passenger engines
on this division Of the railroad. aud a
Iayover is taken at Terrace, instead OF
running through.
This morning the atmosphere was de-
lightTully cool and pleasant. but the
thermometer rose 10 50 degrees at )
O'Clock this afternoon.
The parent who sends his son into
the world uneducated delrauds the COM
munity OF u useful citizen aud be-
queaths it 10 q nuisance.
The Index says that orders have been
received at the Carson Mint restoring
the wages Of all employees to the same
standard as prior TO the recent rednc-
ton.
Ii. Sokrr's teams came in this after
noon with $4,000 pounds Of ore from
Bullion, which will he forwarded Uy
Warner * Co. to Sandy. Utah. Tor is-
duction.
Prof. G. S. Young, Nevada School
master General, and editor Of the Car
son Free Lance, has been elected one of
the Grand Cuunsel0Ts OF the National
Teachers Association
The Tints-Reriew says the uew
grade in Taylor Canyon will DE com.
pleted and ready for travel early next
week. This is good news for icamstcrs
who will be relieved Of the heavy pulls
on and about STARVATION" hill.
A San Francisco dispatch Of the 2gtb
brings the important news that ''Bclvn
Lockwood arrived to-day and is quar-
tered at the Palace. She dursn I srrm
TO be afraid Of Sbaron's charms She
needn't be, for William prefers Spriug
chickens tO old hens.
The cholera has broken ont or the
French frontier. Onc-fourth OF the in.
hAbitants of Montenegro in S0ria died
OF the cholera in the past ten DAYS
The survivors fled, with the exception
OF one of he gen d. armcs. who re-
manned to bury the bodies OF the We.
Tins.
There has lately been Il remarkable
economy III the use of postage STAMPS,
attributable. 10y the Postolice Depart
ment, not la the last change IN the
postal Rates. but TO ECONOMY and hard
times" The shrinkage IN the revenue
OF the department for the quarter end.
ing March amounted to $500 900.
Teachers who desire To know the
amount Of school money to the credit Of
the district IN which they are teaching
should apply TO the Trustees. az they
are notified every three months both by
the County Superintendent and through
'nc newspapers as to the financial
standing OF their respective districts.
The idea has been sr.gg sted that a
portion OF the uncIpcudcd funds in the
hHhdS OF the Fourth of July committee
be appropriated to the purchase If "A
new public flag. The idea is n GOOD
one and We hope that the ~proposi,ipn
will be acted upon at once. ms the old
flag has done service until i, il r.d,c,d
to tatters and should be- retired from ne.
tive service. Let a new flag, which
shall he nn honor To our town and pco.
pie, be secured at once.