The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-02-22
Iron Thursdays Daily.l
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The Knights OF Pythias hold n regular
meeting at their hall tonight.
The High License" bill was de-
feated in the Senate Tuesday.
A. Van Week Of Tuscarora was the
only passenger in by stage last evening.
d. Il. Sessions, ex-editor Of the Eu-
reka Scntinel,. is now writing for the San
Francisco Alta.
Mike Mccormick is serving a term of
twenty days in the county Jail for COM
uniting a misdemeanor at Tuscarora.
The California Senate, Tuesday,
adopted n resolution expressing sympa-
thy with the striking iron-workers of
San Francisco.
The Comstock papers contain notices
Of the marriage at Dayton on the Carson
river, last Sunday, Of J. +. Gignoux L
Miss Mary Lotus Of that place. Elko
friends extend congratulations to the
newly married couple.
The wire-screen door closing the en-
rance to Joe Lang's cellar was cut open
last night and n quarter of pork abstrac-
ted. The thief has not been detected
but u re. emily discharged Monaghan as
sistant cook and bottle-washer is strong
ly suspected of being the skillful alb
stracter.
a In FtrA Gtnn IN nnlnrc aud NJ aIahnraNa
design, is now receiving its flushing
touches at Dick Browns furniture rooms.
Dick intends to add to the furniture bnsi-
ness that of sign and ornamental paint
ing, and the artistic picture mentioned
will publicly illustrate-from the house
top-the meritorious work he can fur
nish in that particular line.
The impression seems 10 have got
abroad that the party to be given this
evening by the Knights Of Pythias at
their hall. is designed to be a public af-
fair. This is an error. The ball is
strictly a private affair, gotten up exclu-
sively by and for the members of the
order, so hat none may feel aggrieved at
n failure to receive IN invitation.
The Legislative committee appointed
to investigate the charges brought against
the management Of the State Asylum for
the Insane, heard all the testimony, pro
and con, at the conclusion Of which the
committee found that the charges had
not been sustained, and the result is that
Doctor Bishop still ''holds the fort" 1t
appears to be now suspected that jeal-
ousies Of both a political and pro.es.
sional nature, were the most potent
causes Of the complaints against the
management of the Institute.
The remarkable progress made an wine
culture in this country in the past two or
three years, says the New York Sun, is
astonishing, even to those in the bust
ness. New varieties of grapes and i'm
proved methods of making wine have
been introduced, until now there is O
uniformity in the product considered i'm
possible a few years ago. The white
wines Of California and the red wines of
Virginia and of the Eastern States are
winning the favor OF the public very
rapidly.
Girls are of few days and full OF mis-.
clief, and whatsoever is deceived thereby
is not wise.
When the fair young girl cheweth her
gum with greater haste and stampeth
her pretty foot, do hot look out.
She cometh forth i'll the evening in
low neck and short sleeves; but a morn
ing she lieth in bed while her mother
hustleth.
When tie sleigh-bels tinkleth she
standeth at the window AMI yearneth
for n beau, and when he cOmeth she
dOeth up his purse. He wrappeth the
buffalo robe aboat her and huggeth her
much and stayet out beyon his time,
and the livery man addeth four good dol
lars to his bill.
In the evening he hieth himself
away to her fathers mansion. He go
eth in and stitch by the fire, and ere he
leaveth he popeth the question and she
jumpeth Mt the chance.
When the cock croweth he taketh his
departure, and when lac remembereth
the smallness of his salary, he kicketh
himself and cOmparcth himself to an
ass; yea, verify.