The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-05-31
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warner Y 20 rwuru Tor luStafOra
to-day, by fast freight 5000 DDS. general
merchandise.
The Knights of Pythias hold a reSu-
lar meeting at their hall tonight. corner
Fourth and juniper streets.
Surveyor T.. Z. Nc CIelland passed
through for Wells last evening. He will
return to this placeiu IA few days,
Among the diversified uses To which
copper can be put to. is IA new one in
the manufacture Of white bronze"
Mr. AID Mrs. Frank Glenn have gone
on II visit 10 Mrs. Glcnn's brother, JEFF.
Bradley, at his ranch on Mary's river.
Charley Froelich and Ben Fitch went
fishing and cnug- we'll they gave us a
couple anyhow, no matter how they got
'em.
We are sorry to hear that J. c..
Doughty, of Cnrlin is lying ill at the
Railroad Compauy's hospital in Sucm-
mentu.
An Interesting item in another column
will explain the cause of the late COM
motion i'll the Nc Mullen family, Of Star
valley. Shake, Samuel.
An unlucky inventor has brought gu.
a hshing-rod that registers the precise
number and weight OF the fishes caught.
Up to the time of going to press he had
not sold II single one.
1t is reported that the Manhattan
Company at Austin have notified miners
hat they must work for $3.50 n day
after the 10th of next month, or the
mines will be closed.
The Tim ss-Revicw states that Eli
George has sold his house and business
III Tuscarora TO A.. b. Waller, and pro-
poses To- go to Arizona with IA view Of
engaging in the sheep business.
A couple OF the Wright boys, arrested
in this vicinity II few days ago on n
charge emanatIng from Utah, were
taken to Park ity Tuesday evening. on
a rvqui~itiom from the Utah authorities.
jay Gould has twcnty-scvcn telegraph
instruments in his Office. Sitting at his
desk he can be put into connection with
any place that is reached 10y wire of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
\ brother of Vim. Smiley Of Star val
ley, was thrown from Il horse Tuesday,
and had tne first joint of one Of his tin
gers torn of III the fail, 1t being caught
III some way, III l. of tie straps at
tached to the saddle. Mr.. Smiley went
TO Wells for surgical Treatment.
Herman Paulscn has resigned his po-
sition with ". L. Smith in order to de-
vote his attention 10 his irnming inter
estS between this place aud the northern
part of the county. We understand that
he is about to establish IL fast freight
line between here and Tuscurom.
The heaviest rain in twenty years Wis
tied Waco, Texas, Monday, doing scri.
Gus damage TO standing crops. Several
stores aud residences were flooded by
back wHter. The tmck of the Missouri
Pacific railroad is broken.
Mrs. Mary Long, who has been reap
pointed POstniistrrss at Charlottesville,
Va, has had rather n singular political
experience. She is the daughter Of Gen.
Sumner, Il gallant Union officer, who lost
his life ut Charlottesville. Her husband
was a General i'll the Confederate service
and he, too, Yves killed at the same bat
tie. She was appointed Postmistrcss at
CharlOttyillc by Gen. Grant and has
been rctaincdi i'll that ccpaci;y ever since.
She WAS again renppuintcd by President
Cleveland.
Coroner CHnick,s verdict on the bod
les of the victims of the Cincinnati fire
Plnccs the responsibility for the disaster
ON the finn Of SulIiSln n Co, who oc-
cupird the foulth and fifth floors. The
Coroner finds that had II suitable ladder
been on the 18th floor the girls could
have escaped through the hntchway.
One Of the firm Of Sullivan Il Co was
killed after saving three lives. and the
Coroner after coirdrmning his negligence
cOmmemds his bravery.
The ldHhoAvHlHnchc say that a rumnr
is current that Nit. Polk Is soon to
marry " very handsome young lady Of
Elku.
Very hnmdsome young hdi are so
numerous III Eikn, however. that such
stat mrnt affords no clue to the identity
Of the particular beauty upon whom
Mill. proposes 10 lavish his love and
loose change. Furthermore. the fuilnrc
to notify his most confidential friends
here OF his matrimonial designs cannot
be held otherwise than extremely icprr-
hcnsihIc. That his intentions rrspcct-
ing so grave II matter should first be
communicated 10y n foreign jburnll, is a
reflection upon the p0kc-your.nosentiyc-
ness Of the local news gtthcrcr that IL
humiliating to the last degree, aud We
didn't think that Nit. would have
treated us thus stability.
The Suns London cnblc special OF the
23rd says: The hitch in the parl"yiug
with Russia is more serious than * gen.
orally believed, aud the cynsivc answers