The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-04-26
Iron Saturdays Daily.l
wALMAoUNDI.

". T. Smith has just had a new avn
ing built in front Of his store.
The train from the West this morning
was quite heavily plAstered with snow.
VIM. Hunter and wife. go down on q
visit 10 Carlin by the train tomorrow
morning. ~ rrGs.
Regular meeting OF Odd Fellows a,
their hall tonight.
There was n heavy fall OF snow in the
Sierra Nevadas night before last.
The c. z. Carpenters will complete
the changes in the freight-house plat
form to-day.
g. ". GraYson Jr., came DOM from
the North by the stage last evening aud
departed for the Bay this morning.
A special Masonic meeting for pur-
poses Of instruction will be held in Ma
sonic hail tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock
Sharp.
The Attorney General has given an
opinion to the President sustaining the
eligibility Of Lawton, of Georgia, for the
appointment as Minister to Russia.
Admiral Courbet is urging the French
government 10 annex the Pescadorcs
group. or Fishers Islands in the Chan
mel OF Toxic, in the China Sea, between
ormo and the main land.
No bace of Henry Vnnsiekle, of
Genoa. who 10 m~ysteriously disappeared
IA few days ago. has yet been found. al
though every effort is being made to
find him. Even the Indians are scour-
ing the county in search of the lost
man.
Mrs. George Russell and children re-
turned home from San Francisco last
evening; Nr. Russell remaining with
Miss Aida, the eldest daughter, at the
Bay, it not being deemed advisable to
subject her to n change Of climate so
htbh b4NI AfI EtHtlll lllUtNS.
The Union Pacific paid the Pacific
Mail Company last year 1853, OOU M n
subsidy for the maintenance of overland
rates from the Atlantic seaboaYd while
the entire Pacific Coast business Of the
Union Pacific freight department amout-
ed only to 81, 800, 900 gross.
State Controller Hnllock reports that
there is now in the State School Fund
Of this State. subject TO investment (lrss
probable w~ithdrawal), the sum Of SIO5.-
73S 30 in cash. There are also the fol-
lowing bonds held in trust, viz: Nevnda
five per cent. bonds, $3.50, 900; Nevada
four per cent. bonds. $sS, 600; United
States four per cent. bonds. $3.50, 900;
total bonds held in trust, SGlS. 900.
NJ. ID Polk. of Halleck. published
in this paper some three months 60, q
recipe for the cure of biackleg in cattle.
After losing seventy-6ve head Of COWS
from the disease, a San Luis Obispo,
Cal, dairyman, IA couple Of weeks ago,
struck DR.. Folks cure in II newspaper,
and by its immediate application, saved
the balance Of his herd. The grateful
tactical dispenser ia now in diligcnt quest
Of the discUverer Of the potent roIUcdy,
for the purpose of bestowing upon him
a blessing, and half the increase from
tho c1uyuiggCeuf caypg
Two weeks ngo. at Santa Barbara,
Cal, the ll-ycar-old son of Frank Sill
vas. while playing, stepped on n nail.
which penetrated his foot. No ntten-
ton was given il, a. the wound soon
healed, but last week lac was taken with
commissions, his features were very much
cOntorted, his body doubled so that his
feet Touched the back Of his head and
lac died Of lockjnw. lie was conscious
to the last. in the most intense agony.
q. Mrs. +. L. Muller yesterday received
from Lnmoillc valley, by stage. a box.
which on being opened WAS found 10
contain n luscious dinner, already for
the table, sent 10y her mother rs n birth.
day present, yesterday being the ami
yersary Of that event. We are compe-
tent to testify AS TO the excellence Of
some Of the viands, having sampled EN-.
The Enst-bound express train had an
unusual number Of passengers last night.
among whom were Lieutenant. Cover
nor Daggett, Of California, l. l.. Requa.
Lloyd TcTis, and ffty-eight Raymond
oIoursionists.
Hon. NJ. ID. Foley also came mp by
the train and returned to Palisado this
morning.
A division. battalion. awkward sguad
or some other segment OF the so-cnlled
Salvation Army, were pressing Eastward
10y the emigrnnt train this morning.
This section presents II fruitful field for
missionary tillngc. hut We fear that some.
thing more persuasive aud engaging
than the drngglcd old hens in that crowd
would be required To affect tho soil Of
this moral vineyard. The ''saIivating"
army would DO n name more In harmony
with the general style Of it's members.
Services Tomorrow.
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