The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-03-21
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tainment at Freeman Hall tonight.
Senator J. W. Powell is spending .
few dayI among his friends at the Coun-
~ Seat.
Major Dennis. junior Of the Times
Review. arrived from the west on Sun
day evening.
The Salt Lake Tribune d~esiguates
the Utah LegiSlat ure rs 'the ridiculous
conclave Of simpletons."
"Scud" and "Biddy Bean" will keep
the audience in II jolly frame Of mind at
the entertainment tonight.
@ C. Powning. Of the Reno Jcaurnl
is in town attending the convention Of
the Nevada Live Stock Association.
There will be a friendly contest for
Terpsichorean honors between n printer
md n painter at Freeman Hall tonight.
The wearing If the green. will be
appropriate Tomorrow, in honor of
he lie and public services Of st. Pat
rick.
It is said that Senator Jones, OF Ne
vada, Is the only member OF the Senate
who accompanied the remains to CAL
~iforuia.
The stock interests Of all parts of
the State were we'll represented ut the
meeting Of the Nevada stock Associa-
sion here to-day.
Geo. J.. Eeedham, General Agent Of
the Union Pacific Railway. with head.
quarters ut Salt Lake. Is in town, inter
viewing ;he stock men.
The average wages paid to teachers
both male aud female in the pubic
schools of Nevada are higher than IN
any other State in tue Union.
There was quite a large number OF
stock men from various parts OF the
State in attendance ut the meeting Of
the Stock Association to-day.
The residents of RIby Valley are ex-
p~erirncinS very rough weather. heavy
snow storms, high winds and conse-
qu-ntly immense snow drifts.
The fast freight teams LEFT yesterday
morning with 10 900 pounds Of mer-
chapdise for TuscAruTa III, rchauts,
forwarded by C. c. Warner & Co.
DakotH, when admitted. will be the
~thirty-ninth III the con,tellat ton Of State
and another Htar wall be added to
tle blue helI Of the National BAN
ner.
A lively snow storm visited us during
the night. but u bright. warm SUI
dispersed the beautiful with which the
face Of nature was covered this morn
ing.
ii. +. Hapgood. agent for A. b.
Matthews importer aud breeder OF An
gus and Galloway cattle. Kansas City,
40. is in town attending the cattle CON-
vention.
Mr.. J. p. Elof is now confined to
his room with fever and sore throat, but
his indisposition is not considered seri.
GUS, aud he hopes to be out again in :
day or two.
Miss Margaret Graham. n graduate Of
the California State Normal School, was
granted q Grst grade certificate to-day.
Sne is engaged to teach at Signal, in
Clover Valley.
Tho tax levy this year in Lincoln
county is $3.50. on 500 valuation. aud
in Lyon county it is S2.75. Tax payers
OF Elko are fortunate in having their
lines cast ill pleasant places.
The address Of Supt. C. S. Young on
the Co.edncation Of Races, delivered
before the National Teachers Associat-
ion at Syracuse. n. Y. attracted much
attention in the convention.
Do not forget the entertainment at
Freeman Hall tonight. The indica;-
ions arc that the audience will be a
large one and that the programme will
be carried out to the satisfaction OF
all.
The International billiard match be-
tween Jacob Schaefer OF New York, and
Maurice VignauI Of Paris. terminated
last Saturday night at New York City
in favor Of Schaefer who scored 5000
points to VignauI's 1856.
Many persons in town are suffering
with colds and not q lew are on the
sick list. We regret TO learn that Mrs.
Taylor is one OF the latter. and ,couss.
quchtly the primary department d the
public school is temporarily closed.
A. 8. Mercer EDITOR OF the North.
western 1.-Two Stock Journal, Cheyenne,
wyo. has been invited to deliver all
address before the Stockmen's Conven.
ton this evening at z o'clock al the
Court House All those interested in
stock matters should go and hear him.
General Shcrmun's extraordinary let
ter TO Mrs. Anderson. of st. Louis, will
do him great injury. After referring to
the fact that his family is Catholic he
says: "llfs. sherman would no more
have her children enter a public school
than a common barronm This Ia n