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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-03-14
tFron wednesday. D.ily.I
0ALAAGUNDI.

-
Joe. Scott PISSED West by the train
from Halleck this morning.
During the week ending last Saturday
applications aggresating G, 200 acres at
$-25 were filed IN the State Land office.
The ''b=au,iful' keeps coming right
along. but doesn't accumulate in the
low grounds. The mountains are get
ting u benefit.
A bar of bullion valued at 81. ZOO was
received here by stage Sturdy night.
1t was the result of ore worked at the
Grand Prize mill from the Dexter mine.
Miss Nora Roach came down from
Tuscarora Monday evening. The
young lady will apply for "a certificate
authorizing her to teach u public school.
Airs. Warwick Of LanIoille Valley, and
her daughter. Mrs. Harvey MeAdanls,
start this evening to visit relatives at
Denver City. Mrs Cun-y also starts Oh
a visit to Omaha, this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. ". I. Smith returned
from n four weeks visit TO California
last evening. Grandma Nunson who
had been over OH tue Western slope for
several months accompanied. them on
their return. U .
Handsome Harry Davis is spoken Of
in connection with the Goyernorship.
II Harry is sure he eau steer the ship OF
State with hall the grace und gumption
that he pilots a passenger train, he is
our first choice in the political loUl.
In the District Court at winuerlucca
Monday, two culprits held for trial for
petit larceny pleaded guilty. and a nolle
prosequi was entered in another case.
The batch being thus nmicaUly disposed
OF. the jurors were discharged for the
term.
Times-Rcview: The stamps at the
Grand Prize having flushed crushing
the ore on hand, We're hung up ON Sat-
evening aud the clean up will probably
be completed to-day. Stopers will be
kept at work in the mine. and another
run will probably be made in the
course OF n few weeks.
Mr.. G. W. Grover received n letter
this morning from his daughter, Mrs.
Louis Henderson, in which it is stated
that herself and husband had abaud.
oncd the proposed trip to Salt Lake,
and would to-day leave Ogden for Miles
City. Montana.
MIS-. John Mcintosh and her two
boys passed through from Cnrlin las
evening, curOute to visit her husbands
parents who resi- le ncar Montreal, Can,
ada. They will remain in the Eust
some three mouths. Mr.. McInto,h nc,
eon'panIed his family 10 tins place, re,
turning home this morning.
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Norman Horses,

Mr.. +. c. Hardy, of Little Lake.
near Toamo, Manager for the Ills. Nor
man II rise Company, has Just brought
out hom the above Compnny's great H.
/ nois stock ranch. u carload of stall
lions, comprising Imported, three
quarter and seven-eighth grades, which
he proposes TO furnish 20 horsc.meu OH
the following terms: One-fourth cash
down; half of balance next Fail, and
the other half in the Fall OF 1887, good
baukabie paper being required. He
has in stud II black scven.eighth Nor
man, coming three years oli--weiyht
February Gath, 1900 pounds. which
took the premium ut the New Orleans
Worlds Fair; also n colt. coming two
yenrs-weight Feby. 9th 400 pounds,
that took n premium at the St. Louis
Stare Fair last Fall. Two other year
ling, weighing respectively l.4l0 and
l,4J pounds, ii is confidently asserted
cannot lie duplicated in tho United
States. Blondean, Gu imported horse,
weighing l,I60. in n model Of beauty
aud excellence. A number OF other
young animals which now weigh from
l,C3O TO LILO pounds. will. when
grown, tip the beam at from 100 to
1900 rounds.
Accurate pedigree warranted ntrerery
sale, aad horsc-men may rely upon re-
cciving fair and hononibte treatment.
The Company having al agent in
Fmrcc and another ia lIls. 10 buy
grades, it is in n ''situatioh'io d6y com.
petition by importers or dealers
Mr.. Hardy states that hc will attend
tho meeting OF s,ockm,n to be held here
next Tuesday. the 10th instant. and
will then be prepared 10 confer with my
parties who may think OF purchasing Il
pure Mormon or grade stallion.
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anderson

Many. IL not all the relatives and
friends Of MIR. Lou. Henderson and Miss
bbie Grover. in this place. were sur
pr,cd last evening by the
mrnt that the parties above mentioned
had been married It Toano, ut IL
o'clock 4. II. Justice Vim. Congrr hnv-
inS gone up from Wells to perform tire
nuptiai ceremony. Miss Grover has
been for some lime past teaching the
school at Toano. On Saturday might,
Mr.. Henderson took n cordial leave of
his friends here, and started by the
train. ostcns!hly ON n business trip To
Montana. OF several weeks duration,
aud the real object in view was not sus-
prctcd until the receipt Of the dispatch
from the groom above mentioned. The
mrwIy-married couple departed by the
train last evening for Salt Lake City,
where they will pass the first Two weeks
OF the honeymoon. going thence to
Montana. where two or three more
weeks will be consumed IN travel III that
section, Mr.. Henderson having an idea
Of engaging in business ia that Territory.
''Lou, as lie is Familiarity known, is u
son OF Mr.. J. Henderson,, banker OF this
place, and 4 nephew Of Mr. John
Bradley. lie grew up from boyhood in
this place. and being the posseSsor Of
an extremely liberal disposition, coupled
with MI unusual number OF social and
manly qualities he has for years been
II Of our most popular young men.
taking an active part at the social gath.
cringS Of our young people ia which he
has long been a conspicuous figure.
The bride. Miss Libbio Grover, is the
daughter Of Charles ". Grover. Super
intemdcnt of Schools for this county and
Is also almost n native Of the Silver
Site. having grown up from girlhood
in this place.
Miss Grover IL n very estimnhlc and
accomplished young lady, and there il
every reason TO believe that tho union
consumatcd ycstcrdny-although the
manner was not in accord with the
wishes Of tho respective families will
prove n c~ongcnial aud happy one. The
best wishes Of the host OF friends Of the
young couple attend them in all their.
%jonrncyings anil keep them com pany
along the pathways Of lie.
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Death OF Dudly Sale.

At n few minutes past seven o'clock
last evening this community was start
led by the announcement that Dudley
Sale. an old aud well-knowu Issident of
this place. had just dropped to the
ground dead. near the door of his
iwelling. He had been quite unwell
for several days but had kept on his
feet most Of the time aud had returned
from the lower part of town only a short
time before stricken by the hand OF
death. Deceased was a native Of Vir-
glnia and n California 49-er, in which
State-for some years IN TIiuity county
he resided until attracted across the
Storms by the excitement osSasioued by
the discovery Of the lannon's -Comstock
lode. The Reese River excitement in
80 drew him to the Eastern part of the
State, where. with the Lander county
argonnuts he assisted in founding the
city OF Austin, and for a number OF
years did II thriving business as u con-
tracing carpenter and builder. His SO
cial disposition and generous nature
rendered his popularity such that rs the
Democratic nominee for Sheriff, and
with a tirat-class man opposing, he
cnIne within q very few votes Of the
election, ut n time when even = leaning
toward Democracy was fatal to any po-
litic.l aspirations.
In 1869 lie removed to the present
site OF Fort HILleck, having charge of
the work OF constructing the government,
buildings at that place, and a couple of
years later removed to this place where
he had since carried on the business OF
contractor and builder, having u well
,qHipped shop and dwelling on Rail.
road street. "
Deceased was n Royal Arch Mason,
and while ut Austin withdrew from his
lodge, in Trinity county. Cal, and
united himself with Austin Lodge.
Like the rest OF the human family,
poor Dudley had his weukness-on,
which injured him alone-bui it was o.
n venial character, for the natur,
OF the man would have booked non,
other, AMI all who have known him well
through the past twenty-five years. viii
experience no feeling but that of sorro u
ON learning OF his death o expires.
other wish than that his ashes maJ
peacefully rest.
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Skipped Out

The announcement last night that
Charles Klcckncr. n well.knowu resi-.
dent OF this place. had secretly boarded
tue cars Sunday morning aud skipped
from the State. leaving u number Of
creditors to mourn his loss. o]ccasionrd
very general surprise and comment.
During n residence here Of about three
years he had earned the reputation OF
being an upright. Industrious man.
thereby acqnitiu9 the esteem aud con.
idcnce OF the citizens generally. His
marriage TO Miss Burner Of this place
last January, tended TO strengthen the
confidence already rcposcd in him. and
his contemplate. covardly course IA
totally unexpected.
II will prove more disastrous 10 him
than Ia those he has demanded. for n
rascal cannot run away from his record.
and we very much fear that the young
wife who followed him will soon find il
impossible Ia retain either love or re-
spect for ono who could Voluntarily sac
riGcc manhood md reputation on so
slight n provocAt!on.
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A Runaway.

HirHU Chase. the wcll.known deahr
in groceries, etc , drove out this morn.
ing with his gallant grey and delivery
wagon. stopping at the Dorinitory build
ing. According to his usual custom. the
horse WAS left alone white Mr.. Chase
went into tho house. The grey being n
pampercd brute took advantage Of the
drivers absence, aud striking out on
his " account, was soon making fat
tcring time down toward Sheriff Atwell's
residence, announcing his arrival by the
smashinR Of piokets az tho wagon hub
stripped them from, the fence. The
diSsolnts beast continued his Wild CA.
rec until he got rid I the wagon aud
Ia major part Of the harness, when,
having grRtihed q long cherished desin
for distinction. hs vaulting ambition
suddenly mbSided, the Infatuated stccd
becoming gentle AZ q sucking dove.
The wagon sustained several comminu.
ted fractures. and will require consid-
"rcrable eutgieal treatment before IL Is
1t for service. .
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Entertainment nj Wells.

Miss Gordon, the popular Young lady
who has charge Of the public school Mt
Wells. has for some weeks past, been
instructing the scholars. In addition to
their regular studies. in defamation,
singing. etc, in view Of fitting them TO I
actors in an entertainment to be given
for the benefit Of th, school fund. They
nre now proficient ia their parts. and
the citizens OF our sister village will
soon have the pleasure of taking in n
FIRST class performance by dcposiiing at
the door the nominal sum Of four bits
half Of that sun being the tax imposed
upon children under the discretionary
nSe. MesSrs HAuuill. Meigs, Casper.
Hanks. Patterson and Fisher constitute
n committee on cnurtcsies whose duty
il will be 10 provide tickets OF admis-
"ion aud supper checks for visiting
guests from im~pecunious points along
the line Of the railroad 80 far West as
Eiko and Moline.
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From Friday'A Daily.
tnALMASUNDI.

. 800 - - -H"
There il to be n dance atHooten's, ON
South Fork. Oh the 9th instant.
Mn. s. Z. Benson and daughter, ar
rived here from the East by the train
this morning.
Jud. Dakin and Ell. Odell of La
noble. aud Knox Crane Of Sonth Fork,
came in this evening.
To~n.site Agent, d. II. Haskell came
up from the West this morning aud will
remain until tomorrow.
About three inches Of snow fell to-day
and being SerYdamp, made very fair
sIeishing. II was still showing lightly
at 5 o'clock.
Mr. J. Henderson has bought Of D. d.
Holland. the Tripoli mine in Railroad
district. The property is we'll develop
ed aud We undcrstLud that il is the in
tention to work the mine the coming
Vs.
Senator Westerheld will on Thursday
Issue the first number OF a. Democratic
paper at Dayton. Its maine is the
News Reporter aud it will advocate
Senator James q. Fair for reelection
to the United States Seuate.
The Oregon Republican State Con.
Vention meets at Portland AuriI lsIb
The election takes place June 7th and
this Will leave five weeks for the cam-
PaiSn. The full State ticket and Con-
gresham are 10 be elected.
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Eureka Scutinrl:-Hon. 4. C. Clevc-
land, who went East last Fall, has ar
rived here with some fine stock. In
Pennsylvania lac bought two thorough
bred Hu!stvin calves, and in Missouri
Ii purchased t~wcn:y-'our head OF full
blood Hereford anil Short.ho.us. TIE
cattle were brought by rail to Descrct,
Utah. From.that place they were driv-
en- across the country (l75 mlles) to
Clev,land's ranch ut Spring Valley,
White Pine county.
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GFror. saturday,. Da1y.l
akLNAouNDG,


Mr.. oh 81 sksll returned westward
from here by the train this morning.
Mr.. aud Ma. tno. r, Bradley and
daughter arrived here from San Fran
cisco last evening. Mr.. Brndley states
that Mand's health has not been i'm
proved by the "trip. ..
The clouds from which snow has been
at Irregular intervals falling during the
past three days partially broke away to-
day. the sun aiming forth quite pleas
antly, causing the N to rapidly dis
appear froru the valley and foot hills.
General Thomas II. Williams. who
died suddenly Of heart disease in San
Francisco last Sunday, WAS. in accord
ance with his expressed wish. burr d in
thai city privately and without display.
Deceased was n son Of Hon. Sherrod
Williams. a former Congressman from
Kentucky. The General left -four sons
ond a daughter. together with Mn e,tat.
worth probably tive or Six millions Of
dollars.
The wedding of JEFF D. Bradley, With
Hiss Emma Donnells took place in Sau
Francisco last Tuesday evening, the
time appointed The-cArd--oi SIR. and
Mrs. J. ID. bradley werts' received By u
number Of friends of the newly married
last evening. The young couple who
grew up from childhood in this place
will he warmly welcomed back TO their
old home.
A. w. Fuller has been improving his
HOUSE and its Surroundings TO such an
extent that the old st inlaL!trnt would
scarcely recognize the place. The
house has been newly weather. DO 4rdrd,
" new porch constructed. the whole
cleaning III fresh paint. while the
grounds are being enclosed in IL neat
picket fence, investing the whole with A
cheerful air OF home and its comforts.
The train from the West arrived hc-c
last night in two sections. bringing some
Do passengers. u large number of whom
took supper at this place. The train
from the East this morning brought
about an equal number. the eight
coaches attached being all we'll filed.
Among the paSsrngSrs were the McNish,
Johnson K SIaviu's Minstrcls, number
ing - persons. bound for San Francis.
60.
Mount Etna is in n state Of eruption:
cindcrs and stoucs are continually be-.
Ing thrown, aud it is supposed that lava
is coming cut Of the crater, but as il is
covered by a dcnse mist no proper Oh.
servHtions can be take,. Slight shocks
OF earthquake have been felt at the foot
Of the mountain.
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CAPTAIN CRAWFORD.
His death not the result Of a mistake.

His death not the result Of n mistake.
The Army and Navy Journal gives
the following summary Of n letter from
Its correspondent at Fort Gruut, Arizonn
giving the details Of the Mexican attack
lust January which resulted in the xii.
ING of Captain Crawiord: The attack
was made not at night or in the dusk,
but by daylight; neat that Crawford
when he was shot wore the uniform OF
his ran in the United States service. rs
did also Lieutenant Mans AMI the hos
pitai te"ard who was with them. II
further appears that Crawford was
killed and his interpreter. Mr.. Horn
wounded by II musLctTy fire op,ncd al
ter the ~ccsNation of n previous attack
aud while they were standing within
twenty-five yards OF the Mexican Com
mandcr aud holding a pnrley with them.
the conversation being carried on in
Spanish by Mr.. Horn. The firing of
this second attack was continued for an
hour and a half. Whatever pussib,llty
there may be OF explaining the first ut.
tack. which last Il iftcrn minutes. the
second was Of such a nature rs to cr-
clude the reasonable presumption Of in
noceDce which the law allows. Know
ing MS readers do the restriction un.
DIR which officers are placed, they will
accept our assurance that our account
though not coming from them directly,
is that OF those who were with Captain
Crawford ut the time OF his dca.h."
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The passenger trains are now Of extra
length aud running we'll loaded both
ways. The train last night had twelve
passenger cars aud wSB hauled by two
engines. That Of this morning came
from the East in two sections, each hav.
ing a pair Of engines TO proPel Il.
Special froight trains are now in order
both day II night. One vent flying
through yesterday and another passed
easi last night Just ahead Of the pnssen-
ger train, tearing through here at a fur
ious rate. ThS freight traffic seems 10
about equal tho passenger travel.
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IFrOn Thunday's Daily.l
aALMAGUNDl.

Read the ad of the Elko Dramatic
Club.
Read the new ad. Norman Stall.
lions" in this issue.
1t is stated the Pacific Mail Company
has entered the railroad war. by cutting
tirst-class tickets to New York from $3.50
to SIS.
An agent Of the we'll. known tobacco
Arm Of Mnrburg Bros, was about town
to-day distributing small sample pack
ages Of plug.cut. known ms Seal of
North Caroliua"-a cute advertising
dodge.
Miss Lille Cullen returned last Sat-
urday from Pine Valley where she has
been teaching school for some months
past. She will take charge OF the Hal
leck school next Monday. Her sister.
Miss Emma. returned last evening from
~Inependence Valley, whore she is also
engaged in teaching.
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IFfom Monday. D.dly-l
nALhA0UNDH.

Mr.. Geo. Russell and Mr.. Lewis
Bradley returned last evening from San
Francisco, where they attended the
Brpdiey-Donuells wedding.
The s. p. Co.. has cut freight rates
TO New York to SO cents. aud to ChicI-
20 10 37H cents. The cut made by the
Sunset reduces the rate to two mills per
ton per mile a less rate than has ever
been made on any class Of shipments by
the trunScontinental roads.
First Comptroller Durham has asked
the suspension OF the pay warrants for
the C;Gh Legislature. Prospects now
are that u joint resolution will be rushed
through Congress diyer,iug the money
to apply on the Territorial indie btedness
for expenses Of the courts and penitcn-
tiary.
Silver City Avalanche: Oscar Baker,
who was sentenced to imprisonment in
the Penitenimry for i've year from
Bingham county May last. for man.
slaughter. in the killing Of II man with
WHOM his father was fighting. was par
doned by Governor Stevenson last
week. The lad was ten years Of age at
the time of the killing. He passed
through here on Wednesday ON his way
10 his future home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Cy Nulkry. who will exercise care over
him until he becomes Of age. The boy
only did what amy other child would
have done under Like circumstances,
4 Macon. Ga. dispatch says: Miss
Carrie Rains aud her niece, Miss Ella
Humphreys, were murdered Thursday
evening near M~illrdgrviilr. while going
to the h-u-r Of Frank Iiumphr, VS., IL
as brptAcr-Im-ltS, acc nmpanied by
him. le ,trrdty morning he reported
that the party were att Ickcl by four
masked meu, he being beaten aud The
Ladies kiIleI. The evidence before the
Coroner pointed to Humphreys aS the
murderer. aui he was arrested. Miss
Humphreys had been outraged.
Under the head Of "a pc%tricoat Pro.
test. the Salt Lake Tribune thus de.
sclbcs u feminine gathering in that city
Saturday: Another mighty Lniter-luy
event. which. it is expected vii! entirely
change the current OF local all .ir,. nj
all Federal officers with dismuv, paraI.
we the Congress of the United States
and probably cause the universe ,o
stand still, has been exploded in this
long suffering community. The great
mass convention Of female Sglnlrssts, n
scheme conceived in the brains Of "a few
Puiygamnus PrnitcHtiary birds. WAS
held in the Salt Lake Thratcr yesterday
Afternoon. Some twelve or thirteen
hundred females. n great many of whom
were from the rural districts, packed
heaven. A frs,-clgss minstrel show
during an auIuscmcnt famine could not
have drawn a larger audience. Some
OF the sisters came for nOtoTicty, others
because they had been counscied Ia
come. Others through curiosity and still
others because it was a free show. With
the exception of the members Of the
Sixteenth Ward brass band, some OF the
weak-Voicsd male members Of the Tab.
crnac!c choir. which was huldled to-
gether IN the back part Of the stage,
and u few gray .haired patriarchs in the
audience. There were no brethren pres.
ent to witness the proceedings.
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San Francisco ad.iccs of the 9th are
A. follows:
Limited tickets underwent another
decided cut this morning. The follow
ing open rates are made 10y all the
roads: Chicago, $50; New York, s35;
Boston, $31. Round trip tickets To
New York. allowing thirty days stop
over, were sod this IA oruing ut S92 20.
Similar tickets to Chicago, So 80.
The latest reported rates are. Kansas
City, limited. $40. emigrau:. -; Gu
caSo, limited, Sl5. cmig-ant. $40; New
York, limited, SIS, emigramt. S2j.
The Spring meeting Of the Pacific
Const Blood Horse Association opens
April Sd. The feature OF the mtetIug
will be n contest between Alta, Volante,
and IlidIlgo.
The Customs officials to-day seized
$1,000 worth Of opium at the dock,
brought here on tue steamer ''BrlGic."
1t II addressed to Hop K,e. No. lis
Dupont street. 4 search Of the prem
isrs to which the contrnband opium was
addressed, resulted IN the discovery OF IL
large quantity Of opium which did not
bear the custom house stamp. The
claimed that they purchased it
in the city.
Captain C. c. BRANCH and c. d. Fol-
lett. steward Of the steamer "Australia''
have been arrested charged with allow
ing Cinnamon illegally to land at this
point ON December 2Sth last, when the
steamer was last here. Both were re-
leased ON $500 bail. The Captain sta
ted that the Cinnamon escaped from
the vessel without his knowledge.
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Death OF srrs. Horatio seymou-

A Utica. New York, dispatch Of the
Sth says: Mary Blocker, the relict of
Ex-Governor l~lorttio Seymour, died at
the residence Of Mr.. Roscoe Conkling
at $50 O'Clock this morning. The late
Ex-Governor removed Mira. Seymour
from his country home 10 Mrs. Conk-
ling's ON account Of her illness, and
while attending her was attacked with
his fatal illness.
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MARRIED.

HESDHRsoS. GnovTn.-Iu Tonvo, Sun.
day, Anrch7, 1885,, by Justice OF tho
Peace Vim C6ngct. Mr.. Lonis Hen.
derson TO Miss Libbie Grover. both Of
this place.
FILtows-CLEsEI. In Catlin, Monday,
March 4. 1886. by Judge Il. II. Bige.
low, Mr1P. VI Fellows 10 Miss Han.
nah CleHry, both Of winncmucca.
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GEM-BARTLErr 4 OsrnEIcHrn, Pno-
~PRIEroKS

F. McPhetres, Steve Grimes. Adobe;
G,o. Chase. Geo. J.. Needham, Salt
Lake; Q. j. Brooks, San Fran. E. C.
Mcclellan, Lone Mountain; Geo. Hem
deison, Eureka; James Small, Cortez:
Rubt. Hubs. Tuscarora.
NJ. Stottler. NJ. Pixley and family.
Lamoilie; r. E. Skaggs, II. Stoker,
Bullion; r. ii. Fellows, ,Winnemucca;
Cal. Wiley, Pleasant; Gilbert Henry.
Fred. Scott, Mound; John Doherty,
p. +. O'Donnell, Butte.
MTs. Taylor, T~uscarora; Jas. Strong,
Terrace; John Hoyt. COrinne; Vim.
Stevens. Hi Stoker, Bullion; Ed Odell.
E. Dakiu. LamoiIle: Geo. Elmore, Peko;
II. Holverson, j. II. Kennedy. Halleck
CIV Saunders, Aspen, Col.