The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-04-04
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Matthias 8 blossom. the father Of J
A HLDnom Of Battle Mountain. Died ut
his residence in MiAmisburg. Ohio. re-
GENTLY. At the ripe old age Of 81 years.
he vas 4 pioneer of northwestern Ohio,
his father having moved there when it
was q wilderness.
Rev Charles McKelvey pastor OF the
II. L. Church at Oakland. was the
victim Of a numerous assault at that
place last week. He vas knocked down,
kicked and shot at twice. but fortunateI<
was not hit by the bull II. Robbery is
supposed to have been the purpose of
his assailnnts.
Rev. OscHs T. Brown. who disappear
ed from New York March 9Th, was
founi living with a woman not his wife.
He disappeared once before and was
found after a months abseuee. The
woman With whom he was passed aS
his wife aud had two children With her.
Friends say tie clergymen Is insane.
The Intern .tioual Military aud Ma
val Reyeiw publishes AN article discuss
ing the recent Polish debates, aud
maintains that the majority in the
HelchsiaS IL n treasnnlble one, and
similar to the Pru>sian majority OF lSC2
and lS6 The writer says! I'VE can
hang dynamiters, but We cannot hang
tae Reich'tis majority" 1t is under
stood that the author Of the articl. il n
high officer in the service Of the govern
rI-ut.
Silver State: Yesterday afternoon
hb"ut 80 o'clock. Christian Lark died
1t U~uiOnville, Of aropIc1y or heart dis
eA"e. A letter written by him the even
ing before his death, To his son at this
place. stated that he had been at work
during the week setting out fruit trees,
and that his health was as good aS Usual
Mr. Lark was among the first prrsous
~ho came to fnis country after the dis.
covery Of gold aud silver mines in the
Humboldt range. In 1851 he located n
ranch in Bu-na Vista Canyon, near the
present. town Of Unionvilie, on which he
lived up TO the time of his death. He
WAS twice elected County Treasurer, aud
was an efficient and honest Official.
A decision in favor Of the defendant
was rendered Friday in the Superior
Court in San Francisco. in the suit
brought by Henry Tomey agaips: VIM.
Dunphy to recovrr SIS, 900 commission
for hnding L purchaser at the price of
SI5O,OOO for Dunphy's Battle Mountain
ranch on the Humboldt river. Nevada.
Read Morris Badt's new Wells Ad in
another column.
Oliver Chilled Flows, the bes, and
cheapest manufactured. for sale by W.
I. Smith.
PAM. the thre~e-year-old son Of Con-
gresham Morrow died ut Washington,
Friday. Of scarlet fever.
State School Superintendent c.. 8.
Young, arrived from the East This morn-
inc and departed for H~innemucca this
evening.
1t is now stated that ex.Cashier Bor-
nenan Of the San Francisco Sub-trcas-
ury will be criminally prosecuted, the
evidence against him being said to war
rant such action.
Remember the Entertainment by
Miss Grants school to be given at Free
man Hall tomorrow night. Sweet songs
by a bevy OF handsome young ladies'. is
an attraction hand to resist: but don't
try to resist. Go see, hear and be hap-
py.
Buffalo Bill and his troupe of savages
who have ben curdling the blood Of
Western innoceuts with representations
OF life among ''Injuus" and border ruff
fans, passed eastward last evening.
BucOlic Williams hair is handsome as
ever.