Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-20
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paper. published at Oakland. Califor.
min. has suspended.
Elko and vicinity vas blessed by q
splendid fall Of rain yesterday. there be-
ing fully 5o-1OO of an inch.
The census returns Of Secret Valley
school district. shows twenty-five chill.
dren under the age of21 years.
Assessor Hesson. started to Ruby Val.
lie" this morning On official business, he
will be absent about n week.
Mrs. Fred Wilson. Of Tuscarora, who
has been in San Francisco for some
time, arrived on last nights train.
IA. Shepherd, OF Lathrop. Ca'ifor-
mia. came up on Inst evenings train, to
look after his land aud live stock inte-
rests in the county.
Mrs. ]. G. wemple. mother Of Mrs.
TT. Hnrris, mi Mrs. Il. II. Dakin. Of
Honey Lake Valley, CAL, arrived by
Monday evenings trim.
Frank Hough's team rolled out this
morning with eight thousand pounds Of
barbed wire for Mr.. Coffin, Of the stam-
Pede ranch, near Tuscarora.
The Indian murderers OF Pluto Tom,
killed in Mason Valley recently. have
not yet been arrested. 1t is reported
that they IRE on the reservation.
Reno Gazette:-A mnn recently died
q natural death in Lundy aud it cast a
gloom over the place. The taking of
Of thirty.sir men by shooting and stab
bling cast no gloom.
William McComb came in yesterday,
by private conveyance, from Starr Val
ley. Uncle Bill has concluded to be-
come n resident Of Elko, and will som
move his family in to town.
j. A. Fillmore, General Superinten.
dent. and Auditor Gernld. OF the S. p.
II. r.. Accompanied by II. Clausen, Of
the Depot Hotel, Ogden, passed through
Inst night in n private car attached to
train No. /.
Miss NIaggie Ewin, Of Missouri, came
in on Inst nights train aud stopped off
to visit the family OF DIR. Henderson,
the young lady has boon on n pleasure
trip to California and is en- route to her
Missouri home.
The Silver Stats says TINT the ntten-
dance. ut the Republican State Couren-
ton was large, and the wire pulling
was lively, the principle interest OF the
pullers, being in tue selection OF Dele
gates to the National Convention.
Chicago News:-HereI This thing
has gone far enough! General Bou-
hanger has gone to live with his fami-
ly." General Boulanger cannot expect
to retain his grip on the hearts of his
c~ountrymrn il he makes n 'break" like
that.
Miss Helen Gould, the eldest daueh-
ter OF jay Gould. is known for her chart
table deeds. She is a regular visitor to
the New York Hospital for Ruptured
md Crippled Children, and takes the
little sufferers to the scashore at her
own expense.
3. S. Sears, formerly OF the ISpEPES-
DENT, came up from Santa Cruz, CAL,
Oh train No. l last night. Mr.. Sears
mnuy friends in Elko county will be
plensed to learn TINT he is looking well
n lcnst ten years younger thun when
he was last here.
The Rupublicnn convention ut Win
nemucca yesterday nominated II. F..
Bar,ine, OF Carson. for Congress and
Judge NJ. A. Murphy, Of Esmernlda,
for Supreme Judge. Thank you, gen.
tlenen Of the Convention, the Demo.
crnts will very easily knock both OF
them out.
Sheriff Atwell returned from the
northern rnrt of the county yesterday,
where he has been for some days max
ing repairs, and strengthening bis
fences. Tom says TINT he bns them
woll secured, and hus no fears but they
will stand unless some big cattle (man)
comes along with n rush, and potDkes
the wires of the posts.
Reno Gnzeite:-Ben Palmer, q
colored man and u prominent farmer Of
Douglas county, is n delegate to the
Winnomucca Convention. lilo il n man
Of herculcan proportions, very intclli-
CONT, md enjoys the distinction OF being
the fret colorcd man elected in Nevada
MS n delegate to n State Convention.
Omaha World:-A theuter boycott il
threatened in Chicago. Ladies' who
are tired Of being rumpled md rufled
in tho rush TO "see q man" between the
acts. aud who object to nm atmosphere
redolent Of liquor, propose to stay away
from tho tbeaters until the managers
hit upon some plan TO put thirsty males,
unnccompnnied by ladies', in q pen by
themselves.
Journal Clippiugs:- II. Lindsay
has been invited to deliver tho grafton
on Decoration Day at Carson, but hos
been compelled to decline on account
OF tho Graf murder trial which COM