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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-11-17

confined to his room, was somewhat
better this morning, and hopes soon to
be all right.
Avoid the harsh, irritating, gripping
compounds 30 Otter sold as purgative
medicine, and correct the irregularities
of the bowels by the use of Ayers Ca
thartic Pills. Trey are invaluable as
family medicine.
Ed Brainard of Tia Juan a, San Diego
county, Gal. has melon on his ranch
that he has offered to any man who
will carry it from the field and put it in
wagon. No one has yet been found
able to do it.
Virginia Chronicle We shall see, il
we live until 1889, how far Cleveland's
example in 1885, of leaving prominent
Republican oficeholders undisturbed
for many months, will be followed by
Harrison in regard to prominent Demo-
cratic officeholders.
Virginia Chronicle:-Ther report that
Lord Sackville will seon go to Canada
is probably founded on fact. After
committing an indiscretion in this coun-
try it is quite fashionable for man TO
take trip to the Dominion.
Worse things might happen to tho
Democratic party than to have the
Presidency, the Senate and tho House
all in Republican hands. Four years
of anadalterated Blaineism would teach
the people something.-lVirginia Chron-
icle.
The WEEKLY INDEPENDENT 81 o year
the DAILY So year to all who pay in
advance and receive their papers
through the mail. The DAILY INDIE
PENDENT will be delivered to town
subscribers by carriers at Is cents o
week.
Quite a shower of rain fell here
yesterday and last night, and the indi-
cations for more are favorable. Pas
sengers on last nights east-bound train
from California say it has been raining
very heavily in the northern part of
that State.
A single bottle Of Ayers Sarsaparilla
will establish the merits of this medi-
cine as blood purifier. Many thou
sands of people are yearly cured of
chronic diseases By the faithful use of
This remedy. 1t is unequaled for the
cure OF scrofula
The long. talked of six-round glove
contest between Jack Dempsey, the
nonpareil middle-weight champion, and
Mike Donovan, of the New York
Athletic Club, ex champion middle
weight. took place at Brooklyn, Thurs
day night. Aftert six hard fought
rounds the battle was declared a draw.
The recount on Senator has been in
progress since 10 o'clock this morning,
there we're ii precincts, in which it was
thought there might be an error,
selected, and at the time we go to press
the Commissioners had finished all but
two. In the precincts re-counted
Sproule had nude gain of one vote
which will elect him if no further er.
rors are found.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-11-17
Special Notice.

All persons knowing themselves to
be indebted to john Payne, SUCCESSOR
to Payne G Fernald, are hereby notified
to make payment before the LIST day of
November, 1888, MS all accounts unpaid
at that date will be placed in the
hands Of my attorney for collection.
JOHN PAYNE,
Elko, Oct. o, 1888. If
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Advertised Letters.

Following is a list of letters re.
naming in the Postotfice at Elko, Sat.
urday, November II. 1888:
Carpenter l. Jones w II
Irwin Logan H Morris MI
Mechanism Martha Miller f G.
Norton Mike Pierce VIM
Sidner Mrs Fred Williams J A
McWilliams A
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say advertised"
JAS. P. SMITH. p. NJ.
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Dentistry,

DR.. M. W. Parsons desires us 10 say
that he will not be able to return to
Elko until the 18th instant, and that he
will ron,ain here one week from that
date. III I'd.
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Lu Tpch.

Will be served at the w. O. T. o..
Reading Rooms from S o'clock to 10
o'clock P. n, next Saturday evening.
the 18th instant. All are cordially in
vited.
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n. z. PETHRsoN,
aInnIa for Rnlc.

We are prepared to furnish an ex
cellent quality OF Shale for fuel, in
quantities to suit from half n ton up.
Leave orders at the Humboldt House.
OLA J LAHo j. Co.
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STATE AND COUNTY TAKES.

Notice is hereby given, that the As
sessment Roll of the County of EIko,
State of Nevada, has been received by
me, and that the State and County
Taxes are now due and made payable
to Mo at the Treasurer's Office in the
Court House in Elko, Nevada, and tho
law in regard to the same will be strict
ly enforced. All taxes remaining un
paid on the 10Th day of November next
will be delinquent and 10 per cent. will
be added thereto for delinquency as
provided by law.
Q. w. HULL,
County Treasurer,
OF Elko county, Nevada, and OK. Oficio
Tax Receiver.
Elko, Oct. 1888.
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DAILY INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER II. 1888.
SALMAGCNDI.

rESbu CEuuuokElc6 u ueul6y b,
Fresh cranberries at W. T. Smiths.
See notice elsewhere Of a piano for
sale.
E. M. Baum, of Palisade, is in town
to-day.
Knox Crane and family are in from
South Fork.
Coughs and colds are now in order
about town.
W. T. Smith received car load of
California flour to-day.
Geo. Gilmore came to town this
morning from his ranch.
Sample copies of Texas Siftlngs can
be obtained at this Office, free of charge.
Regular meeting of Eko Lodge No.
a8. I. o. o. F., at their Hall tonight.
J.J. Hilton arrived last evening from
Mound and is stopping at the Hot
Springs.
Hutchinson ought to have fat for
eign appointment from the incoming
administration.
Mrs. Jay Gould has 80 far improved
that strong hopes are entertained of her
ultimate recovery.
The subscription price OF the INDIE
PENDENT is not reduced except to those
who pay in adUduee.
Both General Alger and John Sher-
man say now that the Republicans in.
tend to revise the tariff. 4.
The second trial of DINING, for the
murder of Benhsyon in San Francisco,
is set for the 26th instant.
Governor Stevenson has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation. Il sppears
in another column of this issue.
Remember that the W. G. T, q. will
give a hot lunch at their reading rooms
this evening, from to 10 O'Clock.
Duke Maximi!lian of Bavaria, who
was stricken with apoplexy q few
days ago, is dead. He was SO years of
age.
Governor Mellette. of Dakota, has
gone East toeonfer with General Harri-
son about tho admission of that Terri
tory.
Remember that you only have until
and including next Monday to pay
your taxes After that 10 per cent.
will be added.
Miss Mary Endicot, daughter of VIM.
c. Endicott, Secretary of War, was
married to Joseph Chamberlain in
Washington Thursday.
You can get Texas siftings one year
for 81 by subscribing for the INDEeEN-
DENT. The WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
aud Texas siftings, price 81 year,
for $5 in advance.
DR.. Virgins, The weather prophet, is
very indignant He has received by
mail notification of his election as IN
honorary member of the Annnnias Club
Of Boston, Mass.
j. D. Abel raised this year on his
ranch, near For! Halleck, one Of the
largest rutabagas we have ever seen.
| tits monster, weighing triae less
than Ia pounds.
Two trains loaded with cattle, one
containing IL cars and the other 20,
shipped by Fisher at HalIeck, passed
Went yesterday afternoon bound for the
San Francisco market.
Texas Siftings is published at 81 a
year, and you cannot get it for less ex-
cept by subscribing for the INDErEN-
prEr. Sif;ings and DALT INEEPENDENT
one year for 80 in advance.
Capt Jim Townsend's latest schem o
Tor making colossal fortune is that
OF grating camel's hair into the hides
VI Mono county wild hogs, there
by making them profitable in two
ways.
]. ID. Able, Of Fl Haileck. who csme
N yesterday, wns taken with q severe
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school Report.

Following is the report of the Jack
Creek school for the month ending
Nov. 6, 1888:
Chas. Wood ward 100
Chester Woodward ................ 81
Alloy Woodward. .;.-.............. 95
Annie Woodward. ................. o.
HELEN j. BRUCE,
Teacher:
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Rrakenaan Hmrs.

As train No. ., run by Conductor
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
RAILROAD MEETING.
Another Enthusiastic Gathering at
the Court House-Morris'
Scheme.


There was an unusually large at
tendance at the railroad meeting
Thursday and the wonted en-
thusiasm prevailed. A number of
speeches, all in happy, confident
vein, were made. The report Of
the committee on right of way on
the northeast line was received and
approved, the committee being con-
tinued. Mr.. Kennan, on behalf of
the gentlemen who rode south
over the line of the direct survey
with Fudge and Williams, report
ed. He said the gentlemen were
greatly pleased with the country
they saw and were delighted with
the easy grade between this city
and Columbia.
w. A: Morris and G.. L. Ferris,
who undertook to raise the sum of
$1,000 to add to the railroad fund,
reported that their efforts had
proved successful. They reported
the fallowipG Gsuhscripfions
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
A New Order.

Capt. D. III. Hiner and others
are interested in starting a Royal
Arcanum in Mexico. This order
is one of the best extant. The OBJ
jects of the order are:
1st. To unite fraternally all
white men of sound bodily health,
and good moral character, who are
socially acceptable, and between
twenty-one and fifty-fiye years Of
age.
I'd. To give all moral and mater
ial aid in its power to its members
and those dependent upon them.
Sd. To educate its member.
socially, morally and Intellectually;
also to assist the widows and or.
phans of deceased members.
4th.. To establish fund for the
relief OF sick and distressed mem.
bers.
9Th. To establish Widows and
Orphans Benefit Fund, from
which, on the satisfactory evidence
of the death of member Of the Or.
der, who has complied with all its
lawful requirements a sum not ex-
|ceeding three thousand dollars
shall be paid to his family or those
dependent on him, as he may
direct. ss...s..ss...s-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
MExIoo MISSOURI THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1888
Francis and Butler,

The report that Ed. Butler and
d. R. Francis are great friends is
being circulated with q view to in
forming the country voters that Ed.
Butler is one Of the lieutenants Of
Francis. Mr.. Glover has been led
astray by Butler, who it is needless
to say, is a very sly politician.
Heis not for Francis for Governor,
but for Morehouse instead. / have
information that leads me to be-
lieve that Mr.. Butler and Mayor
Francis do not speak as they pass
by, or if they do, it is for appear
ance sake only. The Mayor, / am
told, has concluded to get along
without Mr.. Butler in the coming
campaign, and will do all he. can to
encourage the opposition of those
city politicians who are offensive to
the people of the State. .-st. Louis
Spectator.
1t is daily becoming apparent
that the ring elements in st. Louis
are massing themselves against
Mayor Francis for Governor. This
fact made Marmaduke Governor
and it will perform the same service
for Francis The people of Mis-
souri, are determined to set their
seal upon the foul methods which
have for SO long controlled St.
Louis politics, and to organize the
ring elements against Francis will
but double his strength in the
country.-Columbia Herald.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
Pungent Paragraphs.

The public will surely sour on
the vinegar s'trust." /"
Before making fruit cake current
expenses must be considered.
1t is called the music of the few
chaw because few attempted to
digest it?
The unwashed Anarchistic how
lers have come to the wrong coua-
try. Even our capital is named
Washington.
With the Treasury Department
using IS, 900 towels month it looks
as ifthe financial crash were already
here.
P. T. Barnum, the Snowman, il
quoted as saying that he would ac-
cept the Republican nomination for
President. But, despite his pro-
fession, Barnum has no show.
One of the most alarming items
of news FROM the West is the failure
of baby-carrlage mandatory
Does not this show that in
fant industries demand more pro-
lection?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
Ladies, Aid soofsty.

The Ladies' Aid Society met at
the PASTORS study, in the Method
list Episcopal Church, South, at
2:So p. m, March !, 1888. The
president, Mrs. Addie Judy, being
absent, Mrs. II. A. Ricketts,, presi-
dent pro tenn, took the chair,
Mrs. w. II Wallace acting as secre-
tary. The attendance was unusual
" large and the interest good.
The society then proceeded to
elect its officers for the next six
months, as follows: Mrs. George
Morris, president; Mrs. w. 81. Wal.
lace, secretary. and Mrs. J. G,
Bassford, treasurer.
The following persons were ap.
pointed visiting committee: Mrs
w. /. Paul, Miss Sallie Lakenan
Mrs. Gary, Mrs. Addie Judy ant
Mrs. w. F. Jones.
Committee on entertainment
Mrs. Ready, Mrs. L. Lakeland
Mrs. E: d. Graham, Mrs. j. M
Marmaduke, Mrs. B. s. Hite and
Mrs. P. French,
The society then adjourned t
meet next Thursday, March s, q
2:30 p. M, at the Methods
Episcopal Church, South. A full
attendance is desired.
MRs. II. A. RIcKETTs, Pres.
| MRS. w. H. Wallace, Sec'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Men Chang
ing Location.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Men Chang
ing Location.
The Express Office is now located
in the old Pease building.
The Water-works office has been
moved to the old Pease building
The Telegraph Office has been
moved to Mrs. McCubbin's restau-
rant.
H. FRANKIE will move to rooms
next door to. J. S. Cave, Northeast
Corner Square.
Mrs. Rosemond is moving her
Millinery store to rooms lately oc.
cupied by Morgner & Precht.
Mark Pitcher is to move back
into French & French's old stand
and plate glass fronts are to be put
in all three of The jewelry stores
The Famous is to be moved into
the rooms just occupied by the Elk.
press Office. A new story is to be
put ON this building, the awning
taken down, plate glass front put
in and the ceiling raised.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
Winter Wrinkles.

w xhVOI w EAaAlGos
The man who married his ideal
for his first wife is looking about
for a woman for his second.
Joking about her nose, a young
lady said: ST had nothing to do
with shaping it. It was a birthday
present. /"
When electricity becomes the
agent of punishment for crime, the
judges charge will have more
significance than it does now.
"Uncle Rastus, am very sorry
to hear that you have lost your
wife,"
"Neber mind, boss, neber mind.
I's had de 'sperience.'
"There is no virtue in vinegar, "
says a scientist. None, hey ? It
does what many so-called men do
not do-supperts its aged mother.
"Two poets came to WOO me, "
is the opening line of a poem in q
contemporary. OF the choice oi
two evils we presume, womanlike,
she took the greatest.
Elder Jones - Well, Brothei
Smith, how many have you in YOU
new church ? Elder Smith-Oh
two hundred and some odd. How
many have your Elder Jones
Two hundred and all odd.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
No Militia Needed.

JEFFsERuN CRY, Mo-, March L.
Governor Morehouse emphatically
denies the truth of a dispatch sent
out from Kansas City, alleging that
he had notified Captain Dunlap,
ofthe Kansas City Light Guards,
to hold the militia in readiness to
suppress lawlessness originating
from the engineers strike on the
Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy
railroad. He says that he has moi
telegraphed to anyone relative 10
the matter, and that he knows Of
no occasion for holding the militia
in readiness for any purpose in this
State. He apprehends no trouble
whatever from the strike.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

The LEDGER has favorite in the
race for Governor, but has no
words of abuse for any of the other
candidates. They are all good
men and would make good execu-
tives. There is no chance for
Missouri to have a poor Governor.
The dirty personal abuse heaped
on Francis in this city amounts to
nothing. The opposition can find
nothing against him and appear tc
be unable to find any man worthy
of their support, SO they just spend
their time in throwing balls made
by d few regularly employed tum.
BILE bugs innocent and characteris
tic amusement, which could only
be expected to come out Of SONS
dark alley.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
r. r. Buckner's Sale.
From, the Anxyasse Review

The public sale of R. R. Buckner,
which took place three miles north
east of this place last Tuesday, was
largely attended, the crowd being
estimated at 800. The stock sold
we'll; below we give partial list of
the sales:
25 head of Polled-Angus cows,
sold for ST to $40 per head; 80
Polled Angus calves, from $3.50 to
$15. so; So head of shorthorn cows,
from s13 to s25 per head; calves,
from $3.50 to $3.50 per head; 8
yearling steers sold for S22.75 per
head; 16 mules, sold for 800 to
$50 per head; 20 head of horses
from $40 to S172 each; one jennett,
sold for s142; one young jennett,
sS7; Jesse James, a four year old
Jack, sold to w. I'll. Davis, of Full
ton, for 1915.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
The National Democratic Con

The National Democratic Con-
vention of 1888 will be held at St.
Louis and it will begin its proceed
ings upon the 9th of the month oi
June. This-latter fact presents a
new departure. Usually, since the
war, it has been the custom of the
Democratic party to wait until the
Republicans had put forth theil
candidates and platform before
taking similar action itself. This
tirae it seems to be possessed with
the courage of its convictions. Il
practically says to its great op'
ponent: "Nominate who ,yor
please. Say what you please. We
shall beat you, anyway. We viii
take the field first, regardless o
what you may do. .''-Callaway
| Gnzette
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

SOME people have apeculiar idea
about supporting a local daily.
The Mexico dailies appear to suit
the public and get "credit" for do
ing the town great good. s'Credit"
will not pay printers and, in all
seriousness, we do think Mexico's
business men, while whooping up all
other enterprises, should look after
their local press to at least areason-
able extent unless they want to
attend a newspaper funeral or two.
There are business men in Mexico
who do not spend a dollar a year
with either daily.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

He Declines TO be 1 Candidate for
Rs-election q County Judge.

LADDoNIA, No, Feb. 28. ITO II.
n. Grafford, g. P, Pearson, G. O.
Daniels, Geo. II. Utterback, W.
". Butts, Cash Blackburn, J. X
Smith and others.
GENTLEMEN !: Your communities
tion ofrecent date asking me to again
become a candidate for reelection to
the Office Of Justice Of the County
Court, with which the Democracy
of the Eastern District of Audrain
county has honored me for two
successive terms, is at hand, and !
take this method of extending TO
each of you my sincere thanks for
your very kind expressions and
offers of support, and desire to say
to you and to the people Of the
Eastern District, that the valuable
assistance and support given by
them to me, both in my two can
vases and during the four years
that / have been humbly endeavor-
ing to faithfully discharge the
duties OF the Office to which they
have twice elected me, is by Inc
most heartily appreciated and
priced. have always advocated
and still advocate the Democratic
doctrine of rotation in Office and
deem 1t consistent and proper to
exemplify that doctrine in my own
case, and l have fully determined
not to again be q candidate for ne
election to the Office / now hold.
Again thanking you and the people
of Audrain county for their malay
evidences Of confidence and esteem
they have shown me, I remain,
Gratefully Yours.
MI, RArTrRy
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

J.:B. JACKSON authorizes us to
say he will be a candidate for
Sheriff. "Buck" has host of warm
friends all over the county and is
in every way qualified for the of.
fee. In the race before he had
good strength and has the promise
of very hattering support from all
over the county at this time. L
elected we are sure "Buck" will
give satisfaction to all concerned
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
An Important Meeting at Which
The Stakes Were Arranged.

HUNTINGDON, Mo-, Feb. ~. 1888.
AT meeting of the executive
committee of the N. E. Missouri
Trotting and Pacing Horse Breed
ers' Association, it was decided to
defer the selection Of a place for
holding the first trotting and p,lc-
ing meeting until March 7th.
Several of the fair associations in
the district have signi6ed a desire
to make bids, but did not fully I'm
der stand our objects, and in JUS
tice to these it was decided to hold
another meeting at Hannibal, Wed.
nesday, March 7th, for the purpose
Iof receiving bids from all the
| fair associations in the ten north
eastern counties. -
II is proposed to hold a trottfnl
and pacing meeting of three d,.y.
at some date between the second
week IN July and the second wt'el
{, Eetrs.:sd the following stakes
hays been arrange
No. 1. 9als Of 1887, MisSanx'
bred, $40 entrance. gss
No. 2, Foals OF 1885, Missouri
bred, $40 entrance.
No. 3. Foals of 1886, wherever
bred, $40 entrance. p
No. 4. Foals of 1885, Missouri
bred, SIS entrance.
No. 5. Foals of 1885, wherevel
bred, SIS entrance.
No. 6. Foals Of 1884, Missour
bred, $15 entrance.
No. Z. Foals of 1884, where'vel
bred, SIS entrance.
| No. 5. Stallion trot, 800 class
$15 entrance.
No. 8. Stallion trot, 2!3S class
$l5 entrance.
No. 10. Free-for-all trot, horse o
mare, $40 entrance.
| No. IL. Pacing, 800 class, .t1I
entrance.
| No. II. Pacing, free-for-'lll
horse, mare or gelding, $40 en-
trance.
| All fair associations in North
east Missouri are invited to sent
representatives or send sealed bid
to the secretary, and all horsenleI
and Others interested in the breed
ling and development Of trottinI
and pacing horses are requested Il
attend.
| There is no doubt but wha
the above attractions can be sc
cured for Mexico if any effort il
made, or if we have any room TO
them at our fair.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

B. r. Purcell, Of near Indian
Grove, returned on Thursday even
ing of last week with his winsome
bride. The lady he married was a
Mrs. Allen, of Mexico, Mo. Sun
Gle" Sam Gardner also arrived The
same evening with an attractive
widow, a Mrs. Lucy Steele. whom
he had wooed ind won. The Two
ladies lived together in Mexico,
and the marriage ceremonies were
performedat their home by Rev.
A. c. Phillips, Of near this city.
We extend congratulations chari.
ton Courier.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

]. nj. Bush is a candidate for
City Recorder. We know of no
more worthy or deserving Demo-
crat in the city. He needs the of
flee and asks his friends to assist
him in securing it. IF elected be
will make most faithful and eff
ficient official.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

The 100 saddle stallion, The
King, which the Mccormick Stock
Co., of Bowling Green, Mo-, pur-
chased at Clark & Potts sale in
Mexico, Mo-, February 15, is one
of the finest and most snowy sad
die stations in the country. He
is a dark, iron gray. 16 hands
high, foaled in 1882, sired by
Black Squirrel; first dam by Artist.
thus tracing back on both sides to
the imported four mile race horse,
Denmark. The King has been
shown in the best rings of saddle
stations ever brought together in
this country and has won many
prizes. Northeast Missouri i,
fortunate in having so fine horse
in that section. Rural World.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08
seda1ia Presbyterians unite.

SEDALIA, No., Feb. 29.-The
Broadway Presbyterian Church, at
taehed to the Southern General As
sembly, and the First Presbyterian
Church, North, of this city, at a
meeting to-nightyoted almost unan-
imously to unite. The new con-
gregation will be known as the
Broadway Presbyterian Church and
the Rev. John Heron will be re-
tanned as pastor of the united
churches. The new church a.
sumes all the Indebtedness and
takes ali the property, valued al
$50, 600 with a debt Of $6, 900 tc
pay off. The union makes the
Presbyterians the wealthiest
church organization in the city with
4 membership of over 400.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-03-08

If any voter wants to join the
Democratic ranks in good faith, we
say, come IN and be one ofus. To
the question whether a voter can
come into our primary simply by
voting for the nominees, this time
we say emphatically, No, with a
great big fat N.