Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-01-29
From Thursdays Daily. .
AALAAGUSDI

Regular meeting Eiko Lodge No. 10,
X. OF T.. at Castle Hall tonight.
Vandcrbilt's yacht. the Alva, Ia:
sailed from Alexandria, Egypt. for Nh
pies
Billy Simpson is here again md snys
he will soJn remove his family to
Eiko.
Russell 4 BrGdlcy's men arc gather
ing poor stool; aud placing them where
they can be fed.
Tines-lteview: North Belle Isle
ships this week - bars bullion amount
ing to $4,000.
Pedestrians need gum boots to travel
II streets us they are becoming much
like some railroad stock. .
l.. G. Atwood, City Treasurer OF
Bcnicia, Cal. wuu $1,000 in the last
drawing Of the Louisiana Lottery.
The Niles City Stock Journal says
that reports from all the ranges so far
are Of the most favorable character.
Nevadans who visit San Francisco
will iind the WEEKLY INDEPENDENT on
file at the pulpce Hotel aud also Mt the
Russ House.
Di"trict Attorney G. T. Talbot re-
turned from his Eastern trip on Sunday
morning, then went up TO Wells whence
lie returned this morning.
There is q pretty we'll authenticated
rumor that the Ckic,Gn Tunes is about
to become n Republican paper, with a
very decided l~enning toward James G..
Blaine for tho Presidency.
Tommy Weir. the belfast Spider"
knocked out i'll seven rounds Tommy
Miller. the Omaha Bantam" at Min
nenpolis, Mimi, last Monday night.
Miller fought garurly, but lac ives no
match for the Spider"
Alta:-Just now look out for fairy
tales about Randall and Hill scheming
for the Presidency. Those gentlemen
cut their eyc-tcetb and their wisdom.
teeth 'wGy bIck. They know that no
schemer for the Presidency never
reached it.
Puck:-J. b. Hnsgin went to Califor-
MIA with $500 borrowed money, aud Is
now worth $40. 900. 600. Aud yet
Shakespeare said that borrowing du;ls
tho edge Of ~huSbandry. Shakespeare
may have been n poet, but he Was 10
busin ess man.
New York dispatch OF the 23rd in
sLiut says. George s. Meigs, a dentist,
cousin of Qnarterma>ter. General Meigs,
committed suicide by poison to-day.
Extreme nervousness, loss Of practice
aud christian science" were the con-
tributory causes.
Two importntions from Tuscnrora
Ii were released from the county jtil
yesterday celebrated the event by get
ting g~loriously drunk. One meandercd
back to his oil quarters, pilJted by AL
officer, and the other failed in a little
scheme Of grave-stoue robbery.
The trial OF Robert F. Morrow for
embracery is postponed to the 3lst in
slant. II the willy Robert can strike the
combination on the posiponement rack
ct he will probably succeed in convincing
some people that no was nm arues
friend OF the Widow Wright and a much
prosecuted individual.
Young Man 60 editor)-Wha do O
think l onSht 10 get for the poem,
sir?
Editor You ought to get $40.
Young Nun (ovcrjnyed)-Oh. that is
fully ms much ms I expected.
Editor-Ies, $40 or thirty days.
That was more than lie expected.
Virginia licport:-Beu Butler has
promised not To run for the Presidency
this year. II he keeps it the contest
will be q rather tame affair. Butler al
ways makes thugs lively, and We are
sorry that advancing years have COM
PEELED him to retire from the c~onspicu.
GUS plnce he has always occupied in
American politics.
The Belmont Courier is informed
that n hnlf'grown Indian girl prone
nndcd the Bircets of Genoa, Duuulns
county, bare footed the fore part OF the
week, when the thermometer WAS fro IN
l To 8 below z'ro. Our informant SAYS
she turned UP her toes n litils 10 keep
them out OF the snow. but otherwise
seemed to get along FIRST rate.
The Cursor Appeal says from all TINT
can be learned Of the ca Sc the general
opinion is that Grosmnu is entirely in
nocent OF the charge OF criminal nssnult
on the Gray child. The ease WAS set
for to-day at 10 o'clock. and IL is bc.
lieved that the evidence will show n
conspiracy 10 injurc Grosinnn who IL a
merchant Of Carson City.
Tom Short and Jnmes Myers passed
through last evening with nine cars of
beef cattle for the San Francisco mar
ket; ono car for Col. Moore, three cnrs
belonging to Mr.. Myers ond Eve cars,