Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-03-11
From Mondays Daily
HALAAGUND I.


leck this morning.
During the month Of February the
Sheriff collected for licences Sl,3O6 %
in this county.
The Board Of County Commissioners
were in session to. day, nll the members
being present.
Uncle Billy Hazcltine. Of lIalleck.
and j. L. Honeyman, Of Wells, came
down on this mornings train
On tho LIST day Of March tho Treasury
Of E!ko county contained S54.73G 81
in coin and currency, mostly coin.
Commissioner Frank Houeyman
crme down yesterday. He reports
about fourteen inches OF snow in Glover
Valley.
Charles I. Mel has entered suit
against ". Il. H-nIst for $1,000 for
services rendered as q writer Oh tue EI-
aminer.
One year from yesterday n new Presi-
dent Of the United States will be in
auguintcd. or rather the present one
will be re-inauguratcd.
I. T. Harris. who has been confined
to his room several days by sickness,
has SO fur recovered as to be able to ap-
pear OIL the streets again.
DR.. J. J. Leek, the Eureka dentist,
will visit Elko some time during next
month. Due notice cf his arrival will
be given in these columns.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Payne have re-
turned from their visit to San Francis
CO. and We are pleased to note the fact
that Mr. Payne's health is greatly I'M
proved by the trip.
Alta:-It is reported from Washing
ton that many congressman have taken
to che wing gum. All right. II they
must keep their jaws going gum is about
the least injurious thing they can work
them on.
p. l.. Wore received a letter last even
ing from his brother, William, who il
i'll the Sacramento Hospital with a
broken leg. Billy says that although
his treatment is pretty severe he is get
ting along al right. He hopes soon to
be out again.
The Tlmes-Review publishes a very
sensible letter from "A Citizen" i'll
which the writer urges the necessity Of
All enforcement Of the 4OO-ynrd limit
law. There are no violations OF the
said Law in Eiko, hence there lis 10 need
OF urging its enforcement here.
Santa Cruz SUBTITLE teacher in one
OF our grammer schools vas giving her
class . lesson Oh the art Of putting
words into sentences. The words Ee-
lected. with their definitions. were
''aqueduct. a conductor and 'ef'-r-
Iesce. To work" One Of the sentences
handed in Was. "My father is an Gquc-
duct. and has to eEervcsce very hard"
Sundays Examiner gives n graphic
account Of the doing1 Of Captain Sydney
Johns, = swell Enslishman, the son OF u
m~embered by the citizcnc OF Eiko az II
very tony BritiEhcr. The Article closes
as follows: "Johus left this city last
Saturday for Portland. thence To Vic
toria. Is. c., and behind him are left
many m~ourners."
Virginia Rcport:-The Tehauntcpec
Ship Hallway Company announce that
they will push their project, and that
only Ia little matter Of $25 600, 02J is
needed Ia insure success. Bnt even 60
small n sum as SOS. OCO. 900 may be lard
to raise for n scheme whose %rractabiIity
IL 30 strongly questioned by many emf
nent engineers, even though IL is in.
dorscd by others Of perhaps equal
standing.
The TiiDcs-li.vicw publishes the 400
yard limit law. which prohibits houses
OF i'll fame from being maintained with
in 400 ynrls Of any school bousc or aay
school room used Ivy any OF the public
cchoGls in tue state OF Eeyaia, and says:
The provisions ot TIE IO0. yard liuit
law was the topic C: discussion oil
around town last evening. for and
against, M the interests OF individuals
were afIe,ted by it,"
Thc I;nmIh Arrcnt AuaIn.