Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-03-18
From Wednesdays Daily


IS. S. Sears will accept our thanks for
late Santa Cruz papers.
c. Ii. Roland. Of Glover Valley. came
down from Wells TO-DAY.
J. ID. Abel came in from his ranch
near Fort Halleck yesterday.
The Reno journal says TINT G.. S.
Young has left Washington for Reno.
Mrs. Thomas Harrison. of Ruby VAL
ley, il visiting Mrs. John S. Mnyhugh.
Z. z. Hardesty and j. b. Fitch, Of
Wells arrived on the noon train to-day.
tits said that counterfeit $50 pieces
are circulating in Tulnre City. There
is little danger that the printer will ever
be stuck with n counterfeit $40 piece.
Times-Revicw:-Mnjo Ike O.trcicher
came up from Elko Saturday aud re-
manned over yesterday. He wears his
military Till" with becoming dignity.
Mrs. Eva Gallagher and her children
left last evening for Butte City. Montn-
na. She WAS accompanied by her faith
or, Mr.. ]. L. Wines, as far as Ogden.
Dispatches report recent terrific
storms on the Atlpudc Const. The
storm extended south us far AZ Wash.
ington where it was unprecedented in
severity at this season Of the year.
A private letter from S. S. Sears,
dated Santa Cruz, March 10Th. reports
all well and in good spirits. Mr.. Sears
expects to I've in Elko about the IN of
Mny or possibly sooner. He sends
kind regards to all his old Elko friends.
The DimnIig trial is nearing the end.
Mr. Deuprey closed his argument for
the prosecution on Monday, and Otto
tuIu SUDDEN spoke in behalf of the de-
Tense yesterday. The general impress
sion was that Mr.. Druprey made n
strong review Of tie evidence and q
good impression OH the jury.
"When do you think Ike moon ia nj
its loytlicst, George, dear:" she asked
George. dear. stole his arm and II eau
tious glance around the immediate vi
cinity, and whispered: "Whcn it is
behind IL cloud, love-" and they were
MS happy as if they had zach taken O
~hypodermic Injection Of morphine.
Fearful storms nrc reported in north
ern part Of Michigan IN the vicinity of
the great lakes. Trains on the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad nre bl"ckadcd, and
business Ia. been temporarily suspended
OH the Chicago aud Northwestern. The
blizzard is said to have been the worst
for railroad men that has occurred this
year.
Altn:-A statesman in the Minnesota
Legislature made u melancholy failure
III trying to make n speech. After
much Intellectual tioundering and hnk-
ing, he sputtered an excuse by saying
ing that no rlnn could make n speech in
a shirt made BY his wife. Ills wife
should retort that 10 woInsa car cut n
shirt TO fit II hog.
Cassin County Tiues:-Thc only loss
10 speak Of among range stock OH Raft
river, is among tie bar Ms and OC's,
owned by the ~Prumonlory Land & Cat
tie Co., OF Utah, and even the per cent.
of loss among these cattle has been
greatly overrated. notwithstanding the
fact that The cattle came upon the range
in the Fail dead poor. Out OF about
1000 head there have probably been
nbout loo died.
All Long md sam Lee, Chinese lauu-
drymrn, were arrested on Monday night
nj Newark, N. j., fer hnrboriug yOuug
girls and running n rum joint. Katie
eraser and Ida Dunn, ngei - years
were found i'll the joint al the tune ci
the arrest and were held ns witnesses.
The Cinnamon laugh at the idea of be-
ing punished for their conduct with the
girls.