Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-10
From Wednesdays Daily
nALMAGCNDI.

No. y, l. y. y. T., at their Hall to
night.
A. G.. Rifenberg, the photographer. il
here arranging for opening III Art Gal
lrry in this place. First-class work il
guaranteed.
There nre sixteen prisoners in the
winnemucca Jail all except one or two
OF whom, says the Silver State. art
brake beam tourists.
Governor Hill has signed a bill abol
ishing hanging for all murders commit,
ted after January LIST, 1859. aud substi-
tuting therefor death 10y electricity.
Mr.. J. w. Dorsey tclcgrnphs John II
Dennis TINT Il. T.. Heating Ens been
unanimously selected by the Nevada
delegation as National Committeeman.
There is n couple in Wilkes county
who have been married about forty
years. and during that time the vile has
never asked tie husband for any money
eScep: ten cents.
Silver State:-The freight on wool
was reduced ly the Southern Pacific
Company yesterday from 2H to 2 cents
per ponnd in car lead lots. to Phila-
delphia or Boston.
There is n doctor in Terre Hautc,
Indiana. named Mail. II he is mar
ried We presume his wife is II female.
nnd those who desire his services will be
obliged t. fee TaiI.
We learn that Or. Grimm visited the
family Of William Simpson and pro-
nounces them free from diphtheria with
which Mrs. Simpson has been suff.rir
during the past week.
Norristown IIerall:-L. T. snipe Las
been elected president OF the Yale Uni
ycrsi;y Beat Club. We do not wish to
make game OF Mr.. Suipe, but it seems
in order tn remark that he ought TO
know how to Feather" his oars.
New York Stnr:-The utterly frivo-
Ions prete1ts on which the Republican
majority in the Ssnati bnj SEES its delay
III Il ting on the nomination of AIR. Full
Ter deserves and receives the contempt
uous Reproduction Of the entire
The Republican papers of Nevada
are stricken with sudden fear and trem-
bling whenever it is hintrd that Thur
man will be the nominee for Vice
President. They know that his nom
inHtion forecasts defeat TO the e.. 0. p.
III the slgcUrush State.
Grand Rapids Democrat:-Tho con-
dition Of the Republican party just now,
is described by n part OF Herbert Spen-
GERS deiiuition OF evolution. 1t is IN
definite. coherent heterogcneity through
continuous d!ferentatious and intcgra-
lions" by and by it will get worse.
An e~xchanG. says: 1.-The National
Prohibition ticket consists OF General
Clinton ID. Fisk, of New Jersey. for
President, aud John A. Brooks for Vice
President" 1t has been stated that the
nominee for Weep resident is johnnie
Brooks. OF Elko, but this is probably q
mistake.
An important land trial is now in
progress before Judge Stone, special
Commissioner 10 real the case. The
CONTESTANTS are j. +. Burner, an appli-
cant for n homestead, whose cinims nre
contested 10y John Vowel. Tho land
in question lies on the south side of the
Humboldt opposite Eiko.
Mrs. John Kclsch arrived this morn
ing from Ketchum, Idaho, where she
nud her husband have resided since
leaving Elko. Mrs. Kelsch will leave
Friday morning for San Francisco
where she goes to Look after the fortune
10 which she fails heir, mention of
which was made in these columns some
months sin 20.
An oil lady on a train in Alabama
the other day. who was evidently tax
ing ner first ride in the cars, was great
ly alarmed while the train WAS passing
over n high ~tres,lc. She grnspcd the
sent and h,ll her breath until the op-
pOsite side Of the chasm was renchcd,
when she gave n deep sigh Of relief and
exclaimed: THANK God! she's lit"
We notice the Silver State announce
n lecture Ly Capt. Henry S. Hill. OF
New York." and il he gives tho people
OF Winnemuccn such an "intellectual
feast" rs he dishel up here Inst Satur.
day night they will no doubt give him n
good send off. That 10 is q man of
talent there is no question. but TINT is
no evidence Of his honesty or integrity.
James Matter mud Tracy Fairchild
cniuc down from Tuscarora horseback
yesterday, stopped ovor night md left
this morning for Fort IIHlleck. Az an
equestrian Tracy is n success, but ns his
saddle has not been in use for some time
there is danger that il will become
chafcd by constant service. We would
advise him to protect IL by some soft
and spongy covering.
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