Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-07-08
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
Fror. Saturday, Daily. !
LAAGUNDI.

A party OF young folks pIcuiced at
Osino last evening and returned after
the moon rose.
County Surveyor Riddle returned
yesterday morning from Reno. He is
highly pleased with tue river side town.
Mrs. Hancock. the widow OF the Gem
eral. has the pleasure Of being the first
person to occupy her new Washington
house.
Mrs. Moore has sued the city Of Ma
con. Ga, for s20 900 damages. Suffered
by her through the lyncLing OF her
husband.
There were 7G2 marriages in this city
last ~eek and over a thousand divorces
In Chicago. Go West. young woman.
IN. Y. Star.
Misses Maggie aud Sadie Wright caune
down from Hslleck to-day and will leave
Tomorrow morning for Reno on O visit
70 their parents.
And now liza the Republicans who
arc clNmoring for free vhilxey. The
world do move: but how about the Pro-
hfbition riemen,7
The Indcr-Union says: The Chicago
Tribune dH%epuLlicaa) last Saturday
denounced Harrison with bitterness.
/: will not support him very cLeerfully
Eor 49,. D,a.;l.,a
Hugh J.. Mohsn has consented to
deliver an Grafton At Derth on the
Fourth OF July. The "Irish Orator. il
. fluent speaker and will deliver an adj
drsss suitable to the occasion.
Eorrito~n Hernld:-Our Democratic
friends mny adoI< q pocket hnndksr.
chief AS o campaign emblem. but they
viii continue to use the back Of the
hand when coming out OF a beer soloou.
Joseph Lang IL somewhat anxious
about Theodore Phillips whom he took
down to his ranch "A week ago yesterday.
Phillips has mysteriou'ly disappeared
and cannot DO found, and Air. Lang
would like to know II anyone has seen
him.
4 Lamoille Wiley farmer 10 building
. wire Lnce braces the corner post on
abe opposite side from which the wire In
drawn. He il irst cousin to the man
Who In putting o shingle roof on his
houso eomU'onoed to lay shingles at tho
top.
Joe Triplotl came in last evening
from his ranch on Spring Greek. Ho
says the squirrels are playing nad havoc
with the crops, cleaning out grain fields
almost completely. A 4O.Acre field Of
barley which last Sunday gave p1OniHe
OF . bountiful crop is now almost total
j. destroyed.
Baron Albert Ro.hchiid has purchased
tho largest mirror telescope that has
bson constructed ut Paris, for 20. 600
aUrins. and presented il to the Vienna
Observatory. A gallery for IL has also
been built and endowed by the Baron.
The total coat OF this scientific gift will
amount TO upward Of E8,000,
"SpiritualiIm Is a ~czrse." Mrs. Kane
tthe Margaret For Of Colchester Rap
pings" celebrity says la the New York
Herald: mo matter in What form
spirtunlism may DO presented. Il ia,
hiss been and always will be q curse
and a snaru 10 oil who moddlo with IL.
No right.mindcd man or woman can
think .othorwise." .
Several years ago a negro girl Al Cnl-
houn. Ca, predicted that ,hc town OF
Calhoun would 10 utterly deSlroyed oil
March 40, 1888. She was Only one day
ont Of She way. the recent DISASTROUS cy-
olono tbcro having occurred March 2lpt.
Her prophecy IL oo~rrsborhtcd by adolsn
citizens. who distinctly remember tho
occasion whom shs made v.
New fork etsr:--The doslhs from
tho s1tromc heat Of tho past few days
have boon very numerous. and foros
thu necessity Of some ample procau-
tiona too generally neglected. Carrying
an umbrella Ia sunny Atreols Is one OF
thom. Another Is, ~ far a, possible. 10
follow tho Southern custom OF hurrying
noroVS tue sunny spots and loileriag Ia
tie shade.
Tho Sacramento Bcs is anxious TO got
rid OF n. II. DoYoung and Creed Hay.
mond. II recommends that tho former
DO gagged md tho latter sept to tho
B"ndwich Islands. VIC protest against
this a,tcnpt on The par. OF our on.
temporary TO Interfere with ths freedom
OF speech md tho pross. Niko and
Creed arc valuable allies 10 ibs Demo.