Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-05-20
lFroR Mondays DIily.l
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to-day.
10. Il. Henry md Joseph Lindsay. OF
Mound, are in town. stopping at the
Gem Hotel.
Mr. md Mrs. John Crosscn aud
Mrs Malcolm Hall. Of Star Valley. are
registered ut the Depot Hotel.
A school house was struck by light
ming Tuesday near Dayton. Ohio, and
two little girls we're fatally injured.
Virginia charlottesville season is
approaching when the lap dog wears O
clipped coat md very often pauts.
10 Lang Ia "settin' 'em up to tho
boys" to-day. all on account of an nd
dition to the family which is duly
c~hronicled elsewhere.
Times Review:-A dealer in old coins
has sent US a price list OF rare coins. All
the coins re have Rre rare. It's O rare
thing when we get one.
L. II. barnard himself in
tue Tuscarora Times-lteview as n candi-
date for Sheriff, subject to the decision
Of the Democratic Convention.
The EIko Flour Mill steamed up this
morning for the purpose of running tho
barley cracker On q lot Of barley which
has accumulated during the past few
weeks.
A. @. Cleveland. Of White Pine, and
c. c. Wallace. of Eureka, came up on
the train last night and stopped over
until this morning. when they left for
Winncmucca to attend the Republican
State Convention.
1t is Interesting to learn just at this
time that President Cleveland aud Sen
atnr Ingalls, nre related. Mr.. Cleve-
lands grandmother was u Mehitnble
Ingalls,, who was first cousin TO Rufus
ingalls,, the fnther of the Senator.
County Clerk Wiseman was resting
quietly at noon to-day. aud it is to be
hoped that his injuries are not serious.
lie will probably be out again in n day
or two. md will hereafter be more eau.
tious about investigating suspicious cir
cumstanccs at unseemly hours Of the
night.
T. G. Plunkett. D. b. Williams. j. |
F. Parsons aud J W. Powell. delegates
to the Republican State Convention, |
came down from Tuscarora Yesterday
and left for Winnemucca on train No. 2 |
today. Eleven of the thirteen dele
gates from this county will attend the
Convention in person.
S. F. Post:-The New Jersey Repub-
licans have Endorsed William Walter
Phelphs AZ q candidate for the presi-
dency. New jersey is n good little
State, nlbcit somewhat uncertain about
voting the Republican ticket, and Mr..
Phelps is an able man. Perhaps the
man who suggests tue ticket. Gresham
and Phelps, nay not find himself mis-
taken.
When the ReEo Gazette attempts to
make its readers believe TINT the Creat
mercantile house OF William 7. Cole
man & Co. failed for $4,000 900 simply
because q bill has boon introduced in
Congress providing for nu annual re.
duction OF Sl5, 900 in the tariff on borax, !
and tlore il no certainty TINT the bill
will become n law, il has undertaken a
hugo joh. bit of III ore than il can chew,
as il were.
A girl II years of ngc died at Los
Angeles last Friday under suspicious
circumstances. She wns taken sick,
md the Salvation Army told the
parents they could cure her by faith.
They sang and prnye' without avail for
n few dHys when the child died. The
mother wished to call u physician but
the Army protested TINT the Lord would
cure her. The members OF tho Army
will be arrested.
Messrs. Russell e. Bradley received a
letter from Mr. Chapman. OF the firm
Of Horn g. Chapman. stating that Nr.
Horn is not so seriously injured MS was
~ hiSN hCht hubb uitlOuhu ouulO 4
bruised he Inns retained consciousness
mud is in n fair way for ultimate re-
covery. Barney says TO tell his friends
in this vicinity that he will DO with
them again when tho cattle get fat.
The Cincinnati Post, n newspaper
thai supported Blaine four years ngo. |
says: "If Grover Cleveland shall live
II now seems certain that he will be
nominated and thnt he will poll more
votes than in the election four yenrs
ogo. The groat bugbcnr that n Demo-
cratic Administration would ruin tho
country has been laid md the country
co~ntemplntcs another four years OF
Cleveland's Administration with perfect
e%quanimity.
A polite stranger 10 n railway STATION
said to nh oil gentleman whom ho had
accidentally kicked with his loot, al
beg your pardon, sir" Eh?" snid the
deaf old gentleman. Il beg your por-
don. sir" repeated the polite stranger.
10Y slightly embarrassed. II don't
quite understand you," 10 said mildly. |
~ beg your pardon; ] kicked YOU"