Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-03-25
From Thursdays Daily. !
BALMAGUNDI.

A. SoohtS u ho-htBnhs
Esquire Jud. and Steve Dnkin. Of
Lamoi!le, were in town last night.
Ed. Carville, Of Mound Valley, who is
in town to-day, gave this Office a friend
~ call.
10. Hennen aud G. W. Taylor, Of
Pleasant Valley, came in yesterday and
returned to-day.
John McShane, the millionaire Oma.
ba Congressman. was u cowboy without
a cent in 1871.
It is prize fighting no more. The re-
porters have deer, ed it. Hence forth it
ID Pumuclology.
George Croker. youngest son Of
Charles Crocker, the California million
aire. spent the day in town.
Arthur Reinhnrt left to-day for San
Francisco where Ge will remain for a
time. and perhaps permanently.
Senator Jones. Of Nevada. was n gold
prospecior in California in 40 and
sheriff Of Tuolumme county Later.
A special trnin OF nine cars loaded
With Asintic freight, presumably silks,
passed through going East to-day.
@. W. Grover Jr.. Of Fair Play, and
e. Ii. Woolverton, OF Secret Valley.
came down from Halleck this after
noon.
President Cleveland once compiled the
American Herd Book and received SEQ
for the service. For u time h. managed
a hotel.
A club-room Mt Portland, Me-. is
paved with $500 worth OF old Louis
lana lottery tickets. not one of them
that ever drew n cent.
johnnie Mt his reading lesson comes
to the word "corrode." "Corrode, to
eat AWAY. l say, mamma, didn't I cor
rode at that jam pudding to-day7
The Times-Review says that District
Attorney Talbot has announced that he
will take Immediate steps to prosecute
all violations Of the 5OJ yards limit law
in Tuscnrora.
Senator Sabin, with his trousers
tucked in his boots, used to stand on
the streets oil Springfield. Mass nll day
TO sell cOrdwood that he bad chopped
and hauled twelve miles.
Cassia County Timcs:-W When YOU
meet n man who is unusually polite,
reaches out his hands, and wants to kiss
your wife's baby. you may just put it
down that lie will accept nn Office.
We ARE not favorable to wilkins shin
plaster silver certificates. Fractional
currency was ali well enough during the
war when it was impossible to obtain
silver coin, but we can SEQ no necessity
for il now.
DR.. George Cox, the wrnthy father
who amounted his sons mistress, Efic
Ellis, with vitriol at Springfield. No, is
under $4,000 bonds 10 appear before the
Grand Jury. His SOD says there will
bo no prosecution.
A Chicago faith cure" cbap hns
killed two patients, raised three scan-
dals, broken up two families. and is now
in jnil for false p%retenses. This ought
to convince nil people that there is
something in the tie Dry.
Carson Tribune political item: at
Is intinlated hat Black Wallace Of Eu-
reka, is working in the interest OF Cas-
sidy for Congress, ana to that end will
endeavor to secure the Republican NOM
iuation for n weak man.
The Indiana Farmer is authority for
the statement that II "a six months old
cali Mt Montczu;na died suddenly, md
when they went TO skin it they found
no skin to remove, the hairs growing
right out Of the flesh"
Our young friend Jimmie Wiscmau
anu his life partner have undertaken
the task Of assisting in increasing the
population Of Nevada. which is n very
coInmendnlle enterprise, and tho ISDI.
PENDENT joins in extending cougratuia-
tons.
Why il il TINT the farmers OF Nevada
never us" n ltft-hhndCd Plow7 A right
handed plow in the East is almost ms
rare n sight MS a left handed )low in
Nevada; and wo must confess that We
have never seen n plow Which throws
the soil to tho II since We have been
in the Stale.
The Carson Tribune snys: "Proi.
G.. S. Young is working his cards to re-
cciyc the Republican nomination for
Congress-" Tho Professor will be n
desirable candidate ---- after he be-
comes permanently established ~ q
resident Of tho liio Bonito Colony in
California.
Jnnes q. Blaine, in n private letter
written from Florence, states that hc
will visit London in May and reach
New York about tho end Of June. lIis
return TO America, lie snys, has no pc.
litical Significance whatever, and he will
under no circumstance PERSONALLY par.
tiCipnte in tho coming Presidential cau.