Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-02-05
LFrom wcdnssaay's Daily.I
OALMAGUNDI

Johnnie Mayhugh have the measles.
A car load of copper matte from tbs
Bullion furnace Was shipped to St.
Louis today.
The trial Of Robert F. Morrow on the
charge Of embracery commenced at San,
Ia Rosa yesterSSy.
Jerry Sheehan has been confined to
his room with sore throat for severul
days, but is reported better to-day.
The Winter season seems to be the
worst the country has experienced for
years. A blizzard is reported on the
Eastern coast.
Landlady-Jan". pass Mr.. Dumley
tie salt for his egg.
Dumley-Thanks, not any salt. This
e5G is noae too fresh as it is.
We RE p'eased to stn:c TINT "Auutie"
Smith. who has bcen quite i'll for some
time, IL much improved and bopes are
entertained Of her speedy recovery
yesterday two cowboys named Ar
',tr- nd Potts attended to run the
tor =; Inra:o Cap, Cal;o;r. The
e~:tizcns Turned out in iull iorca end
killed them both.
Up t. q late ho-. Monday evening
five new cases Of small pos. were reported
i Fan E-rncisco. : hero is l''t'c doubt
Z at tie epidemic Is much worse thun
reI led in that city.
Tn NontRy &c cast bound EXPRESS
was derailed tIe-as miles ives. C. Dem
|H, II. The engineer : -,3orieG
killed nd seTerc! rEsHags,r injured.
The so.c:eS "a triIy v.e-';ed.
The Oasis Ranc'. ~sor,vouy, E. G.
!'!dy, E1nzaGer, Peeps Rbre:s. OF the
tines in furnishing stockncu With fine
PeEieron staIlicps and Angus aud
Galloway cattle. Bead their new cd.
II to-dny's issue.
a portrait OF "Grandma" Garfield.
tic nSotheT Of the murdered President,
together With q sketch CT her eveutful
life, is published elsewhere in fhis is
sue. NJ. GARFIELD 6ied at Mentor
JarTAry Il. 1888, aged So years.
An exchange srys that { low York
woman is making shirts for seven cents
a dozen. 1'his 10 no doubt due TO the
loS' tariff gAicL compels the shirt
T~la!:oro Of New York to corpete with
TIA ''1cuper labor OF Europe"
-.eIt week will witness the influx OF q
largo number of iuryncu, vitr.sscs aad
Others brought here by the important
trial. which arr set for hearing during
:-e I e?"nt ;.'onth. Our hotels hare
nrt "F'pais:ions for the accommoda-
ton OF a. WHO may come.
I The RaSiins, Wyoming, Journal says
thnttie Geld and snrv of the past few
weeks has not injured the stool: O: thnt
vicinity IL the least. The cattle entered
the Winter in Primo condition, icing
fat, ma having rGuged on the foot hills
uaGl about Christmas when the SHOWS
drove them down.
The trustees Of North Ruby school
district hare occurred the services of
Mrs. St. Clair n9 teacher for q term of
school, commencing next Monday.
Ar'. s.. Cfai1 is an energetic, industri-
QUO End faithful teacher. ms tho people
Of 1'orth Huby know by past expert
ercc, hence they were anxious to ell
gage her for ia coming term.
Carson Tribune:-Ihe San Francisco
Post Is receiving the highest encomi-
uma from all parts Of The Coast for its
fearless exposure of the pest-house
management at tho metropolis. 1t is q
mattrr that concerns everyone in Cali
fo!niH and Nevada, and what the Post
hnc Gone in the premises will surely
DO appreciated md Cause an immense
increase in the circulation OF that pa.
per.
Boston Globe (Dem .):-It Is again
announced hat Mr.. Blaine will land nt
eau francisco, with n great flourish Of
:r"mTets, Ghovi ops weSk before the
'epUbl!cau National C%onren,:on meets.
This anrcIr -cr'oLt lac lcsn made 20
often tim. tie Tory {. the ungneii,
Etate3msr's cc~i = will he considerably
discount. Tho path to tho White
House GocLL't lea6 around the world,
Ar. Blaine.
DurioG tho recent cold spell San
FrsntisCo WAS v;s.ti1 by thousands Of
rscn.is:ly handsome birds, whose jet.
hiLck Leads ind uechs were in marked
contest to tie puro white feathers OF
their breasts. Numerous Inquiries
wern nndn Gs to tho species Of the bird,
especially hy EASTERN visitors, who nd.
r.ittcd that they meyer before had seen
f L.rd like It. They are called q species
Of snowbird.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Payne left at noon
to-day for California. Bfr. Payne. who
has lcen in poor hcnith for some time,
GOES down in tic hope that lao may bc
benefited Ivy q change OF climate. and
tL.ir stny will depend upon tho effect