Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-06-03
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
Fror:. Saturdays Daily.
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town to-day.
Jack Abel left for his home near Fort
IIulleck this afternoon.
S. NJ. Henley is on the sick list. being
confined TO his bed with fever.
Attention is called 70 the Warning to
Trespnssers elsewhere III this issue.
ID. Abel and S. S. Sca,s came in
yesterday from tho formers ranch nenr
Font iinlleck.
Miss Fannie Grant came in FROM La
mobile to-day. She is enjoying first
class health.
Mrs. May Eggleston will leave to-
morrow morning for Battle Mountain
where she will open q ine assortment
OF Millinery Goods.
Miss Minnie Litton. daughter Of G..
w. Litton, who has been in poor health
for n year pnst, is reported quite i'll.
and it il feared that she is dangerously
sick.
James c. Flood. wife and dnught r
passed through list evening in their
special car, cn route to Germany where
Mr.. Flood goes for the benefit OF his
health.
EIko county il now without n Clerk.
The vacancy will be filed by the Board
al County Com-.:ssiJn ers, probably Mt
their next regular meeting. We learn
there are several applicants for the posi-
ton.
The social dance given last evening
in the new ware room of the ". r.
Smith Co. was we'll attended by lovers
OF the favorite amusement, and all who
participated wore we'll pleased with the
entertainment.
For the wnnt OF funds the Elko Pub
lie Schools will close next Tuesday. 1t
il unfortunate for the rising generation
that the funds are not kept up by a
special tax. but the last effort TO l,vy
EucE = Tux was defeated by the efforts Of
those whose taxes are comparatively
nothing.
Chicago er.Occau:-Zola was left
m orphan at the ngo Of eight years, and
had to sleep in Il gnrret and live on stale
bread and oil. He is now getting his
Tev"ngc for tho neglect. FILTHY litcr"-
turc il worse for the mind than stale
bread and oil for tho body.
A Gne shower visited this locality last
night which, according TO Mr.. ~SProulc's
min gauge, amounted To forty.one hun.
drcdths Of Gn inch While raining in
thc valley il showed in the mountains
aud the tops OF In. ncighboriny hills
were dressed In white this morning.
There is n public nuisance in the way
of n butcher shop ID the road from
Reno, TO the English Mill ranch, only n
short distance from town. which de
mnuds immediate attention. Ty driy-
ing past very rapidly and holding ones
breath he 'pcriumcry" may be passed
without serious damage 10 the o~lfacto-
rics. IL should be nbntel.
Mr.. ". W. Boeher. Principal OF tho
Elko Public Schools. extends n cordial
invitation TO the public TO DO present ut
tho closing exercises on noxt Tuesday
afternoon. a special invitation IL cx.
tended 60 the children Of town for whom
ample refreshments will be provided In
tho why Of cnkG aud leo cream. All
chiiirou. whether pupils OF tho schools
or not. ore invited to DO Mt tho school
rooms on Tuesday Afternoon.
+. Fisher, foreman for Murphy e.
I'LL, gave this Office n business cnll to.
day. From him We learn that untwith-
standing that tho feed la better than
usual this year, cattle do not seem to
improve ns rapidly M might be expect
c1. There will be, ho snys. nm unusu-
nlly large crop Of calves this year aud
tho increase will be lIrgoiy in advance
OF ordinary years. The recent rains in
aurc plenty OF fccd Tor tho Summer mud
n consequent largo crop Of fine beef
cattle.
Exainincr:-Both sides now ngrco
Tint the Mills hill has q small mnjori-
~. The Republican leaders figure tho
vote nj lG3 10 iG2. This Ia allowing
o,ly one Republican vote In it, favor.
IL IL exceedingly unlikely TINT the
party can so nearly suppress tho reform
feeling among the Northwestern Repre-
Rcntativcs. On tho Democratic side tho
explicit Endorsement Of tho Mills bill by
tho Pennsylvania convention knocks
Tho Randall opposition on its feet.
The rest Of tho country can certainly go
az lar in tho direction Of tafiG reduction
os rGnnsyiyania Cnn.