Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-02-26
from Thursdays Daily.l
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to the western part Of the State.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No. 10
X. Of p, ut Castle Hall to night.
The National Democratic Convention
of 1888 will be held in st. Louis, Mis-
souri,.
Saml. McMullcn. ". J. Black, II.
Hall ard j. J. Isech cnIne down from
Deeth yesterday evening
Reno GnZette; -Elko shaIs is mol
pronounced a first. class article 10y GUT
mannfacturers. There is too much sui.
phur in it.
Appcnl:-After Charley Boruck gets
through with u few more libel suits, he
will apply Tor admission TO the Art
Prorerty Society.
Jimmie Conger, the Sage Brush
sprint, came down from Wells last even.
ing to nssist in muking music for the
Flremau's Ball.
The Commissioners Of Storey county
have made the tax rate for 1888, So on
Zach 500 valuation in Virginia City
nnd 50 so at Gold Hill.
Carson Index. Union: Lieutenant.
Governor Davis is rushing the buck in
horticultural pursuits. He is no novice
with the rake and spade.
Sheriff Atwell and Constable Nc
Adams returned to-day from Carson
City. having delivered their prisoners
to the State Prison authorities.
Providence smiled propitiously yes
terday but the trains demurred, hence
we were deprived of the pleasure of at
tending the Carliu Bal Mnsque.
A farmer who happened to notice the
operation Of raising a brick block of
business rooms remarked that it was the
same as raising mule+with jacks.
There was n collision somewne this
side OF Ogden which delayed both west
bound trains yesterday. Que arriving at
1880 aud the other at 9:I5 last night.
Post:-The rumor that murderer
Maxwell, the genial trunk-packer of
st. Louis, had died of old age was n
mistake. lie has merely been granted
another extension Of life by the Supreme
Court.
Al Fools day and Easter Sunday fall
upon the same day this year. It is an
old saying that an early Faster an early
Spring: and we trust it will prove true
this year. II is impossible that Easter
should occur more than one week earlier
Frederick AnScLlag has been convicted
OF murder in the frs. degree at Los An
gelea. and he is 10 he sentenced on the
oath instant. Anschlag murdered Chas.
B. Hitchcock and wife u few weeks ago
for the purpose, Ms he afterwards COIL
fessed, Of getting possession of their
property.
Terre Haute Nnil:-Detroit hns the
greatest Solomon on the bench. He
has decided that a dwelling house is
not q dwelling house unless some one
lives in it! 1t follows. then, that n
church is only n church on sundays,
and that "A judge is IN ass only when he
is OH the bench.
An effort was made yesterday tn un-
furl the flag in honor OF the birthday OF
the father OF IL country, but by some
miscue the hnlyards were broken and
Came down with n run. and the loyal
purpose had to he abandoned. O. L.
Green should have been on hand to
manage the affair.
We regret 10 learn that m error oc-
Cured in printing the name OF Mrs. NJ.
Whisman instead OF Mrs. ID. L. Wits
man ns n member Of the Wells Lcnp
iear Ball Reception Committee. The
correction appears in the nd. to-day
The grand march will take pInce ut 0
o'clock sharp. See advertisement.
Terrc IIautc (Ind.) Mail:-Blninc is
only jS nnd John Sherman il 6S. Ye,
tue latter thinks he is young enough to
be President. but the Iowa State Regis
ter advises him to 'join the procession
Of the last generation and leave the field
to the new order md the new men -
Inl,, ,tilI n-.-l "a l.xal.-
Arthur Reinhnrt. youngest son OF Il
Reinhnrt. arrived this morning from
New York where he arrived in January
direct from Germany. Young Reinhart
is not very iavorNbly impressed With
Nevada at present. but a brief sojuurn
among the sngc brush will soon change
his views, az il does oil others who tar
~ here for q time.
The latest nspirnnt for journalistic
houors is The Mocking Bird, tho first
number Of which hns reached our
table. The paper is mi illustrated
highly Observation-Disclosures OF
n]onsensical nonsense. original mud &c.
looted. for which n generous public Is
requested to contribute 80 cents for q
yenr's subscription. or s cents for n
single copy. Sweet & Brandt, 1877
Madison Ave, Nav York.
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