Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-04-29
From Mondays Daily.
kALMAOUNDI.

DR.. J. j. Leek left this morning for
Tuscarora.
J.. d. Fitch. OF Wells, ~as in town
yesterday.
Frank Wiuos came down from Peko
yesterday aud remained over to-day.
Miss Ollie AtwelI. who has been lutte
i'll for several days. has SO far recovered
as to be out ugain.
A Berrieu Springs ,NIich.) iunlily Of
four persons live OH ~niuteen cents n
week, exclusive Of house rent.
: can end to bone Ecraping." That's
what Adam said when Eve was finished
and set up against the fence to dry.
Mrs. James Adams left yesterday
morning for California for tho purpose
OF visiting her sister for n few weeks.
Miss Rosa Garrecht has finished her
term OF school ut Wciland's AMI has re-
turned to spend the Summer at home.
The death Of Emperor Frederick Of
Germany Mt any time is not uneIpect-
ed as symptoms Of pynmia have set
in.
G. G. P%owning's great land sale at
Reno last Saturday was n success. anl
$4,000 worth of property was sold ut
auction.
Albert Wines, Of Pleasant Valley,
and c. l.. Howard, teacher of the Pleas
ant Valley school, came in on Saturday
and returned yesterday.
a glorious shower visited this locality
Mt . o'clock this afternoon aud was
heartily welcomed by all, but still We
are not satisfied and the cry is for
more.
Joe Portillo, n Mexican. murdered
Jnun Sanchez Mt Tucson. a. T., Mon
day, by cutting of his head with n
Ratchet Mt n single blow. The slayer
10 seventy years old.
Mr. II. j. Hill will visit Tuscarora in
a day or two for the purpose Of intro
ducing the %autohnrp. the new musical
instrument which las attract ID so much
attention here within the past few days.
Texas SininSs:-Littlc hoy pulls n
rcveler in n saloon by the cont-;ail.
what do You want, Tommy"
ssInpnn hnFn. mana NJ h,u hna,,
waiting with the poker for you for the
last three hours.
Regular printed invitations were re.
Gently tent to n funeral Mt FrogInorc,
La, That read: There will he a large
funeral at Frogmore. the grandmother
OF IS wife. You are invited. Ice
water and soda. Come orc, come ALL"
Frank Chagnon came down from
T'uscarors yesterday accompanying Mrs.
Mart Smith. who will visit Mrs. Van
DreIlen for a time, hoping that the
change will prove a benefit u her in
her present state o thenlth.
Sick Man TO wife)-If | should die,
deer, would you marry again!
Wife (sobbing)-Oh. think not,
John; but your life is insured for 500.
900, you know. and no doubt I should
have very strong pressure to resist!
81. Bndt, OF Wells, arrived this morn
ing on his return from San Francisco
nmd stopped over in town to-day. lie
says business in San Francisco il good
Notwithstanding tho wild lnud spccula-
tons which have prevailed in OF rr
parts Of the State.
Tom Atwc'l is laboring under n great
mental strain. His son Will is 10 DO
married this evening to Miss Laura
Griffith. n sister To Mrs. Tom Atwell, so
that Will md his father will bc brothers.
im-lnw, and Tom wants TO know what
relation he wiisbc 10 Wills children.
The enormous expense Of travelling
"drummr1S" is paid 10y their PATRONS;
hence you cGn gctn sui made to order
nj Remnants much cheaper thnn you
can get tho same suit Of u drummer.
Edgar Inns II fine lite 81 samples for
Spring and Summer suits. Take a
look at them.
According TO the recently reported mp.
preparation blI the Carson Mint is al.
lowed $40. 800 for salaries OF q cials,
$50, 900 Tor salaries of woikmcn mud
5000 for contingent expenses. This
action on the pHt OF the committee,
says the Carson Tribune, means the TO.
lection OF the proposition Of tho Direc
or Of the Mint to reduce tho Carson
Mint 10 all assay office.
Tho INDEPENDENT acknowledges the
receipt Of tho first number OF America
n journal Of to-day, issued every Satur-
day 10y tho American Publishing Com
pnny, 100 Monroe st. Chicago. ut 81 80
a year.. America is q nCa'ly printed
and bound periodical Of 10 pngos. do,
voted To tho advancement Of distinctive
ly American ideas, tud tho strengthen.
lug OF American institutions.
The Aquarium car which stopped horo
yesterday was we'll p%ntronizcd and they
have sono rnro and beautiful birds, as
we'll ns = few glnring frauds such ns tho