Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-09-30
TIE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
FroE. Saturdays Daily.

Hon. Thomas Findley, n former State
Treasurer Of California, died suddenly,
last Wednesday, at Georgetown, Edo
RADIO county.
A. ID. Farusworth and wife, came in
from South Fork last evening. aud Mr..
F'urnswor:h left for California by train
this morning.
CHARLES Adams, of South Fork, came
in yesterday. lie reports that the grain
crop has been about all tLreashed, with
u fair yield.
Mrs.. Il. Abel, wife of the Supcrin-
tendemi Of tie County Hospital, re-
turned from n visit to friends and rela-
tives at IIalIock, yesterday.
ii. Il. P~lUghoT. formerly OF Elko. but
now OF HALEY, Idaho. III favOrably
spoken Of ~ n possible candidate for
Assessor of Alturns county.
We regret to Hnnounc that Perry
GOssctt. whose illness was MENTIONED
in Thursdays issue of the INDEPENDENT,
died yesterday morning at Tuscarora.
the "a. d. ..,.s, -,'' i'r",I'vrr II
Haven County. Ia lsjj hc was
"a member Of the State House Of
sent ttiycs anil vas rc-t'calyl :
snmc position in 1855. 1870, ISIG
~~i isSi Ia Ih7l Lu was elected
NJ Gltscr, Of PokO, cnmo down this
incoming, ho rays tLat the rauchers Uf
his ncighborhood are taking advantage
of the present low stage Of water, to
construct GAINS in the river.
Two teams. N OF four, md ono Of
two horses, guided by Shoshonc bucks.
nnc ono two horse team stored by n
squaw. loft town yesterday loaded with
lumber for tho Western Shoshonc rcser-
walton.
Reuben Simpson. the old colored
man, we'll known TO the people OF Elko,
having resided hero for about 10 years,
left on Thursdays train for Cincinnati,
Ohio. where he has a sister living. II
is not likely that hc will return.
The many friends OF Tom Ruc, Of
TuscaroIa. who Ia now in tho County
Hospital viii he sorry to hear Of his
Present, mental mud physical condition,
an attendant Las to be continually at
his side, 10 prevent him leaving his
room. and wand ring aimlcssly away.
a private lottcr from Reno says that
the Elk" county delegation ut the fair
have conducted themselves with due
order nnd propriciy over since their
arrival. II is n significant fnct how
ever, That Sheriff Flint and Constable
Epson put on n half dozen extra dopu-
tics for the special benefit OF EIko rep
rescnIntiVes. and that officers Nash
md McrShon have paid them marked
attention during the week.
J.. u. Ghcon. whose ranch is situated
high on The mountain side near Fort
llnllcck. came in yesterday Three
years ago Mr. Glrccn set out n limited
number Of fruit trees aud grnrn vines,
he reports TINT this year his Hvpls trees
will yield n bountiful supply Of fruit.
o nearly ripe, but, that 10y over
irrigation, all but two Of his grape vines
were killed. Those two nrc Indon with
grapes rcndy 10 pick. lie intends to
set out 800 apple trcos md n large num-
Der Of grape vines next year, as it is m
established fact TINT they will do well
ON his plnce.
We received n letter this morning
from n Sacramento firm. addressed 10
the Secretary Dcmocrntic Club, Elko,
but there was nothing in ii OF political
Significance. II only contained an
advertisement headed, "Savc your Bil-
yer ware" aud recommending the uso
Of n particular compound for snlc by the
firm. We would inform the sender TINT
tho Secretary IL tho Elko Democratic
Cluh, mud in fact very fow members OF
the party, IL in danger OF wearing their
silver wnro out Ivy tho use Of powders,
silver wnro being Il scarce nIticlo among
Democrats In tbis region.
Anyone who was nj tho Depot last
evening while tho passengers veto ut
supper mny have seen n diminulive
colOred man p|roinoDnding tho platform
dressed in n suit Of confederate gray.
wearing u black skull cap mud swinging
n railroad lantern, surprising him to hc
n porter Oh some private special chr in
tho train, mn IsD]ErEsDESr reporter
approached him aud cnIuircd il such
waa the fact. his answer was, | nm tho
conductor of tho hiud chr sab: mud "a
tho signal was given TO statt tho re-
porter accompanied his nibs TO tho renr
end OF the trnin. TO get n glimpse OF tho
private oar, aud found that tho import
nut colorod individual was sailing under
fnIse colors-ho wns only n passenger
IN MI ordinary cmigrnnt car.