Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-02-19
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for Salt Lake City. ,...,. .
Regular meeting Eiko Lodge No. 10.
h. Of T.. ut Castle Hall tonight.
Tic weather is most beautiful, AS fine
as the most exuciins could desire. 3
Ell Kelly. OF Hnlleck, came down
this morning and stopped over in town
to-day
AIRS. Bates. the mother Of Geo. W.
Lewis, Will leave this evening for her
iraEe ia Cherry Creek.
The oyster supper will open Mt 7 o.
clock on Friday evening md continae
until nH appctites are satisfied.
A careless lady recently sailed down
Broadway. New York, in newly
bought jeckct labeled; .~'sligLlly soiled;
only $40"
The big doi offered by S. NJ. Henley
to his customers was drawn by Miss
Edith Taylor. The drawing took place
yesterday afternoon aud there were 1913
chances.
Omaha lIerald:-Thc prejudice
against American pork has reached
Sweden However, the laboring people
of that country are bound to have Amer
lean pork if they must come to America
to get it..
The trinl Of the Kernahmn case il
still on trial ns we 90 10 press. The
examination OF witnesses will probably
be concluded this evening aud the cnse
will 80 to the jury either tonight or to-
morrow morning.
The case OF Clara Belle Mcdonald
charged with forging her fa~,her-in.lnw's
name to shares Of El0.o.d stock and
selling the same. has been continued in
judge Murrhy's Cont until the con-
~clusion Of the DINING trial.
81 expect the hop crop will he very
large this year" remarked Squilldig to
q Piitsburg brewer.
Why" was the inter, sted ques-
ton.
because it il leap year"
Philadelphia Press (Ilep.): The
Hon. Robert +. Lincoln ngain insists
that te is out OF politics to stay, and
evidently he believes what lie says.
But suppose his country called him,
aud called him real hard.
New York Graphic:--Denis Kearney
threatens to pelt Congressman Hit with
dead cats. Somebody can confer n
favor on this country by taking Mr..
K~earney mp in II balloon and dropping
him into S%hanghRe or Hong Kong.
Give the Chinese a clnncc at Kcarncy.
Rccord:-"Ma," asked n little Phoebe
boy last evening, edo they call IL n leap
year party because all who attend are
Iepers?" Eyes. my son." gruntcd the
father, who is to 10 left home that even
ing Intending the children, while his
bett, r-half escorts n young blood 10 the
dance.
".The bill est ,blishing an Indinn school
at Carson, aud which has been fayora-
bly, reported upon in Congress, provides
that Nevada shall donate not less than
200 acres OF ground for school purposes,
and makes an appropriation OF $50, 900
for the construction OF the necessary
buildings.
The name OF James G.. Blaine rs n
Presidential candidate has been lnld
aside by the Reno journal. The as
sertiun frequently made in these col
unus that James G.. Blaine will never
be President OF the United States is no
more apparent to us now than it has
been ever since the pred lotion was first
made.
Virginia Chronicle:-It is now SAID
that Henry Wilson, once ''tlIr inspired
cobl'ler of Massachusetts, and later
Vice President OF the United States un.
der Grant. was the grandson Of n GER
tain English nOhlemnn. The story mny
~" thV' 'u' ~ htCS llpl Illlht hllSDu u
better cobbler or II better vice presi-
dent.
Sacramento Bee:-Mrs. Maggie Sulli-
van. nh i%mnign,In, arrived here last
evening cnrouto to Council Bluffs.
She lost her ticket. and being pcnnilrss,
was provided with lodgings at
the station. house. Water Works
Engineer Daroux gave the woman 50 to
help her along. This morning she was
sent to her destination by tue railroad
company.
Patrick Connolly, tho cx-Shcrifr Of
San FranciscO. has commenced suit
against William Il. %lIcnrst. proprietor
Of the Examiner, to recover $lOO,OOO
aud costs for The publication OF un nj
legged libel. Tho suit ~ based on the
articles published in the Examiner on
Saturday and Sunday, charging Con-
nelly with being connected with n big
opium smuggling ring.
The House Committee on Commerce
last TurSdny decided To report fuvorably
the bill TO charter the Nicaragua Cn,nl