Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-04-01
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BALMAGUNDl 81.

Soi. =. l.. naIueSty, VI NciiS, ID Ill
town to-day.
William Smiley, of Star Valley, came
down from Deeth this morning.
Col. Robert q. Iugersoll will visit
California during the coming Sum.
mer.
j. IL. Atkinson, formerly of Star VAL
ley. now OF Ogden. Utah. came down
this morning and stopped over in town
to-day.
A bill nppropriating $4,000 for furer-
Waite has passed both houses Of Con.
gress.
Now is the time to set out your
Spring ads. Cultivate with n good dis
play OF locals and the harvest viii be
plenty.
Ex-Lieutennnt Governor William
Dorshcimer, publisher of the New York
Star. died Monday night ut Savannah,
Georgia.
A pious pork-packer OF Chicago has
on one wall OF his Office this motto:
Trust in the lard" aud on the other
this one: The lard will provide"
Mrs. Van Dreilen and her daughter,
Miss May, Lave both been quite sick
for a few days, but to-day. we are
pleased to learn. they are both able to
be up again.
A bill allowing the Oregon Railroad
md Navigation Company the right to
cross the Me- Perces Indian reservation
in Idaho has been favorably reported
to the Senate.
John c. New says that Gresham will
not get q vote in Indiana. Mr.. Gresham
seems to have some time neglected TO
invite Mr.. New to %"jiue" in on irriga-
ton enterprise.
Senator Jones' bill, paying the State
Of Nevada Sll $40 for the equipping Of
volunteers during the late war, hns beef
favorNbly considered by the Senate
SOululittee Oh ClHltuS.
We regret that IL number of the young
ladies who attended the Examination
will he obliged to leave for home or
this evenings TRAIN, and We will miss
them ut the social dance tonight.
The children's theatrical divertise-
ment will be given 1T Freeman Hall on
Friday evening. April 9Th. AZ our peo-
pie always pn,roniZe home tnlrut we
predict u fu'l house, and the children
will give n good entertainment.
An eastern mnn still survives after
observing that "'The year SteenSS
will be n hard yenr on the figure s. like
wise the caudidS. will surely have to
liquids If lac oniciSs. But it will be n
k'oIious year to diSsips, ilIuminS, aud
speci'lS i'll zeal estS."
Th.rr ~ns n slight error in OH report
of the apo, comment Of delegates To the
State Conver. ion, published yesterdny.
Elko and Washo, cncff hive - dele
gates instead OF y. mah'ng n totni of
l2l delegates. The error VAS in the
copy from which we took tho hs'lres.
The examination OF applicants for
teachers certificates was concluded this
afternoon ami the young ladies, t, sny
nothing Of Superintendent Stone, are
corrcspondingly happy. The result Of
,La nx,n,i,otinn pril mt In mad. ,ul-
lie until the papers nrc nll examined by
the Board of Examiners.
Nine bnrs of North Belle Isle bullion
was brought down 10y yesterdays Tu'-
cNrora stage. aud eight bars will arrive
this evening. making II total shipment
OF twent, Ave bars This week, valued Mt
about 100000. Tuscnrora is rapidly
assuming IL l nding position among tue
mining camps Of the State.
A genuine case Of LACK leprosy has
bGen discovered near Anderson. India
IN. Tho victim il Frnuk Smith, n
wealthy farmer, aud bis entire body il
covered with large black and green
spots and the flesh rots aud drops or,
leaving the bone bare. How he became
infected with the disease il not known.
Belmont Courior;-IlRve you seen the
comet? Our local astronomer says it i
visible shortly after two A. NJ. IL Is
quite near To the earth, md il probably
accountable for the unparalleled biz
znrd just experienced III tho Eastern
States. II looks ms though il vii Prove
n fine weather comet for the Pacific
States.
william Mitchell came in this after
noon with IL severely bruised nmkl-,
caused 10y his horse falling. Wnou
riding after stock last Tuesday the horse
stepped in n hola nud turned n ON
plc,c somcrsnul:. throwing Mr.. Mitchell
violently to the ground and falling upon
him. Fortunately the rider escaped
serious injury, though he received n
painful bruisc.
Under the head Of New To-day will
be found the announcement OF tho DEM
| n~rrntic State Convention 10 I've held ut
Virginia City, May II, 1883, together
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