Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-07-01
FroE. Saturdays Daily
LMAGUNDI.

his return 10 the Humboldt House.
Tho chances are favorable for n big
crowd md lots Of fun at Desth on the
Fourth.
Miss Fannie Grant camo in from In.
mobile to-day in company with Jud
Dntin Esq.
According to Creed Raymond there
eeems to DO n whole lot Of traitors" in
tho Chicago Convention.
j. II. Weilnrd came in yesterday from
WeilAnd's Station, on the Tuscarora
road, and returned this after noon.
The Republican platform demands
free whiskey rather than a reduction Of
duties which would interfere with the
profits Of Auiericau manufactures.
NJ. G'azicr, OF lIalleck. is in town to-
dry. Like many other good people he
stopped in 1t the INDEPENDENT Office
aud renewed h;s subscription with Tie
oUin.
Thorc Of our citizens who desire TO
celebrate can take their choice O:
Decth. Fort lialleck or Wells, at all
Of which place there will be patriotic
demonstrations.
Hugh J. NOLAN IL here in tho into
rest OF tho ChHutauqua Combination
chart. blackboard and writing desk
which should DO in tho hands Of every
family. as it is certainly 4 school in it.
self.
A number Of fishing parties to-day
took in the dust. mosquitoes and H.
tiRue incident to \ trip to the country.
Tom AtwclI took his wife along TO do
the fishing, as no finds it dangerous to
30 near the water.
Mcssrs. Rifenberg T. Dove. the pho
toGraphcrs, are turning out sonc splcn-
dill work in their line. As they will
remGin but n few days longer. parties
who want first class pictures should not
fail to give them II call.
The newspaper b%usIness, in which n
thousand times more capital il en-
ployed ihnn ia tho sheep industry. il
not ''protcctrd" by n tariff. Now lot
the newspapers OF tho country combine
for the protection against tho ''pnuper
newspnrers Of Europe"
Elko will not cciobrAts tho Fourth
this Year., at least no movo has been
made in that direction. The ISDrrEY-
DEHT will ding itS banner TO the breeze
on the new flag pole in front OF tho
Office. provided that We can succeed in
getting the lofty polo in place hy thst
time.
This mornings Free Press saga:
"Ar. Thurman cannot cnrry Ohio for
Cleveland" This will he sad news to
Democrats. not one OF whom ever had
oven n remote idea that ho could.
Every intelligent Democrat knows that
Ohio Is cmrhnticnlIy n Republican
Stntc.
II my ono supposcs thnt Thurman
WAS nominated with the hope that lio
could carry Ohio. lac Is away OF, for no
intelligent Democrat supposes for q
moment that Ohio will DO anything but
Republican in tho coming campaign.
Thurman Wa nominated OIL account OF
his popularity throughout the Union
not TO cnrry Chic.
We have Just received m interesting
letter from j.. W. Dorsey, dated Chica-
go, Juno 10Th, giving details Of tho or
~gnni2ation Of tho Convention, bat ns
tho poopic mo now moro interested IN
results than In thd organization. We re-
reluctantly compelled to omit its publ
cation md connno our space 10 tho dis.
patches.
Justice Morgan. ns Public Admins
traitor. went up to Slopioc Valley aud
took possession OF tho land OF sheep.
together with the wool taken from them,
belonging to tho late Henry Drcves.
Thoro hro nbout 900 sheep which will
bo sold aud after paying expenses the
balance will DO turned into tho county
treasury 10 hwnit tho claiui Of heirs, II
any can DO found.
In his speoch TO tho Convention
Chairman Thurston said: "whon tho
Democratic party, Mt tho close Of the
last presidential election. robbed us OF II
victory honestly md fairly won, wc
patiently wni,cd for tho certain coming
OF justice for four years" IL Is not 10
bo wondered at that Mr.. Thurston neg.
looted 20 refer TO tho R~tirring scenes OF
tho presidential election OF 1870, when
'tho Republican party robbed us OF o
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