Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-01-01
from Thursdays Daily. j
SAi.MaauNDI.

continued until next Saturday.
Regular meeting E'ko Loi; e No. Is.
X. of z. at G ,st..- II al Tonight.
A regular chennok Wind il causing
the snow TO disappear rapiiiy.
j. y. Fitch. of the Balls Head Hotel,
ann down from W | 4 this morning.
Col. Jerry Moore. Of ltaby Whey.
came Il Iwn from Wells this morning.
Miss Jnsie Cullen. teacher Mt TOano,
is spending til. holidays with her par
ents:
An account Of the e1ecut gu of MI ell
Indian Medicin" man ON Mnry's River.
near Wells, will appear to morrow.
Phoebe Record:.-The town is about
ready for the undertaken. 4 few more
days like the last week and all will he
over.
John Il Bradley Is nt Knights Ian
ding. Stanis!nu- county, California. and
expects to be at bone the lust of this
week.
1t IS NJ 1t time We were having some
aidI,i"nnl reports from the Resurrection
niue ut Mountain City. Will our cor
respondent ut that point send in an
item?
The stage brought down from Tusca.
ron Yesterday a drunk uud disorder
ly" who vii! he furnished board and
lodging ut the courty's expense for the
next 80 days.
There is every prospect al n little
fight in CongicSs over the s,lrction Of
til. location for II national gun factory.
The competitors for the prize are
the WItervliet aud the Frankfort arse
mails.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
rob an express train at A;okns. Indian
Territory, Saturday night. Failing to
get into the cars. the robbers fred sev.
er"l rifle bullets through them and then
rode away.
The mischief W ought by the blizzard
III Kansas is greater than Was indicated
by the early reports. Over sixty lives
are reported to have been lost. aud the
accounts Of fami les being frozen to
iag.
The socinl dance ut Freeman Hal
nr1t Mondiy might promises to he n
very IL asant aud agreeable entertain
meat. Everyone who delight, in danc.
ing will be thrre. old men md matrons,
young m"n a.sd maidrns..
T,en7ur r Hull Inns made his final
settlement with the State for this y.ur
1877. pail over the amount due from
Fllio county nLl taken r cripis for the
same. The non paid to the State
by this county is nearly $40, O00.
The increase in the price of copper,
which is snid to be l05 per cent. in the
past GbLcyS. will revive many copper
mines which have lain idle for years.
We hope to s+e the Blue BELLE mine
ana smcltcr at Bullion in nc,iYe opera
ton again.
Times .R-view:-In most OF the towns
in the western portion OF the State,
Monday was observed a. a holiday.
Here, however. business Of all kinds
was carried on as usual. and certainly
it was much pleasautcr indoors than
outside.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the sky
became overcast with heavy, black
81 Uds. making IL so dark that lamps
had to he lighted in this Office. the light
eming flashed, the thunder rolled and
soon II fearful snow storm set In which
continued up to the time OF going to
pr IS. The occurrence was something
very unusual for Nevada.
Mrs. A. ID. Fnrnsworth and her little
daughter left to-day for San Jose. Cali.
~f"rni,, where they will spend the Win.
ter. FlrS. Fnrnsworth hopes by n
change Of climate 90 regain her health
which has been poor for som"t time past.
She was accompanied by Nrs. G. B.
Wisoinnn WHO goes OH a visit to her
parents.
=. + Rrpod:-A prominent commission
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