Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1888-02-19
From Mondays Daiiy.l
HALMAGUSDI.

visiting Mrs. A. q. Dawley-
Mr.. aud Mrs /. J. Frank left ysster-
day morning Oh Il visit to California.
A railroad is 10 be built from San
Diego. Cal, to Foit Yuma, Arizona.
F. Z. Muller has received n large sue.
ply of Aver & Co.'S. Almunncs and can
now supply all demands.
Nick Mullins. u tcanister on the Com
stocE. drew 81, 800 III the Little Louisi
II Lottery a, the las drawing.
Milwaukee beer, the best in the
market. is being shipped almost daily
by EechLnr. & FIociich to neishboriuS
towns.
y Cheyenne gentleman tells OF n
Government eiuiloyc who named his
saddle mule She" because he vicious
animal made Ler rider hnSgard.
The ladies' of Wells have completed
arrangements for Il Leap Year Ball to
he given OF the goth instant. Their
advertisement will appear Tomorrow.
The Silver State says there il CON-
siderable sickness in Paradise Valley.
The children have scarlet fever aud
adults arc afflicted with othor Diseases.
William Thompson at Salt Lake We'd.
neSday climbed into nn apple tree, put
a moose OF rope about his neck, then
dropped down and was Gtrangled to
death.
Robert /. Limcoln's law firm hns nm
income Of 100000 - year. No wonder
he Dies not want 10 be President, with
his remembrance OF White House TRACE.
dies.
John II. n laborcr. while at
tempting to hrari n train 1T the old
Los Angeles depot Friday evening fell
under the wheels and had both legs 90
brdly crushed that amputatiun was nee.
c-s|ry.
Times ltcview:-Frei Furcy left this
SA''a. - 0''h " INV u'lu lOT buhl-
ness. lie has taken Horace Grreley's
advice, and gone west to grow up with
the country.
King Faro holds high carnival nightly
with varying Success, ami occasionally
his r~uni"c;s make the old monarch
sqnirn "S ,hcy IoGuce lis by
II lucky play.
I;etween Saturday morning md last
night there WAS an unusual rainfall for
this locality, but now 1t has cleared up
with favorable Indications for II spell Of
fine weather.
o. l.. Green, having finished his
visit at san Francisco and taken in all
the sights, obtained his Lcarings'' and
made n break fox Elko where he ar
rived yesterday morning refreshed and
inv;gorated by his brief vacation.
Thirteen young men Of Albany. Or.
ranging in nsc between fifteen and
t"cnty.onc, were arrested Sunday for
disturbing a meeting Of the Salvation
Army. \ jury found the boys no,
guilty. hut the Captain OF the Army was
fined SI2.
The Anderson bin directing the At
torncy.Gcncra! to institute sni: against
the Union and Central Pacific Railroads
Tor y violation Of the law. has been re-.
ported back to the House with the rec.
o~mmcmdntion that it be- referred to the
Committee on Pacific Railroads.
The Postmaster General has entered
into II new contract with the Chicago.
burlington & Quincy Railrond. by this
arrangement California mails leaving
San Francisco will reach Chicago in
time for the first morning delivery on
the fourth day from the Pacific Coast.
Senator Davis. Of Minnesota, stated
last Saturday that he resigned his place
om the National Republican Committee
about a month ago. IL resigned" 10
said, "hCcauRc. under the action Of the
'i'''hh' ''hNNu'i'h. III lSOt, II httUlH
improper for n Senator or n Representa-.
tive TO hold that position"
Esmcrnldn Nows:-Therc is somo talk
that tho ErIncrnlla Copper Company
will start its furnace at Sudrville soon.
The works have been idlu for n longtime,
aud now that copper has taken u rniSc
1t would bo profitable TO That
10 resume operations. There liz nu
abundance Of copper orc in and around
Soda. as also abou; Luning.
Andrew J. Stevens, Mister Mechanic
Of the g j. Railroad shops ut Sncra.
mcnto, died ut his residence in that
city last Saturday morning. Mr. Ste
vcaa has occupied TINT position for tho
past seventeen rCnrs and on recount Of
hiI superior skill nud eminent fitness
for the position his loss will be severely
felt by tho Company.
Some lhouGhtlcss boys, 80 We are
toll. have iudulgcd their faculty Of de.
struotivcncss hy riddling with bullets
Tho house recently pnt u? by Mrs.
near tho lover bridge. This Ia
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