Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-04-28
From Mondays Dsiiy.l
NALMAGUNnl.
6se notice Of room TO let.

Bananas and Strawberries at Airs.
Records.
EI-PostmAStsr Pearson, OF New York.
Is dangerously i'll and not expected to
recover.
William Snow returned yesterday
from Ruby Valley aud reports it sI-
trsmely dry in thGt locality.
George Elmare came iu yesterday
from his ranch aid will remain in town
a few Days.
Timothy @. Phelps, OF california,
has been appointed Collector of Customs
Rt San FIauci.co.
II is said that the Golden Gate spec.
iRi is 10 lie taken Off mud trains ) aud 4
substituted. This would he appreciated
by local travellers.
1t is understood that there will lie n
change in the Chief Justice. Surveyor
General, United States Marshal mud
District Attorney of Idaho in the course
Of a few days.
Mrs. George Lovelock was drowned
i'll n. slouGh.oi- tho Humboldt river at
Lovelocks. Humboldt county, las
Thursday night. 1t is supposed that
she fell in the water while fishing.
There will be no use to 90 fishing
after to-day. Charley Froelich and
Ben Fitch went to-day. we'll supplied
with bnit. and that ends il. There
won't he enough fish left in tbs river
for seed.
The miners Mt Virginia City are ngi-
tating tho proposition to take orc Gay
ct rest in seven. II the movement
succeeds IL will nece>sitAte tho shutting
down Of the mines for one day and
cause IA decrease Of $4,000 q month in
the pny-ro!ls.
All the steamers which conld hayo
been in the neighborhood OF the wrecked
steamer, Danmark, have arrived ut
New York. but no tididgs OF those on
board hpre been received. The only
hope is that they were picked up by n
sailing vessel and taken aboard, perhaps
to the AzOres.
o%Elnhomn was orened to settlers at
noon to-day. There WAS q collision be.
tween boomers and United States
Marshai's posse last Friday in which
seven boomers were wounded. two IA
tally. and one Deputy MNrshaI. Slightly.
The government oficisi. nave be-:. in
stTuctsd to prevent the ,g!r Of whiASey
in the promised lind.
The ". T. Smith Coz. new store.
house for wagons and agricultural i'm
plements is being covered and weather.
boarded with corrugated iron. thus rem.
dering it fire proof. The proprietors
suy the cost will he about the Same as
it would be to side it with lumber and
cover it with shingles.
A brakebeam tourist was brought in
this morning with n badly crushed foot,
tho accident occurred while plying hi.
vocation OF beating the railroad. IIs
was taken TO the hospital where thre
toes Of the manglsd foot were amputnt-
ed and he is we'll provided for. for the
present. He claims 10 be from Pits
burg.
Q. W. Hull's youngest child. Abont
y" ye,rs Of ago. came near mseting
With a severe accident yesterday. Ho
took matches out and started \ little
fro from which his clothes caught. but
his screams brought his parents 80 his
rescue md no WAS sAvod from being
seriously and perhaps fatally injured.
AZ 1t was he lost his outer garments
and wns slightly burned on tho hands
and face.
Texas Siftings for April 10th, issued
as n Spring number. is a worry attractive
specimen OF that popni nr periodical,
being enlarged in size aud ornamsttcd
With an illuminated cover, tho central
figure OF which Ia a long.hsired hunter
dressed in a buckskiu suit, btond
brimmcd %sonbrcro and nocasins. Tho
illustrations are, ms usual. OF The most
humorous character.