Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-09-01
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

Beccie Crombie arrived from Min
eral Hill on last evenings train.
w. L. Smith and F. NJ. McPhetres
returned to-day from their hunting
trip.
a. Wines came in from Pleasant
Valley this morning and returned
this afternoon.
Joe Taber returned last evening
from n six weeks visit among friends
nnd relatives at Austin.
r. Penrod and his son James ar
we'd yesterday from their ranch in
the northern part OF the county.
Lon Wines, OF Ruby Valley, came
down from Halleck on las; evenings
train and stopped over in town to-
day.
Henderson Green, manager OF tho
Humboldt House, came up on last
evenings train and will return this
evening.
Mrs. S. A. st. Clair has resigned
her position rs teacher ut Hunting
ton and will go up to Wells tomorrow
c'cning for a months vacation.
{ DIR. j. Henderson has just had his
well sunk two feet deeper on account
OF water. The continued drought
makes the water supply vcry short.
Flags were displayed at half mast
or the public flag staff and mt tho In
DEPENDENT Office yesterday as Il token
OF respect To the late Lieutenant-G Gov
cvnor Davis
Texas Siftings:-Whoever expects
more OF this life than victuals and
clothes, with n little spare change for
the circus, is doomed to u broken.
hearted old age.
The family OF George Russell, who
are visiting in Mound Valley, will
probably return tomorrow. 4 grand
ball was announced TO take place in
that valley last night.
Four murdorors OF women-Patr.ck
~Pnckenham, Jack Lewis (coloreil,
James Nolan, Ferdinand Carolin-
were hanged in tho yard OF the Tombs
Prison, Now York, last Friday morn
ing.
G. II. Sproule, OF tho Free Prcss,
and 4. W. Hesson, County Assessor,
returned last evening from Carson
City whore they attended the meet
Ing OF the Senate Committee on Irri-
CATION.
Mrs. j. Rosenstocls is now in Salt
Lake City and is expected homo on
tomorrow mornings train. Shc has
boon visiting relatives at Baltimore,
Md, nnd othor localities in tho cast,
since carly last Spring.
Reno Gazotte:-A lynching party in
Michigan became soft hearted and
gave up tho job. Those things should
DO left TO Missouri, whore the sciences
OF ~lynching and train robb:ng aro
taught in tho public schools.
Mr.. Sproulc, OF the FREQ Prose,
takes great pleasure in reminding the
public TINT he holds an Official posi-.
ton, as tho expression "Sonator
Sproule" appenrs no loss than thrco
times in his paper OF this date.
Harry Roberts, who shot and killed
William Crawfordon last Moy ut
Butte, NJ. r., has obtained n rospito
to his death sentence. Tho murder
was Of a cowardly character and tho
respite OF tho Governor has produced
considerable bitterness.
The s~topdauyhter Of Mre.. Gaskins
OF Orovillo, California, thirtoon yonrs
old, Is said to huvo o mania for fire.
Sho Ii believed TO have sct fro 10 two
housos at Marysvillo while on n visit
therc, and on hor return TO Orovillo
her fathers house wns on fro two
minutos afterward.
Mormon missionaries aro making
many converts In Wost Virginia and
number OF homes arc reported rs
brokoD mp in consequence. At
Wheeling thoy have q congregation
OF Saints with q church building OF
thor own. IL is thought that thorc
will DO au organized movement to
drive tho oldors out.
Tho cruiser Charleston arrived In
San Francisco from her trial trip
monday evening at 8 o'clock. The
snip wac not pushed at all on tho 70.
Turn trip, but mado IN average of ovei
thirtcon milcs an hour. sho wac
Rally decorated with flags, bunting
otc, and tho figures "1o1l," represent.
ing tho highest speed attained ON the
trlp, were painted on both sidos OF
INC slnokostack. Captain GoodalI
"ays tho Officials Of tho Naval Board
o1pross themselves as highly ploaecd
With tho results Of tho tost.