Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-09-01
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t. Jail.
Ed. Carville, of Mound Valley, was
in town yesterday.
]. B. Gheen, OF the Lamoillo Cross
Roads, was in town last night.
w. T. Crane, of South Fork, and
Horny Voigt, OF Lamoille, were in
town to-day.
William Cotant and NJ. Pixlsy wore
in from Llmoille last night and re-
turned homo to-day.
Appeal:-Reno has q girl who is SO
modest that she won't 60 whero there
is any undrossed lumber.
Elko county, with an area Of $4,000
square miles, cast 1,493 votos ut the
general election last November.
Tho Star Valley delegation of ranch
ers left last evening, having filed
their water locations for record.
Tho INDEPENDENT flag flies ut half
mast as u tribute to tho memory Of
Northumberland Davis, whose
funeral took place at Carson this
afternoon.
Jim Gheon dug q we'll at the Cross
Roads recently and obtained plenty
OF water, but it DISAPPEARED and he
has grave suspicious that Hank Smell
stole it.
Surveyor Riddle came in last @
ing from Llmoille and left on last
nights train for Secret Valley. lie is
rushed with work surveying and To-
eating water rights.
EImoralda News:-George Penter.
formerly of Bodie, visited that camp
last week. He is now located in
Washington Territory, which he says
has n great future before it. Bodie
has n great past behind it-that's the
only difference.
The result Of tho appeal Of tho
Potts case to the Supreme Court will
probably be known next week. Should
the Judgment OF the lower Court DO
affirmed an effort will DO made to
have their sentence committed to
imprisonment for life.
White Pine News:-Thero is very
little symathy exhibited by the press
OF the Coast for the tragic fate OF
Judge Terry. Yet all agreo that for
a Marshal to step up and shoot a man
dead because ho slapped another man
in the face is hardly right
il G. Cromb;e, who has been ut
homo sick for some time is improving,
VIC arc pleased to learn, and hopes
soon to be able to resume his duties
at Mineral Hill. Miss Beccie loaves
Thursday morning for Mineral Hill
whore she will teach n torn OF school.
The Boston Courier does not seem
to understand why a play like ana
zcppa" should run SO long rs it has
when it is only n "one-horse affair"
Tho secret lies in tho fact that, in
addition to the horse, there arc usual
ly two good-looking calves in tho
show.-IEx.
Tho Eureka Sentinel OF tho 9th
instant compliments Governor Ste
vonson rs follows: During the pres
ent term Nevada is disgraccd, rs no
State in tho Union ever was before,
by having n common fool, not to say
knave as well, in tho Chief Magis-
trato's chair"
The Butte Mining Journal OF Aug.
II says: NJ. l.. Wines, recently OF
Nevada, has determined to locate in
Butte, and will ontcr tho law Office Of
w. II. Dewitt. The young gentleman
is q graduate OF the law department
of Ann Arbor, and is tho son OF j. l..
Wines, n prominent attorney OF No
vada.
Tho glass and crockcry mon say
that the reports sent from Now York
OF n trust formed by tho manufacture
crs OF window glass, table glass and
crockcry is absurd. Tho basis for it
was in n proposed combine OF table
glass manufactures, and tho plan will
doubtless DO contaminated. Tho
crockory and glass NOR have no idoa
OF combining.
Tho detachment OF two members Of
tho Salvation Army, who have boon
operating hero for a weok, won't down
to Carlin this morning. They would
appear TO bcttcr advantage il thoy
wore engaged in somo honorable en-
%ploymont, but evidently boing too
lazy to work thoy aro attempting to
fleece II living Off the public. Tho va
grant law should DO enforced against
thom.
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