Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-01-15

The Tuscarora Stage went out on rum
uerssthis morning.
Thu Grand ovry via not probably An
ish it's labors today.
J. D and Mrs. AbelanA j. J. Camp
bell came in from Fort HaQeck to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mitchell loft
this morning for their home in Hunting.
ton Valley.
Mrs. ). L. Wines arrived last evening
from Eureka and is stopping at ehe
Depot Hotel.
Hisa Belle Henderson returned Sun
day morning from Salt Lake City where
she has been visiting for some weeks.
On Eao morning of January Is. 1888,
ono year ago to-day, the thermometer
marked 60 degrees below zero in Elko.
Ninety-eight head of thoroughbred
. horses were sold ut Lexington. KY. at
y eceudbcr Maios. for total of $38, $50.
The Commissioners Of Nye county
have placed the tax levy for 1889 at
$3.50 on each 800 valuation of taxable
property.
Mrs.. Waid, who has been visiting her
brother, James Clark, Of tho Depot
Hotel, for some weeks, left last evening
for her home in Ohio.
A number of sleighs were out this
aftsrnoon taking advantage Of the
snow. and the merry jingle Of the bells
lsagain heard in the land.
White Pine News Tho tax leayy in
White Pine county for 1859 was fixed By
the Board the ssme az last year-$9.S5
on each 500 valuation.
Governor Waterman. of Califoruia,
has appointed II. 81 D.Young, of tho
San francisco Chronicle. Commissioners
to the Paris Exposition of 1889.
Snow continued to fall gently during
the greater part of the night and this
morninR the ground was covered by
about four inches of ''ths beautiful"
The social dance at Freeman Hall
Mast night was not very largely attended,
but those who were present enjoyed
themselves very much in tripping the
light fantastic.
d. D. Jolley came down from Tus
cnrora yesterday and left sais morning
for Carson Cay. He is not certain
where he will locate but has some idea
of trying Arizona.
A New Hampshire woman has set ont
to count the kernels of corn on $4,000
full sized cobs, and at last reports she
had got through with 5000 cobs and
was not discouraged.
The Alta thinks il Mr.. Hayes must
have . foreign appointment let him be
sent TO Cochin China or Chittagong,
where his 6aste for chickens can hayo
ample scope and space.
Misses Helen J. Bruce, Blanche
Plumb aad Lotto Chaplin, who wore
examined last week passed saosessfulIy
and were each licensed to teach in the
public schools of Elko county.
Strike from orr statutes the Law au-
thorizing the worst gambling schemes
thattheingenuity Of man can do lie, and
then .wo.cau with good grace enter q
protest against the lottery scheme.
White Pine News:--At the SHERIFF.
sale Of the Wilmington horses at White
River laet Monday, 1893 head and 4
nuRaber II colts we're knocked down for
$50. There. was mortgage Of 1880
on the bard.
The INDEsEEDENT is not In favor o I
authorizing a lottery, provided our pros
emit gambling laws be repealed; but why
discriaainate against a less evil when a
greater is made legitimate by an Act Of
the LesislatureF
The Grand Jury found three indict-
nents against August Richards, tho
man who attempted to lido ep" Uncle
Billy Heseltine 1t Hallesk, one for
Burglary, one for cobbvry, and one Tor
Assault with intent to kill.