Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-09-01
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was in town last night.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No
Is, X. OF p, at Castle Hall tonight.
N. P. Guldsger and family have re.
turned from a visit to Mound Valley
Joe Hennen and H. A. Young came
in from Pleasant Valley this morn.
ing.
Col. E.. P. Hardesty, OF Wells, gave
tho INDEPENDENT a friendly call this
morning.
A special train OF eighteen ears
loaded with tea, passed through this
afternoon going east.
There was a fine prospect for rain
last evening but the indications
passed of in a fearful wind and dust
storm.
We are pleased to notice j. G.
Crombie on the streets again, he hav-
ing about recovered from his recent
illness.
The Genoa, Nevada, Courier says:
Ice frozo a half IN inch thick at the
Pickett ranch in Hope Valley last
Sunday night.
1t is stated that thero isno county
in the United States where 30 many
cattle and sheep are annually fed as
in Dodge county, Nebraska.
Miss Beccie Crombie left on this
mornings train for Mineral Hill,
Eureka county, where she will CON-
mence q term OF school next Monday.
Troy Press:-A pocketbook made of
rattlesnake hide, which is 80 repulsive
to ladies' that they won't touch it, is
having a large sale among married
o
Tho INDEPENDENT Office has lust
received new type and q new job
prcss which enables us to do first
class work at reasonable prices. Givo
US a trial.
Clouds, high winds and flying dust
Indicate rain. We trust there will be
a sufficient rain fall to obliterate the
dust which is very annoying and dis
agreeable.
Yesterdays ~uscarora stage brought
down ID bars Commonwealth bullion,
valued ut $4,000, which was shipped
to San Francisco last night. This is
the result Of q clean up Of that mill.
A letter from Mrs. Quincy brings
the pleasant news that she is rapidly
recovering and hopes soon to return
in perfect health again This will DO
welcome news to the lady'a many
Elko friends.
The lawyers are worm out making
out papers relating to water rights
which have to be recorded under q
law passed by the last Legislature.
AS is usual in such cases nearly every
body waited till the last moment.
Carson Tribuno:-Hon. T. B. Rick
ey is OF tho opinion that the now law
requiring tho recording OF water
will be declared unconstitutional as
soon as q test case comes before tho
Supreme Court. Tho questionable
point is special legislation.
E. p. Hardosty and II. H. Coryell
camo down from Wells this morning.
Col. Hardesty shipped ut Wells this
morning about 200 head OF fine beef
cattle consigned to Hayes & Co., Oak
land. The cattle, twelve car loads
pissed through to-day.
Tho Fall torn OF the Sacred Heart
Academy at Ogden, Utah, opens next
Monday. As IN educational institu-
ton the Sacred Heart Academy occu-
pies u high position, and those who
'end their daughters there may rest
assured that they will have the best
care and attention.
Recorder Moigs informs us that no
has now on flo for record about
seventy-five water claims under tho
new law. The past few days have been
q harvest for lawyers, but whether
tho game is worth the powder to tho
ranchers remains to DO O
Last Monday afternoon n fire broke
out in the warehouses on the dock ut
Port Costa, Cal, and tho result was
the destruction OF nearly q quarter OF
n mile Of wharves and warehouses,
hundreds Of tons OF wheat, a largo
number Of freight cars and throe
ships which wore lying in the harbor.
The loss is estimated at about $780,
600.
Tho following gentlemen acted as
pail bearers at tho funeral Of tho late
Lioutenant-G Governor Davis: Hon.
@. II. Belknap, Hon. NJ. A.. Murphy
and Hon. T. p. Hawley, all Of tho Su-
promo Bench; Hon. Evan Williams,
Hon. j. F. Hallook, Hon. F. j. McCul.
Tough, Superintendent j. H. Whitod,
OF tho @. p, and A. M. Ardery, Of the
v. ct.
Manchester, N. H., has an ingenious
q He has arranged two tin polls
over tho stalls OF his horses, 80 that
by touching an electric button by his
bodeido tho pals are inverted and
thor contonts dumped into tho man.
ger beneath the horses noses. by
filling tho pals with onts tho proceed.
ing day, no foods his horses ovory
morning on hour before he gets up.