Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-02-24
From Mondays Daily.l
NALMAGUSDI.

S.A. dorsey came In last n
from his ranch near Fort Halleck.
William Smiley, OF Ds,tl. passed.
through Elko last night on his way
homo from San Francisco.
low easy il is for a newspaper to
condemn u measure after il has been
showed under by n V"te Of tho people.
Joe Taber, who was accidentally shot
in the leg last Saturday. is resting east
iy, and will be gu: again in n few days.
As soon rs the quarantine i, raised
Sheriff Barnard will take n batch Of
prisoners 10 the State Prison Mt Car
son.
Dave Casper has fully recovered from
his recent illness. AMI is again ut his
post, rs smiling mud accommodating MS
ever.
The ESmeralla news OF the 10Th ILL
timates that some Of the jurors in tue
Ncrigue ease committed perjury in or
der To set on the jury.
Eight citizens of North Ruby ca,ne in
Yesterday to testify before tie Grand
Jmy in the O'Conuer case. which is
now under investigation by that body.
We acknowledge the receipt of IL
complimentary card Of admission to the
First Annual Ball of the Carlin Rifle
Club to lie given ut that city on the
22nd Instant.
The expense of holding the special
election in Elko county amounts To
S2,G2G 80. rs shown by bills OH file
with the Clerk Of the Board Of County
Commissioners.
The editor Of the Homer Index oh
jects to any Tuore saloons being estab-
lished in thnt place on the ground TINT
his. (ihs ~editor'sl, cocktail route is
quite long enough.
Deputy Sheriff Castle came up from
Cnrlin last night in charge OF u China
man who was convicted III Justice
PHlmer's court OF stealing coal, ani
sentenced to 10 days in the county Jail.
Ches Woodward, OF Jack Creek, is in
town. lie reports TIM there is but
little snow in the mountains, in the
noIthern part OF the county, aud fears
TINT the How Of water in the creeks will
10 short the coming season.
Eiko county gave n majority Of 4OG,
Washoc 400, nul Lander 2Ol, against
the lottery schcmc, tho three counties
showing a tItul majority of 1907. which
will hardly be overcome even though
Humboldt got In with Il showing of 3
in favor Of the amondmeI /.
Lou Brllo came down fro Deeth
this morning. He is engagel feeding
cattle in Star Valley. and reports them
MS doing well, aud thnt the stock OH
the range in that vicinity arc looking
better than usual for the time OF year.
=. Snrner, who has been engaged in
the business OF writing no tho different
towns in the west end Of the State, ar
rived hero on Friday evening, but ms he
did not ind Elko n profitable Grli for
his talent, eft on the east bound train
last night.
A delegation OF Indians from Beo.
wave nnd Battle Mountain, passed
through OF their way to Wells. They
GO up to attend tho trial OF the Indian
mentioned by our Wells correspondent
last week. Na,chcz, n son Of old
Winnemucca. will pass here on to-
night's train.
The White Pine News learns that An
tone Anderson commmitted suicide in
Antelope Valley recently by cutting his
throat with n knife. When found the
body wns frozen stiff and it is not
known how long the young IMAM had
been dead.
Truckeo Repuhlican:-Last Sunday
night Constable Morrill, notified tho pro-
pIictora OF Nil the games" in town that
they must close md observe tho law in
rolntion to banking games. Conse-
qnen,'y the merry click OF the check ms
tho AGO is being played straight up und
the troy is being coppcrod is heard no
more, and the loss exciting frog aud
''coli turkey" have usurpsd the lair of
tho tiger and the stall Of the stallion.
Two passengers OIL last evenings
east bound train. who took supper nj
the Depot Hotel. on coming out Of the
dining room Gpok. very highly OF the
iinn meal which wna served. One said
II was rs good rs my he had had on tho
trip, and the other remarked: Yes, /,
was excellent; better than we wero able
to get nj Sacramento" Such comn,outs
from strangers speak well for Clark &
Green, proprietors Of tho Depot Hotel.
and also for our loWn.
A drunken Indian entsred the Ocean
Spray Saloon yesterday aud on being
ordered out by tue proprietor, became
insolsnt aud refused to no., whercupon
Walter seized tho poker and tried to
dtivc him out, when n regular pitched
battle cnsuod. In which tho Indian got
away With Winter and tue poker. the
laiser OF which ho carried away. The
Captain Of Tho Ocean sprny suys that
ho will admit that he was knocked out
for the time, but says he is still camping
on tho bnttlo ground, ready TO receive