Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-04-20
From Tuesday's D.ily.l,
sAS.mAGCNDI.

Milt Polk was in town yesterday
and went up to Hallecs last evening,
Aspecial fruit train Of fourteen cars
passed through ut 2 o'clock this after
noon.
Z. J. Jones returned Sunday from
tho east where he took u cur load OF
horses.
NJ. Badt, OF Wells, passed through
last night on his return from Sun
Francisco.
James Clark came up from and H.
Green returned 10 tho Humboldt
HouCo last night.
II YOU want the latest news, take
tho Reno journal, tho leading Re-
publican paper in Nevada. F.:
John Walker, who has been in
town a couple Of weeks, left this
morning for his homo on the North
Fork.
Idaho Rcpublican:-!The. loss Of
cattle on Snake river has been exag-
gcrated, competent judges say it will
not exceed 20 per cent.
BY mistakethe notice Of the estab-
lishment Of Il tailot shop in Elko was
dated March" instead OF April It
is corrected to-day.
The Marysville, (Cal.) Appeal ad-
.yiscs "Peeping Tom" to spend u sea
son Mt n seaside resort and DO cured OF
his inordinatc curiosity.
Hugh Martin left this morning for
his home on the Bruncau. He has
been here all Winter and hus passed
the timo pleasantly with his numerous
fricods.
John Abel received n letter yester-
day from IL. j. Keith who is still in
Missouri with his horses. He says no
will sell and return home within u
short time.
Oakland is still on deck snd the
cranks who fled To the mountains to
escape the calamity arc casting about
for n plausible excuse for the failure
OF the prophecy.
White Pine Ncws:-At the special
school tax election last Saturday but
n small vote was polled, Al in all-2S
for and II against tho taK-or two to
one in its favor.
Reno Journal:-Lander county in-
tonds to bring suit against tho State
Of Nevada for the balance not paid
by the latter for tho expenses OF the
last special election.
The Washington Critic says that, If
tho Office OF our navy, in tho event of
II war, would punish foreign sailors
half as badly us they do their own,
they would whip anything that sails
the seas.
The nomination of G. F. Turrittin,
OF Winnncmucca, for Survcyor-Gcn
cral OF Nevada, and OF G. G. Thuxter,
of Carson, for Receiver of tho Carson
Land Olicc, has ,boen contirmcd by
tho Senate.
Prof. (?l Burner and Prof. ca West
gave nm entertainment ut Winnemucca
last night. They no doubt presented
the same scene that West described
hero us "the Ian ling OF the Pilgrim
Fathers at Philadelphia"
Tho new flag. will bc raised over
tho schoolhouso noxt Friday after
noon when thero will DO appropriate
ceremonies by the pupils OF the school
and an address by W. C, Love,
Superintendent OF Schools.
Rev. j.. II Hammond is to have
charge Of the editorial department OF
tho Austin Isevcille for a few weeks.
1t is to be hoped that ho will either
convert or kill tho Roveillc poet bo-
fore tho return Of tho regular editor
from his trip TO Washington.
Thor, is some complaint that tho
ordinance in reference to dcpositing
rubbish in tho alleys, within the town
limits, is being violated constantly by
some parties. Tho law is n good ono,
and tho officers should SEQ that il is
strictly enforced. Those who fool
aggrioycd should mako complaint and
have the guilty parties arrested.