Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-04-06
tFrom wednesday's Daily.I
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Francisco.
Commissioner Hamill went down to
Carlin this morning.
Miss Bertha Smith ieftiast evening
for roano where she has engaged to
teach a torn Of school.
A train composed in;part Of thlr,
teen cars of lumber passed through
going east this morning..
Governor Hill bas appointed MOTOR:
General Daniel E,Sieilss; Sheriff OF
New York, vice Flaek;; assigned.
John r.. Bradley. came down from
Decth this morning 5 He has fully
recovered from his recent illness.
The Elko Water Company are lay
ing u pipe down Commercial street
and tho mains will spoh be completed.
Mrs. George H. HIeigs vent up to
Wells last night, and will probably
visit Salt Lake City before she re-
turns. ,o,i g.:z -
Will Graham had 4 foot crushed by
n falling rock in the j5Oo-foot Lowell OF
tho Grand Prize ut Tuscarora last
Saturday.
Arthur McEwcn afirms that the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, is tho
capital of the State Of Nevada. All
the politics of that State are arranged
IN that hotel.-[Ex. is.g..-
Miss Amy Weston went up to Decth
last evening to attend tho neck-tie
party. Mrs. Weston will leave this
evening for Ogden whore she proposes
to reside in the future.
The Reno Journal entered upon its
seventeenth year Tuesday, April lst::
Tho Journal has achieved wonderful
success because it deserves it. May
its shadow never grow less.
Reno Journal:-It is said that Mr..
Cleveland recently declined an offer
Of n $4,000 salary to take tho Presi-
dency OF n large company. Ho was
President OF the largest company on
earth at the Same figure.
+. Zimmerman has concluded to
shake tho dust, mud and snow of
Elko from his feet and leave us for
good. He will, perhaps, return to the
same locality from which he came
when he first located in Elko.
DIR. Hamilton, tho dentist, will 20
up to Tusca rora, as soon rs tho roads
arc fairly passable,S whero he will re-
main for n short time for tho practice
OF his profession. lie will remain
hero only n few days longer, and those
desiring his services will please call at
Room 40, Depot Hotel.
The freight on oranges and lemons
from San Francisco to Chicago and
st. Louis is 81 10 per hundred pounds.
From San Francisco TO EIio it is 81 90
per hundred. The distance from
San Francisco to Chicago is 1891
miles and from San Erancisco Is EilSo,
553 miles. What's the matter with
tho long and short haul clause Of the
Interstate Commerce law? -
Potatoes are being shipped to Cali
fornia from the East im immense
quantities, from ton to fifteen car
loads passing through almost daily.
Parties hero arc getting well supplied
with spnds from these trains ut 90 q
sack of from 100 TO ITO pounds each
1t is pretty certain that we will DO
able to got all we want hore Mt that
price, rs San Francisco is liable to
become everstockrd and n material
decline in price will DO tho result.
The PostoHice will DO changed to
tho building between tho butcher
shop and Reckhart & Froelich's, in
tho rooms heretofore occupied by
Mrs. Weston, rs soon rs Ell. Bilkey
takes charge. 1t Is tho desire OF n
largo majority Of the people of town
that tho Postoflico DO removed to tho
| Ol'poSilo Siho VI Itlb btFceL lEO!l us
present location, and while it will be
much moro inconvcniont for tho
INDIFFERENT We arc perfectly will
ing TO submit TO Tho wishes Of tho
majority, aud hence 20 have no OBJ
lection to offer to tho proposed re-
moval.
Tho attention Of tho people OF Elko
county is called to tho announcement
OF Public Nesting, elsewhere in
this Issue. Tho matter is of such
grave Importance rs TO enlist tho
attention OF everyone In tho county
who is named rs II defendant in tho
Humboldt water suit. Several OF tho
precincts have already held meetings
to appoint n representative 10 look
after tho peoples interests, aud il 10
important TINT there DO concerted
action on tho part of water claimants
in this county, which can DO accom-
plished by attending tho, meeting
advertised on Saturday. trG,12th in
slant. Lot zach prcciIot'senl in one
or moro representatives, md N*e do
not think there will 10 nny, difficulty
in pcrfccting satisfactory arrange.
ments by which our int6restsw will DO
r~nrcfully uunrio1 1900 .--,