Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-06-22
IFsom Wednesday,. Daily.
nALnAaUNDI.

Fine Utah Strawberries, at Mrs.
Records.
Lake Tahoe is five feet higher than
it was last year.
John Mackcy arrived on tho Com
stockon Saturday.
Miss Add;e, Stoker went down to
Curlin this morning.
The Supreme Court will convene
tho first Monday in July.
George Russell vent up to Deeth
last evening and returned this morn
ing.
Tho next session OF tho Grand
Lodge oil Knights of Pythias, will be
held at Reno.
Tho Appeal says tho Dependent
Pension Bill passed the House by II
vote of Ids to so.
Judge NJ. A. Murphy, Of the Su-
preme Court, ha6 returned from San
Francisco and is now mt Carson City.
Boston Horald:-It is said that
smoking tho lips is a vulgar habit.
Much depends on whose lips are
smacked.
Mrs. S. Spencer and her sister, Mrs.
Surface, will leave tonight for Cali
fornia where Mrs. Spencer will make
an extended visit.
Mrs. J.. ID. Bradley and her little
daughter passed through this morn
ing en- route to San Francisco where
she will spend the Summer.
Alex. Penrod camo down from
North Fork yesterday and left on last
evenings train for the East, but did
not give his destination.
Tho temperature was SO low this
morning that it was necessary to
have Il fire in the INDEPENDENT Office.
Fire on the 18th Of June!
There are quite n number Of tour
lists at Lake Tahoe already, and al
though the season will be short it
promises to be very lively.
Joe Tabor aud Charley Henderson
arc developing into full ledged paint
crs. An exhibition Of their handi-
work may DO seen at the Elko Meat
Market.
The census enumerators, OF course,
hope to DO used well at every house,
yet they must admit, themselves, that
they are '~isitors OF very question
able" character.
j.. .B. Ghccn, Of Lamoillc Cross
Roads, was in town last night. He
is making great preparations for the
coming celebration OF the Fourth,
and all who attend arc assured of n
jolly good time.
Quite n number OF women have
made application for a permit TO wit
ness the execution on Friday, but
Sheriff BARNARD will, very properly,
refuse to admit any woman. Wecaa-
not understand such morbid curiosity.
Misfortune still seems to cling to 4.
Bruce. Last evening he had u fino
horse so crippled by tho cars that the
animal had TO be killed. Four cows
killed on Monday and n horse on
Tuesday seems like pretty hard luck.
y young man named Fred Clo=2
and il Gfteen-year-old girl named Ida
Moore left their homes in Ashland,
California, or Friday night, buying
their tickets for Portland. g'he police
were unable 10 find them, and it
is believed that they have gone on to
Seattle.
1t was rumorcd on the streets this
morning that a bill for tho free coin
age OF silver had been passed. but we
think there is nothing in il, rs no
such bill was before either House.
II is probable that tho bill referred to
on the second page of this Issue is the
one passed.
y queer cuss, who called himself
'Marcus," advertised rs follows in tho
London Times:
Required to borrow, sum of ESQ
for mn indciihite period. No security
can bc offered. Any lady or gentle
mar granting this favor will greatly
obligc, and at tho same timc greatly
surprise the advertiser. Address,
otc."