Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-09
lFron wednesday. D.ily.I
sALMAGUNDI.

"Yank's," near Tallac, Lake Tahoe,
was burned to tho ground last Thurs
day.
I. T.. Harris shipped today three
car loads OF horses to New York. Mr..
Harris will 80 cast with tho stock this
evening.
Notwithstanding the hopeful ac-
counts OF n few days since young Abe
Lincoln is said to be in a critical
condition.
Eggs aro advertised in Virginia
City, ~ dozen for so cents. Here
they ere 40 cents per dozen, or three
dozen for 81.
Times-R oviow:-George Hank will
DO a candidate for sheriff OF Ormsby
county next Fall. Hark halls from
Carson and not from the Tombs.
No mail on train No. 4 to-day. We
presume the Postofice Department
thinks it unnecessary to supply the
people with mail every day, rs it will
DO tho more appreciated when it does
| come.
1t rained continuously during the
day yesterday, and the greater part Of
last night. This morning it cleared
up warm and Spring-likc, and every
one appreciates it with ardent hopes
that the Winter is over.
George Sproule, OF Butte City,
Montana, n brother Of z. II. Sproule,
Of the Free Press, passed through this
afternoon On route to San Francisco.
This is tho first time the brothers
have mot for nine years.
Tho "devil," who has charge Of
the Shoshone Journal during tho ab-
sence OF the editors, in commenting
on tho fact says: "Bewaro OF imita-
tons; mono genuine without our
name blown on the label"
Reno Gazette:-The Gazette hopes
to see the next Republican Conven-
ton adopt u plank in opposition to
lotteries, thereby putting themselves
on record as lovers Of good govern
ment, for those are squally times.
According to tho Free Press rain
gauge the rain fall from Monday even
ing to Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock
was 100 inches; and from that time
to this morning 80, making the total
fall since Monday evening 2.70inches.
The Shoohone, idaho, Journal says
the seating capacity of tho Methodist
church ut that place is not sufficient
to accommodate tho audience. 1t is
diff ,rent hero, for the audience is
not adequate to the seating capacity
OF tho church.
Robert Tucker came in yesterday
from South Fork, bringing in Tia
head OF cattle belonging to himself
and others which have been fed there
during the Winter. They lost "a
head out OF 24o, and those brought in
will DO fed hero.
Alex. Penrod arrived last ovoning
from the North Fork. IIo says that
out OF l35 head OF cattle that they
fed, about ono-half died. Ho thinks
that Murphy & Hill will not save over
10 per cent. OF their cattle on that
range, for in somc places tho he'd OF
the river is completely filed with
dead carcnsses.
Tho Now York Times says: A
prominent railroad man says no would
not be surprised to learn OF Chauncoy
NJ. Depow's resignation as President
Of the Now York Central aud Hudson
River Railroad, rs he is already shap-
ing his plans to secure the Republi-
can nomination for President.
The proposed Indian school in
Ormsby county means tho distribution
OF about $1,000 a month among Car
son observation-disclosures Tribune.
We arc sorry il it means no moro
than that. We had supposed that it
moant n little something for tho In
dians.HTinlcs -Roview.
I;ono Gazctto:--Ro3s Lowers, OF
Waslhoo valley, does not 1.-Two in n
citrus belt, but no raises lots Of fruit
just tho III Ho has three acres in
raspberries and twenty-five acres in
orchard, and grows about 1000 boxes
annually, besides tho smaller fruits.
lilo has u fine little ranch and hardly
eve makes n failure.