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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-10
Star Valley Items.

Although the Winter has been an
unusually severe one, the people Of
this valley are still living on in about
the same routine Of animation, bust
ness and pleasure.
On the evening of the 28th of Feb
Euary, the members Of the Dramatic
Club gave another entertainment, and
successfully rendered very interest
ing and pleasing prograllme, which
this writer will not take time and
space to give in full. Suffice it to
say that the difficult parts sustained
by few are deservedly worthy of
commentator. After the exercises
closed quite a number remained and
few hours were pleasantly spent in
dancing and sociable chat.
Tho recent rains have almost en-
tirely cleared away the snow, and
consequently made muddy roads and
high creeks.
During the severe cold nights Of
last week quite a number of cattle
died in this vicinity.
School is running, but is not very
largely attended on account Of the
inclemency of the weather.
Mrs. ALI Conover and daughter
Hannah, arrived Tuesday morning
from Provo City, Utah, where they
spent the Winter, and after spending
couple Of days here, continued on
their journey, by way of Eureka, to
their home in Newark Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Weathers went
to California Tuesday evening to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Weathers'
father who died on the 3rd instant.
Misses Hannah Johnston, Alice
Armstrong and Ella Crosson are in
Elko attending the teachers exam
nation.
The 1. O, G.. T. Lodge is progressing
finely and is now in it's sixth year.
CLEANING.
Star Valley, March I, 1890.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-10
Notice.

We, the people Of Halleck precinct,
Elko county, Nevada, who use the
waters of the Humboldt river and it's
tributaries, believe the suit instituted
by certain parties, n co OF which
appears in tho ELKo INDEPENDENT,
to be q scheme to Cofraud the people
of Elko county Of their rights; and
in order to checkmate the same we
propose TO call a meeting OF the citi-
zens of the above named precinct
that are Interested, and elect repre-
sentative with power and authority
to employ legal talent to defend our
right to use water for irrigatlng our
crops and protect our interests as
Vitizens Of Elko county; and We hope
shat all other precincts Interested
will do the same, and form Commit
tee to. fight in union the demon that
Snvades our rights.
We propose to hold meeting at
the schoolhouse at Halleck Station
pA 1ueSudy, hdTCI ~, 1oJu, DIT. L
O'clock p. NJ, to tGlo action in the
premises, and all interested are
earnestly invited to attend at the
time and place above named.
II. MCCAIN,
JNO. M. DORSEY,
MURPHY & HILL,
CnAs. GREENBERa.
Hallcck, March 8, 1890.
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RHYMING DIDN'T PAY.
Tom Jackson Springs an Old Gag In q
Maine Town and Kills His Show.

Tom Jackson Springs an Old Gag In n
Maine Town and Kills His Show.
Tom jackson, the author of those fun
ny stories of 'Squatter Sovereignty" and
the Harlem Goat" was down in luck
at one time, and as a last resort took to
the minstrel business. He and brother
of Judge Welde organized company.
The company turned out to be funny
one. jackson and his partner (Welde)
were the end men, and while showing
at little Maine town the former hit
upon the idea Of putting poetry" as
he called it, into the performance.
He circulated q number of blank cards,
Of the playing-card style, among the au-
dience, and requested the holders to
write some subject on the pasteboard,
and he promised to compose q rhyme for
any one Of their selection. The bust
ness was old to the minstrel stage but
new to the audience, and so all were q
bit timid about sending up subjects.
After great deal or persuasion jackson
succeeded in convincing two of the au-
ditors that they would not be fleeced
alive If they followed his request, and
these two returned their cards. On one
was written the single word "Dog."
The other bore this hint: "Pay for your
washing"
Jackson glanced at the cards for
second and in coming down to the foot
lights said:
Pay for your washing.
That's funny.
didn't think owed your mother money.
Then he came to the other card, and
this is what he said:
Dog. That's hard,
I'm much obliged to the dog.
For sending up his card.
Two-thirds of tho audience Insisted
that Jackson had insulted them and
they arose in body and left the show.
The news spread around the little Maine
town and the next night the minstrel
show had empty beaches to play to.
That settled the card-rhyming business.
and since that evenbful night witty Tom
Jackson has never aspired to the COM
bined position Of poet and end man.
n. Y. Mail and Express.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-10

Foreign Prince (haughtily) - sit
may as we'll be understood, Miss Mill
ion, that am no boggar. If I am TO- be
your husband, i can not accept, as an
annual allowance for my expenses, any
sum inconsistent with the dignity of
my rank and position In life."' Ameri-
can Heiress (affectionate but business
like)--"I will allow you, my dear Prince,
enough w. pay your club dues and keep
you in clothing, canes and cigarettes "
Grinding his teeth-'T'll take tt."--
Chicago Tribune, -..I,.-..-....-.-.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-10
Indurated Fibre Ware.

The attention of the public is di-
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Buckets, Basins, etc., manufactured
from Indurated Wood Fibre, pressed
cut in one piece, without seams or
hoops. 1t is light and durable, will
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kind Of liquid and bids fair to super
eede tin and wooden ware. Call and
examine it,
IL. CuAsR..
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Undertaking.

Having purchased of Brown & Hos
kins their interest in the Undertake
ing business, I am now prepared to ut
tend to all calls in that limo will
also attend to the repairing and up
holstering Of Furniture, etc. Shop
on Commercial street, next door IL
Brown & Hoskips' old stand.
6sh n. Il. PErBRsoN..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-10

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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Depot Hotol--Ciark Sc Green, Pro-
prictOrs.

John FL Lander, 13-M Ranch;. A w
Felt, Salt Lake; ID Y AlexandeT, North
Fork; Miss Maggie Wright, Star Val
hoy; G G Tuggle, Tuscarora; S T. Culp,
Oouver; WIN j Gilland, S Gilland, p
VI McDermott, Lamoille; Geo Miller,
n VA N Badger, Chicago.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-10

M&sonri Cider, fresh and sweet. at
Wholesale in quantities to suit al
\, Gsihagt & FrestiOh@. n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-03-10

M. Reinhart has
just received his
Spring and Summer
samples for custom
made clothing. Ii
you want your
clothes made to Or
der, give him a call
and see as fine a
line of samples as
has ever been ex-
hibited in Elko.
You can get a suit
Of clothes made to
order from $21 90
up. Fit, Guaran-
teed.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
The Little Lord Laid Low.

The pathetic and beautiful idyllic
drama, Little Lord Fauntleroy. has
been seen several times in Sedalia and
here, as in every other city in which
it has been p'ayed, it has taken a
strong hold on popular favor. In
view of this fact, the rews of the death
of the original character of this play
will be received with widespread re-
greet by all persons who have ever
read the charming book or witnessed
she drams. Yesterdays kilograms
from Washington, ID. g., conveys the
following information
DIR. S. NJ. Burnett has received a
cablegrsm from bis wife, Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett, announcing the
death in Paris of their son Lionel.
The little fellow had found a very
warm place in the hearts of the Amer.
lean people as the original of the char.
acter of Little Lord FauntIeroy in
the book of the same name written by
his mother.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
Eugeus's Poem


Eugene FELT has come back from
frurteen months tour of Europe,
and the tact has made him SD ha. by
that be has been inspire d to make the
creates. eff 'rt Of his lie in the poeti-
cal line. He his written a poem that
WI ! become immortal, at least il
ought t..
Every American who does MT try
to make f reigner of himself con-
fesses nfter he has made the grand
tour IF Europe tina. he his been holt
frozen all the time he vas abroad.
He shivers at tie recollection IF The
chill days IN Chamouni, tn- dolorous
damps of London. If he is honest he
hugs his sides when he sets font on
American soil aud blesses his stars
tn It he is back wh. re he Can warm
once more. All such travellers will
appreciate Mr.. Fi-Idis Curious tribute
t. stoves and sunshine. II begins as
follows:
Prate. We who will, of SD called charms you
find across the sea
The land Of stoves and sunshine is good
enough for IN.
I've done The grand for fourteen months in
every foreign cline,
And I've learned a he OF leaning, but
I've 81 iyer-d all he time;
And the biggest biz of wisdom I've acquir-
ed-ss | can see
Is that which teaches that this lands the
land for me.
Now, I am of opinion that person should
get soUe
Warmth in this present life Of ours, not all
In ih al To come;
So when Boreis blows his blsst. through
country and through town,
Or when upon the muddy streets the sti-
fling fog rolls dOwr,
Go, guzz!e In a pub, or plod some bleak
milsrious grove,
But lei Inc toast nv shrunken shanks be-
side some Yankee stove.
1t ends thus:
Now, we've no moldy catacombs, no feuds
or castles grim.
No ruined monasteries, no abbeys shostly
dim;
Our ancient history is new, our futures al
ahead,
And we've got tariff bill that's made all
Europe sick abed-
But, what is best-thOugh short on tombs |
and academic groves
We double discoHnt ChristendOm on sun
shine and on stoves.
Dear land of mineI | come to you from
months of chill and storm,
Blessing the honest people whose hearts
and heaIths are warm;
fairer. sweeter song than this mean to |
weave TO you
When I've reached my lakeside 'dobe and |
have once got heated through
But, even then, the burden of that fairer |
song shall be
That the land Of stoves and sunshine is
good enough for me
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
MISSOURI NOTES.

The Y. NJ. G.. A of Springfield,
is moving ia the matter Of having a
public Library.
David Tracy, a farmer living
northeast of Trenton, Mo-, Was kille.,
by runaway team yesterday.
Mrs. Rebecca Robertson, one o!
Oldest settlers of r ndolph county,
Missouri, died yesterday morning.
The nineteenth annual session OF
the state grange brgan yesterday at
Cameron Wi h delegates from various
portions of the state and the entire
staff of state officers present.
Governor Francis of Missouri,
has appointed Judge w. A. Wood of
Kingston to represent the state at the
southern interest tte immigration con.
vention at shville, n. c., Deem
Der IL.
Silk Is numbered among the pro-
ducts of Missouri, having produced
last year 2,77S pounds of coo Ons of
this, 1,151 pounds were produced in
Barry and Lawrence counties, aud
S74 pounds in johnson county.
Near Walker, Vernon county, a
miner excava ed a petrified foot,
twenty-three inches long and twenty
inches around the instep, supposed 10
be that of a giant, The miner has
been offered $3.50 for it, but declined
the offer.
Thomas Gibson purchased 500
geese in Galloway, last week. and The
man he purchased them of attempted
to drive them to McCredie for ship
ment. The result was they became
when within a mile of town
and 200 Of them few away.
"A member of the Missouri legis.
lature has announced his purpose to
introduce bill this winter to make
professional lobbying a felony. 1t
ought to be accompanied by a meas
ure calling for an appropriation for
the construction of an addition to the
penitentiary
In the criminal court at War
john Dugan was fined $500
for violating the local option law.
The case is one to test the constitu.
tionality of the liquor law supposed 10
be in force in Warrensburg, and an
appeal was taken to the Kansas City
court. Since the heal option law
was adopted nearly three years ago
drug stores and barrel houses have
put out more liquor than did formerly
The licensed saloons, yet Warrensburg
has not had cent of revenue from it.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16

ChiIlicoihe, Mo-, Dec. 9.--In Rich
Hill township, this county, yesterday,
David Wheaton, living with his wife
and two children near the banks OF
Grand river, was arrested late thi,
afternoon on charge of beating and
striking his son Henry, aged II, with
intent 10 kill. After the father had
knocked him down and pummeled
him into insensibility he Kicked the
boy in the hack injuring the spine,
and in other ways abusing him. The
brute exists by chopping wood and
catching coons, and has often been al
inmate of the city prison. The boy
is suffering with spasms and is uncOn
scious. He cannot live through he
night. Wheaton is of the lowest type
of manhood.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
Tuttle Opens His Canvass.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. S.-Wil-
bur F. futile, a member Of the
House of Representatives. arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon for the
purpose of securing accommodations
for the winter. Mr.. Tuttle is a can.
didate for speaker of the House, and
will henceforth make an active can.
vass for the position. He made a
brilliant record in the last General
Assembly, both IS an orator and a
man of conservative judgment snd
sound statesman. He is a member OF
the Farmers Alliance and a practical
farmer. Mr.. futile says that until
recently he has had no opportunity
to enter upon a canvass for the
speakership, but now he has deter
mined to employ all the remaining
time in the futherance of his interests.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
UP TO SNUFF.
An Old Man Takes Advantage of
a Legal Technically to
Ayenge His Wrongs.

Providence, r. l., Dec. lion
June 9Th, Horace A. Wheeler, sew.
enty years of age, married widow of
the same sge in Scituate. Her first
husband had left her a competency.
When she agreed TO marry Wheeler,
he signed contract relinquishing all
claims upon her property. 1t was
arranged that she should pay al the
bill. incident to the marriage. A car
risge was procured by her and they
drove of 10 the clergyman who tied
the matrimonial knot. After the
marriage ceremony, they drove to the
brides house.
In one brief month the brides rela-
tives had made such fuss, that the
old man was expelled from the prem
ises, Notwithstanding the fact that the
wife had agreed to provide him a good
living till his death. He returned to
the house few days later. and rip
ping open a sa.chel got 81, 100 worth
of diamonds, which he took away with
him.
Then the wife had a custodian Of
her persousl property appointed, and
this officer made demand on the
husband for the diamonds. Mr..
Wheeler declined TO surrender them
and the wife had him put into Jail,
and since August she has been pay
ing his board at the Providence coun-
ty Jail. Under the laws of this state,
a wife cannot steal from her husband,
or husband from his wife, and the
old man seems to have the better end
of the agreement.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16

Wichita. Kan, Dec. l1.-Rober,
Chapman, a well known merchant, is
quite anxious to find his wife. He
put his wife on board Texas express
10 DAYS ago to visit relatives at Fort
Worth. Chapman learned yesterday
she had never reached that point, and
he has not heard from her since she
left. She was about 26 years old, a
typical brunette, quite handsome. and
it is rumored that quite an intimacy
had grown up between her and
Thomas Nelson, a real estate man,
who left here one day before she did,
claiming he was going to attend to
some business in st. Louis and Chi.
csgo.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
RECAPTURED.
Anti ParnelliteS Make a Descent
Upon "United Ireland.

Dublin, Dec. 11.-Late last night
a strong party of Mr.. ParnelPs oppo-
nents made descent upon and re-
captured the Offices of United Ireland
The invaders destroyed all the ''lesd
ers" which had been prepared by Mr.
Leamy, who was installed as editor
yesterday by PANEL, and turned al
the matter they found set up into the
fire. Then they took possession OF
the ledgers and other books and Coo
Uments belonging to the concern
All this was done in the name OF
William O'Brien.
A strong pose for various laborers
societies has been left as garrison
with Instructions to remain on guard
day and nigh: and to resist by force
any further Intrusion by Mr.. Parnell
and bis friends. 1t is stated that the
suppressed edition of the paper will
appear tomorrow.
EDINBURG TAKES BACK HER HoNORs
Edinburg, Dec. IL. The freedom
of the city of Edinburg, which was
recently presented to Mr.. Parnsll,
has been Withdrawn. Today, at a
meeting of the municipal council. Mr..
Parnelrs name was erased from the
roll of burgesses.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
MARK TWAIN'S CONDUCTOR
The Offending Official Again
Restored TO His Position.

New York Dec. 9.-Many will re-
call Mark Twain's letter published
several we, ks ago, complaining of the
conduct of conductor Shields, of car
No. 106 on the Sixth Avenue Rail-
road, which resulted in the Suspension
from duty of the offending official.
The wording of the lie ter was in the
humorisI's Enthusiastically sitirical
style, and showed clearly how deeply
the writer f,alt the i'll treatment 10
which he believed himself to have
been subj-c'ed. He described the
conductor in guesti II as having the
general appearance of a chicken thief,
and in conclusion suggested the follow
ing advice to the Presidents of the sur
face and elevated railways of New
York.
Conductors ought TO he instructed
never to swear at country people
except when there are no city cues to
swear a., and not even then except
for practice. Because the country
people are sensitive. Conductors
need not make any mis- axe; trey can
easily tell us from the city people"
1t is now learned from the officials
and employees OF the rad that Con-
ductOr Shields has been reinstated,
and it was said by them Yesterday
that The unpleasanrness between Mark
and Shields was partia ly due to
misunderstanding The conductor,
it is claimed, ad resstd the remark to
which the humorist took exception to
an inebriated pas; enger, and Max
Twain is now quite willing to accept
the mans explanation of the ma ter.
and to concur with the Sixth avenue
companys officers in restoring Shields
to his position.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
A tscoundrel's Way.

Kansas City. Mo j., Dec. 9.-The
notorious Putnam county CASE OF
Joseph and Harriet Hickman against
A. j. Martin was argued last week in
the court Of appeals. The suit was
instituted to procure damages from
Martin for noising abroad that he
martini had sustained improper re-
lations with Mrs. Hickman.
The jury that heard the evidence
I'm the case awarded Mrs. Hickman
$500 damages. Martin moved for a
new trial ON the ground that he could
introduce some new evidence to prove
that Mrs. Hickman in denying the
authorship of love letter to him had
perured herself. The judge granted
a new trial and the Rickmans ap.
pesled.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16

Jefferson City, Dee. 11.-John A.
Haunay of Versailles was in town yes
terday afternoon. He says he has not
yet decided whether he will be can
didate for chief clerk of the House,
but it is the general impression here
that he will be asked to make the
race. 1t is certain no better qualified
man could be found. Mr.. Hannay
has held many positions of legislative
and congressional trust, and has bad
long experience in public business.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Nv. keIg YORK NY
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
What Sir Charles Gibson Says
About il.

Just as soon as We can get the
Commission together next Week we
propose to ask Cong'e,s for approPria-
lions, and We shall see that some
attention is paid to cur demand. 1t
is pretty nearly time that our legisla-
tors did at least what previous &C OF
Congress required them t. DO" said
Charles Gibson, the President of the
Yellowstone National Park AssOcia-
ton to reporter.
at is scanda ous," he continued,
f'that such a magnificent institution
and one so widely renowned as our
National Park is, should be neglected
1t will certainly be one of the first
things to engage the attention of Con-
.gress Immediately after its opening.
] have been busily engaged in this
city since my return from Europe
getting everything in readiness for
the completion of the great
Park. We are building a belt road
around the Park, which wills cost
probably halfa million dollars. The
National PARK is fftv-fve by sixty
miles in extent. The p ateau on
which most of the natural wonders
exist covers twenty-five bY fifty mi es,
and stands about seven thousand FIVE
hundred feet above the level OF the
sea. surrounded by snow-clad noun
tains. Now, these wonders are from
ten to twenty miles apart, aud to see
and thoroughly explore them requires
a road forming a circle about one
hundred and thirty miles around,
with hotels from twelve TO fifteen
miles apart. The Association has
built these hotels as fast as Congress
has made the belt road. There has
been enc very large hotel built 1T the
Mammoth Hot Springs, where all
tourists enter and leave The park.
Last year We completed tine
holstery at Grand Canyon. aud We
have nearly finished a first-clsss hotel
at Yellowstone lake. We have spent
on the hptel at the station called
Fountain Geyser about $4,000. In
all there will be nine hotels. Here
tofore all visitors had to go TO Upper
Geyser, distance of fifty miles, and
then come back to the place of start
ing, seeing only halt of the park, and
spending as much time and money as
1t would require to 60 around the cir
cult. The association has spent over
million dollars, and will spend fully
as much next summer, so as to make
the park more attractive than the
Worlds fair.
81 have within the past six months
visited eight European countries, and
I know that there are more foreigners
anxious to see Yellowstone Park than
the Columbian exposition. They viii
of course avail themselves of the OPP
portunity of seeing them in '93, but
from what learned when abroad the
National Park will be the principal
feature of interest in their visit to
this country during the period of TIE
coming Worlds Fair.
"The Emperor William recently
spoke about the National Park with
the greatest interest. He told me
shat representative of his govern
ment would visit America during the
period of the Worlds Fair, and that
he would make it the chief Object of
his visit to explore the Park and take
back official data to Berlin st.
Louis Call.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-16

He has hosts of friends throughout
the State, and being an active ener-
getic man his campaign will be 'ex-
ceedingly effective, with probabilities
of success.