Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-01-19
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FIJI. Keefe left yesterday for SaI
Jose, California, where he will re
main for SOHO time.
r l. Fulton and Francis G.. New
lands passed through last night OF
route to Washington.
"Can February March?" asked tn,
punster, with u sickly smile-"Per
haps not" replied tho quiet man
"but April May"
Times view:-Conmonwealth il
producing bullion at a lively rate
and will resume regular shipments on
Monday next, by sending to the front
$4,000 in white metal.
An Arkansas minister prayed iol
rain, and that night they got it and ,
Hood that set the neighborhood back
ten years. A vigilance committee has
notified him not to do it again.
James Clark, of the Depot Hotel
filled his ice house last week with
about eighty tons Of leo, and the Their,
mometer mover rose above zero from
tho time he commenced cutting until
the job was completed.
Examiner:--The Oroville Citrus
Fair Inns been a brilliant success, not
withstanding the patronage OF Gov.
Waterman. The northern citrus belt
is n tremendous fact, even If the fair
did end with n snowstorm.
The Iowa Legislature is having n
rough time in completing its organi-
cation, there being n dead lock in the
House. Up to Tuesday evening ten
ballots had been taken for temporary
Secretary with the same result-50
to 80.
The Southern Pacific Company
should present Thomas Murphy, tho
section boss here, with 4 gold medal
in consideration of his perservcring
industry in keeping the side tracks
and switches clear OF snow. Tom il n
rustler from way back.
Mrs. Thomas Crumpackor arrived
last night from Lakeport, California,
where she has been for the past four
months visiting friends and relatives
She will romnin in Elko for n couple
OF weeks previous to going to her
home at Mineral Hill. ..
Judges T. II. Wells, OF Phoebe, and
r. r. Bigelow gave the INDEPENDENT
n friendly cnll this afternoon. Judge
Wells arrived last night from Reno
and intended going up to Wells and
thence overland to Ely, but the 30.
vero storm Inst night makes it doubt
full IL he can get through, and he
h~esitates to make tho attempt.
Mrs. Owens delivered n lecture to n
large audience ut the Courthouse last
night which was highly appreciated
by those who braved the storm to at
tend. Her companion, Miss Gray,
enlivens the exercises with ino vocal
music. Another lecture will be given
at tho Same place tonight, commenc-
ing at 7 o'clock.
From p. II. McDermott, the La
moille stage driver, we learn that
Thomas Harris, one Of tho old resi-
dents OF Pleasant Valley, died very
suddenly Mt his homo last Friday.
Mrs. Charles LOWS, n step-dnughter
OF tho deceased, came up from Winnie
mucca Saturday evening and went
out to Pleasant Valley on the stage
yesterday.
James Kotton, n minor in tho Alta,
ut Virginia City, was fntally injured
by the explosion OF a blast last Mon
day afternoon. He lit tho fuso and
retired to awuit tho explosion Of tho
blast, and uftor waiting some timo no
returned and while STOPPING to
tain tho cause OF tho failure it went
oil, and the unfortunate man was hor-
ribly manglcd, both Dyes being blown
out and his right arm blown of.
A private lottor from s. s. Sears,
'atod the 10th instant, states that tho
writer is in unusually good health
and that no is kept worry busy with
his duties as Agent and Suporintend-
ent OF two Indian Reservations. Ito
would greatly enjoy n visit to Elko
but his duties will not permit. Mr..
Scars sonds kind wishos to his nu.
morous Elko friends, wishing oil o
Happy Now Year.
Saturdays Times .Roviow says:
John II. Bradley telegrdphod to AL
tubo Bros. this morning, asking IL IL
was possible FOR Thorn to got tho
strongest Of thoir cattle TO Elko. II
thoy could, they could get rates to
Reno on tho railroad Mt S35 por cnr.
load. A messenger was dispatched to
tho Spanish ranch with tho dispatch.
Thoro Is plenty Of hay at Rcno which
can DO had at n reasonable price for
iooding cattle. -,