Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-07-20
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AAASb Va NASohu Jaw ~ ~
town to-day.
Tho registry books are now open ut
tho oilico of Justice Henley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. J. Smith left this
morning by stage for Tuscarora.
Miss Ella Crosson, OF Star Valley,
came down from Deeth this morning.
G.. w. Taylor, OF Pleasant Valley,
came in yesterday and returned TO-
day.
Mrs. j. Taylor is making extensi We
Improvements Oh her dwelling
house.
Secretary Blaine and Senior Romero,
the Mexican Minister, have catered
into an agreement by which Ameri-
can and Mexican troops may cross
the boundary line in pursuit OF hos
tile Indians.
The White Pine News says that
Jim Wilson, of Ruby Valley, won the
free for al! half-milc dash ut Ely on
the 9th instant with his "Biii" horse.
The purse was 800, and
bets OH the side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell are
spending Il few days at their town
residence. Hr. Mitchell will sh p his
wool clip i'll Il few days, and although
tho prices arc better than last year
the crop will be short.
a bridal couple in San BernarIino
blow out the gas and narrowly escaped
Il lugubriou3 aversion OF the honey
moon. Tho editor of one OF the
papers down there thinks that n
Bridegroom with no moro sense than
that is no. lit 20 take "A wife.
Shoshono Journal:-Busincss ut
ShO5hOne is on the qui vive. New
buildings arc b5ing crested, new in
dustries advanced and the echo OF the
hammers and cAisel3 nov disturb the
solemn monotony of the past. Sho-
shonc will surely boom this Fall.
In our article on the silver bill yes
torday tho word "ounces" was mad
vertently omitted. The coinage Of
2.ooo.OO ounces per month, required
by tho now law, can the coinage OF
S!,535 SIS, OF standard weight md
iinenoss, each month until july !,
1891.
There is one good, old iipc Demo-
crat who has enrolled his name in
the legion OF honor, and that is Cow
crnor Nichols, OF Louisiana. In the
face Of the millions or the Louisiana
Lottery Company, and its nidcrs and
abrttors. he had tho moral force t.
veto the Lottery bill.
Phoebe Rccorl:-panaca is tho
posscssor OF a ''Pccping Tom" that
takes delight in pccping through tho
cracks of Allen Nelson's bath house
at the young lady .mcrmails Of that
village. a Eunber of Pio:hc girls
visited Panaca las; Suni5y and while
taking Il BATH wore photographed by
this william.
Onc Of tho duties Of the coming
Legislature should DO to repeal tho
Water Law of March Q. 1889, which
has already subjected tho pno9lr to
grca. expense with no bone;it. The
law IA il stands cannot be carried in.
to effect, AMI unless ropoIioi will be
n constant source OF vcxation and OK
pcnso to tho people. .H...
There will be q lively bnso bail game
ut Baltic Mountain next Sunday be-
tween the Battle Mountain aud Cariin
mines. Il. \. Shcarcr, Of Elko, will
perform tho oncrous and thnnklcss
duties OF umpire, and tho boys can
bet their bottom dollar that his de-
ciaious will l,o rendered. without fear
or favor. Parties from Eiiio who
wish to witness tho game should so
down on No. =, Saturday night.
Tho Tru .lsco Republican asserts
that there is noShing moro delightful
mt this time OF tho W Ir, than 10 take
Il ride along tho banks Of tho Trucsro
river to Tahoe. Tire road il in good
condition, Moody's stages arc com.
Portable, the air is pure and bracinG
and tho scenery is exquisite. We do
not remember whom tho mountains,
and grassy II its, loIiy trees and the
rushing streams appeared moro
beautiful and enhancing than at
present. No n should miss n trip
TO Taboo tbs ycar.