Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-02-16
Iron wednesday. D.ily.J
aALNAGUNDI.
Mrs. Frances Kendrick camel from
Lamoille yesterday.


Wilson b. Armstrong and Alex.
Blevins, Of Star Valley, are in town.
Celery, cauliaower, cabbage and
other fresh vegetables, at Henley's.
The losses OF stock in Pleasant Val
10y 80 far have been very light.
The farmers in Clover Vslloy have
commenced ploughing for tho Spring
crop.
THO President has nominated Chas
Emory Smith, Of Philadelphia, as
Minister to Russia.
A. Wines and G. w. Taylor came
in from Pleasant Valley yesterday
and returned to-day.
The President has signed q procla.
nation opening tho Sioux Reserva.
ton, in South Dakota
This Office was ihonored this after.
noon by n brief visit from three ladies'
Members OF the fair sex are always
welcome. lf.- '
Advices from Honolulu by a sailing
vessel announce the death of Hon.
Edward Preston, Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court Of Hawaii.
Attorney j. A. Plummer received a
dispatch yesterday announcing that
the Board OF Pardons had adjourned,
subject to the call of the Governor.
Nellie BLY, has struck the key note
of coin by taking tho rostrum. She
lectured to a Sl,40O house at the
Union Square Theatre, New York,
Sunday night.
Many OF those who claim to be
judges Of wine base their judgment
on the labels on the bottles, rs that
is about all they know of the con-
fonts, even nfter tasting it.
The question Of n revision of tho
confession Of faith has been decided
in tho negative by tho Presbytery OF
San Francisco. BY n vote of 81 to 81
it was decided to retain the dogmas
Of John Calvin.
Newspapers which are running the
ad. OF tho Murray Medicine Co., OF
Kansas City, no, arc advised to secure
their pay in advance. Tho s~o-calIed
firm owes tho IHDEpESpENr FIR IL
years advertising which they will moi
pay, and they pe%rsistently refuse To
answer any communication relative
to the claim.
The Sacramento Record. Union i.
advised to keep its garments on when
speaking Of n lottery in Nevada. Thc
SaSebrush State has been weighed il
tho balance and NOT found wanting
rs n popular vote of her people full,
demonstrated on tho 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1889. Look to your own State
Nevada is all right.
The State Board OF. Trade desire!
specimens OF ores and agriculture
pro lucts fer exhibition at Reno ant
other points along tho limo OF tho G.
r. Railroad. Specimens may be sen
at the expense OF tho Board OF Trade
md donations will be thankfully rc
ceived. Address Allen G. Bragg
Secretary, Reno, Nevada.
General William Tecumsch Sher
man celebrated tho sevcntieth ami
versary Of his birthday last Saturday
evening mt his homo by entertaining
Mt dinner his brother, the Senator
and n number Of friends, among whom
was C~hauncoy Depew, General Wug.
nor Swayne, Joseph II. Chaote and
Colonel Wilson, Superintendent oil
Wost Point.
We quite agree with NJ. A. Maupin,
n OF tho best posted mon in Texas
on horses, who says: "a horse is al
Intelligent animal generally" said he
"but, like some mon, somo horses
have but little brains. Unless q
horse has brains you can't teach him
Some horses, like some mon, are
mean, and they won't do to fool
with"
The first number OF California, @
journal Of Rural Industry, published
monthly ut San Francisco, has
reached Our table. 1t tukes tho place
OF "Tho California Orchard and
Home" and is devoted to tho interests
OF those engaged in the rural in.
dustries Of California. Terms, 81 tt
per yoar. Address, The California
Company, Room 81, Nevada Block
San Francisco. ~ =,