Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-05-04
Thunaay'. Daily.l
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S. S, Spencer, OF South Fork, came
in to-day.
Ed. Carville and wife came in from
Mound Valley yesterday.
Regular meeting Elko Lodge No.
15, X. of P. at Castle Hal tonight.
Gen. P. E Commons, OF Salt Lake,
passed through this morning west
ward bound.
Shortly before noon to-day Elko
WAS favored with q shower sufficient
to lay the dust.
An artesian we'll on Smiths farm,
near Anaheim, CAL, Is constantly
throwing out small fish.
Legal men say That upwards Of 100
attorneys have arrived in Salt Lake
City during tho past six months.
While Chicago carpenters are strik.
ing for "eight hours per day" the Iowa
farmers are reported us Sowing oats
by moonlight"
E. A. Way came down from Tusca-
rora by stage yesterday and mado. a
pleasant call at the INDEPENDENTS
oficelast evening. !
Speaker Reed says he will adjourn
Congress on July l. Tho people will
adjourn Mr.. Reeds party before Com
gress assemblies again.
An organization Of saloon-keepers
in New York has under consideration
n proposition to sell beer by weight,
say at four cents a pound.
Payne & Miller have just received
a lot Of dressed and rough Combina-
ton wire fencing. This makes a
good, ~serviceable and cheap fence.
Photographs arc to be put in the
postofllces Of Mexico, to be used by
persons unable to write, in order to
send messages to friends through the
mail.
A Chicago dispatch says, it is stated
on reliable authority that the striking
carpenters have effected a settlement
with the nov bosses and will resume
work tomorrow.
Queen Victoria is suffering great
agony from rheumatism and obesity
and has been compelled to leave Ger
many for home. Tho chances arc
that her demise il near.
G. w. Grover, who returned from
Ogden lust Tuesday, has been con,
fined to his bed with n severe cold
but is better this evening and hopes
to be out again in few days.
Ex-Congressman Page, of Caliior
MIA, is reported ms lying at the point
OF death in Washington, D. @. Page
is very much esteemed all through
the Golden State and his death viii
much regret.
A Winnemucca Indian ~recentl,
committed suicide by shooting him
self, and an Austin Indian has boer
sent to tho Insane Asylum. TIL:
Austin Reveille wonders il the In
dians are getting civilized.
Miss Eta Porcher, n sister OF Mrs
Ed. Carville, Of Mound Valley, and
Mrs. H. II. Halo, OF Carlin, left last
evening for Salt Lake City, where
she was callod by the death OF hel
father, Robert Porcher, which &C
Cured last Sunday.
F. Z. Chagnon returned last even
ing from Winnemucca. Ho brought
with him five head Of Durham, Here
ford and Polled Angus cattle, all
Hooded stock, which no purchased OF
e. w. Crutcher for the purpose oil
improving the breed Of his herds.
Attention is called to the nd Of C
A. Nichols, Boot Maker, which up,
pears elsewhere. Mr.. Nichols has
opened u shop in tho Free Press
building where he is prepared to dc
first class work ON shortnotice. Give
him a call.
Ross Ainley, little son OF John
Ainloy, was severely bitten in the
wrist by n dog last evening. The
little follow was engaged in a game
OF ball and was in tho act OF picking
tho ball up when the dog bit him. AT
Inst accounts he was resting easily.
Don't send away from town fol
your goods. Elko n erchants soil ms
cheaply us tho market and q living
profit will allow. Evory dollar sem
away from home makes the con-
munity TINT much poorer and doc:
not materially benefit tho sender
while it does not Enthusiastically injurc
tho community. "'.
A soldier was court-martialcd lately
at Venice for breach Of discipline anG
condemned TO six months imprison
mont. When informed by tho court
no could appeal no contemptuousl,
tore of his number and other insignia
threw them on the floor and shouted
"Cursed DO your armyi You aro {
lot Of nssnssinsl" For this he VA
condemned to seven years. close con
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