Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-02-23
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Sleishing is good ngain, and freight
teams will improve it.
"A number Of freight teams arrived
from Tuscarora last evening.
A snow pillow propelled by two en-
gines passed through going west this
morning.
Mondays Carson Tribune erro-
neously credits an article to the INDIE
PENDENT.
F. E. Chagnon, OF Independence
Valley, arrived by his own conveyance
this afternoon.
Rev. Porter is going into the stock
business. He wants to buy a car load
Of horscs to ship to Missouri.
Adelina Patti-C aux. Nicolini was
born at Madrid, Spain, February 10,
1913, and is therefore AZ years old to-
day.
Those who desire to enjoy a night
OF roal pleasure should attend tho
X. S. b. ball at Carlin next Monday
night.
Gen. Lew. Wallace, the author Of
"Ben Hur," has invented n railroad
cross-tie, which some railroad experts
think may DO Of moro pccuniary bone
fit to him than his we'll known work
of fiction.
Virginia Enterprise:-Though we
still have plenty Of snow in this city,
we have nothing that can DO called
sleighing. The streets are all hills
and hollows, resembling a succession
OF buffalo wallows.
Kilrain and his party have been re-
leased from the charge OF murder,
tho result OF tho killing Of James by
Banzia at Dallas, Texas, on the ground
that there is no law TO indict u man
for killing another in u licensed exhi-
bition.
HALEY, Idaho, Timss:-James w.
Burns, who came in last Saturday
from a protracted ~sojourn on the
Snake River range, says that tho loss
in range stock will not be much moro
severe than usual, this year; but that
tho stock growers will have to feed
more.
The Supreme Court OF Nevada has
ordered "that fifteen days time, with
in which petitions for rehearing shall
b. presented, shall commence to run
upon publication OF tho opinions and
decisions in the Territorial Enterprise,
a daily newspaper published IN Vir-
ginia City, Nevada"
The Reno Journal says: James
Mayberry has been up and inspected
the Donnor Lake dam. No water is
being held back Mt present, as the res
ervoir can easily DO filed later in tho
season. Wore the dam so feet high
enough water could bp stored in DON
ner lake to flood nll Nevada.
An impromptu dance was given last
night ut tho residence Of George
Grant, Missouri fat district, in which
about a dozen couples participated.
Tho music vas furnished by Stone
and Womack, and Ben Yates wicldod
the sceptre us floor manager. Those
present report n very enjoyable timo
An officer of tho steamer La Plata,
just arrived at Now York from Rio,
tells tho almost improbable story that
Just before tho steamer left port forty
sailors belonging to tho Brazilian
fleet, went on II spree in tho city,
shouting for Dom Pedro. They wero
arrested and executed by daylight.
Some wero shot and others had their
throats cut.
Nellio BLY, has an cyo to business.
Hor photograph is now for salo at So,
with her autograph thrown in as n
premium. We would suggest that
Ncllio cut UP the dross which sho
wore on hor trip md soil it out ut So
per patch. BY making tho pieces
small enough u handsome sum might
DO realized, as the fool crop is not yet
n total failure.
Congress yesterday passed n resolu-
ton designating Now York rs the sito
for holding the Worlds Fair in 1892.
We think n great mistake has boon
mado in not giving il to Chicago, for
various reasons by all means tho
great Exposition should have boon
given to n centrally located city,
eithor Chicago or st. Louis, in our
judgmonttho formor being the moro
preferable. 80
Times-R eriew:- Senator Jones snys
no has made q careful canvass Of tho
Senate, and That bodyupon a vote for
free coinage will stahd 81 to 80 in tho
Affirmative. Mr.. Bartino writes TINT
tho Houso has n handsome majority
In favor OF silver. II these gentlemen
aro correct in their estimates, what Is
thero to prevent tho passago Of n FREQ
coinage bill during tho present Sos.
sionH With such majoritics, IL moth.
ing is dono, how will IL representa-.
tivcs explain tho matter TO thor con
stituonts in tho canvass ncxt Fall3
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Tho Trick Donkey.
A donkey shot n mnn In prj1oo.