Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-04-27
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ord's. Try them.
J. G; Mccoy, of South Foil, wa. in
town this morning.
More rain this afternoon, more
grass in tho future.
George Russell went down TO Battle
Mountain this morning.
Mrs. G. II. Sproule left this morn
ing for Reno on u visit OF a few days.
Judge Bigelow will be here tho
last Of the week, and n Grand Jury
will DO drawn to meet next Mon
day.
w. w. Booth will start a Demo-
cratic campaign paper at Candelaria,
having loased tho old Esimeralda
News material.
Journalism in Idaho must be "a
lucrative business, rs the local editor
OF tho Shoshone Journal adyertises
"Money to Loan" A' g'~
H "H DR.. a#..a.
Judge L. II. Wells left this morn
ing for Belmont, Nye county. where
he will open a session OF the District
Court next Monday.
Conductor to Irishman, who IS
smoking-"No smoking allowed"
Irishman-"Be CORY, 1 mover smoked
aloud in all me life"
Harry Rolfc, of Virginia City, who
had n stroke OF paralysis last week,
has so far recovered as TO DO able to
resume his usual business.
Record Union:-Bohemiau oats pos
sess no merit Q other kinds, and
farmers should be cautious before
paying extra prices for such seed.
At n session Of he District Court
held Monday afternoon, Judge Il. II.
Wells presiding, w. J.. Triton was
granted letters OF administration on
the estate Of John Hubbard, deceased.
Strictly choice cattle are not in
excess OF the demand Mt any time.
There is always an extra price ready
for an extra choice article, and this
applies to everything that may be
produced.
Cheyenne Stock Journal:-The re.
cent purchase of 1000 Texas beef
steers for export to the city ot Mexico
seems to indicate that n demand for
better meat is Undertaking. among
the Mexicans.
According to the Truckee Rcpubli-
can fishing vas never so good in DON
ncr Lake rs ut present, and everybody
who goes there returns loaded, down
with trout. One weighing six pounds
was hooked last week.
For the first time in many years
there 10 not Il lawyer in Elko, all
having gone down TO Winnemucca to
be present Mt the opening Of the great
water suit, which important event
was set for to-day. .
Mrs. Ed. Hudson arrived last even
ing from Carico Lake, Lander count,
accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Adj
dington, who has been quito i'll for
several weeks and who hopes to lie
benefited by tho change and the Wis
it. =
Joseph Scott, of the Hallcck Cattle
Co, arrived last night from their
ranges in Idaho. He says the losses
OF stock were not near so severe as
they were in this country, and that
his firm got through the Winter fairly
we'll.
A special from Birmingham, Ala,
says that Louise Worcester, the mis-
tress and coniidant of j. Wilkes
Booth, asserts that tho assassin Of
President Lincoln is not dead, and
that sho received n letter from him
two years after his alleged death.
Miss FaIr's wedding dress has ar!
rived from Paris. Tho cost. Of this
dninty costume vas 5000 francs.
Tho insurance over tho Atlantic was
$4,000 francs, and tho duty to tho
United States nearly 5000 francs.
A sketch Of the dress appears in the
Paris Herald.
Tho Senate last Friday, by q vote
OF 30 to %, refused to punish for con-
tempt tho press correspondents who
decline to divulgo how thoy got ho!d
OF executive session business. The
Senate has n sensible majority on
this question at least. 1t has made
itself ridiculous enough about this
question already.
An officer from Chicago passed
through lust night on route to Carson
City to procure q requisition from the
Governor for Il. L. Tracey, who was
arrested Mt Winncmucca last week by
j. i. Triplctt. Tracc% who is now
horc, is wanted in Chicago on n charge
Of having committed II hurdcr in that
city last November. He thinksEhe
cnn establish tho fact that no acted
in self defense, and that his triul will
result in acquittal.
An election was held ut Carson Inst
Saturday to determine whether bonds
tn tho amount uf $40 ON eLouIl la ID.