Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1890-03-09
From Mondays Daily.l
nALMAGUNDl.

There is some talk OF a ball at
Deeth ON tho 18th.
Tho advertisement for tho Ladies'
Ball will appear tomorrow.
Regular meeting Humboldt Lodge
No. %, A. o. u. W., at their Hall to-
night.
Train No. 4 was three hours late to-
day, arriving here ut / o'clock this
afternoon.
Tho House has passed the Senate
bill providing for an Assistant Secre-
tary Of War.
VIM, II, Cotant, OF Halieck, is lin
town today, but is very rcticent on
the stock outlook.
Mrs. Brewer and Mrs. Townsend,
OF Carlin, give the INDEPENDENT n
pleasant call this morning.
Tho Commissioners OF Storey coun-
ty have fixed the tax levy for 1890 ut
s. 90 on each 500 OF assessed valu-
ntion.
Young Abe Lincoln is recovering
from the shock and other ELECTS OF
the last operation and is now con-
sidcrcd out OF danger.
A report came in today from Sun
flower Fiat, in tho vicinity CT Island
Mountain that tho snow was five
feet deep thoro on the 22ad OF Febru-
nry.
Sister Roso Gertrude, tho lady WI O
oos to attend tho lepors at Molokai,
sailcl from San Francisco for Homo
lulu last Friday by the steamship
Australia.
In bliloting for tho locl.ion OF the
Worlds Fair Dlrtine, Of nevada, cast
his FIRST and second votes for wash
ington, after which he voted for
Chicago every time.
In tho public debt statement the
total interest bearing debt is $751;.
oG7,2G3; total debt, Sl,G0l, 7l3,SlO; do
crease OF dobt during month, s6,l59,-
iSG; total cash in Treasury, S%622,G73,.
Cl2.
y heavy snow storm IL reported at
Beowawc to-day, and it reached here
about l o'clock this afternoon. Con-
siderable snow fell during the afcr-
noon, but il melted almost ms fast rs
it fell.
Silver Stntc:-C. lIenshel is going
out OF tho sheep business. He says
no lost about a third Of his iiocks
last Winter and he wants to sell
what is left and go out OF the bust
ness.
Nels. Ouderkirk and j. II. Sangui-
net arc in from Mound Valley. Mr..
Ouderkirk says no is getting his
stock through nicely, and Mr.. Sangui-
net says he has lost only one animal
out OF II5 that no is feeding, md that
wns n COW that got mired and could
not get out.
1t is reported that tho soldiers sta
toned ut Fort Bidwell have been or
dcred To move TO Arizona rs soon rs
tho roads become pnssablc; also, that
no troops have been ordered to Fort
Bidwell in thor stead. This is con-
sidcrcd by some 10 mean abandon
mcnt OF tho post.
w. ID. Jones, District Attorney OF
Londor county, publishes in tho Raw
ellie warning ID merchants in
reference to selling tobacco or cigar
cites TO minors under IS years OF ago,
which is n violation OF a plain statute.
II is nm indictablo oirense either TO
sell or give tobacco or cigarettes to
such mino's, and anyone who does IL
is liable to the penalties OF tho law.
Cincinnati Commercial: We havo
not been able 10 understand why n
special effort should DO made TO build
n splendid monument over tho grave
Of Wushington's mother and neglect
his father. Augustine Washington.
father OF George Washington, died
opposite fredericksburg, Va, April
IL, l1i3, Mt tho ngs OF 10 years. IIc
was buried with his fathers in tho old
vault Mt Bridges Crock, near whore
George Washington was born.
Sister Gertrude Fowler, who is on
tho way to the lcpor colony TO devote
her lifo TO tho unfortunate creatures
thcrc, is in San Francisco. She
avoids publicity upon tho ground that
sho is Don't on Il mission OF mercy and
not for notoritty. Sister Gertrude
Fowler 10 about 2S'ycars Of ngc, and
has spcnt six years in studying tho
hospitals Of London and Paris. IIcr
pluck Ia to DO admired, but hor judg-
mont is scarcely commcndablo.
John NJ. Gregory, OF San Francisco,
and Miss Nollio NJ, eldest daughter
OF Theodore Winters, OF Washoo City,
Nevada, we're married nj tho Winters
mansion last Thursday, February
9th. Tho nuptinl ceremony was
witnessed by forty invited guests
from Reno, besides m cquql number
from other localities. At 6:30 y. 81. n
sumptuous ropast was served which