Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-02-08
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sAIMAGuND1.

John Crosson came down from
Deeth last evening.
U. S. District Judge Hawlsy is
holding Court in Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Dorsey returned
last evening from a trip to San Fran
cisco.
We arc under obligations to Sem
ator c. II. Sproule for 4 batch Of Som
ate bills.
Ncls Ouderkirk. OF Mound Valley,
came in yesterday aud remained in
town ovor night.
c. W. Grover, who has been sick
for tho past week, was able to bs out
for u while to-day. 20
L. f. Morgan and Frank Cogswcll
are making preparations for starting
n new blacksmith shop.
The underground system OF tele-
graph OF the German Empire has a
total length OF 1900 mileS.
The thermometer at tho railroad
depot registered two degrees below
zero at I o'clock this morning.
The steamer La Champagne, from
Havre, with Sarah Bernhardt aboard,
arrived in New York last Monday. \
Mrs. E. c. Mcclellan, who has been
visiting hcr parents neur Austin, has
joined her husband at Carson City.
Col. ]. B. Moore, Of Ruby Valley,
took nine loads OF beef cattle to
San Francisco the fore part of this
week.
&. III. Hale, who took several car
loads OF live stock to California some
time ago, returned on last nights
train.
Jacob Gruber has discovered n vein
OF fabnlonsly rich gold quartz near
Dayton, and that town is wild with
excitement.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. II.
NJ. Reed died OF scarlet fever Satur-
day night at their residence on the
Tuscarora road.
After n long session the House Com
mittcc has decided TO grant the re-
quest of st. Louis people for n hear
ing on tho Free Coinage bill.
Wells was well represented in town
last night. Among those from that
place We noticed Jas. Honeyman, p.
Hanson, WIN. Conger and DR.. Petty.
Please make a note of it. Carson
and Reno arc agreed for oncs. Each
place has too many useless CANNES.
How to get rid OF them is now the
question.
Revised footings show that the rail-
way mileage add,d in 1899 to DO in
the Uaitcd States, CHS; Clnadl, $50;
Mexico, $40: total in North America,
1851 milos.
Another OF G. II. Hale's children is
down with scarlet fever. The young
est child, which was reported Danger
Gus Il few days ago, is now in a fair
way 10 recovery.
Record nion:--Why arc ladies
wickcd? Because they not only bone
their stays and steel their petticoats,
but they positively crib their babies
and hook each others dresses.
Senator Stewart, SO says u Wash
ington dispatch, has received assur-
ances from the Posto1ice Department
that the mail route to Tahoe, via
Truvkeo, will be rc.cstablishcd emily
in the Spring.
Tho Virginia Chronicle strikes the
nail o u the head whom it says: Con-
gresham Bartino writes TO Frank
Bell that tho Democrats in tho House
are consuming all the time they can
in anticipation OF the Force bill from
the Senate, and that tho effect may
DO to defeat any legislation beneficial
10 us in particular. We'll, tho Force
bill is dead, and there is no danger OF
it's being returned to the House.
Now lot Mr.. Bartino bring up tho
free coinage business, and lot us SEQ
whether it will 10 tho Democrats or
Speaker Reed who will obstruct OF
defeat "any legislation beneficial to
us in particular"