Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-05-31
tFaox w.EDsEsDAr's DAILY
sALsIAGUNDI.

Mrs. Z. Il. Moore returned from
Deoth on No. 4 &c day.
A. q. Dawley came down from
Halleck this afternoon.
The San Francisco Alta-C California
is about to suspend publication.
Virginia City is going to celebrate
the Fourth Of July in grand style.
Train No. 3 last evening was two
hours late, caused by u wushout near
Golconda.
The Republican City Treasurer OF
Philadelphia, is said 10 be u defaulter
in the sum OF sjG1,c0i.
Y lillian Cotant is wearing a broad
smile these days. cor the cause OF it
see the notice Of birth.
P!oche had n snow storm on the
night of the Goth. The beautiful
fell to the depth Of six inches.
r. W. Burgess. an old timer on the
Ccmstocls, was found dead in bed Mt
Carson on Sunday morning. A good
man has gone.
Congressman IIouls. OF Tennessee,
on Sunday took Il dose Of arsenic by
mistake and died on Monday morning
from its effects.
People from all sections OF the
county Say that they never SAW such
an abundance of grass and wild
howerS as there is this Spring.
Carrie Clark Ward AMI husband
passed through this afternoon. Oh
route to San Francisco. They think
Of giving lis n show on their return.
John Simpson has been appointed
County Commissioner OF Lincoln
county by Gov. C0lcord. TO ill the
vacancy caused 10y the resignation Of
g. i. Ball.
John j.. O'DOnncll convicted in
Virginia on an assault with intent 10
Kill his wife WAS ecnicncod TO four
years IN the penitentiary on Monday
by Judge Ris:ag.
y tramp who was fined $40 for be-
ing drunk at La Porte City, Iowa, the
other day, pallcd or his boots, and,
taking the money from n lot OF green
backs concealed there, paid his fine
and went his way.
Chicago Globc:-Brother Ciarkson
says that "Prcsidcnt Harrison lacks
electricity" We do not claim a
scoop when we publish the statement
that electricity is not the only thing
President Harrison. lacks-not by n
juSlul.
The President has Issued an order
to close all the Executive Depart.
m"nts next Sa.urday-Mcmor;al
Day. Tie p~ostoiiices and other Fed
cral Offices Will bo closed on that day
to give all employees opportunity to
participate in the exercises.
About 800 Indians OF the Mojave.
Maricopa, COcopah, Yuma and Huula-
pal tribes aFo now assembled on the
California banks Of the Colorado
river, indulging in thoir annual cry
for the dead and up TO date more than
IL dozen horses have been killed ard
eaten by these AVA brutes, who arc
Keeping up their bowling exercises
day and night.
Buffalo Timcs: Tho Democrats
went Oh; Of power in 1856 leaving in
tho treasury one hundred million
d"llors' s~urpluso OF the peoples money
AT the end OF two years Of Rcpubli-
can misrulo tho administration or.
Gnns ara only able to say that "Uucle
Sam will worry through" by ral;ing
together his small change and sccur-
ing an extension OF maturing ob!ica-
lions.
IL IS told that nc day during tho
war Il squad OF confcderatcs wearing
captured blue ovcrcoats rode up TO n
house in Tennessee and greeted the
owner with: We'll old mau, what
arc you, reb or yanlI?" Puzzled by
the hlTc coats ana gray pants. and
not knowing TO which army his visi.
tors belonged, Old Caution answered:
"Wcl gentlemen, I'm nothin', and
worry little Of that?"
Silver Statc:.-The cusc Of J.. A.
Hardin w. tho Central Pacific Rail
road has boon sat for trial before the
U. S. District Court at Carson, June
LIST. The suit ia for tho v of
heavy damages for Injuries which
Colonel Hardin received two years
ago whi!c riding Oh u cattle train,
Hon. j. II. Macmillan. Of this place,
aud Hon. WIN. Woodburn. OF Rtno,
arc attorneys for tho plnintiR md
Baker & Wines, Of Reno, for tho de.
fcndants. =
John Clenlcnning, ono OF the
stauHch Democrats OF Mound Valley
gave tho INDEPENDENT Office a pleas
ant call last evening. From him We,
loarn that the prospects FIR good
crops Of grain and fruit in tho valley
era mover better than ut tho present
time. ilc also stated that tho people
OF Mound Valley wcro unanimously
opposed 10 the proposed railroad frou
Carlin 10 Boise City and the way in
which tho schnnic wns foistcd upon
the people Of the county.
uniiStprn.