Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-06-14
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SALMAGUNDI.

There was n light frost in Reno
Tuesday morning.
Chris Reckhart went out to Noun
tain City yesterday.
The Grand Lodge Of tho Knights
OF Pythias meets to-day Mt Reno.
a new paper called the Morning
Times has been started in Carson.
Miss NJ. e. IIough is visiting her
brothers family in Carlin this week.
Supt. Myrick and Master Mechanic
Sheedy came up from Curliu ON No. l.
J.W. Puett, OF Carliu, is in Reno
attending the Masonic Grand Lodge.
Frank Bell, OF Reno, has been
elected Grand Master Of tho Musons
for the ensuing year.
The Union mill Of Tuscarora has
shipped ID bars Of bullion 80 far this
week, valued at s24,l5o.9l.
Gardner & Son arc putting a COM
binatron wire picket fence around tho
Knights OF Pythias cemetery.
Mrs. Lizzio 4. Miller, Of Austin,
has been appointed Deputy Supreme
Chief Of the Pythian! Sisters OF Ne
vada. .0
The Carson Tribune says that the
manufacture OF butter and cheese, OIL
n large scale, has boon commenced at
COINS ranch in Douglas county.
The closing exercises OF the Sacred
Heart Academy, Ogden, take place
next Tuesday afternoon. We nc
knowledge an invitation TO 10 present.
S. S. Sears, ex-Indian Agent OF the
Pyramid Reservation, came up on No.
l this morhing. He will remain in
town for several days visiting his old
time friends.
The Board OF Regents OF the No
vada University we're in session at
Reno on Wednesday,. We wonder il
they sent one OF their number East
again to search for a long lost cousin
TO fill n Of the places in their gift.
Bartlett & Ostreicher have received
from Gay Dawley tho horns OF a
mountain sheep, killed in tho Ruby
range n few days ugo. When mounted
and polished they will he u valuable
addition to their already large cabinet
Of natural curiusitics.
j. Minor Taylor, once n State Sen
ator from Storey county, and private
secretary OF John w. Mackey, in Vir-
GINA, is now an inmate OF the Soldiers
Home ut Groton, Conn. He was
ornamental, not useful, in tho Nevada
State Senate.
The color line has boon drawn in
an unexpected quarter. Tho Haytian
Republic won't treat with Frederick
Douglass for n coaliug station, and
Uncle Sam will have to send over to
the island republic a wRite diplomat
in order to obtain what he wants.
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette:--
What n perambulating gambling shop
the Prince OF Wales appears to be.
Tho counters used at tie baccarat
games Of Trnnby Croft were the prop
erty OF the prince, who always carried
asot when visiting country houses.
Reno Journnl:-E. r Taylor and
family arrived here n few days ago
apparently in destitute circumstances
and nro being cared for by some OF
tho good people of Reno. Tho Cali
fornia papers say n family answering
the description of tho Taylors have
boen imposing on people in California
aud are said 10 be frauds.
The Masonic Grand Lodge elected
the following officers for tho ensuing
yoar: Frank Boil, Of Reno, Grand
Master; j. II. lIubbs, of Virginia City,
Deputy Grand Master; j. e. Jones,
OF Eureka, Senior Grand Warden; p.
a, Doyle, of Carson, Junior Grand
Warden; II. l.. Fish, OF Reno, Grand
Trousuror; 9. n. Notowaro, OF Cursor,
Grand Secretary.
The commencement exercises of tho
State University takes place at Reno
this week. Among tho graduates OF
tho Normal Department va notice The
name Of w. g. Hancock, OF Sutro.
Willie was Of our boys at Sutro
from 80 to 80. Willie, tho INDIE
PENDENT co~ngratula:cs you OH your
success in school, nnd wishes you n
long and prosperous lifo.
ws.Minor:AThc biggest bonanza
in Idaho, and Il new kind OF a mine
for the "Gcm Of the rMouutnins," is
noar Moscow. lin value 10 Ia tho
opals II contains. Two mcn In one
day took out o. karats. Goa rrains)
vnlued ut $1,000. Tho following day
they found only n fow, but the noxt
days work was 100 karats. Tho rock
is porous and tho orhls nro pluinly
visible. Tho mino was discovered
but n few weeks ago, aud tho two
mon havo already taken out $1,000
worth Of these precious stones.
Young uankinson (making n calr-
You have had that parrot u long time
Miss Lanra7
Miss Laura-Ycs, We havo had him
several years.
"Quite intelligent, is he not2"
Every. Ifo can initiate most n
thing"
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