Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-04-26
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sALMAGUNDI.

Ham Mccain came down from Hal.
leck on train No. 4 this afternoon.
j. B. Fitch, OF tho Bulls Head
Hotel. Wells, was in town last night.
. The Nevada State Fair will be held
this year on September DIST to 18th,
inclusive.
A special train Of six vestibule
sleepers passed through east bound
ut ILLS this morning.
Indinn Agent w. ]. Plumb left this
morning by his own conveyance for
the Duck Valley Reservation.
John Craig is making extensive re-
pairs on tho Courthouse by cement
ing tho walls two or three feet from
the ground up.
Rev. Mr.. Houghton, Of the Epis CO.
pal Church, will hold divine services
at the church Mt IL o'clock next Sun
day, the 2Gth instant.
Peoples Advocate:-A first class
dentist could get several weeks ON.
ployment at Austin. Ws'hear people
inquiring for adentist very frequently.
Carson Appeal:-The Lundy Index
is published in a snow bank and
Townsend requires 60 feet OF old stove.
pipe all Winter to let the smoke loose
on the onter world.
A. G. Dawley and Mrs. Jas. Myers
arrived from Ruby Valley this morn
ing. MIR. and Mrs. Dawley will ac-
company Mrs. Myers on her return,
and will spend several weeks in the
Valley.
William Myers has 30 far recovered
from his recent severe illness az to be
aolo to come to town, having come
down from Halleck this morning.
He is gaining gradually, but is still
quite weak.
The Virginia Chronicle OF the Goth
instant says: 1T has showed hero
every day this week, and il il had not
melted almost as soon as it fell We
would now have two or threo feet OF
it lying on the ground"
a family moving from Tennessee to
Texas was poisoned while in camp in
Boone county bya centipede being
accidentally boiled in their coffee.
Tho mother and two small children
are dead and tho father and two other
children seriously i'll.
A big Shoshone trial commences at
Wells on the LIST Of May, when an
Indian will DO tried on n charge Of
having committed n murder eight or
nino years ago. The delay in tho
trinl was caused by not knowing the
whereabouts Of the murderer.
The Live Stock Journal says r. s.
Van Tassel sold nineteen three and
fo~ur-ycar-cld hsy-fed steers, averaging
1924 pounds, at si.O per hundred.
This is equal TO .s59.5s a head, which
is a very good figure for steers, and
mor than the average price for range
horses. .--
A final salo Of Washington relics
begun Tuesday. An attested copy of
the Generals will sold for sl,4OO; a
manuscript prayer book, $3.50; I'm
engraving OF Louis ", OF France,
$1,000; sword, 1880; violin, $500;
~shoe-bucklos, $3.50; cane, $50; and an
account book, S775.
Salt Lake Timcs:-The municipal
elections in Montana resulted vory
favorably for the Republicans. Such
elections seldom have any political
Significance, tho result generally in
dicating nothing than superior
wisdom Of N party or the other in
making its nominations.
The will Of m ~ec"ontric citizen of
Pisca .aquis county, Me-, leaves tho
entire property, which is quito large,
to charities, except a legacy Of $50.
(which sum-" Gays tho will, ~ give
and bequeath to Stephen -, OF
Dexter, in consideration OF so cents
given 10 mo whop / was in distressed
circumstances"
Everything points to n speedy and
rapid rise in tho cattle markets. Tho
Chey oDne 1.-Two Stock Journal says $50
is about the average price for fat hay.
fed steers, and it is evident that
holders confidently expect I'm I'D
vince. Those who hive money in
vested in cattle now will certainly
realize n handsome profit for several
years TO come.
Fort Worth Gnzette:-As ono star
difTereth from another star in glory
20 n person differs from another
person in imbecility. There is tho
common fool, tho natural born fool,
tho ID fool, and Mt tho end OF the
list stands tho imbeoile, who neyer
was anything but a fool and parados
his folly because 1t is his nature not
TO know any better.
Part 1, Of tho American Dictionary
Of Printing, published by Howard
Lockwood & Co, propriotors Of tho
American Boukmaker. has reached
our tablo. Tho dictionary is to DO 10.
sued IN quarterly pnrts, and is TO DO
presented without cost, 10 oil sub
scribcrs to tho Bookmakor. II will
require about thrco yonrs 10 complete
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