Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-05-03
IFKoA TUESDAYS DAILr.l
SAI.MAGUNDI.

II weather - still all that could
be desired.
Henry FRANKIE, OF Lalnoills, was in
town last night.
Ed Carville, OF Mound Valley, was
in town last night.
Q. II Sproule, OF the Free Press.
left this afternoon for San Francisco
and will bo absent about u week.
L. D. Henderson and his little
daughter, Sadie, won't up to Deeth
this morning and returned on train
No. 4 This afternoon.
Two fine stations and ten blooded
bulls arrived from Denver to-day,
destined for the IL ranch OF the Ne
vada Land md Cattle Company.
The Postmaster General OF the
United States now has a larger force
Of men under him than there are in
the combined army and navy Of the
United States
Austin Advocate:- The general re-
port from the sheep men is. that the
wool clip this Spring is the finest for
years, and it is expected that the
Spring crop OF humps will also be very
large. .
Silver Stat e. r, b Hrmi Anti
treating Bob" passed west this MORN
ing, having in custody Blanche Kelly
an old time Elko county woman, EN-
route to tho Insane Asylum. This is
said to DO the worst case Of insanity
that has passed over the road for
years.
President Harrison went to church
last Sun lay, an! tie good John wana-
maker addressed the Sunday School
children at Calvary Church. Tho
ladies Of the Presidential party spent
Sunday at the residence Of Senator
Stanford, but how Russ. passed the
day va arc not informed.
White Pine News:-It is ubont
time for the vanguard OF "Old Pros
pector's" 5000 men that will be Eat
work in the mines OF this county by
the LIST OF May" TO he putting in their
appearance. Perhaps they are wait
ing for the Air Line Railroad and will
scoop down upon us 'all to once"
within the nert six days.
The law providing for State Board
OF Assessors who arc authorized TO
modify the whole assessment in any
county, or any part thereof, or 10 ig-
more thu entire assessment OF my
county, and whose duty it is to as-
1888 all railroads, thus leaving the
County Assessors Entirely put OF the
question in this important matter, is
more to DO dreaded by tho taxpayers
OF Elko county than the proposed
Carlin and Boise Railroad.
Terre Haute Mail: Kansas, or the
\. liiauce portion OF it, is going to send
delegates To the third party convention
in Cincinnati next month. They say
they are ready to clasp hands
with all who are willing to Join
the movement for the emancipation
OF the laboring classes. while the fell
lows who arc running the Cincinnati
show want to clasp hands with any
body who can pull them out OF the
hole and into power.
William Nowby, OF Mill Shoals
White county, ILL.,, who was buried in
a trench IN the battlefield Of Shiloh
on Monday. April :, 1862, has suddenly
turned up at his old home in White
county and caused II big sensation.
For thirty years tho old soldier, whose
death and burial arc duly recorded in
the war department achives Mt Wash
ington, has been drifting from poor
house IN poor house and FROM insane
asylum to insane asylum, q strange
and pitcous wreck.
K. 4. Shearcr made this Office n
friendly call this morning. and gave
us quite an interesting Talk on Wash.
ington. He says il IN a tino country
in some respects. and Tor n man with
large capital tho State offers many
Inducements for profitable invest
mcnt; but IL is not a"Loor mans pnru-
disc" and such persons ure advised to
give il q wide berth. Mr. Shoarcr
would not advise those who ire COM
fortably fixed in Nevada TO pull up
and seek a fortune in Washington.
Detroit FREQ Press: They were
looking into the window Of q crockcry
store when the old man observed:
"Mury, there's souno mighty fine
spit boxes for only sixteen cents. We
mover had one, and | guess wo'l in
vost."
al guess We won't. They're too
high" % a.
"Only sixteen ccnts." e
ayes, but when you got too good TO
spit on II rag cnrpet which coat mo
forty two cents Il yard you can put
your head out OF tho window or go to
tho door. .1.
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