Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1892-01-24
lFao1 TUESDAYS DAILx.l
AGu
More n o fell to-day.

Wood sells at Gil per cord in Can
dellria.
f. A. P. johnson cnme in from
South Fork to-day.
Geo. =. Robinson returned from
California yesterday morning.
Len Covert. OF Secret Valley, gave
the INDEPENDENT Office n friendly call
this morning.
Tho Eureka Sentinel says that
Judge Fitzgerald was kept busy last
week holding Court und nursing the
grippe.
II is said that n Yankee has in.
vented Il collar button that will do its
" swearing when it rolls under the
bureau.
CT Wheeler, tho oldest member
Of tho firm OF Booth & Co, Sacrn-
mcnto. died in that city Sunday
evening.
Rams Horn:-It is not so much
what you take out VI your pocket IA
what you leave in il, that shows tho
state u your religion.
Ambrose Bicrcr, in the Examiner,
says it is reported that tho devil i is
dead aud that Morris ". Estee, OF
California, is mentioned for tie place.
G. w. Grover and Lou Henderson
returned from Piersant Valley ycster-
day afternoon. They report every
thing quiet in that part Of the county.
District Attorney Piummcr went
down the road on No. 4 to day tn
meet his wif9's mother and sister who
are coming from California TO make
them n visit.
A little bird told the editor to-day
that several prominent ladies
OF Elko were making arrangements
To give II Leap Year ball in the
near future.
Captain Greenwood has recognized
Schmidt, the seif.con!cssed murderer,
rs one Of the men who Sd brutaliy
murdered Mrs. Greenwood near Napa,
Cal; last February.
John Hibbcts received a grapevine
dispatch from Wells this morning
stating that Bob lIamill and Al.
Fisher had stolen the Lis gun from
the cars when tho train stopped
there.
A private letter from Clndelaria
says the tuwn is rather quiet ut pres.
cnt. II says the striking miners run
all night IN keep from sleeping. and
sleep all day 10 keep from eating, 10
savo expense"
The Canadian Pacific road is build
ing a connection between Regina,
Norihwes, Territory. and Valley City,
y. d., which in c]onucction with tho
500 Line, will DO used us its trans.
continental route.
The Republicans seem to DO having
n monkey md II parrot time in Indi-
ana. The Blaine, Harrison md
Gresham forces are in the field with
their war paint on So far Blaine
seems to have tho best OF the fight.
County Treasurer Clark held tho
delinquent tax su!o yesterday. Ton
OF EIko %county's citIzcns allowed
thoir property to be sold. Elko
county bill in three ranches and the
remainder was knocked down To
individuals.
A Chinaman, disclargedo on account
OF tho boycott, turned Ia his late en-
p!oycr with IN air u genial and i'm.
personal regret. 80, yes; Ilishmnn
ask Mclean mun send away Chinn.
man. That all right. He go hack to
Chinn, pretty good. Bimcby Ilishmnn
send Mclean man away. Whore you
go?"
Chloride BcIi:-A Candclaria lady
attempted TO care her husband Of tho
grip with nsainiida. Wo any at.
tempted, because che understood il
would require four ounces TO effect II
cure. She encouraged him Ia tnko
tho dose with tho remark that no
must be a man, and take his mcdi.
cine" lie did his bsst, hut after
getting down II Few graiEs protested
that he wanted 10 10 m angel. He
still livos, but his wife breads tho 70.
suit unless no cun ho induced 10 take
t'o full measure OF her prescription.
The Pyramid reservation.
The Reno Journal says that n peti.
ton is being circulated in Wusilue
county praying Congress TO pass u
law directing tho abandonment Of
that portion OF Pyramid Lake Indian
Reservation north OF what il known
as "Stution Six"o tho east side Of
tho lake md "Station Eleven" on tho
,,.nal ailn frh., .. L.. 80.