Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-01-27
lFRoM MONDAYS DAILY.
s~ALMAGUNDl.

NJ. Sam McMullen is down from
Decth to-day.
Judge Talbot returned from Salt
Lake yesterday
MIR. +. J.. Frank, OF Bullion, spent
yesterday in town.
The wife OF Rev. Samuel Ellsworth
OF Reno, died Saturday night.
The Veitch Brothers shipped six
carloads Of beef cattle TO Omaha to-
day.
Tho blockade in the mountains Is
raised and trains are arriving nearly
on time.
Under the law the Superintendent
OF the Orphans Home must be a a
ricd man.
Just about half Of the gold obtain
ed by the reccnt bond issue has been
withdrawn from the Treasury.
The Nevada Legislature met at
noon to day. We were unable to
learn anything about the organiza.
ton of the two Houses.
William Cox OF Monticello, KY. ate
his New Years dinner ut II table
around which sat three Of his living
wives, two Of whom he had divorced.
Fro, w. S. Devoi. who WA at one
time connected with the Nevada Uni
yersity, has been elected Professor Of
! Agriculture in the Arizona Univer'
sity.
1t the present Legislature will 70
duce the expenses OF the State Gov
eminent without impairing its eff.
cheney it will he kindly remembered
by the people.
Secretary Of State Howell favors
doing away with the expensive lux
ury ofempioying Il physician at the
prison Mt II salary Of sl,5O0a year MS
has been the custom.
Jim Townsend Of the Lundy Index
il said to swear SO fast sJmctimcs
that the Recording Angel has to take
the b~lasphcmy down in shorthand.
] an admits this To he true.
The present Legislature should
pass Il law prohibiting the importation
OF diseased cattle into Nevada. Had
such Il law been in force last Spring
the ranchcrs of Ruby Valley would
have been saved a heavy loss i'll cat.
tie.
There will be Il meeting Of the
members OF the Presbyterian church
at the lecture room to morrow even.
ing AT ! O'Clock. y full attendance is
requested us there is business Of i'm.
portnncc to come before the meet.
ing.
Editor Fairchild put in mn appear.
anco late Saturday evening. He en-
planned that his non arrival on SEIZED.
ule time was caused by the sickness
and death Of his little grandson.
After hearing his excuse no one had
the heart to kick him.
1t vas reported III Carson last week
that FIX Warden Bell would contest
the election Of Mr.. l.. O. Henderson
to the Wardcnship Of the pcniten-
tiary on the ground that the appoint.
mcnt was illcgnl-that the Commits.
sioncrs had no right To make the mp.
pointmcnt. Mr.. Bell contradicts the
report.
Virginia Chroniclc:-A resident OF
Saltwater, Churchill county. arrived
here this morning aud reports good
slcighing the entire distance. and the
trip from here to Austin. Lander
county, "A 20 he made on runners.
This is only the third time in the his.
tory Oi the State since il WAS settled
10y the pale face raced that Il sleigh
ride Of 300 miles was practicable.
The INDEPENDENT regrets to learn
that Mr.. Henry Voigt il very sick
with pneumonia ut HIallcck. 1t will
he remembered that Mr.. Voigt had
his left leg broken II little uver Il
week ago while loading cattle ut Hal.
leck. 1t is feared that the attack of
pneumonia will go hard with him in
his present condition. His many
friends earnestly hope that he may
pull through.