Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-06-02
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Geo. Meigs camedown ftem Wells
to day.
Mr.. Geo. w. Peltier is up from
Loyelock to-day.
An e,nigrant outfit passed through
town this forenoon.
The high wind Of yesterday was
followed hy a splendid rain 90. day.
The tops of the surrounding mount
aims are covered with a light fall OF
snow.
Saturdays Reno Gazette had a very
good cut OF James Heney. implicated
in the Carson Mint steal.
Impaired bullion valued at $4,000
was shipped from the Carson Mint to
San Francisco Friday evening.
Mr.. Boyce vent TO Carson this
morning. lie will return Thursda.
morning with more Eastern rainbow
trout eggs.
The Payton Comedy Company, con-
sisting OF nine people, viii play in
Elko on The 18th, l4th and 10Th of
next month.
Knox Crane has taxed the contract
to carry the mail from Elko to Stotiei
for 5000 = year. HoRe Knox will
make some rcbafl ertofit.
DR.. &c. LamSrbarg will 'ledye for
Wells this evening. If the people up
the read need anything for the eyes,
they should consul. DE-. Lannerberg.
a professor calculates that the earth
is shrinking about two inches q year.
An exchange says thai accounts for
tho anxiety manifested by
some people TO posscssit while it is Of
some size.
From Uncle Dick Dorsey we learn
that the Good Tcmplnrs ~ Lamoillc
had the frame and rafters of their new
hall all mp on Saturday night and that
the wind blew il all down yesterday,
destroying u good deal OF The lum-
Der.
Tho young Indies of Virginia, Gano
Carson and Winncmucca wear bloom
ems when riding their bicycles. The
ElkO girls are behind the times and
stick to the old dress. Come. girls.
this won't do. Don't lag behind
the procession.
W. l.. Griffin, .outc agent for the
express company, returned from Tus.
carora Saturday afternoon and took
the train for the west yesterday. He
informed the INpEPENDFNT that he
had closed the express Office at Tus.
nor
The Virginia Chronicle says Joe
Griggs, better known rs wildcat
joe" an old man VINO was popularity
known as tk.h hermi. OF The Wells.
Fargo mine, was found doad in his
cabin in tile hills to the cnst Of the
city Friday night at nhout midnight.
An incenscd Eastern farmer put up
the following notice ON a fence which
enclosed his outheld: SH any man or
woman's COW or oxen breaks through
tins fence and destroys these oats. his
or her tail Will be cut off. as tho case
may be. l am n ohyistian man but
darn n person That let's their critters
run loose"
The scurvy dog ]poisoncr is getting
in his work again. Saturday after
noon, Jack Mr.. Ostreicher's fine dog
died and this afternoon Arthur Rein.
hart's dog was poisoned. bat two bot
ties OF oil brought him out all right.
Any person who will throw poisoned
meat around for dogs to pick upis too
cowardly To live in respectable so.
cicty.
The letter service Of Wells, Fargo
IL Co. has been abolished, it one
time on the pacigc Const $4,000 let
ters II day were handled by this sci.
vice. Then Wells, Fargo &c Co. had
officers in MANY mining camps where
there were no po5tnillcos and when u
person desired n letter 10 go without
fail it was sent by express. Tho m
proved Government mail service
caused u falling oE in express letter
carrying business, which 10 now
abolished.