Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-06-29
EFROM SATURDAYS DAILY.l
SaLAIAGUSDI.

r. Farrell came up from Carlin this
morning.
The masons will begin work on the
new hotel Monday.
1t Ii too hot today to skirmish
around for local items.
Porto Rico's population Is placed
at 953.2i3 by the census Just taken.
DIR. J. ID. Campbell OF Phoebe puss-
ed through this morning on his way
home.
Miss Flossie Ford arrived from
Eureka last night ON a visit to her
sister. Mrs. ". ii. O'Neil.
w. w. Colin and wife Of Dayton
passed through this morning on their
way Ia Montana, where they will
make their future home.
John ID. Cameron OF Virginia City
passed the examination successfully
and has been admitted to West Point
~ n cadet.
Minnesota alone produces approx
metely about S0,0 900 bushels OF
wheat, or shout one. thirty.seventh OF
the total production OF the world.
Principal Leahy Of the DE Lamar,
lincoln county, public school las
incurred censure through refusing To
sign dIplmns Of graduates unless paid
81 each Tor his signature.
1t is reported that Wcickind las
sold his wonderful mine. The price
named IL 100000; ten per cent down.
the rest in sixty days. This III IL deal
that reminds III Of flush times in
early duys.-Journal.
There is plenty Of work for men
around LovcIock at present. Mcssrs
Erickson aud Patterson want 800
men at Orcana and 100 could find
work in the hay iiclds.-Argus.
Tho L. S. Grand Jury finished
work Thursday aud returned seven
indictments, six for selling whiske)
Ia Indians and one for selling opium.
The cases Will bc tried next !ionday.
SlcsIrr, u. ). ~, To- make II prclinin-
AIRY survey OF the Colorado river
above The Needles sn ~ to mike IT
navigablc to Rio Vcllc in Nevada.
The United States Commissioner
OF Education SAYS that the ]pcccntuge
OF illiieracy among the co,orcd PEG
ole OF tel years Of age and over III
1870 WIS ~. In 1850 it wns &c, and
III 1890 it WIS 5G. II ia believed that
taken III a whole the census Of 1900
will show u still further improvement
III this particular among the colored
people.
In u week. during the present
month, ten thousand Poles, Italians
and Creates landed III New York,
bound Tor Pennsylvania Ia work for the
protected monopulics and trusts. II
III pretty hard Ia see, with the naked
eye. just where protection tn Amcri-
n labor" IN in. says the Idaho
City World.
Experts have been looking INTO
the SAINT ry features OF postage
stamps. They find that the coloring
OF the new liRlf-pcnny stamp consists
of IA mixture Of Prussiad blue mud IL
chrome color. without any lead, ar.
scnic or other irritant. The gnm il
oi tanned from starch. II in decided
that the stamp contains 10 injurious
substances. "and therefore, licking
would be harmless
Tho publishers 81 the Topeka
Capital have allotted 10000 to the
from the profits 81 the Christian
daily newspaper" during that IN
able week in March. Mr.. Sheldon
|thereupOn distributed this amount
among objects he considered both
deserving and needy, giving $1,000 10
tho fund for the india famine suffer.
crs. 1900 each la two Topeka hospIt.
als, 5000 to Washburn college. $500
dor a public drinking fountain, and
the rsmnindcr Ia temperance. CHART.
.Ible aud similar associations.