Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1901-05-10
tFRoM TUESDAYS DAILY.l-
sALMACCNDi

Joe Tsber is attending the meeting
Of the State Board Of Pharmacy.
Miss Louisa Lane returned last
night from a weeks visit in Carlin.
Mr.. Critchley came in from La.
noble Saturday. lie reports the new
telephone line almost ready for the
hello girl.
Harry Dunn plead not guilty this
morning and demanded a jury trial.
The case was continued until tomor-
row at l o'clock.
For SALE.--A well seasoned up.
night Fischer piano. Inquire OF NJ.
Il. Wallace.
Halleck Mayer got three young
coyotes FROM an Indian today and
started another menagerie.' They
are cunning little rascals.
The State Board Of Pharmacy or
ganized III Carson Monday by elect
ing S. j. Hodgkinson OF Reno, presi
dent, and +. J. Steipmetz OF Carson,
secretary. r.. 20
j. K. Hunter arrived from Iowa
Sunday night to hold down a case in
the Free Press Office. MIR. Hunter
was formerly connected with the
Wells Herald. = q %
John Yowell has an interesting
notice elsewhere. Those who dump
rubbish ON his land or haul dirt
away should not fail to read it. He
means business. .
Frank Wilson. the hobo, who had a,
fight with the Callahan boys Satur.
day plead guilty this morning and
WINS tiued 800 or ten days in Jail. He
will sujourn with US the ten days.
The latest estimate OF the property
loss by the arksonville lire places it mt
$1,000, 000. One hundred and forty
eight blocks we're burned and over
lo'UVu people are homeless.
During the prevalence OF the IN
tense cold i'll the Yukon region the
first two months OF this year (6S de.
grees below zero being the ~lowest),
there was Il haze all over the country
and an epidemic OF rabies seized up
on the dogs of Dawson.
The G naval academy at Annap
nlis will be a tine structure. When
completed the building will cost
s3,O00,OG0, and be tiuer than any gov
ernment structure outside OF Wash
inRton. II will accommodate $40
cadets. e..
According to tho statement pub
lisheu ill the Silver State. the Vest
ern Union Telegraph Company col
lected S6,G43.69 FROM the people OF
Nevudt last year AMI paid ont ga
9'o69. u lUss OF Sls,227. Not a very
healthy showing.
The longest transmission OF electric
power III the world was tested IN Oak
land, Gal, when street care we're run
! by power generated on the Yuba
rlYer, 40 miles distant. The electric
current was transmitted on a copper
wire siI.tenths OF an inch in di-
ameter.
a dividend NJ ten cents per share
has been declared UPON the capital
stock OF the Consolidated California
4 Virginia. The mine ls producing
good ore from the 2O5O level and new
drifts have been started. following
the ore vein, which may lead to open
ing up Il large body OF ore.
AN unknown friend has offered
some choice specimens to the big
Peabody Museum. \ few OF them as
enumerated by the willing donor, are
rs follows: A wag from the Tale
OF Two Cities" some water from @all's
well" the rollers from tue shades Of
evening"" a cock tuil from "a Zanzibar"
a rocker from the cradle OF the deep
and Il free lunch from the Sandwich
Islands,"
The election Tor Mayor in the city
Of Topeka disclosed a curious di.
vision OF political strength. Col. }. w.
f, Hughes, Republican wns declared
elected 10y a minority Of nine votes
over Albert Parker. his Democratic
opponent. The first count ave the
election TO Mr.. Parker by eleven
votes. The election figures are in.
terestinR to outsiders because OF the
fact that the votes are tabulated nc.
cordinR to sex. The count stood MS
follows: Hughes. males 3,085, 10:
males 3.l9G; Parker males i,l96. 70.
males 2.li0; total, Hughes 6.3i1.
Parker G3}2. II will DO seen that
Col. Hughes owes hIs election to the
women.
The Disputed SRms Of tho War.
The Confederate Veterans, IN their
Bununl In Louisville. do