Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-06-19

o'sNa hpSh' Nhioo Quinn VII JUN III bt
Reno. Mr.. Pullman win return in a few
weeks. The best wishes OF the I*pE.
PENDENT go with the family to their
new home.
Frank Brundage, cx police officer of
Reno, was arrested yesterday for living in
a house "f i'll fame. He has n family III
Reno and his wife was with the officers
when he was taken from the room OF a
colored woman.
Tho survivors OF the %EIepncr Hood are
rapidly bringing order out OF chaos.
Two thousand men and hundreds Of
horses are mt work cleaning up the de.
bris and searching for the bodies 81 the
missing.
Mrs. j, l.. Wines, wife Of Il former
prominent Attorney Of Elko, arrived
this morning Oh her way to Butte City.
She is stopping with Mrs. Marion S.
Wilson md will remain "a few days to
visit her old time friends,
Tho statement uf the transaction where
by the State Board Of Education traded
4 hall million dollars worth of bonds
has been prepared and will be given to
the public with in a few daya.-Gnzctte.
There will be II social dance at .ne
A. .. U. w. Hall Saturday evening.
June goth. Dancing will begin prompt
ly at s o'clock. \ collection will be
taken up to pay the expenses. Every
body invited.
Kate Medicine Horse aud Matilda
Beaver Boy have applied for divorces
from their respective husbands, and rs
many other Indians are greatly pleased
with the idea the South DskUta divorce
courts promise to be kept busy for II
while
Tie members Of the A.O.U.W. will give
Il free dance To the children Of the Pub.
lie School at their Hall on Friday night,
June IL. from s sharp to 10 o'clock, after
which the older people will take the
floor and have a social dance to which
the public is cordially invited.
The United States grand jury mt
Washington, ID. G., yesterday indicted
August w. Machcn, Dillcr II, Croft.
Samuel \. Croft, George T.. Lorenz and
Mrs. Lorenz for conspiracy TO defraud
the government. All are connected
with the p~ostofice scandal.
An exchange truthfuily remarks that
cue OF the great est helps that can be
given a paper is tn volunteer items Of
personal interest. Don't suppress the a
ont OF false modcsty, but remember that
the home paper goes out rs a news let.
ter to II host OF friends scattered
throughout the country. To these es.
p~ecially the mere mention Of n name
brings a pleasure.
Tho LincOn County Record says the
miners Mt Searcblight will continue the
strike until their demands ,for nm eight
hour day in the mill and mines and I'm
increase in the wage scale is conceded By
the..company The employees on the rail.
road from the mines to the Colorado river
have joined in the strike md a general.
shutdown has been the result. All Of
the mines in the district are paying reg
ular dividends.
\ large number Of the friends OF the
late Fred Garcia gathered ut the resi-.
dcnce OF his brother yesterday afternoon
mt , o'clock and services wore conduct
ed by Rev. Il. B. Merideth. Mr.. G.. S.
Garcia left with the remains last night
for San Marguerite, California, where
his parents reside. Tho interment will
take place mt Dove Sunday afternoon.
May Fred's long sleep he peaceful.
Hiram &. Burlington OF Westtield.
who has just died at the age OF 1913 car
ricd around Ter the last siS years two
bullets in his body. was not II good wit
ness Tor those who preach total abstin.
cncc from rum md tobacco. Ito said: 81
have smoked and clIewcd all my life. And
drunk rum moderately but never TO OK.
cess. Good rum will never kill any one
but tho rum they make nowadays would
kill anybody.
Tho latest luxury for the smokers
tray is the new English match that
measures eight inchcs in length. Fifty
Of these tit II sumptuous silver and
ana leather box. in which, the cigars, il
set upon the table at the conclusion OF
n dinner party. One match will light
from ten to twelve cigars or cigarettes.
Sometimes, for the use OF feminine
smokers, thcgo matches are made of
Syrian codars or aromatic East Indian
woods and burn with The most delicious
perfume.
Tho Department Of The interior will
this year conduct IN Montana m cxper.
imcnt in the matter Of winter irrigation
and will test the capacity OF the lands
so treated 10y cropping them in compar.
ison with lnuds irrigated in the ordinary
wey and during the grow ing season.
This method has been found practicable
IN some locations where HE demand of
agriculture lave exceeded the ordinary
opportunities for irrigation, and thus
haze forced tho adoption Of various ex.
pcdicnte for supplying moisture. II II