Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-02-20

Undertaken Keyser rec. iyc,l II lis
patch from Rvndon this forenoon stat /.
ing that a mnn died there tbs u or.muk
bad Tor him TO come and get the remain s
Mr.. Keyser will go after the remains in
the morning,
The Board Of Par,!ons considered the
case OF Burnli, the Dayton murderer,
Monday and adjourned until February
attorneys are trying to get his sentence
commute:i to imprisonment Tor life.
the Depot Hotel t~onsorial parlors and
~solicits ii share ~ the public patronage.
Cleanliness and first class work ia his
motto and he wishes his friends md
others to give hun n call when they
want II good shave ar haircut.
a considerable number of maquer-
eauI. gents 81 gorgeous rainment and no
visible means Of support and who toll
not. are taking departure from Tonopah
on tho strength of invitations to go
hence. Ii is rumored thnt the cases Of
several others are under consideration
by the Tonopah Law add Order League,
No. 70I.-Bonanza
The first number at The Iii Times,
published 10y the high school pupils. was
Issued from this Office yesterday. It is
full OF items relating to the work Of the
high school and is a credit to its editore,
The INDEPENDENT wishes the Iii Times
SUCCESS III its chosen field auC hopes its
publication will kindlc now interest
throughout ;Ic county in the high
school.
Sir Richard Powell. the eminent
English physician, is noted for his
frankness in speak : liE mind without
regard to the social position uf his
patient. Once, when he was called tn
prescribe for the duchess II Manchester,
he ordered her to dirosbe. but, Sir
Richard. | haven't my maid here" she
said; to which the barouet retorted:
MADAME. J have no intention of ex-
aiming yonr maid"
1t is reported hat the Alaska Dcvel.
opment company, composed OF Indiana
ana Pugc' sound men, have bonded
1O,UD acres Of Alaska ! inds to an En-
glish syndicate on nn agreement that the
syndicate shall spend s50.OGo u year in
development The chief apparent val
ne II these lnnds lies I'D the striking Of
an oil guslIer sixty miles soulh Of Val
dez and ten miles east Of Copper river.
The Appeal Gays that upon the retire.
ment Of Warden Henderson the rm-
ployes at the. prison remembered him
with an elegant present. II WIS d ease
containing IA gold. headed canc and an
umbrella to match. Along with the
present from the employees the prisoners
OF the institution framed a letter thank
ing bin for his kind treatment and re.
greet ut his retirement from Office.
! few days ago Congressman Van
Duzer was walking along one OF the
principal streets of San Francisco, and
suddenly fell on the slippery sidewalk.
MIR. Van Duzer did not thiuk much of
the occurrence at the time, but after ar
irving at his hotel he suffered consider.
able pain. \ doctor was summoned,
aud it was found that Mr.. Van Duzer
mad broken IA couple OF rbs.-Rcno
journal.
a plague Of ants has appeared in the
northern central counties Of Kansas,
and tie insectG are destroying the alfaI-
ia and wheat crops All vegetation
within n radius OF several feet OF their
hills is killed. The ants are a larger
variety than has aver teen seen in the
state before. They multiply very rap.
idly and the farmers are using every way
to exterminate them. The insects nave ill.,
vaded the cities and towns and are max.
ing life miserable for the inhabitants.
They are very vicious and do not hest.
tate to attack either person or animal
interfering with them,