Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-03-20
FROM THURSDAYS DA,lp.
Salmauundi.

IL you want to spend "a couple f
pleasant hours tomorrow night, take in
Mr.. Ramsdell's show Mt Mizpah Hall.
He will mystify and amuse you with his
clever tricks.
The remains of Bailey f.. Vesy. who
died at the comfy hospital from injur.
les received in falling from a freight
train Sunday, were shipped last night
tohis sister at Fnr nington, Ohio.
The chnir II The Presbyterian church
is practiciug for Easter muric. The mn.
thems bave been selected and no time
or expense will be spared in making the
Easter services Mt the Presbyterian
church as attractive IA possible.
The Civil Service Commission has
just filled n peculiar position which
might appropriately DO termed the
Governments official snake chgrmer
although the officials title OF the SUCCESS
full competitor will be aid in herpetol-
ogy.' Tho qualifications for the place
were u thorough knowledge Of snakes
with IN ability to handle them without
serious consequences and six applicants
for the position put in an appearance,
When the hearing 81 matters con.
nected with the estate of the late Mn-
Dan Crawford (nee Mary Wall)
up i'll the District Court of Wushoe
county sensations are promised. II il
rumorad .ha. her relatives. who are ron
testing the matter, have evidence tend
ing to show that deeds to her property
held by Crawford were forged and that
the work was done by two cx convicis.
y young Western woman, who has an
eye for BUSINESS, says that the hest way
to IL vest 81 liz to buy Il calf and turn it
loose to hustle Tor itself ON the range.
II would be worth SO ut the end or one
year and at the end Of three years it
would be worth 80, when she would
sell it and buy sever calves with the
proceeds These, in their turn, would
be worth SlIj in five years, and with
this sum she would buy cows and soon
have Il fortune.
Two hospital patients dis covered "a
skull aud other bones 81 a hu skcl-
eton near the cattle corraIs Yesterday
The drifting sand had evidently uncov
cred the skeleton, and il Is doubtless
that of an Indian consigned to "a sinai
low grave III the sand by his tribesmen
years ago. Tho place where the bones
fN,,n.I ura "a ,,na fin,. $50 Haitian.
bury;ng ground, selected probably TN
account of the little labor required To
scoop out Il trench for the dead.-lIum-
boInt STANDARD.
The estimated length of the railroad
to be constructed by the Goulde and
Senator CLARK from Oakland, Cal, to
Salt Like through Beckwith Pass, in the
Sierras, is $40 miles. 1t will follow the
north fork OF Feather river to Sierra
valley and its general course through
Nevada will be northeasterly to tho
Utah border and thence easterly to Salt
Lake City. The contracts for it's con
struction will be let Immediately, and it
is expected to complete the line within
two years.
Hal Mighcls Of the Carson Appeal
met with nm unpleasant experience
Sunday while duck hunting at WashOe
lake. 4 duck that had been wounded
by another hunter fell into the water
near him. Ills dog leaped out OF the
boat to retrieve the duck and Hal lean.
ed over 30 far that he lost his balance
and fell into the water, which was ahont
five feet deep. To add to his discom-
fort, the hunter who had wounded the
duck stood on the bank and guye the
editor some good advice about leaving
other peoples birds alone.--Rono
journal.
There has seldom been a time when
there was manifest II more lively
in the United States navy than
at the present time 1t may
not be generally known that this COM
try stands third in the list OF naval
powers. Great Britain, which heads
the list, has ga naval vessels with an
aggregate tonnage OF 1907, S74. France
comes noxt with 453 vessels and n ton.
mage Of SOI, 275 and the United States
third with l53 vessels and a tonnage Of
57S,7i3. Germany. with 90 vessels has
a tonnage OF only 4S3.42S aud comes
fifth on tho list, Russia exceeding her
in both vessels and tonnage.