Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-05-13

The bullet proof screens Cor the back
door and windows OF the Eureka county
bank have arrived and lIobe Clinton is
putting them up.
1t was rumored in st. Petersburg last
evening that the ylndivostok and Port
Arthur fleets had effected a junction at.
ter u desperate battle. in which the jap
aiIese lost three cruisers and the Russ
ians two cruisers and a toypedc boat.
A Toxic dispatch Of the same date says
1t is reported there thai Admiral lJriu's
fleet had fought Il battle with the Vladi.
vostok squadron and that u Russian
cruiser was sunk.
y father OF much experience Gays:
"Wash Il baby clean and dress him I'm
real pretty aud he will resist all advan-
ces w'th the most superlatIve crossuess,
but let him eat molasses, gingerbread
and TOOL around the coal hod for half
IN hour, and he will nestle his dear lit
tie curly face close up to your clean
shirt bosom, and be just the Youngest,
cunningest little rascal in MI the world"
Chicago Post.
j.. G. Hayden OF the U. S. signal serr-
ice Mt Winuemucca. accidentally shot oil
IA portion OF the fourth toe Of his right
foot Sunday, while practicIng with a
new automatic shot gun. He had the
InuZZln ff fla. ,TIrp rnEf,,r an -, e..
when 1t was accidentally discharged.
Hay den was taken to the sanitarium
where DR.. Giroux amputated two joints
Of the injured toe.
Tucsday's Silver State says that men,
ton OF Saturdays base ball game was
unintentIoually omitted from Mondays
issue. II says - The Tact that it WAS very
onc-sidcd and that our boys were play.
ing away out Of their class leaves little
to be SAID 1t also says that the VIM
nemucca boys. although badly defeated,
are loud in their praise OF the hospital
ity Of the ElIoitos.
Ell Wright, tie veteran master me-
chanic Of the Southern Pacific, il III town
today bidding goodbye to his old time
friends. lie WIS placed on the retired
list On ;he first Of this month.
The examination OF Howard Sharpe
for the killing Of +. &. Kendall. took
place ut Goldiicld last Wednesday.
Sharpe was held in $1,000 bail TO ap.
pear before the grand jury. He fur.
nlshed the bail md WAS released from
custody. Sharpe Lad Il preliminary
hearing at he time OF the shooting aud
discharged. but was rcarrested at IIaw.
thorne.
DIR. &. q. Gordon on Thursday filed IL
notice Of appeal from the Justice Cont
Of his case against Peter Brccn. Last
month DR.. Gordon sued Judge Brccn
for ?299 for professional services to his
children while sick last December with
scarlet fever. Tho defendant flied II
counter claim. and a verdict was given
to Judge Brccn for 500. The case will
come up ht the next session Of the Dis.
trict Court ill Observation-Disclosures Sen
tinel.
The journal says that a slick individ-
ual has passed several forged checks ON
ltenO's business men during the pms;
few days. The checks vary in amount
from Sl40 own and were drawn on the
Turner Box Factory Of Loyalton in ia.
~ Of II Donchctt. The fellow spent
his money freely and got out OF town
before it was known that the paper was
worthless. Two men were concerned
III the deal. one Of whom is described as
II stout man about tive feet eight inch.
cs III height with three fingers OF one
hand missing.