Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-04-01

Dr*. Carpenter, Eye specialists Of San
Francisco are at the Commercial for ten
days. Don't fail to see them.
Uncle Dick Dorsey returned from
Snu Francisco last night. where hc went
some time aco for treatment of Il cancer
~ his upper LIP. lie returns looking
the picture OF health. and us vigorous us
ever. We are glad To- have Uncle Dick
with Is again.
Mr.. prrnrlc received word from
Washington this morning ,iln; the Az.
prupIa. r"n for the Indian schu / ut .lis
plar" had been increased so ,0C0 maxi
ms the total appropriation sT5,UCO. This
should guarantee d splcndi ! III, 1T luton.
\ BOSTON dispatch Of Yesterday says:
l'ilz has accepted the challenge OF Me-
Coy I" tight at los pounds for the
miLdIrwerEht title. FIiz nsks three
weeks to train. y deposit ~ one th0us-
rnd d"i!ars Is alruad, up.
IN ub!udarrc Ot flowers ha~ been re-
cciv"i ~ the Pee. b. teri ~ church for
Easter dcrnrarinus aii the very best
mLSic arranged for. Services begin al
II \. VI. and ! 30 =. NJ. The special
easter music Will be- rendered in the
evening.
Que II Elkn's public spirited either
has II tine flute and n book of in.
structinits which he will present tn any
hoy who wants t" lean to play the
flute. This Is a -plcEdid offer Ia the boy
who is unsteady inclined. More can be
learned of the offer by calling ou the
Editor.
III" tomb "f Queen lIatshepu has
been discovered nj the end Of a tunnel
in n limestone mountain III Egypt. The
mummics Of the queen aud her father
had been laying there for several thous-
and Years. This is considercd n very
important discovery. and it is also 10.
markable because many Of US did not
know the queen was dead.
Officers Of the law here and other
places along the line of the railroad
may expect to he kept busy Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento
and other California cities are rounding
up Migrants and suspicious characters
and ordering them to @mOvc along" 1t
is reported that MI start east with ST.
Louis rs their destination.
Miss NettIc Armstrong royal! enter
tanned about twenty young ladies' and
gentlemen ut her home last night.
%Five hundred" vas one of the features
Of the evening and an exciting contest
resulted, Appropriate fayors and prizes
we're awarded and delicious refresh.
ments we're served. Ii was an enjoy.
able evening for those present and pas.
sed all too soon.
\ sensation WIS sprung yesterday
at the trial Of Cordclia Botkiu, charged
with the murder Of Mrs. John p, Dun.
ming at Cover. Delaware, by poisoned
candy sent through the mails, when
Judge Cook announced thai he wunld
discharge the jury tomorrow, and or
dercd them into the custody Of the
sheriff for the night, because an ut.
tempt had been made to tampcr with
several by bribery.
William Randolph, recently shot and
killed another faro player III Perkins &
S%hnnnon's saloon, and was afterwards
killed by Deputy Sheriff W. l.. Cotton
at Scarchlight Tuesday night. Cotton
was attracted by the shooting and rush
eel INTO the saloon and was met with two
shots from Rtndolph'a gun. Cotton re-.
turned the fire and fatally wounded
Randolph, vino died shortly after ward,
There is Il folklore story that il
March comes III like u lion it goes out
like Il lamb. This year 1t began its en-.
rccr like u lion well enough and nearly
every day since it has howclcd aud
ravGd like & hungry m~cnaEcric. But il
could not reverse The saying in the
story aud Yesterday il began Ia tire al
its %antics, and the month ended with q
dcmcnuor ~ meek and humble rs the
cutCst little snow.N hitc. sOft.cycd lamt
you ever saw
At II recent meeting Of the Board OF
Managers in New York a committee oil
two bishops, two prcshytcrs and two
layincn was appointed Ia secure II tit
ting memorial Tor the late Bishop Leon,
ART, After due consideration OF the
needs OF the work in the field. the com
mittce decided that tho proposed me
mortal ehoUld take tho form of n nurse,
home IT, connection with st. Marks hos
pitnl, at Salt Lake. and mn appeal was
mndc by the the COMMITTEES To the gen
ctal church, as well M to the friends %
the late BislIop Leonard Ia help carr!
ont tic purpose.
VT are GLAD 10 note that another Ne
vuda hoy is going up the line Of rccog
milton. Herbert ~lcrIngton, onr ~ tho
etudcnia 81 Stamford University has
been chosen to represent his cOllcg,
with several other young men ut tn,
meeting 81 the Phi Kappa Psi, whicl
will meet IN dian" polls early mex
month. II il considered ono Of tn