Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-11-24

cling expenses are placed nj 500. Gttor.
ney'F fees maxim, up he rest %, the de.
raud.-Sacrumcnto Bee.
Paul Y. kcyscr u! Atlantic, Ia, who
has been made second assistant ut
torne! general for tile postOllice dopart.
ncn,. Las won swift promotion. NJ he
entered the services four Years ago rs
II clerk. lie H. Only - years % re,
and is the youngest man that Ina ever
held the position.
Our regular army lest G.jCO soldiers
last year 10y descrtion Il is hard to
Keep the TOYS II Of the army I'D time oi
war, ana uuc'c oam rhould find come
way Of keeping up al interest in time of
peace. Evidently neither rigid disci-
piinc nor canned beef is at the bottom
Of the dcscrti"gE, but simply m%omGtony.
Engineer CaIUt!crs OF the Western
Pacific Is here in c~iur-c .! Il PARTY o.!
surveyors. tie Icli :he reporter that he
lid not know wbcrr the surveyors would
"orf nor What they wuuld do us hc had
received II" lrstruc i"ra. Il is reported
;hni tuvy wiii survey the tunnels east
and west Of town. They are uOw wait.
me- for their camping outfit to arrive.
In nm address delivered in 1883 Jere.
miah =. Black sail: The people have
rights OF property as well ~ lie rorpor.
atoms ana ours are-Ur ought 10 bc-as
sacred as the ira. Between the great
domain which VIC have coded to them
and that winch still belongs to us, the
Inc ls plnioly and distinctly marked,
and il they cross it for urposr OF
plamdcr they should be driven back
under the lash Of the la y"
Ia the carly history 81 japan it was
decidedly "A dubious honor to bee closet;
related to any person OF note, for one
OF the laws at that time deer, ed that
when aIcrson OF rank or importance
died all the Immediate relatives must
be buried alive III "A perpendicular 30.
sition around the ~persoulge's grave.
Their heads were left above he earth,
''N' NAANS NiN l'AAAtAllNN UNI "tlGblllc
death came to free them.
On December eth, the beard Of prison
commissioners will open bids Tor tie
construction Of il large nuuiber of new
cells at the prison, for winch $1,000 WAS
appropriated by the last legislature. The
new cells are made necessary by the
ngT.uGs ~ glt. npu.L.r % ,..,...
There are now III men i'll confinement
rs against - three years ago. These
figures indicate IA large increase in the
criminal element OF the State.
The Gazette rays that is definitely
stated that Sam Piatt OF Carson will
succeed SariIs Summarized of Reno
as U. $. district attorney. II Is under.
stood that the reason for the change is
that MIR. Symmetrical has held the office
for eight years and that the Rd,ninistra.
ton Is opposed to any tenure Of Office
longer than eight ycnrs. MIR. Platt Is
well qualified for the Office and will
doubtless attend to Uncle Sans bus.
inrzs IN Nevada To the satistactioo Of all.
jim buchanan. the Limoillc stage dri.
vrr. told Mr.. Shirley OF his last trip that
10000 rabbits were Campcd on two acres
q land in Pleasant valley. Tho snow il
that section is a foot or more in depth
and Mr.. buchanan said the rabbits Ind
tTampIcd down the enow on that two
acres and hoped about on it for exer.
else. lie also said thu; the stage was
compelled to stop the other day while Il
band OF rabbits crossed the road. II Mr..
Buchanan is not cXnggerating, there are
some rabbit, i'll Pleasant valley.
The inhabitants OF Aboukir, near
A~lcNauddria, were recently treated to a
wonderful spectacle. II became neccs-
sary 10 destroy some sixteen tons Of
powerful dynamite, and the explosives
sufficient to blow up a town-werc
taken to sea II placed below the wa.
ter. Something like 1t submarine earth.
quake followed the explosion. winch
was heard for miles around. \ water
spout shot into the AIR to IL height OF
2,uUO feet, and fell back i'll driZZling
spray. simultaneously the sea became
a whirlpool OF secthIng water, rs il
agitatcd by n hurricane.
Superintendent Harlow and other
representatives Of tie Western Pacific
are in town. They are Interviewing our
people aud getting pointers preparatory
to obtaining tho right Of way, Two-of
tlcm called mt this Office this afternoon
and jollicd the writer, They are very
pleasant men and THE INDErEYDENr
hopes they will 10 troated royalty by
the people OF Elko county. Tho build.
ing OF the Western Pacific will mean
much to the state Of Nevada and Elko
county will receive a largo share Of the
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