Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-02-17


puDy retaliated by having the foxy
youth nrrestad for incendiarism, and
they are still fighting 1t out in tho
courts.-Covelo Review.
George Morris, who was employed
in Wells-Fargs's Office in Truckee, has
confessed to being the party who stole
S!'23O in money, jewelry and opium
'roW the Office on the right Of Decem.
Der l2:h.. After returning nearly all
the property he disappeared.
Winnemucca gave Senator Nixon a
grand reception Friday night. Mr..
Nixon istined to uongratulatory
speeches FROM his old neighbors and
replied in his usual happy vein. II he
carries out the sentiment Of his
speeches, he will be a very useful man
to Nevada at Washington.
Las Vegas, Lincoln county, has
made application to tho Interior De.
partment for recommendation to
establish by act Of congress a govern.
ment land Office Mt that place. Nevada
has but one land Office aud the distance
t" Carson from Las Vegas 10y railroad
via Salt Lake is l,O76 miles.
Richard Martin, a rancher living at
the head q Bcckwith Pass, or what ia
known as Chilcoot, has sold 10 a person
SAID to he representing the Western
Pacific company, right OF way over HE
run1l u-tII II,a lsNo.l;. Al II
company establish a station there.
Papers have been signed tn that effect.
Chilcoot is situated Just fourteen miles
from the to WI OF BeckwitL, and it is at
Chilcoot that the mile tunnel will be run
through the Sicrras.-Appeal.
"My position ut present." said
William jennings Bryan to some friends
in Washington II day or two ago, lis
that OF the young man down south who
was III love with "A fine young woman.
He proposed II night aud ehe accepted
hun. After the protcstauuus OF un-
dying affection had been made IA humid.
red times, the young man vent into
the night and looking up at the brilliant
stars, raised lns arms above his head
and said: -Oh. Lord | amt got
nothing ag'in nobody
At the age u S. years, John Wood
died at Carson last Monday. For the
last twenty years Of his life Mr.. Wood
claimed he had never bathed his body
nor washed ms face. 1t is said that
Wood many times made the claim that
his long life was due i'll no small meas
IRE t. the fact that he discarded the use
nf water. Despite the fact TINT he
overlooked one OF the most necessary
hygicnic rules, Wood WIS III excellent
health until shortly before he died.
Reno journal.
This Is the old legend OF how the rose
came 10y its thorDs: One day in para
dis. Cupid was flying over Il garden
of roses. Blossoming there was a
beautiful pink rose. Cupid bent to
kiss IT when a bee hidden III the flow
cr stung him on the lip. Crying with
pain, Cupid fled to Venus, his mother,
demanding vengeance. Venus, TO paci.
~ him. gave him IA bow strung with
captive bees and set the stem Of the
rose with strngs torn from the poor
bees. These stmRs now are called
thOrns
There appears 10 be rnhappiness
down at Las Vegas. Tho townsite
recently plated and recorded is not
on the property purchased 10y Senator
Clark. but parallels it, and now they
say hat the owIors OF the new town.
site robbed them Of the name OF
Las Vegas. The railroad co Il. pany can
get ever by erecting their shops IA mile
away. Very considerable work IL 60
inG ON III the building line at Las Vegas
and lots are beng rapidly disposed OF
at fair prices All is hustle and bust lie
nnd the future metropolis Of the inter.
mountain country is taking great
strides and will soon become a city.
There are room enough in the Vegas
valley for "A dozen %citics. Tho more
the bcttcT.-Pioche Record.