Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-05-12

OF lOl in December, 1905, an increase
ot 81 per cent. This is the largest
prison population since Warden Nc
Culiough's administration in the early
nineties.
We acknowledge the receipt OF Il copy
oil Greater Nevada. Its Resources and
Possibilities published bY the Nevada
Chamber OF Commerce Mt Reno. The
book Is handsomely illustrated and con-
tains lOO pages OF matter descriptive OF
the OF the State.
John Able received a dispatch this
morning from II. j. Mayham, the
Denver INNING man, nskIng hIm to en-
gage teams to take Il party Of mining
men to Iuscarora i'll the morning. The
party consists Of Mr.. Mayham aud four
other mining men and capitalists. They
will arrive on No. D tonight.
The White Pine News says thai n
National bank will be opened in Ely
within the next sixty days with a cap.
Ithl ot 10000. The bank will be known
Ills the First National Bank Of White
Pine county. NJ. l.. R"qua will put mp
the money ncc' ssary to start the bank,
or will HsSis, local capitalists in making
up the required amount.
Hh"w viii you have your pomnto, fried
or hoilcd:' This is Il question that will
soon be- asked by walters in first class
restaurants Ill the metropolis. This
combination Of the traits ~ the potato
and the tomato is nothing surprising
to the friends Of the Santa Rosa wizard
Of horticulture, who il surrounded by
d halo constructed by his admirers III
every portion Of the globe.
In n memorial to the throne. the Gov
ernUr OF Shantung complains that, not
withstaudiug the issue nf the Empress
strict commands forbiidinr the practice
Of fout-bindiuG, he finds that only
about one i'll every ten families III his
province has Obeycd. Ihcy fear that if
their female cLildtcn are allowed TO
have nnturgl.sizcd icet it would be
impossible to get them married.
The Southern Pacific Company's cut
oil will strike lIazrn. This can Ice stated
with almost positive certainty. The
surveyors have begun the work ., stak.
ing across the land owned 10y J. VI.
liigmau hgs asked IA high price for a
right OF way across his property. The
company refused to pay this and uow il
IL reported Hartman has gigen instruC-
ions To build the line and condemn the
ground.
The members o. the Ncw York assem-.
bly, we're startled the other morning 10y
Rev. {. II. Mcdonald, q colOrcd preach
cr, who IL the course Of his prayer said:
-Oh, Thou mcrciful God. we thank
Thee this morning FOR the realization
that Thou ARE the Supreme Legislator
Of the Universe. Bless the members OF
this distinguished body, aud when lifc's
journey is at an end we ask thee To
bring rs Ia that General Assembly
where Jesus Christ will be the Speaker,
and business shall be transacted with
out graft OF the dictation Of lobbyists.T
The commissioners al White Pine
county have granted the Nevada North.
ern hallway company the right Of way
through the streets "i the town Of Ely.
The railroad will connect Copper Flat
Ia White PIlo county with the Southern
Pacific at Tuanu. Contracts calling for
the completion Of two miles per day
hayc been let for grading and laying the
ties. Work will he carried on from
Toauo and will begin ~ o ag the sur.
vcy DTS have tiuIshaI their work. The
distance between ToHuo and Ely Is
approximately 80 milcs, and at the
rate OF two miles per day, the News says
the road should he completed aud
trains run to Ely not later than Sep
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