Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-09
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY.
Salmaqundi.

" ihfo ioSI HDy uOE6eh, Teuu tie
estrny notice elsewhere.
Uncle Dick Dorsey returned from
San Francisco this morning. He is
looking well.
Tho family Of Mr.. Borgholthaus. the
new railroad agent, arrived from Dem
yer yesterday.
DIR. W. ii. Hood arrived from Reno
ing his brother.
The Mluing Record says Judge Brown
Is holding court i'll Ely. lie was not
hurt i'll the runaway accident.
MH. Z. +. Loring, who has been
visiting her parents and friends in Elko
left for her home i'll Reno this afternoon.
Miss Hough has completed the school
census OF Exc and reports 2OT children
Of school age in this district. This is
three less than last year.
Treasurer Dawley reports a clean
balance sheet on the second installment
OF taxes. The shows that Elkc county's
tax payers are prosperous.
Rev. Geo. II. Greenfield leavee for
PallsAde to night. He will return 10.
morrow night and leave for T~uscarova
Thursday morning where he will hold
service Friday night returning to Elko
Saturday.
Grandfather, doing some carpenter
work and finding he needed some screws
sent little Mary to the hardware store to
get some for him. When che got there
she could not remember the word
screw. At last che said. Grandpa
wants some nails with ruilies on
Life.
Tho commissioner yesterday let the
contract for building the Trail creek
road to Theodore StoriT for Sl525.
There were several bids ranging from
Slj2j to $1,000. Tho commissioners also
authorized the sheriff to appoint the
necessary deputies to keep order ON the
Fourth.
The navy department has ordered the
Russian ships that took refuge in
Manila TO depart forthwith or be in
termed until after the war is over. 1t
ID said TINT seven Japanese d]estroycrs
nre waiting for the ships to leave
Manila. Tho only way that Russia can
save those warshipI IL la leave them in
possession OF Uncle Sam until the war
IL over.
4 number OF Rebckahs and Odd
Fellows entertained the Eiko band and
the Memorial Day choir at Mizpah Hall
last night i'll appreciation Of their ser
vices at the memorial exercises. There
were plenty OF good things to cat and
a pleasant time was had by all. The
catablcs were supplied by Mrs. Lang
and were gotten up III n way to please
the p~alatcs OF nll present. 1t was a
worry pleasant event.
In tho middle ages, whom steel and
silver mirrors wer" almost exclusively
used, a method OF backing glass for the
came purpose with thin sheets OF metal
wa known. Small convex mirrors OF
glass were made in Germany before the
sixteenth century and were in demand
until comparatively modern times.
They wero produced by blowing small
glass globes, into winch whilo they wero
hot WIS pissed through Il pipe a mix
ture OF tin, antImOny and rosiu. When
tho globe wns coated inside, it wHs al.
lowed to cool and after ward cut INTO
convex ~lonscu, which formed small HUT
we'll defined images.
Whiic out dove hunting with two
companions yesterday afternoon Earl
| GinOux mot with mn accident that may
cripple him for lie. Ilo n leaning
with his hands crossed on a gun barrel
when in somo manner unknown to him
the gun wont OF. Tho shot tore through
both hands and on past hia face, tear.
ing away the rim Of bia hat but without
damage to his face. Tho boy was
brought 10 Reno and placed under the
ca 70 Of DR.. Woods. While tho hands
were badly torn md lnoerstcd II in
thought they can be saved though it
may 10 necessary 10 %amputaio both
thumbs md foro ingcrs.-Gazctte.
It may interest women to know that
tho fret jcwelry store wa started in
tho city OF Chang On about 5000 years
ago. Tho Celestial millionaircs OF that
period know nothing OF the fascination
Of diamonds, because diamonds wore
not in vogue at TINT Is. q. period.
Poarls md jado md coral and other
unpublished mineral substances had to
content them, and. M II 10 mako good
! tho glitter Of rcvicrcs mud tiarns, the