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

iDH. They left for the East on No. G..
When they return they will make their
home at White Rock. The I~SpEpENp.
y joins in wishing them a long and
happy life together.
Henderson Banking Co. is prepared to
furnish at reasonable rates in the
National Surety Co. OF Now York
SURETY BONDS for county onicials,
administrators, executors, guardians,
trustees. mercantile employees, mail
carriers, indemnity and judicial bonds
and bid bonds. Insurance against bur-
glary h special feature.
y stranger coming to DrLamar ut
present would hardly imagine they
were OIL the Great American Desert.
Tho hills are covered with flowers. mud
the grass is more thrifty than ever be-
fore known. Even the joshua, which
ID always green, has tired this year to
outdo itself. and il it could speak
would say. Il nm an Irishman, and n
wearin' Of the green"
Miss G. Voight and Miss Louiae
Dewar have formed a partnership and
will open Il mill merry store under the
firm name OF Voight & Dewar in the
rear rooms OF the Commercial Hotel.
They will open a full and complete
line Of the latest millinery in a few
days. Tho ladies are cordially in.
vited to call and see their stock before
purchasing their Easter bonuets
The Tonopah Extension Mining Com
pany shipped eight tons OF very high
valued ore yesterday to the Western
Ore Purchasing Company. 1t was con.
sidered one of the highest grade lots OF
ore running in silver ever shipped IN
Nevada, a~ssaying 80 per cent silver,
while the gold ran forty ounces. Tho
personal assayer Of the company accom-
panied this shipment. -Jourra
The incoming passenger train brought
about 100 passengers to Tonopab last
Friday night. Passenger traffic winch
was greatly decreased by the lying re-.
ports Of an epidemic at TOnopah, has
commenced to increase again and is
rapidly assuming its former volume.
With the new strikes winch are co.,
stantly being made in every direction
from Tonopah it is fully predicted that
the railroad will be taxed to
date the rush before the summer is over.
Sun,
Snyder, a thriving town OF over 1000
persons, was almost wiped out OF
existence by Il tornado that struck 1t
Wednesday night. Conservative csti-
mate places the dead between 10 and
100 AMI the seriously injured Mt $50.
In a number OF cases, entire families
were killed and III almost every family
i'll the town some member was injured.
Every house III the town except six Is
said to have been either badly wrecked
or demolished. Tho business portion
OF the town is Il complete wreck. The
same tornado struck Olustec, q few
miles south Of SNYDER, killing thirty
five people and destroying every house
but one in the place
Tho committee on procession has
opened the contest for q yonng
lady to act rs Goddess OF Lib
erty at the Fourth OF July cele
bra,iou. This contest is open to
the friends OF any young lady in any
section OF the county. II you have a
f~avorito for that position, and want
to give her a hundred votes, just write
on a piece OF paper the lady's name for
whom you vote, enclose it and s. in m
envelope and address 1t to l.. o. Hen
ersou, Elko, Nevada. II you arc III
town md want to do the same trick,
follow the above and leave the envelope
with Stanley Taber ut tho drugstore.
In all cases remember Tint votes are .
cents each and that you should write on
the envelope, 4For Goddess OF Liberty"
The committee will count the votes
every Thursday evening aud tho results
will be published. See the notice else.
where FOR further Information.