Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-08-18

WAS ~
noon
The governor 81 Idaho has declared
a quarantine against horses. cattle and
sheep for Utah. Nevada, Wyoming,
Montana and Oregon, alleging that
mango and scubbies exists to IN alarm
ing extent anu that proper efforts are
not being made to eradicate these Iii
seases in the states named.
y barber shop has been installed nj
the Nevada state peuitentiary. For.
tnnhtclY at the last session 81 the u. >.
Court II couple OF BARRIERS were sen
fenced to n term behind the bars, 80 in
the future the prisoners will enjoy all
the comforts and delights impaired by
Il shave under skillfui hands.
\ japanese cook i'll Reno drank a
demijuhn Of Japan liquor yesterday
morning aud was sOon Il ravIng maniac.
He stuck u Of his arms into IA bot
cooking stove and hacked himself with
IA sharp knife. After Il while he took
to the street whooping at the top Of his
voice. He WIS finally overpowered 10y
the police and lodged IN Jail.
Surveyor Friesscll and party have
completed the Western Pacific survey
through OsIDo canyon. Today they
moved their camp to Tunka in Molccu
canyon, where they will put ill some
time locating the line. 1t lis now pretty
certain that the road will pass through
Elk and the chances are very favorable
for thus being II division point.
y thi"f got mo Judge Cncney's safe
III his Il no law office the other LAY and
took the rfrum II gold watch and lockct
presented To him 10y the tar and officers
Of the district court. He values the
watch and lnrket highly and has offered
reward ~ Sl0G for their return 20 hun.
Beside the rcwari he offers, Judge
Cheney promises tn nsk no questions.
j. {. Lcepcr WA elected chief OF
l;cno's police Tuesday evening. In the
abseuce of Mayor O'Conuor, Acting
Mayor Wilson nominated Lceper and
nn a vote being taken Councilmcn New
mark n and Drappo voted aye and
Quinn and Kinney no. Wilson broke
tie tie 10y voting aye. Harry Stewart
was elected city engineer at tie same
meeting.
Ii FIlipinus may Justly lay claim
to having used the postage stamp of
smallest intrinsic value aver issued by
any country. The STAN , OF the demon
nation OF one milesima is worth in
IL currency only one.twenticth Of
] cent, in fact, grading upward from
the one-mIlesima value there are five
intermediate denominations before the
value Of two centavos, equivalent to our
l-cent ls reached.
The peace ENJOYS considered article
seven yesterday but they did not reach
an agreement. Tins article covers the
ccssion to China Of the Chinese Eastern
railroad, which runs south from Hardin
to Port Arthur and Dalny with a spur
to New Chwang. 1t is known thai the
japanese ENJOYS have sent to Washing.
49, W. l"A nv pa llfls EuNI tN ~
used III II engrOssmeOt OF treaties
This Is regarded rs significant.
More than $4,000, 600 worth OF gold if
annually hammered into teeth by
dentists, and this use OF gold is so
rapidly increasing that IL the course Of
time a considerable sum will be thus
tied up. In the last ten years more than
Sl5,OO0.OOO worth OF gold has been used
for dental purposes and within five year,
more the consumption OF gold will prob.
ably be Increased by another 81 600 ,00C
annually. AS little Of this gold Is cvcr
recovered 1t will he seen TINT in the
course Of time ii large supply of gold
will be lost to circulation unless some
other dental metal is discovered.
Miss Halle Bonscr took a shot nj
William Williams Tuesday night on
the $. u. platform at Reno. The bullet
struck Williams over the right eye,
clipping gu a piece OF the skull and
leaving him III n scmi.conscious condi'
ton Tor hnlf an hour. William struck
the woman over the mead with q rcvulv.
or abont a week ago and she swOre out
a warrant against him. He left to
avoid arrest and returned Monday.
Miss liOnscr saw him on the piatfor III
Tuesday night and sent here escort for
mn officer to arrest him. While he was
away Williams threatened the woman
and che shot him. Both parties were
arrested. but each refusing to prosecute
the other they were turned loose.