Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-01-27

| girl. blushiuG, hung her head, and BASH
fully murmnred: tank you. but Ay
have II leila
MIR. Fred II. Doll arrived from philu-
Lelpiia last night. lie is now ready To
pay the highest prices for wool and pelis.
Miss Everett D: Berkeley, who was
elected assistant principal OF the nigh
school. has Iotlied the board .. cduca-
ton that she cannot accept the position.
The place has been offered to ID lady in
Michigan.
Trims from the west will Probably be
late FOR the next three weeks, pending
the repsirnR Oi the big torry boat SOL
N plying between Banicia and Port
Costa. The trains will go 10y way OF
Stockton.
Tho Reno Journnl PRINTS II petition to-
the legislature asking it to change the
penalty Tor rape OF attempted rape frou.
lie imprisonment, rs it nov is, tn death.
Tho petition will doubtless receive
numerous %signcrs.
George Nixon has opened headquart-
ers at Carson and wine IL on tap for the
Legislators IL is reported that he is u
Few votes shy of u majority and that ar
other republican candidate will be in
the field when the vote is taken.
Tho Journal says "A new time card
will 20 into effect in the near future
whereby the time Of trans No. / and
. will be reduced about one hour
between Ogden and Reno. These
trains will leave Ogden about the
same time ns heretofore. arriving in
Reno an hour earlier.
y Carfon doctor tells OF II lady whose
foot he was treating for "a severe sprain.
After examining the injured foot. he
nskcd the lady to bare the other, that he
might compare their size to see the
amount Of inflammation. lie was amused
by the lady replying: But doctor. !
cant take oil my stocking; ! only
washed THE one foot"
y Few days ago the Secretary OF the
Miners Union ut Diamondiield walked
into Will Claus s%uloou, called Tor a
drink Of whisky, and after he cmptied
the glass he told Mr.. Klaus he had taken
"A dose Of laudauum. \ doctor was sum.
rnoncd, but before he arrived the man
died. He had been on "A spree had
gamb!cd oil $50 Of the Union funds
Enter prise.
The new Isaac Pitm.n Shorthand
Bible brIug's out the Tact that the pre-.
else number Of words in the Old and
New Tsctamcnts IL T73.GJj. making SEQ
pages M against Loco pages OF text in
mn ordinary teachers bible. At Il fair
reading pace. say 200 words IL minute,
one might get through il in 81 hours. so
10y reading something like ten minutes
a day one could accomplish the achieve
mcnt Of reading the bible through once
a year.
y slick German ahu went by the
name Of j. s. Mehr driftcd into Mason
valley some two months ago, says the
Lyon Times, end began 10 buy hay aud
other ranch products Tor shipment to
Tonnpah and Goldtirld. He paid for
the produce with checks on the Tono.
pah bank. Those have been protested
and tho farmers are ont their produce.
In addition to this IA number OF them
loaned the fellow money. Mehr has
skipped ont TO pastures new.
There IL still greater hope Tor the r..
covcry Of Mrs. J. + Harper, VITO WAS
murdcrOusly assaulted 10y Negro Reeves
in her home on Secoud street early Fri
day morning. The injured woman con. !
tlnucd TO gan dnr.ng all 81 ycster day
and late last night DR., baldwin gave it
ont tina; the patient ia Improving in Il
most favorable manncr. Tho operation
performed Friday morning has proven
successful. However. Mrs. Harper is
still n very sick woman and will require
the most careful attention. journal
Under "A vigorous examination ron.
corning hia belief in the divine ~rcvela.
tions. Senator Smoot said that il no
should receive the revelation from God
commanding him Ia disobcy the laws OF
the land he would leave the cuuntiy and
go tai some country where the Avs Of
the land were not in conflict with the
laws Of God. llc WIS asked what he
would do u The revelations commanded
him to remain in his country and violate
the laws. but lie would not suppose the
cnsc, saying: "Tho God | worship il not
such u GOh.'
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