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

H,o0o,0OO. Sir William has selected
frof. Robertson, the man who Re veloped
tho Canadian dairy business. as the
director OF the scheme.
Sam Carlyle, HI old mau, dropped
dead i'll Reno yesterday morning at tho
corner OF Virginia and Second street.
Carlyle was one OF the old residen ts OF
Reno and formerly followed tho trade Of
bricklayer. His death ia believed 70
have been u to pneumonia and dissi-
pauon.
The high school minstrels want you
and everybody else TO be at Leonard
Hall Friday and Saturday nights.
They will do there best to interest,
please and amuse you. They hope to
do better than they did last year when
they sent their audience away happy.
Turn out Friday or Saturday night and
have u good laugh.
This is the first time in American
history, we believe" remarks the Hart.
ford Times, "that any president Of the
United States has succeeded in secur-
ing the sincere support OF the Mormon
church and all that it represents"
When MIR. Roosevelt reflects what such
support really costs. and what it im.
plies, he may find time ind occasion to
repudiRto it, in disgust.-Albany Argus.
The ladies', members OF the celebration
committees and everybody else should
attend the meeting Mt the courthouse to-
night. The executive committee will
make n report and other matters con-
corning tho celebration will be consider
ed. The band will ~enliven the meeting
with patriotic airs and a general good
time is expected. Turn out, and take
a hand III the preliminary work Of the
celebration.
At the meeting OF the commissioners
Monday the board entered into a written
agreement with the Uclted States to
dispose OF the sewerage OF the proposed
Indian school into the Humboldt river,
provided TINT it was first run through a
HtIllC Nuuh, uIbO Nllul dNlCT LDt CODlIdCL
has been let to erect the buildings for
the school the commissioners would pay
the Thos. Hunter Co. $3.50 for ten acres
Of land upon his making Il deed to the
United States for the same.
L. j. Longley, United States Chinese
Inspector, was III Elko yesterday look
ing after Chinese who were unlawfully
in the United States. He found that
See Lung and Tom KING could not pro.
duce the necessary evidence that they
were in Nevada lawfully and lodged
them in Jail. This morning he swore to
complaints against them and the United
States commissioners issued warrants.
The men will remain here until the
United States marfhal comes after them.
The form OF western education which
the Filipino women, particularly the
older ones take to with the most will.
InGuess is card playing. They easily
master all the American games-cuchre,
poker, seven up, bridge and the like
and spend whole days in playing them.
They learn very quickly when tn "order
it up -raise the mite" and 80 on, md
acquire tho skill OF the heather Chinee
which the veteran Bill Nye was some
what surprised at.-New York Tribune
Assistant Attorney-General Camp.
bell has handed down Il decision IN
which he holds that the Interior Depart.
ment is without power and cannot inter
icre in traffic in alcoholic beverages II
lands under government irrigation pro.
iects throughout the country. The
decision VIZ handed down at the request
OF the reclamation service, which in
sists that land under irrigation projects
is being entered upon by bootleggers
for the sole purpose Of selling spirituous
liquors. TO men engaged in reclamation
work. The service claims that its force
is greatly dcmoralizecd by this traffic.