Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-16

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mails secured by the Russian government
were designed especially for the service
OF protecting the Ear.
Mr.. f.. T.. Griffin, Miss Florence
Griffin and MIR. A. G.. Griffin will leave
for Reno tonight. The latter is steno-
grapher i'll tho Southern Pacific con-
struction department at Reno. His
mother and sister will visit him there.
Tho attention Of the town authorities
Is called to the practice of throwing
dishwater from n Of the restaurants
into the alley and street. IL it is not
stopped complaint will DO made and
steps taken to have the nuisance abated.
Tho Silver State registers a kick
q the commute in charge of the
ceremonies OF opening the irrigation
canal at Hazen has not sent out invita-
to citizens Of Humboldt county to be
present. 1t spitetully intImates thai
Reno thinks it is the whole State.
During the picnic OF the the Reno
school at Bowers Mansion last Saturday,
Pearl Wilson, who runs the saloon and
4aths, sold liquor to the large boys and
some OF them got drunk. Four OF the
boys, all members Of prominent Reno
families, were suspedned from school
and afterwards reiDstated. Complaints
have been sworn to aud Wilson will
have to stand tnal.
The president it is asserted, has in
the case OF the purchase OF canal sup
plies, merely served notice on the trusts
that they cannot hold up the govern
ment. They may, however, be unable
to overcome their chagrin by more eff
fective holding up OF the private
consumer, with which interference does
not seem to be seriously Threatened
Indianapolis News uni).
a Short time ago, says n teacher, Il
was taking a lesson ON the use OF the
hyphen. Having written a number OF
examples on the blackboard, the first OF
which was 'bird-cage,' | asked the boys
to give n reason for putting the hyphen
between 'bird' and cage After a
short silence one boy held up his hand
and sail: 1t ID for the bird to perch
on. cir"
Col. Hober. II. Taylor, ut one time a
prominent attorney OF Nevada. died in
San Francisco Monday evening. For
yuars Col. Taylor was Il prominent
figure in Storey county. He was a
genial, whole souled man whose heart
and hand were ever ready to assist the
needy. He was a native Of New York,
aged 81 years. An aged widow survives
him. Peace to his ashes.
The Reno City Council has passed an
ordinance fixing the license for each
gambling game at 500 per quarter.
The ordinance also provides that all
games shall close at 6 o'clock d. IN. on
Sunday. Violations OF the ordinance
are punished 10y u fine 81 not less than
500 nor more than 500 or 10y imprison-
mcnt i'll the city Jail for a period Of not
less than thirty days nor more than
six months or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Tho standard has authority for the
statements that mn electric road will be
built i'll Churchill rs a feeder for the
Southern Pacific to bring the products
Of Carson Sink ranches and mines OF
that county to the trunk line. Tho
cost OF the projected road il estimated
at 100000. The power for operating
the electric railway will be transmitted
from Floriston 50 miles distant. Church.
i'll land owners have offered to give the
right way for the road.
The. Gazette says Robt. Leigh, who was
a prominent r8ncher and stockraiser OF
Red Rock. Wmhoe county, willed two
lndians, whe were devoted to him dur.
ing his life, the SUN OF "a 900. The
money il to DO placed in the Washoc
County Bank or invested ut the best
rate Of interest possible and paid 10
them Mt the rate Of S25 each every
three months. Each Indian is to have
MI equal share OF the money during his
lifetime, but at tho death Of either, the
principal or what remains reyorts stO
Lcigh'a sister md brother. Tho Indians
are Indian Billie and Indian Susie. both
Piutcs, who lived on Lcigh'a ranch.
Rice and dried fish aro tho uniform
food Of the Jnpaneee army in campaign
ing times. Tho rico is fret boiled un.
til it il thick and glutinous. Next it
ia placed on n china slab, rollei out and
cut into squares. Tho squares arc then
| placed in the sun to dry. They become
IA hard M n ships biscuit, and are rcady
to be stored. A certain number oi
squaros are allowed to each soldier u
day. All no has TO do In to break up n
square in boiling water and add his
| dried fish. In a Tow minutes no has
before him n thick coup, which to him il
very good. II no cannot procure boil.
ing water no cats his rico square M a
biscuit.
Mr. J.. g. TToutz OF Beatty Inns a spec
imon OF orc which would mako n Hot
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