Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-02-10

aud Is now IN Reno on a two Seess' fur.
Tough. He has been assigned to the
Asiatic squldror. and vii p-o.e.>i u
Asia nnd report "a \ in,r.I i 'odriri.
Messrs. lIolll:d and Lyt:on are very
much elated over their SUCCESS III coax
ing dollars out OF the pocsets OF
Elkoites Tor the church in Lamoiilr.
They succeeded III getting over $500
subscribed. ThH. :hc! say, viii MAKE
the church a sure 90.
Lincoln's Birthday will be uppropri-
ately celebrated at the PresbYterian
church Sunday evening. The church
will he t~ittiugly decorated for the
occasion. The Good Templars will
attend the service liz a body. Special
music. Every body welcome.
CIV. Haish', the lawyer who advised
the GD!dtieId lot Jumpers TO take all the
vacant laud in and surrounding II city
was taken to the Esmeralda county Jail
Sunday 10 serve IL term OF IL day and
such additional time AS viii require FOR
his tine nf SlCG, which was not paid.
y. =. GuiIigScr. Il Jon = old Stand
IL prepared Ia 10 hlucismithing IN al
Of it's brauciIcs ut prices tn suit the
times. i.nrSe shucInp and wagon work d
SPECIALITY. III work guaranteed Take
Your work to IIr. GIlIagger's should
You van: 1t dhn" Me.. and nj reasonable
piece.
This is the day set for the execution Of
German. Seveucr and Roberts, the
Humboldt county murdcrcrs, but they
will not swing, us the supreme court has
granted IA staY Of execution on account
Of the appeal from the judgment Of the
trial court. 1t will be many moons yet
before these murdcrers are hung.
Senator Nixon wi / leave for Washing.
ton about tue 10Th to take the oath OF
Office as United States senator and Mrs.
Nixon will accompany him 1t is tire ir
intention to return some time in March
and remain in the State until congress
convenes in December. The people Of
Winuemu:ca ERE making preparations
to give the senator Il reception before he
leaves for Washington.
\ new term was heardthe other day
An old lady and her two daughters
Came into a millinery store. The
young women wore mourning hate.
The Old woman suid to the clerk: Il
want a mourning hat, for | am in
mourning. But my datter here" in
dicatiDg, ais a wilder OF two years
st .nding, and she Is in light distress.
Give her a hat with blue feathers on it. /"
Chicago News.
\ series Of experiments are being
carried on by government experts as to
the proper method OF making coffee "as
is Golfer as Mrs. Gump would put II.
Prof. Lcwton, who is i'll charge Of the
work, has devoted IA lifetime to the
scientific study Of the coffee bean and
the beverage from it. No report oi
results has been given oui. but the De-
Lartment Of Agriculture will i'll due time
issue Il bulletin on the subject.
Las Vegas is beginning To compile
for the Bullfrog and Goldficld trade. 1t
is many miles nearer and $40 cheaper to
go to the new camps from Salt Lake via
Las Vegas than to go around via Ogden
and Carson City over the narrow gunge
to Tonopah and stage south. a stage
line and mail route will shortly be estab-
liShcd and make REGULAR trips 10y this
route. The Las Vegas pUS:pftice will he
moved shorty to n location near the Las
Vegas station. --Delamar Lode.
The interior department has tempo.
rarily withdrawn from "ll forms Of
disposal 80 900 acres II land. located
i'll the Carson and Walker Lake dis
tricts Of Nevada. This action is
taken on account Of the Carson-Truckee
irrigation project and is but the fore.
runner OF the additional reclamation
work now under nsideration by the
Government in the arid state ~ Nevada.
The official announcement OF the with.
dtnwal has been seut by the department
to the officials in charge Of the work III
Nevada.