Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-02-17

to visit Miss Il
Assembly, cn Mcbride and Hendcr.
son nave returned to Carson to resume
their work rs law makers.
There are thirly.scven prisoners in
the Reno jail, charged with all sorts
Of crimes ranging from disturbing the
peace to murder.
Tie whale thai bit an ocean cable
i'll two may be the same Old fish that
took Jonah on board aud gave him
free transportation Ia the nearest port.
Some Of the employees ot the Touo-
pah railroad have uncovered several
small lodges Of gold, silver and lead
ore, running as high rs $3.50 To- The
ton, near Colldalc.-BouaDZI.
The Nyc md Ormsby County Bank
will cree, a bank building soon at
Goldfeli. II will be 81 stone or pressed
brick auJ will bc ut two storirs At first,
the third floor TO Ls added later.
Accordm. to n Mrnncapo!i, elevator
man who operates string 81 elevators
throughout the Dnkotus. over 1000 900
bushels OF oats have just been bongnt
up 10y agents Of the japanese govern.
ment.
The contract for building the broad
gauge railroad from Tonopah Ia Gold.
field has been let to Mclean Il Sweeney.
Work wall begin within ten days und
the contract must bc completed within
four months.
Bishop Brent ot Manila is credited
With this remark: The Mctholists
raise the people out Of the mud, the
Baptists wash them, the Congregation
ulists iron them. and the Episcopalials
starch them.
The Eureka county cummissionCrs
have liked the rate OF taxation for
county purposes at S22j on the SlCO on
all property outsidc oi the town Of
Eurcku, md S2.7j on all property within
the town limit.
When Uncle Sam nas nnishcd all the
ships nOw building for him hi7 navy will
need for u manning 81 all IT. vessels
2,GST officers aud ~. IGS men. Tni- liz
more thar twice rs many ~ the law
now provides Tor.
Who stole DIR. Mcl)oW ellis lat turkey!
This question is GgitatIng the mIniF u u
good many Elkoitcs today. Report says
n number have been accused, but all
plead innocence. WhHt business has n
lat turkey living at this time Ut year,
anyway?
Lent will be late this year, ~ Ash
Wcndncslay liz March S.h, later than
usual. Palm Sunday Ia April IL, and
Good Friday IL April u. Enstrr
Sunday. when all the world hioGRoms
forth III hlics and new Euatcr bonuctr.
comes April ~.
Oregon haa II swoet-scrutci dclcLn.
ton IN congress-. Two 81 Its congress
men and ono Of i;s senator are under
indictment for HtcHlImg land from the
government. Oregon Is sOlidly r"puh-
loan md the indicted men mr." all
OF that political factlc.
An advertisement in a newspaper
reads: keep your knees warm Gnd yOn
are all warm We have noticed that in
holding 81 baby III tho knee II will gen
orally mnkc II fellow hot all over. Holt.
ing u Tat girl Is years old will sometimes
accomplish the same result.
Tho state veterinarian Of Wyoming
after II sctica u cnrcful experiments. 'Hs
announced thu coyotes and wolves carry
tho sheep scnb from range to nu0o.
thus accounting for the sudden hud Nv
expected appearance uf this III crC IA
places not known Ia have hrra ylst;cd
by affected fhccp.
Tho cold wave that stfucr tho l.na' =
Tow wceks ngo reached llNu Saturday
night aud the mercury f"il ~ 50 v~uu,ccu
below zero. At l~IallccR 1t cfnwlrl Guwn
Ia forty below mud nj D'cth Il s,npprh
nj thirty. At Wells II WIS reported
forty.two below. IGI uinht the MGR.
curry crawlcd down tr htrru below.
Tho Amoricnn hcr Ivy, enough cNGa
in one month to pa! the m'crtsit M the
national debt in tins "urr. Md yet an
old cpgIc which hnF "'"r w"r" tiiin u
century Of service m'd We uo'cr Rno"n
to lay an cgg IL r'Gm"d ~ ~ ma
tional bird. II 10 airaiy nuju,t,--DcU-
yer Post.
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