Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-06-29
trusts and the American people continue
to elect republican congresses.
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY:
Sa1maqundit

visiting Mr.. Bruce's family.
So long rs they don't get to throwing
their names ut each other. there is evei y
prospect for w.cncked leads in the
douma,
Tomorrow we will have something to
say about Goldiield and other matters
connected with our trip to the southern
mining camps.
Jimmie Dewur, the INDEPENDENT
carrier, has taken u vacation and lvun
Harrah will carry the paper until he
returns.
Heavy showers last night and today
laid the dust and cleared up the atmos-
phere. The rain saves the farmers the
the expense Of irrigating and makes the
grnss grow on the ranges.
A young man who works at lew
Bradley's ranch near Dee.h was run
over by a freight train this morning and
had three OF his toes cut off. lie was
taken to the county hospital. We have
been unable To learn his name.
Tho house and senate conferees ON
the agricultural bin are hopelessly di.
vided on the meat inspection amend
ment. The house insists on the govern
ment paying the co its Of inspection and
the SENATE insists that the packers shall
pay for inspecting their products.
For % years contributions from
penitent people throughout America
have been flowing into the governments
conscience fund at Washington. The
first cont ribution Of this nature was re
ceived in 1911. during the udministra-
ton Of Madison. At the first OF this
year the sum received from thousands Of
men and women who confessed that they
had detrnuded the government amount
ed to 100000.
\ landslide yesterday afternoon at
PEBBLE, between Iron point and Col
coria, delayed all eastbound trains.
No. &, due here last night, was %annulled.
and No. , and the fast mail did not
reach here until after . O'Clock this
afternoon. No. 4, due at $3.50 this morn.
ing, pGss:d through about eight hours
late. A force Of mail clerks from Ogden
met the fast mail here and went east
with it.
The railroad rate bill has a hard time
getting on the statute books. II slipped
through the SENATE easily after President
Roosevelt surrendered and went to a
conference committee. This committee
reported to the senate several days ago
and was sent back again. Yesterday
the committee again reported and was
again sent back. 1t is almost dollars 10
d~oughnu,s that thus game will be played
until this session OF congress adiourns.
a poor but worthy old couple had a
rare stroke Of luck. Some relative died
and left the a fortune OF G2J. The
night OF the arrival OF the lawyers let
ter telling them Of their good fortune
they sat up late discussing the future
nnd what they were to do with the
great sum they had inherited. When
they had done and were rising to go to
bed the old man said, with a grand air
Of m%agnnnimity: "Weel, l suppose,
Janet, this'll MAX nae difference. Wen
just speak tn tho neebours us before
London Standard.
\ lady who understands advertising,
says: @No lady wishes to be looked up.
on Rs a shopping fiend; she does not
care to 20 into a store and have n mer.
chant show all his stock III order to find
ont whether be keeps what shc wishes
to purchase and whether the article is
sold Mt n price she can afford. 1t is
much easier and more pleasant to look
through the advertisements OF n paper
than it is to bore the clerks and woste
her own time. Next to the local news
items, tho advertisements in n paper
stating articles for salo with prices, will
keep much OF the money that goes TO
Tie large %cities, at home"
In the Sinai peninsula trial by ordeal
ia still practiced. In all criminal cases
where no witnesses AFRO forthcoming, the
judge. al Mabashaa,' tests the suspect
tl HcIeon ny uIc, ny wafer Os Dy dream.
In the first the judge places nm iron pan
in the fire until it is red hot, and gives It
to the accused to touch three times
with his tongue. II marks Of burninga
are shown on the tongue the accused Is
pronounced guilty. The theory, M.
parcntly, il TINT IL he is not guilty the
moisture on tie tongue prevents II from
being burned.
Lust night n young man with els IN
his pnntaloons' pockots swapped panta.
looms with n fellow named Moore, who
plays n piano in the red light district.
lie forgot to take the money, from his
pockcis md Moore refused Ia piyo il To
him. Tho mnn who lost the money
notified Deputy Sheriff Ijarbin OF his
loss today md no found Moore md
made him dig up the missing money.
After digging up the money, Moore was
accused Of getting away with n watch
and chain. lie dcnicd this charge and
a search Of his person failed To show up
tho missing property. Moore waa given
thrpp hnura in chirh IA Iouro ,ou.