Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-03-23

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the notice OF the annual mepting else
where.
j, NJ. Fulton has resignel rs distric
freight aud passenger agent Of tn,
Southern Pacific and will open 1
brokerage office in Reno with II capital
OF 8 10000.
One OF the machines exhibited at the
dairy show recently held III Lon Ion WIS
" n'at contrivdEcc toy which buttcl
could he male out Of fr. sh milk IN sixt,
seconds at the tea table.
We are glad tn learn TINT little
Harold Harris has recovered from hi-
recent illness. Tho quarantine has
been raised lnd the - 10 nuw no danger
at the diseuse spreading.
Tie San jose basketball team beat
the University team Saturday by a
score OF S to Z. The Nevada girls did
their best and gave the California girls
II lively run for the hunors
1t If reported on reliable authority
that work on the Western Pacific will
begin in this section of the State within
tho next thirty or sixty days. This
means that Elko will be very lively for n
year or so.
burglars entered the home Of 10.
seph Kepplcr, editor and prcdrie'or Of
Puck. ON Staten island. After ca rying
oil Sl,GO worth Of valuables they left
IA note saying: I'VE appreciate a good
joke, but W. think the jokes on You
this time"
Teller hns lost three million dollar by Il
slump i'll the stock Of the Chicago Street
Railway Companies. II this proves
true, John will rinse the price of coal oil
II cent or two a gallon and soon get it
back. Whenever he loses "A Fat wad,
coal oil goes up.
Now, what ] like so much in France
IL the clear, unilInchmg recognition by
everybody Of his own luck. They all
know on which side their bread is but.
tered aud take a pleasure III showing
IT tn others. which is surely the better
part VI religion. Aud they scorn to
make a poor mouth over their poverty;
which ! take to be the better Tart OF
manlincss Stevenson.
y Chinaman editing a Chinese par r
III San Francisco makes the following
statement concerning whisky W, opium:
-Whisky rnlscs the passions which
transform u man into a beast, and he
goes home to kick his wife; opium
changes the man To a living corpse, nnd
when he goes home his wife kicks him
Tho Mohammclans have the custom
vixen they receive a present, Of thank
ing God first, then the givcr. IL you 10
them n favor they will say, Il thank
Go for your Kindness to me-" Some
may comply rather though,lessly with
this custom, which they nave inherited
from their fathers, but many certainly
Say il with .heir whole heart.
james McNamcc, brother OF the late
l.. j. McNamoe, arrived from Fairhaveu.
Alaska, on No. 1 this morning. lie
came to attend the funeral of his
brother. which will take place from the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. S]pot,swuod
at , o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Father Maniou Of Eureka will conduct
services. Friends md acquaintance
n rn r.a1,nntf,ll, rn,,,..I.l -, ,I...I Al.
funeral.
England's naval supremacy began in
1888 with tho defeat Of the renowned
Spanish armada. This fleet consisted
Of l3O vessels carrying $500 cannon nnc
10000 NOV, while tho English navy
consisted Of but fifty vessels no bigger
ships. When the conflict was over the
Spnnnrds had lost eighty ships and TO-.
900 men. a medal struck to commcm-
crate this great event had for it's motto,
"lIc sent ont his urrows, md he scat.
tered them
In his bible class at New York,
! ~ hhi1 ~, bVllu ~. INpChtltIltT, JT.,
said: ~Let lie SO live that we can walk
along the street md look every ono IN
the eyc uhiinchingiy.- Mr.. Rockefeller
would do we'll to give that advice 10 his
father, who il just now II fugitive from
tho officers Of the law. fine elder
Rockefeller cHnnOt even "wnlk along the
streets" but il hiding Of the
authorizes know wherein order to
avoid tho service Of a writ commanI.
ing him To appear and tell tho truth
The CummOnGr.
4 young fellow who gave his name ns
Page windhnm filled up on hoozc Fri.
day night md committed considerable
dovilment. IIc wound up by taking Il
shot at II slot machine carly Saturday
morning. lie was arrested Tor this md
Saturday afternoon, Judge Bruce fined
him slG2 with tho alternative oi going
To jail Tor ninety days. lie went TO Jail.
From what wc learn Of this young mans
conduct Friday night other charges
ehouId 10 brought against him. Such
fell0wa M no In need diaciplinmg.