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

\. j. "llarrell was HI arrival on No. 3
this Afternoon.
George l. Hawkes.. the popular
freight agent, is in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. O'Iiricn and children
canc down from Starr Valley this after.
noon.
Ia funeral Of the late 4. J. McNamce
has been postponed until tomorrow
afternoon at the same time and place.
Il first day Of spring is all right. IL
IT is an Indication Of what the season
will he, the people Of this section, of
Nevada will have no just cause for
complaint.
The oil fields that nave been discovered
in Africa are so rich that the prediction
is made by American consuls that
Africa will Ultimately show the largest
oil producing areas Of the world.
y Cincinnati, Hamilton aud Dayton
train, with four engines and fifteen
passengers has been stalled in the snow
drifts six miles cast of Decatur since
Sunday night.
Tho Carson News says that Warden
Considine is on the eve OF making
some interesting discoveries at the
prison quarrics. II the discoveries only
equal the big words used by the News in
describing them, they will be something
truly wonderful.
Kay Richnrn=, Il prominent young
man Of Tonopah, died in that city Mon.
day. He was the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
w. Richards, formerly of Carson. lie
was Il graduate OF the Nevada University
and was 4 yonng nan with a promising
future.
District Attorney Jerome has decided
that the giving Of political, contributions
from the funds OF life insurance com.
p1nlcs BY the officers Of such companies
does not constitute grand larceny or any
other crime. His opinion WAS sub.
mite: 1" Justice Sullivan in the court
Of general sessions.
Owing to the fear Of snow slides all
mines IN the neiJhborhuod Of Silyerton,
Colorado, have been closed and 1900
miners have fled to Silvcrton Tor safety.
Sixteen men have been crushed or SUI.
located to death by avulauchc5 IN that
district III the Inst three days and the
property loss is estimated nt 500, coo.
Prof. Giuseppe Levi OF Milan will
soon make Il trip To Paris To demon.
at rate before the Acaademy o' Medicine
his new cure for tuberculosis by means
OF iodine injections, the composition OF
which is u sGc,ri. He Claims tina, forty
to fifty injections will bring about
complete cure.
The honoyuo WIS over, and the
husband, returning from business. was
gricvcd to find his little wife crying
bitterly. "Oh, George" she sobbcd.
"such Il dreadful thing hls happened.
| had made o Il beautiful pie all my
sell, and FIdo went and ate it, "Wcll,
never mind. my dear" no said cheer.
fully, "wc can easily buy another dog"
birmingham Post.
The mistcr's wife had an unwelcome
VISITOR IN II very talkative scandal
mongcr. tho minister went out Tor n
stroll. Returning half nm hour later, no
cnllcd out, "rhat old cat gone, | sup.
posc?' "ics,' said his wife, who had
still her guest talking To- her, al sent il
homc in n basket, my dear, this norm
ing What do you think Of that for
presence ~ mind aud absence Of cat?-
Christian Life.
Tho new cells for the Siatc rrison
have been shipped from ST. Lpuis.
They ARC Of iron six md ouc.hali foot
broad. long and high. Each cell will
comfortably nc romnodatc two prison.
crs. Tho cells arc very III uch needed,
there being a largo increase IN the
member 81 prisoners eince Warden
CpnsidiuC took Office. At one time ne
had III prisoners and tho cells wcrc
ov]crcrowdcd. On Monday no Ind 40
prisonCrs Ia look after.
Tho only case on record 0f n discop
eolatc widow %swHll0wng the rcmaina OF
her dead husband il that If Artemesia
drinking II glass Of wine in which the
nshCs 0f Mnw Olua had been stirred Tor
that purpose. The parties to this re-
mnrkablc transaction wore brother and
sislcr aud also husband mud wife.
Mnusolus wns king ~ Caria aud rcigncd
about 300 years before Christ. After
his death his remains wcro burned and
tho ashcs disposed ~ IA related.
George II. Meyer, VIM. u. Haywood
and George a. Pcttibono, charged with
' tho murder Of Fix. Governor Stcunen.