Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-13

SoSS SAPCSSSa a. uly lnO
meut since Monday. He is weaker to.
day than yesterday and it is very doubt
ful il he lives through the night.
The president informed congress that
he had no further business to lay before
1t and congress adjourned leaving much
work undone that he had recommended.
But then congress and President Roose-
welt were tired, very tired.
Judge Murphy sentenced Frank c.
Everett to the penitentiary for life and
he is now serving his sentence. Everett
was convicted Of murder in the second
degree for killing Foreman Malone Of
the railroad shops at Nina.
There is an animal hospital at Lode.
pur, near Calcutta, whers there are
usually about 1000 animals under treat
ment-horses, oxen, mules, elephants,
doge, and even sheep-all CO iItortably
housed and looked after by a staff of 80
native nurses" under the orders Of Il
British veterinary surgeon. "
Here is the pithiest sermon ever
preached: @Our ingress into life is
naked and bare, our progress through
life ia trouble and care, our egress out Of
it we know not where, but doing well
here we should do well there; l could
not tell more by preaching a year.
London Tit Bits.
King Edward. it has been ascertained
was crowned ut tue second second OF the
second minute of the second hour OF the
second day in the second week OF the
second month OF the second haif OF the
second year OF the twencieth century.
II you van knowledge you must
toll for it; il food, you must toll for it,
and il pleasure, you must toll for it.
Toll is the law. Pleasure comes
through toll, and not by self indul.
gence and incidence. When one gets
to love work, his life becomes a happy
one.
The War Department has issued a
circular giving the militia infor nation
Ms to their allowance from the national
government, under the Dick hill, rs
amended by this last session of Con.
gress. The a~pportionment for Nevada
Tor the year, is 1916 for arms, equip
ments and camp or practice marches,
and s2,9S2 for rifle practice, making n
total OF Gil ,96S.
In Europe It has become almost a
commonplace occurrence to shoot at the
clouds with canno or specially con-
structed apparatus to dispel threatened
hailstorms. In almost every. country on
the continent where agriculture forms
the mainstay of the people there ia a
systematic use OF these storm destroyers.
There 10 another new explosive for the
destruction OF navies and armies. 1t is
named "yigorit.7 Firs does. not explode
it, but burns it up. 1t is safe: against
both friction md conclusion. II. can be
fired only by an electric current, is not
affected by water or air, and therefore
is safe for transportation 1t ia a Ger
inventioD.-New York Press.
Aurora is getting wide awake after
her long sleep. One shipment OF bull
lion has been made to Carson from a
short run in the mill, and another ship
ment :oi twenty-five pounds awnits
transportation. The twenty.stamp mill
is running steadily three eight.hour
shifts and millions OF dollars OF ore are
on the dumps or blocked out awaiting
shipment.
a damage suit for S25, 1000 has been
brought against l.. Duterte OF Golconda
by the administration Of the estate OF
Henrique Ferriero, II OF tho men killed
in the flood at Golconda OH May 29tb.
Duterte is the owner OF the reservoir
which burst and caused the death Of
Feruero AMI othe re, Sho were shearipg
sheep mt the Golcouda Cattle Company's
corrall about two miles below the dam.
Ferriero left a widow and infant child in
the Azore islands.
Sheriff Clark. yesterday arrested John
Wynn at Lew Bradley's ranch on the
charge OF stealing Il coat and a pair OF
pnnts from Joe Hughes OF Mound val.
ley. Wynn worked about ten.days for
MIR. Iunino and when he left on the
second OF the month he took with him
the coat aud pants which he claims 10
have bought from fIughes for $50
Hughes came in last night and ssworo to
n complaint charging Wynn with petty
larceny. Tho case was tried before
Judge Bruce and a jury this afternoon
and Wynn was found not guilty,
MIR. Mayer 10 in n very unpleasant
frame OF mind today. In fact, hi hardly
knows whether no has n mind or not.
Tho cause ~ his mental condition is
that cows broke into hi4 gnrden last
night and cleaned IL Of green truck.
Tho owners " tho cows eioufd dodge
around the corner whenever they SEQ
Mr.. Mayer coming toward them as he
might lose control Of himself and pun
ish tlom for what their COWS did to his
garden. All joking aside il doca make a
man bot in the collar to have his garden