Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-12

Il COu1ky pun POoob "ho In vi AAS SINN
and the rate for this year is 81 80. Bully
Tor old Nye.
The teachers examination began al
the Court House this morning. Rev,
Geo. ii. Greenfield and Miss Clara
Taber ars ~ the examining Board
The applicants Tor certificates to teach
are Miss Coryell OF wslls and Miss
Katie Drown VI South Fork.
a Columbus, Ohio. dispatch say TINT
d glaes cage, IL by II feet, WIS built Tor
Governor Pattison to stand in during
the inauguration ceremonies today. The
cage If To protect him from the III.
clemency 81 the weather. 4 glass :nge
governor IL IA uorelty in America.
y Teuuesses father burned his
daughters wedding gown, ard ;hen sent
her of to bed IN a vain en6eayoI 20
prevent her marriage to the man Of her
choice. But Il little thug like that
diIn't stop her from sliding dowa the
lightning rod and e!oprng in her nightIc.
The Age says that track laying Oh the
Las Ve2as and TonOpah railroad com.
mencei last Thursday and is progress
ing at the rate OF Il mile and Il half Il
day. About seventy-iive men are at
work laying the track. More men will
he put to work as rapidly rs they can be
used.
Nevada has another new mining camp.
1t is eItuated about twenty five miles
southeast OF ST. Thomas near the Col
orado river. The values are in gold and
big lodges show average assay returns OF
ECO. One fourteen inch streak gave
values us high rs S3S3. Salt Lake and
Arizona people ara Hooking to the scene
OF he discovery and several hundred
claims have already been staked out.
At a meeting OF Elko Lodge No. IS,
|. %. o. f., held Saturday night the
following officers were installed by
Jacob Eggcrs. Grand Master: Z. j.
Critchley, Noble Grand; IL. U. Castle,
Vice Grand; a. Bruce, Secretary; G. f..
Mayer, Treasurer; A. W. Hessop, Right
Supporter Of Noble Crane g. Alcxnnd.
er, Warden; j. G. Doughty, Conductor;
Dean Harrison, Inside Guar Iian; Lonis
Englrrt, Outside Guardian; f. Il.
kcyser, Right Supporter Of Vice Grand.
Tho most remarkable arrangement Of
numbers | know Of" said "A local
business college n who takes delight
i'll solving curious problems and digging
up mathematical ODDITIES. lis the combin-
alton II the six figures OF li2,S5i. Mul-
tiply this number 10y = and the answer il
2SJ.7 III, by , and the answer is III ,2Sj,
10y q and the answer is Sj7.Ii2. Each
answer contains exactly the same digits
rs the original SUN, and To cap the eli.
max, multiply the number 10y 7 and up
comes the answer 999, $50. Try il and
see il it il not so."-Capiial News.
According to the dispatches, Trcnmor
Coffin, one Of Ncvada's cadets at the
Annapolis naval academy, has been
found guilty Of hazing and will be dis
missed from the service. Coffin is said
To he IA bright yOurg nun and, until his
houdlumIsm got the better Of him, he
made n good record. While we are
sorry that n Of Nevada's cadets will
TIC sent home because he couldn't be-
have himself. We are pleased to note that
the authorities aro making strenuous
efforts to suppress all forms OF haz,ng,
I.tI,x l,,r, a., I,,ll, a., 49,.
n~npolis.
Tho continued high prices Of silver,
bctwc e. and G6 cents per ounce, is
causing heavy shipments Of Mexican
dollars. melted into bullion, through
Sun Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.
to the orient. Tho shipments are being
sent by Wells, Fargo e Co., under the
heavy guard III the express c%OmpaDy's
cara. II il said that during the pust
month $l3, DOC. Zoo in silver bullion has
been brought out OF Mexico for ship
mcnt to tho far east from the coust. In
financial circles predictions arn heard
TINT gil liver in gong to 70 cents, because
the surplus production is limited, while
the demand is constantly growing.
Tho supreme court has sustained the
judgement in the case of the state ",
Paul Lovclacc. Lpvolncc VIVA convicted
OF burgInrz,ng the store Of the Edge.
mont Mining company and stealing bull
ion valued ut about $3.50. His Rrrest
and conviction was due to the smooth
detective work Of Constable Mccoy.
Ross his a~ccomplicc, escaped from the
EIko Jail pending his trial. Loyclnce
appealed to tho supreme court Oh tho
grounds that the indictment was defect
ive ind absence OF Confederation 81 tho
testimony 81 Ross, his accomplish. Tho
supreme court oycrrnled both contentious
Tho decision IL by Justice Fitzgerald,
Justices Talbot and Norcross concurring.
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