Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-07-06

morning.
The little Hicks girl tia, died at the
hospital yesterday was buried thls fore
noon in the city cemetery. Mr.. Green.
field conducted the services.
Everybody should keep an eye out
for iires tomorrow. The children will
burn more or less powder aud some OF
it might start Il fire. Let us all be on
the lookout.
AS the INDEPENDENT force is patriotic
and wishes to honor the memories OF
the men and women who made free
government possible in America, the.5
will be no pape. issued from this Off 20
tomorrow.
AS the President nos has S25.00O a
year to spend on junkets for himself and
friends, he can make a stumpiDg tour OF
the congressional districts that are con-
eidered doubtful for the republicans.
Roses, carnations and ~yiolcts have
seen the greatest advance in flower
culture. Tho annual sale in this coun.
try is from 100000 900 t. 81, 1000, 900
worth Of cut n 'es. which represents
from l,00),u Oo 900. to 1850. 900 GOO
flowers.
MIR. Carnegie says he would work for
a dollar n day, il il was necessary. [iow
many dollars ne makes every day out OF
other men and through the virtual
monopoly, the tariff on steel, 10 the
question that interests the American
people.
The indications are good Tor II hot
Fourth. Today is warmer than yester-
day and il tomorrow keeps DIP the pace
1t will be a scorcher. As there will be
nothing going ON in town tn bring the
people on the streets, everybody can
hunt "A cool place tomorrow.
John G. Driscol. chief clerk Of the
insane asylum who went in search OF
Mrs. Walsh, who disappeared from tl.e
train last Thursday night, hns returned
to Reno. lie failed tc find any trace Of
the missing woman and says he Is cure
1900 SNS - sNS - u L 10
thought that she boarded nm casibound
train and is nos in Utah.
Several young men. who will try to
do up the Ely baseball team, left Tor
White Pines copper camp last night.
They were accompanied by II number
OF rooters who will do the necessary
yelling while the baseball team docs
the work. All Elkoitcs hope that the
boys will return with scalps of the Ely
team dangling to their belts.
A. NJ. Williams, the mining man,
"Wednesday exhibited "a nugget OF gold
that would make a Goldfeldcr envioup.
The chunk measured three and three.
quarters by two inches. liz over an inch
thick, weighed ten and Il half ounces
and 10 worth Sl90. Tho nugget is u
beautiful specimen, carrying some
quartz, and came from the Rockmll
placers in the Dun Glen range. Mr..
Williams also had Il bottle OF gold dust
that looked good WiDnemucca Star.
Theodore Wintcra, ono of the best
known men in Nevada, is very low ut
his home near I'ranktown. lilo has been
very sick for 81 veral weeks and has de-
Clincd rapidly the last few days. MIR.
Winters wns the democratic candidate
Tor governor in 1891. lHe WIZ born in
Illinois on September Il, 1888. Ills
many friends all over the State hope
TINT he many recover from his present
Illness.
II onc.hnlf of the stories published
abomt Stanford White are true, Harry
ehould bc pensioncd for killing
him. The sooner tho world is rid Of such
the better IT will he. Thaw may
be justified in killing White, but all
the same he deserves n pension Tor the
good work he liz when no fired the bull
let TINT snufrcd ont Whites life.
Wide were the wanderings oi the
volcanic dust thrown up by Vesuvius
in its April fury. Its presence has
now been traced in nearly every coup.
try Of Europe. %trayersing the whole
length Of the cuncincnt from the Strnit
OF Messina to tho S~kaggerach The
last report comes from llolstoin, where
Professor Lien, during "A high wind
from the south on April II and 10,
collected from his Owl veranda M.
doubted specimens Of yellowish volcanic
ash.
Tho free sale and use OF denatnrrd
alcohol IN this cOuntr! will enable il
to be uscd for light, heat and power,
and III c%hcapneRs it will excel petroleum,
gus, and the electric lamp. Tho light
produced by it is oi II very high quality
and casy upon the eyes. lie illuminnt.
ina power IL twice that NJ kerosene oil.
Alcohol at 81 cents per gallon has
been found to 10 more economical than
kerosene at IL cents. It has been mndr
from corn and mulasses At Il total cost
not exceeding II cents II gallon.
In May, 1906, 10 900 immigrants
landed in tho United Stnics. the number
for June will probably be still larger.