Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-02-02

worthless. There is a rush now to locate
claims which were sold for n SOM a
short time ago.
Friday night Mr.. Ramsdell will give
one OF his wonderful entertainments at
Leonard Hall. 1t will be a night OF
genuine N and mystery and no one
should miss 1t. For further particulars
see his notice.
The reported sale of the electric light
and power plants cn and near the
Truckee river to an eastern syndicate is
confirmed by Senator Flanagan of
Reno. The syndicate is capitalized for
SJO.CO0,000 and claims to have options
on plants worth eli, 100000.
\ law passed by the Nevada Icgisla.
ture i'll 1877 and never repealed. has
been dug up by REM attorneys empow-
ering chi.fs Of police to inspect gas me-
tiers twice 4 year. the companies to pay
;liat officer $3.50 for each inspection.
IIere are eco meters i'll Reno and the
city council has ordered the law en- forced.
Thore'll be music with the gus company
IL the law Is enforced.
fool Inspector WIS examining the
meat i'll Il small butcher shop. Look
there he said to the dealer, pointing TO
an ancient looking carcass, what Is yonr
opinion Of this meat hcrc?" The butcher
looked it over. Il had forgotten about
| that = La. enttl 80 ~ ,rrAtty nll Efnry y
~Wcll. what is our opinion OF it?' "My
opinion Of it," said the butcher, slowly,
lis that 1t Is unit, for human food, butt
might do Tor sausage
King Christian Of Denmark died sud
denly nj 2:30 yesterday afternoon. He
gave audiences III the morning lasting
three hours and III luncheon after ward
he showed signs Of great fatigue and
almost collapsed. Physicians were
hastily summoned. but they were unable
to rally the gee monarch. King Chris.
tiun was called the Father in-lawT OF
Europe and nus death will place the
majority II the royal houses in MOURN
ing. He WAS nearly SIS year OF age.
Tho greatest treat known To the
Eskimo boy or girl is II lump Of eugar.
Perhaps You think there is nothing very
strange in that. Tho strange part is the
very funny way they have of eating the
sugar. They roll the sweet mo.scl i'll u
piece Of tobacco leaf. This they place
in their cheek and, smacking their lips
d~clightcdly, hold it there until II is dis
solved. This dainty is called ~lnloop7
and IL the choicest morsel known to the
little Eskimo stomach.
Manhattan, like other camps in south
crn Nevada, Is troubled with the water
question. There Ia IL scarcity Of water and
the product has jumped in price To S3.50
Il barrel and Is hone too good at that
| Most OF the wells become exhausted 10y
uightfHll and sometimes 1t Is the middle
Of the next day before they ill up suf-
~tcIcntly to yield "a supply. Many OF the
hotels and saloons are paying us much
AS sis aud 800 a day for water. \ COM
pany is now being formed to install a
water system.
General Joe Wheeler was buried yes
tcrday III National cemetery at Airing
ton. The spot selected for his final
rest lung place lies on the grassy slope in
front Of and tai the right OF the historic
Lee mansion, aud Is regarded as
one he of most beautiful sites in the
Of home the soldier dead, as it over
looks the Nations capitol across the
Potomac. Tho remains of the old
soldier were Ind away with military
houor-. President Roosevelt attended
the services at the church.
Ia phases OF the moon are caused 10y
ltF relative position to the earth and
in one rart OF the earth it il full moon
III all parts OF the earth, and 40 for all
its other phases. Tho moon rcvolves
around the earth uncc III twcuty-scvcn
days, though nu account OF the carth's
revolution around the sun the mean
duration Of the lunar mouth-,hnt liz,
the time from now moon tO ncw moon
ia twcnt!.ninc dnys. twelve hours
md foriy.t four minutes. Tho clark uf
the moon" il that half Of the lunar
month during which the moon shincs
lcast nj night.
janice IL. Sim, Il pioneer resident OF
Manhattan, has hc :un Il nit for II clean
on5-hHlf interest in the townsitc md
principal claims Of Manhattan. Tho
property clulmcd tx valued at. several
million dullura. Sim alleges that he WIS
approached 10y Edward Saylur. ono OF
the discoveries ~ the camp, over n year
ago III regard to n prospecting trip that
Saylor and the Humphreys were about
to bcgm. aud Saylor promised him a
half interest III the findings if he would
pay Tor all tho assays. Sim claims TINT
no performed lila part Of the contract,
and that the other parties have Jailed 20
perform their part.
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