Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-10
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Salmaqundi.

Angeles last night. Burns had the best
u it from the start and was given the
decision.
The Nixon National Bank aud the
Bank Of Nevada have consolidated
under the name uf the Nixon National
Mr.. and Mrs. Thoe. Griffin of CarIin
were in town today. Mr.. Gnllin Gays
there is about fifty men at work in the
Linn district, The newly ii covered
gold field north OF Carin.
Soap has been in use TOR 5000 years.
Some time ago a soap boilers shop was
discovered in Pompeii, having been
buried beneath the rain OF ashes that fell
upon the city in the year 10 A. d.
A piece Of leather, with the as assistance
Of the latest machines, can be trans.
tored into a pair OF shoes in thi:ty.iour
minutes in which time it pass es through
the hands Of sixty.three people and
through fifteen machines.
Mrs. Mcbride entertained u number
OF Young people last night. The time
WIS spent III playing 500 and in en-
joyrng the refreshments that we're served
at.l2 O'Clock. Al had II pleasant time
and voted their hostess u royal enter
taiDer.
Acting under Instructions from the
interior department at Washington, d.
c., United States Attorney Samuel Platt
left last night for Winnemucca to appear
in tile hearing OF several applicants for
naturalization. The government officials
has received Instructions to appear mt
all hearings for naturalization held in
this district hereafter. This means that
the federal government is taking every
means 10 prevent the naturalization Of
undesirable citizens, especially those OF
anarchistic or other criminal tendency.
Appeal
y drunk o. n months duration almost
proved the undoing Of W II. Skidmore,
who Monday afternoon made an unsuc-
ccssful but desperate attempt to take
his life by W different methods at his
tent near the Black corral. He first
attempted to cut his throat with II knife,
the dullness Of which prevented him
FROM accomplishing his end. Failing in
this. he proceeded to chop his left hand
OFF at the wrist with an axe. While dc
ing the chopplug act be was interrupted
by g. }. Black. His arn. is cut 80 badly
that it is thought it will have to be
amputaied.-Tonopah Sun.
Tho four men charged with robbing o
deputy sheriff Of Churchill county i'll a
box car about two weeks ago we're dis.
charged by Judge Bruce last Monday
for lack of prosecution. The deputy
sheriff promised the district attorney to
be present last Saturday and testify
again the men, but failed to Put in an
appearance. Monday the district at
toruey wns compelled to proceed with
the case, but no witnesses appeared and
he was compelled to dismiss tho case.
IL the story first told by the deputy
sheriff wac true, it seems very strange
that he did not appear and prosecute the
men.
DIR. Stubs stated to the university
students Tuesday morning that Clarence
Mackay would tako charge Of the uni
verslty grounds and improve them at
his own expense. Also hat no had
received donations amounting to $780,.
OG0 from wealthy men tO he used in :ho
Improvement OF the university. The
names Of the donors will he made public
at commencement. Mr. Mackey will
send u landscape gardener tn Reno i'm
mediately TO survey the university
grounds and arrange for their improve.
modt. This work will cost thousands OF
dollars and the grounds will be made rs
ecape gardener with plenty Of capital
behind him to mako them. Hats off 10
to Clarence Makey, the only man whose
wealth came from Nevada mines TO give
a dollar toward tho education Of tho
young people Of the state.
\ boy came very near being run over
NY NV WIS III tho hIlhO guAuo tuip ilO
ing. lilo had climbed on the rear steps OF
the caboose Of a freight train and when
It was we'll under way he jumped of.
When hc struck tho ground no foil and
rolled onto the track in front Of an mp.
proachius train. Several men cav the
boy Tall and expected to see him ground
to pieces by the approaching train but
he managed to roll out Of the way and
escaped uniujured. Evory nov and
then wo read OF boys being killed or
terribly muuglcd by tho cara, but it docs
not secm tu have any detotring effect on
tho Eiko boys. Parents should instruct
tho officers to PUNISH their boys il caught
jumping on and of tho cars. IL a boy
know no was suro to got n good spank
ing By an officer, no would not monkey
around n moving train.
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