Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-04-03

III e1Dtence. Tho lower depths are sat.
urafed with u poisonous gas that kills
the tish.
Harry Crane, charged with the rob-
berry Of Ed williamson, was held 10 an
swer before the grand jury this iore-
noon by Judge Bruce. IN default Of
bail, he was turned over to the custody
OF Sheriff Clark.
Everybody is expected 10 marry once,
and there is not much talk when You
marry the irst time, but people look
wise when you marry the second tune
and roar when you marry the third time.
-Atchison Globe.
Everybody is warued not TO dup
refuse OF any kind ON the land belonging
to the Elko Land and Development
Company, or the Elko Realty Company,
under penalty Of the law. A notice 10
thus effect will appear tomorrow.
A horse, driven 10y Bill Harmer to u
cart, took fright yesterday at the ball
game and ran away. Hammer was
thrown from the cart and considerably
scratched up about the face. The horse
was stopped by n wire fence near the
upper bridge. ,{e
March promises TO 90 out us cold and
d~isagreeable as it came in. The first
day Of tho month was windy and raw.
and today is oil the same piece. II TO
morrow is anything like today, the last
day OF the month will be rs disagree
able as the first.
Troy is the greatest Of %collar, cuff
and shirt towns. Therefore it is well
equipped with laundries. Ia these in.
stitutious the Methodists provide Ire
tire, the Baptists the water, the Pres.
by terians the bluiuR and the Episco
palians the siarcb.-New York Press
Without Alaska and the island posses
ions the United States Ia rs large as the
following countries combined: Great
Britain, France, the German Empire,
Italy, Belgium, Japan, Holland Spain,
Portugal Sweden, Norway, Turkey III
Europe, Egypt and the whole Empire Of
India.
W. IL. Carter, the Winnemucca
gambler who shot ant killed Henry s.
Armstrong II bad mau from Utah several
days ago, wa discharged at HE pre-
hmmary hearing. The evidence showed
that he fired the fatal shots i'll self
defense and therefore the justice dis
charged the prisoner.
a Kansas editor who paid little atten-
~ punctuation 10 now defendant III a Ii.
bel suit because he published an item
as iollUws: 1.-Two young men went With
their girlu to attend a teachers meeting
and after they left, the girls got drunk
The comma should have gone after ";he
girls" but, nB 1t il, the girls have gone
after the editor.
The stock Of groceries aud other per-
sonal property Of the Chase estate was
sold this forenoon by Administrator
Vowel, subject to the confirmation Of
the district court. Only two bids were
received, one hy Stephen Steele OF co.
800 md the other, 5000, by Major
Miller. There being 10 other bids, the
property WIS knocked down % Mr..
Steele.
For the first time in history, the Brit.
ish Royal mint is using aluminium for
coinage purposes. In oil, 2l,S72,l 32
coins have been struck from this metal,
comprising half cent pieces for Use III
Uganda and one-tenth OF II penny pieces
Tor circulation IN the NigeriRn protec-
iorates. Both tho new coins are perior.
ated in the center to permit the natives
to string them Rs a child strings buttons.
aluminium wAs used because the i'm
mense number mt low value OF the
coins made extremely light metal nee
canary.
Tho HsscEscd value OF lnnd alone, eI-
elusive Of improvements. ID the City OF
New York il greater than the assessed
value Of all tho real estate, improve
uents included, ID the State OF Pennsyl-
yania, and nearly twice as great as the
value Of all the real estate, improve
ments included, IN the State OF New
York, onteide Of the city. The assesscd
valuation OF land for ak square miles Of
Manhattan in the ncighboIhood Of
Central Park ia greater than the
assessed value Of all ths real estate in
the State Of Missouri.
After a trip lasting ten days through
III unexplored portion Of Nevada in
Lincoln county, State Engineer Nicho-
las returned TO Reno Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. Nicholas states hat the coun-
try through which no travelled Ia highly
mineralizci and that it has never been
prospeclcd, He expects to hear Of 1t
developing several now mining camps
within the noxt year. Tho trip was made
principally Tor the purpose OF locating
sprinRs AMI water holes for the benefit
Of prospectors who may deere to enter
this country mt ono future time 10
search Tor gold and other precious