Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-07-24

There will be roller skating and u
dance mt the opera house Friday night.
Gerinany's population increases ut
the rate of about 900, 900 u year. the re-
suit of excess of births over deaths.
a heavy wimlstorm this afternoon
sent great clouds of real estate scurry-
ing toward Utah. 1t also crippled the
awning in front of Dave Casper's
store.
The preliminary examination Of
Jack Dolan on the charge of murder
began before Judge Bruce this forenoon
and is still in progress. Dolan is his
w lawyer.
The last herd of untelopes in the
United States has been located near
Hooker, Oklahoma. This was formerly
a part of the Great American desert
and called No Mans Land.
In u we'll proportional man the dis
lance between the tips of the middle
fingers when the arms are stretched out
laterall should be equal to the length
of his body.-New York Press.
The possibilities and limitations of
deep mining are shown in the fact
that the deepest hole ever bored in the
world is said to be only 1000 feet
deep, passing through s3 beds Of coal.
1t is located. in Silesia. Il PIussian
province.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has put to work u large force of
mechanics to remodel the depot in
Reno. The old depot will he worked
e from end to end and IL great many
modern improvements made, also u
thorough reimbursement Of the offices and
working departments.
Oliver Henry Lefervc of Rawhide fill
up on booze the other night and went
home and threatened to shoot out the
lights. His wife tried to get the pistol
from him and the struggle it was dis
charged and the bullet lodged in his
groin, intiicting II fatal wound. He died
VoiiS WIG hVAt NAN alttI tAOIleT sIlI1H
his wife, who WAS under arrest. OF al
blame.
The per capita consumption of spirit.
nous liquors for the year ending June
30, 1907, is the highest on record reach.
ing 23.53 gallons per capita, an increase
over 1906 of 1.27 gallons. The advance
in consumption of distilled spirits from
l.52 gallons per capita in 1906 to 1.63
gallons II 1907 iSmore notable than an
increase of ~ gallon in the use of wine
and a rise of 1.4 gallons in beer.
American Grocer.
In the year 1906, there were 10, 1856
collisions and derailments in this coun-
try and only 800 in Great Britain. In
the same year 140 passengers were killed
and 0 0 injured in the United States
against SO passengers killed and 631 in
jured in Great Britain. The number of
employees killed and injured in train
accidents was, respectively, - and 40
in Great Britain, against 81 and 7S43
in this cOuntry.-Altantic Monthly.
Mrs. Bilkey gave this office a pleasant
call this forenoon. From her, we
learned that had Mr.. Lytton lived until
the 18th of December he would have
been 80 years of age. Also that Mrs.
Lytton bore up bravely on the death of
her husband and that she was we'll
pleased with her new home Mt Alameda.
Mrs. Bilkey and Mrs. Mclaughlin
accompanied the remains of their father
to Elko and attended the funeral yes
terday. They returned on No. 3 this
afternoon.
DR.. Turner who made n post mortem
examination of the body of an unknown
mar found in an alley in Goldfield a
few days ago, states that the man died
Of starvation and from eating Il pint .jar
of library paste. The man, according
to the physician, must have been nearly
dead for something to eat and had de.
voured the paste, which killed him
within Il few hours. The identity of
the IL has not been discovered, al.
though he had n letter in his pocket
addressed to "Mr. Ross, GOldfield,
New"