Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-10-20

There will be a game of basket
oall at the Opera house Friday
night between the high school team
and the X. K.team. We suppose X.
h. means Handy Kids.
Ed Keyser's mother died Satur-
day and he left last night for Har.
rlsburg. Missouri, to attend Der
funeral.
A repair shop has opened n the
Lytton building formerly occupied
by j. A. Wilcox The proprietor
hopes by good wsrk and reasonable
prices to receive a share Of the
public patronage. See the ad of
the O.. X. Repair Shop for futher
particulars.
Commissioner Willis has returned
from a trip to Gold Circle. He
retorts a good deal of work going
on and the prospects bright for the
district to become a heavy bullion
producer. He brought with him
some of the ore that assays high
in gold.
Nine Crandcll expert on Beauty
Culture is here for this week with
a full line Of hair goods such as
switches. Puffs, Transformations,
James Curtis, etc. also high grade
cOrsets. She allows for combings
or old hair in exchange for new.
Do not fail TO take advantage Of
the speacial sale she is giving this
week. Nine Crandell is located at
No. 3 Mayer Block (g, ound
loor).
A strike was made early this
month in the old Humboldt shaft
in Aurora, which is being sampled
by the ToTopah mining company.
Following the strike a $50, 900
payment was made extending the
option until April LIST, 1912. The
advent of electric power has had
a stimulating effect on all Aurora
properties. Hawthorne Bulletin.
Yesterday was a day of victory
at the Chap.l Car. Increasing
audiences splendid interest and
glorious results were realized.
Meeting this evening at 1880, and
each evening this week. Soldiers
who help fight the battles have the
best time around the camp fires.
Meeting for boys and girls Tues
day at 4 90 p. m. The invitation
is extended to all.
The dedication exercises of the
new courthouse have been post
poned until the opening Of the dis
trict court. This is the proper
caper. The opening of court will
bring people from every section of
thu county aud it is right that
they should have the opportunity
of attending the dedication exercis-
es.
The longest rivers of the world
are: North America, Missouri and
Mississippi. A,575 miles; South
America, Amazon, four thousand
miles; Europe, Volga 1900 miles;
Asia, Yangtzc. 3,0U0 miles Africa.
Nile, 400 miles, and O~ceania.
Murry and Darling, 1900 mil es.
a person will grow to look like
and he like his or her name. AL
gernons and Reginalds Of modern
times look the part, and owe a
deep debt of ingratitude to thier
parents. A young man named
Harold or Montmerency would be
justified in hiring an automobile
and running over his aged parents
as they are attempting to cross the
street on the way home from
church. New York Times.
Albert Meyers is in from Ruby
valley. He reports that part Of
The county all right.
Sheriff Harris returned from
Gold Creek last night. He was
called there to look into II supposed
attempt to steal a band of sheep.
On investigation. he found that a
man on horseback had been chasing
sheep but the man claimed that the
Basque n charge of the band was
going to Kill a sheep and had
promised him half Of the mutton;