Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-24
trast with his promise of economy.

trast with his promise of economy.
Read the new ad of the Hender.
son Banking company.
All Russians have a weakness.
for handsome footwear and the
result is that there are more pairs
of snowy boots worn in the cars
empire than anywhere else on
earth. This preference extent.s to
the women as well as o the men,
Exchange.
The valley in which the city of
Mexico is situated is some SO miles
long by 40 broad and 1900 feet
above the sea level. 1t is supposed
that the basin was formerly filled
with water and several lakes still
cover a pant of it. The site is one
of extraordinary beauty and i'm
p~ressiveness.
Just before going to press a
wirless message brought the news
TIM tt. lao h,et Liiec Adj niral
Togo had passed the Sink of the
Humboldt and, if not delayed by
the Notifications at Palisade. would
reach Elko tonight. The wireless
did net say how the feet had
crossed the Sierras.
1t is not generally known that a
slice Of lemon put into the copper
boiler when boiling clothes will
make them beautiful white, and
take all the .tain out Of pocket
hani archiefs and children's
dcesi.s. CIT the l4n>n with the
rim in slices, and | ct it remain
in the boiler till the clothes are
ready to CD ne out. Exchange.
There vas considerable Jap war
talk in the town last night and all
sorts of rumors we're floating
around, smcng them bcirg one
that the Jap5 had landed an army
of so, 900 in the Hawaiian Islands.
OF course the report was without
foundation. but gave a lot of war
riors a chance to fight with their
mouths. When our wireless service
closed this afternoon San Francisco
was still a part of the United
States.
A sh~eepshearer while stealing a
ride on a freight train on theSouth-
ern Pacific from Golconda to Winnie
mucca yesterday met with an ac-
cident resulting in the loss Of one
of his fingers. The train Stacked
up about two miles from town
when he jumped off. AS a result
his head was badly cut and the
little finger was severed from his
right hand. The injured mans
name is Delapp.-Humboldt Star.
ANY LADY can easily make
from $500 to $500 per week
working for me quietly in her W
home locality. This is a bona fide
offer-one which will pay you to
investigate, even if you can only
spare two hours per day. No
investment required. Turn your
spare time into money. Write me
at once for p%articuI. RS. Address
MARY B. TAYLOR. BOX 80
Woman's Building, Joliet, Illinois.
If the reports are true, Cover
nor Oddie hesitates about signing
the $780, 600 appropriate n for the
Panama Exposition. If he vetoes it,
he will do a good service to the
state. One-third of the All cunt
appropriated would be amply
sufficient to display the
of Nevada in first-class shape. 1t
would not furnish as many fat
jobs for impecunious politicians
as $50, 600. but the taxpayers
would gladly overlook that.
The legislature adjourned Thurs
day. 1t is well. Perhaps never
in the history of the State of Nevada
has a legislature accomplished so
little of benefit and INDUCED in so
much "horse play" as the one just
defunct. The senate was reasonably
capable and conservative body, hut
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