Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-08-11

prosperity.
The arrangements for the street
carnival are all made and the fun
will begin at 1880 this evening.
Labard will ride his bicycle down
the incline on Fifth street and leap
the gap between $50 and 10
o'clock. Everybody should see
this free. performance.
The California state board of
health has compiled figures show.
ing that consumption causes over
one-seventh of all deaths in Cali
fornia. In 1910 the deaths from
tube. culosis numbered 1872 or
Is per cent of the total number.
The heavy mortality is due largely
to the immigration If consumpt-
ives from other states.
Urited States Senator William
2. Frye died at his home in Lewis
ton. Maine, yesterday afternoon.
He was one of the stalwart re-
publicans of the senate and M Of
the leaders of his party. As the
present governor and legislature
of Maine are democratic. a demo-
crat will fill the vacancy caused by
Senator Frye's death.
The cOuntry's dignity is safe
since John Hays ond
announced that he would not be
ambassador to Germany. Had he
gone over there and slapped tn e
kaiser on the back as he nudged
King Georges elbow it would
have been awful Tonopah
Bonanza.
Indian Tom and Indian Maggie
tried in Eureka last week for
the murder of a squaw at Palisade
on the 9th of last November. were
acquitted by the jury. During
the trial Attorney Mitchell and
District Attorney McParlin had a
heated argument and Mitchell
S rucK McParlin. Both were cited
for contempt and Mitchell was
fined SO which he paid. Nc
Parin's case was continued on
account of his illness.
George w. Sproule arrived from
Helena, Montana, last night to
visit his nephew, Herbert Sproule.
Mr.. Sproule is clerk of the United
States district court of Montana
and has held the position for
twenty-one years. lie gave this
Office a pleasant call this morning
and spent some time in recalling
memories of Virginia City and the
old timers of the Comst ock. He
will leave for San Francisco to-
night.
The Yerington Times states that
the new strike between Rawhide
an d Schurz has already been the
means of building up a small
town around the strike, and also
states that the lodges seem to be
well defined and permanent. The
r is very rich and good sized
ledgas have been discovered. An
auto load of local men left yPster-
day morning for the scene of the
strike. and to date a large number
have pulled out for the new place,
which, as yet has not been given a
name.
Fast Mail Train No. l5 leaving
Chicago at $50 y. m. daily via the
Burlington route arrived at the
transfer at CCnucil Bluff exactly
ION time" every day from A pril !
to July Is ,inclusive-lO9 con-
secutive days. The distance from
Chicago TO the transfer is 49G
miles. so that during that time
this train ran the distance around
the word without even a minutes
delay in arrival at its terminal.
notwithstanding the fact that il
VISA quite frequently held for mail
at Chicago.
Just q century ago the ICON.
sciene fund" of the United State.
treas received its first con.
tribution. A record has been
kept of every penny that has founC
is way to the fund, the Crane
total amounting at present e
practically half a million dollars.
The largest single amount evci
received by he treasury ofHciall