Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-01-05

JarDluge and Deeth.
Mrs. Robert Hesson was
operated on yesterday for ap-
pendicitis. We are glad to learn
that she is getting along nicely
today.
The scalp bills all owed by the
commissioners yesterday amount
to S43ll.50. The last legislature
doubled the bounty on coyotes and
added badgers to the bounty list
at 80 cents per scalp.
A Chinese hoy, who was learn
ing English, came across the
passage in his Testament, I'VE
have piped unto you, and We have
not danced" rendered it thus:
I'VE have toOt, foot to you, what
the matter you no jump"
II any of Elko county's young
men want the appointment to
Annapolis Naval Academy, they
should write to DR.. Stubbs, presi.
dent of the State Unive rsity, who
has the matter in charge. Read
the item elsewhere.
Admiral Robley D. Evans, fight
ing Bob" died suddenly at Wash
ington yesterday afternoon. He
was an all around Ameri .an, always
ready to uphold his country's
honor and to defend her flag. He
leaves an honored ame
Sheep have a fit of joy eating
the young asafetida plant, and
P~crsians and other oriental races
relish it as much as sheep. The
juice of the asafetida plant when
fresh is so strong that a teaspoon.
full turns out more smell in a house
than a hundredweight of drug
store asafetida
The Nevada railroad commission
has Joined in the protest to the
appointment Of Judge Hook Of
Kansas to the supreme court of
the United States. He is said to
lean strongly toward The railroads
and other large interests and for
that reason his appointment is op-
prosed.
Rev. Wilbert r. Howell invites
the professional men with their
wives and families to meet with
the Baptist church in worship
Sunday evening Jan. 7 at seven
o'clock in Keyser's Chapel. Ghis
i S the first of a series Of ser vices
to which different classes Of men
will be invited. But the invitation
of ii class does not exclude the
public. The public is invited to
all the services of the church. The
bible study on the Holy Spirit con-
tinues tonight and Friday night.
Before artificial teeth we're
created deficiencies had to be
made good by the real article, so
body snatchers ravaged the
cemeteries at night. breaking up
the jaws Of the dead to extract
their teeth to sell to dentists for
insertion in live mems mouths. An
army of these ghouls followed
Welingtons army. They were
licensed as suffers, but n night
fell out came their nippers and
they prowled over the battlefield
and extracting the teeth of the
dead or dying Exchange.
A preliminary test of all candi-
dates to fill the vacancy in the
Annapolis Naval Academy will
take place at the University of Ne
vada at Reno. beginning at 9
o'clock on Tuesday, February 20,
1912. DIR. Stubs will send copies
of the requirements and specimen
examinations on application to
those who wish to take the ex-
animation. This appointment is in
the hands Il Senator Ncwlands.
The nominations must be filed
before March d, 1912. The official
examination will take place in
Reno on the third Tuesday Of
April, or at Annapolis on the third
Tuesday in juno.
A woman who gave her name ia
the authorities as Mrs. Della
O'Brien, died Saturday morning at
the Storey county hospital, where
she had been under treatment for
the past three weeks. The
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