Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-03-24

MT and Mrs Thos. Griffin of Carlin
are in Elko today on a business trip.
About five inches OF snow fell in
Ruby Valley Wednesday night.
Harry Logan, mining man from
Contact is in Elko today
Tom Carter. prominent young mer-
chant of Ruby Valley is in Elko today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry German are
here from Halleck on visit.
Mrs. r. NJ. Steele OF Glover is visit
ing Elko friends while her husband is
serving on the grand jury.
The Reno gun club has been invited
to participate in the big blue rock
shoot to be held at San Jose May
1881.
The Tonopah-Belmont mine shipped
bullion this week valued at S128,000
and the Tonopah Extension 80 bars
valued at s61,1SO.
The present cold snap will do much
to prevent spring freshets in this vi.
cinity, the deep snow in the canyons
having started to melt rapidly.
II Apee nroSnarouc Clovar Va1
ley rancher and stockman, arrived yes
terday on No 10 and spent the night
in Elko,>
Judge Brown is epected from Reno
tomorrow. He is interested in legal
matters pending in the district court
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hunter will return
from San Francisco tomorrow morn
ing. They spent the winter on the
coast
The Goldfield poundmaster has
gathered in 25 Ownerlcss dogs of all
degrees and pcdigrees and the lot was
executed Monday night The dog stu
alton there is now les; threatening.
VIM. Doyle has received word from
his wife relative TO their little SON
There is but slight change in the little
fellows condition and prospects for 2
complete recovery are not very en-
couraging.
The funeral services of T.. +. Schac-
Der. who killed himself last Sunday by
the accidental discharge of 22.ca!ibrc
rifle, was conducted at the *. of =.
Hall this afternoon. under The auspices
of the L. of l.. l.. May his last long
sleep be calm and peaceful
Last Wednesday, articles of incor
poration were filed with the secretary
of state for the Belmont Big Four Min
ing company, capitalized at $1.25O ,OOC
and divided into shares at 10 cents
100000 have been subscribed for by
the incorporators, who are F. w
Spear. DR.. Childs Mantor and r. w
Gilkey of Tobar. Nevada, L. w. Spang
Ter of Red Cliffe, Colo. and w. E
Maui of Carln, Nevada.
Deputy Superintendent of Public In
struction, Miss Bertha e. Knemeyer
has gone TO Reno to meet with Supt
Bray and other members of the State
Board of Education today and tomor
row. The meetings will be held at the
State University and are for the pur
pose of revising the high school course
of study in the public schools. The
last revislons were made in 1912 and
1913, and 1t is necessary now TO make
more changes TO keep pace with the
growth and advancement of the public
school system.
MIR. and Mrs. William Craig Mellow
ell of Miles City, Montana, are here foi
a short visit. Mr.. Mcdowell rs one OF
the most prominent stock men of that
state. Mrs. Mcdowell resided in ElkC
when n girl, and today she is renewing
old acquaintances. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Fannie Rodgers
daughter of Mr.. Fred Rodgers. who
will be remembered by all the old
timers. The Rodgers family left here
In 1885. They lived where the Nc
Bride residence now stands and Il was
Mr.. Rodgers who planted the beautiful
trees In that yard more than third
of century ago. The old gentleman
still lives and enjoys good healtH, al
though he Is ninety years of age. His
good wife has passed through the val
ley Of the shadows. Mrs Mcdowell Is
delighted with Blko, but few OF the
old land marks are left.