Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-02-04
LOCALS PERSONALS

Ollie McGshen. the popular CONNER.
cial traveller is IN Eiko today.
Ben Pearson and John Grandin. two
OF the prominent residents OF Montello |
are in Elko today.
@. 8. Hoaglin. one OF the owners OF
the Tobar townsite. is in Elko today.
Merchants luncn al the Elk Cafe |
every day from 1880 until o'clock
for 35 cents.-Adv.
Word received from Harry Newman,
who is in San Francisco undergoing
treatment for injuries sustained sever
al months ago In the w. P. wreck near
Halleck is to the effect that he is do
ing nicely and that he expects to start
for New York soon on a visit to his
parents.
Joe McGahen Of the Elko Mercantile
Is probably doing more in the way of
feeding our feathered friends, the
birds, than any other person in Elko.
A flock comes daily, and they have
grown to know him so well that they
flu.ter about him whenever he APP
pears. Some will almost eat from his
hand.
II you want a first class merchants
lunch 60 to the Elk Cafe. Every day
fr0rn II .20 until O'NInck nrfpad ar
cents.
very enjoyable reception was held
last night in honor of the Rev. Father
Mentally. There were about seventy
five present and various phases Of
church work was discussed. The mat
ter Of building a new church was TAX
en- up and 1t was found that large
part of the necessary funds had been
pledged. The sentiment was unani-
nous for new church edifice, but the
location and cost is yet to be deter
mined. Addresses were made by
Father McNally and others present.
YOU CAN MAKE 1T TODAY.
L. b. Glafke, engineer in charge OF
the Tobar reclamation project is in
Elko on business trip.
Henry Bolts has returned to Elko
and expects to engage in business here
again. He and his family left here
several months ago. intending to make
their future home in California. Henry
says, however, that there is no place
like Nevada and no people like Ne
vada people, and he Is glad to be
among his old friends again.
z. T. Merritt, of Green River, Wyo
ming, Is in Elko today. Mr.. Merritt
is a cousin of James Merritt, son-in
law of Mr.. A. w. Fuller, who formerl!
lived here. Mr.. Merritt is mucl
pleased with the appearance of Elko.
According to advices by telephone
Jarbidge had big snow storm las
night.
Curley Boland met with very pain
full accident on the sidewalk in from
of the Simcox Garage, when he sllppe'
and fell His left collarbone wa
broken.
The registration books closed LAS
evening, and according to Justice Cas-
tie there were 800 registered. Onl
fifty new names were added since reg
istration several months ago for tn
first sewer bond election. There ar
about 100 names Of women on the lis
The trial of James X. King, arreste
for petit larceny, is occupying the a
tention of Justice Castle this afte
noon. King Is alleged to have stole
goods from the o. X. second-han
store.
Pete Gennette is in from Noun
Valley. He says that the snow
about four feet deep near the base {
the mountains and that 1t Is drifte
very deep in the canyons. He sal
that 1t took him eight hours to driv
in yesterday
Louis Fisher, who is charged wit
having snatched purse containin
s24.50 from the hand OF a woman nea
the Depot saloon recently was yeste
day bound over by Justice Castle an
his bond was fixed at $4,000. TIL
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