Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-22
LOCALS md PERSONALS

;. .. Mckee OF South Fork and E
Hankins Of LamoIlle are Elko visitors
today.
= AlbaFt HanIins, the SHELTON mer-
chant and stockman. Is an Elko
visitor.
Have you tried the Elko Wheat.
Rice Flor. e 10. DO so. Il e the
best you ever tried.
Alex Garden, one of the substantial
residents of Lamoille, is iii Elko to-
day On business trip.
Constable Mccomb arrived from
Wells today with Jerry Cullen. who
is accused with having sold whiskey
to Indians.
a complaint has beer sworn to
charging Thomas R. Murphy with hav-
ing passed a forged check on the
Mayer Hotel Co.
John CARAT and Pete Indart are in
Elko today. Mr. CARAT has just re-
turned from San Francisco, where
he spent the winter.
The EIko Water Company is putting
In twelve inch main line from the
reservoir down Idaho to Seventh,
thence to Commercial street. A more
extended account will appear tomor-
row.
Two train loads Of cattle from Cali
fornia passed through today enroute
to Omaha. This seems to indicate
that there is shortage of beef supply
in the east, and that prices will be
high this fall
Judge Doughty is the marrying
Judge for sure. He had a marriage
yesterday and another today. Henry
Richard Holding and Miss Evelyn
Clara Grua, both Of Salt Lake City
were united in wedlock yesterday, and
William H. Kipp and Miss Lulu Was.
son were married today. Mr. Kipp is
from Montana and his bride is from
Kansas. r..a
Sheriff Harris departed for the east |
ern part OF the state this morning |
to make preparations for registration !
for the selectlve draft. He is secur-
ing registrars and having them sworn |
in for all of the regular voting pre-
cincts. On account of the size OF the |
county he will be kept on the jump
until Friday, when he is supposed to !
have all his registrars appointed and
all in readiness.
The Yerinaton Times has changed
hands. Warren Hauser, who has for
some time past directed the editorial
destinies of the paper has retired and
will give his entire time to his law
practice. r. L. Waggoner and Stanley
L. Netherton, well known newspaper
men have assumed charge We wish
the retiring editor and those who
have assumed charge a full measure
Of success.
a train load Of Russians passed
through on the Southern Pacific and
five thousand more will pass through
In the near future. They are refugees
from Siberia, who were banished BY
the old government and are now be-
Ing brought back. They came by way
OF New York and will go to Russia
by way OF Vladovostock. They all
seem very sure that Russia will not
make separate peace terms with Ger
many, but will stay with the allies to
the finish.
~. w. RelIinaham and p. West of
the Bell Telephone company, are Elko
visitors today. According to reports
splendid progress is being made on
the road between Wells and Montello
which is being constructed by the Bell
company and the county commission.
ers. The big county tractor is on the
Job and It is working like a charm.
Elko county's part of the Overland
Trail will be in fine shape before the
middle Of summer. II the other coun.
ties do as well as we will have a
splendid highway across the state be.
fore the fall months.
Ed. Bingham, formerly OF Tuscan.
ora, and Chas. e. Kent are here from
Fallon, having arrived this morning.
1t is reported that they came after
the Overland Trail and that they pro.
pose to take II home with them. This.
however. is a mistake. They started
out to visit the North Fork country
as the guest OF JOS. Blackburn. II
Is many years since Mr.. Bingham
visited that section and he wants to
see how much II has grown and de.
veloped. II is needless to say that
there 10 a happy surprise In store for
him. For many years Mr.. Bingham