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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
ENGINEER KELSEY RENDERS HIS REPORT

Engineer Louis c. Kelsey, who has
been engaged for several weeks in in
vestigating the water supply for the
city of Elko. has rendered his report
which is as rottows. As stated some
time ago Mr.. Kelsey contracted with
the town board Of Elko to investigate
and report on the available water sup
ply for Elko for the sum OF 100000:
To the Honorable Mayor
and Board OF Supervisors,
Elko, Nevada.
Gentlemen:
In accordance with the contract en-.
tered into between the City of Elko
and myself have made Investigations
for determining the most desirable
supply of water in sufficient quaint.
ty for the present and future needs Of
the City OF Elko, and respectfully sub
nit my report thereon covering the
possible sources of supply and est.
mates OF the cost of results OF deliver
ing water to the city as follows:
That an adequate supply of water Of
pure quality is essential TO the vel.
fare and growth OF a municipality Is
an accepted fact. Independent of the
important consideration Of promoting
the public health every community
should have sufficient water supply
under pressure for both present and
future needs. for FIRE protection. flush
ing sewers, lawn and street sprink
ling, and for all domestic and munich
pal purposes.
The unsatisfactory character of the
present supply is common knowledge
TO the water consumers and TO Others
who have become familiar with the eX
listing conditions.
The new system has been planned &c
afford a sufficient supply. The policy
of the city should be TO encourage the
growth OF trees, lawns and gardens
which requires a large amount OF
water, much greater than that usually
estimated in other localities as sufii
cient.
Available Water Supplies
From my Investigations ! find only
four possible available supplies for
the City of Elko that can be consid.
cred, namely: Lamoille Creek,
Springs in South Fork Canyon, Deep
Wells in Adobe Canyon and large
wells at the mouth of Kittridge Can.
yon.
LamoiIIe Creek Supply
The waters of Lamoille creek would
make an ideal city water supply but
the primary rights are all taken for ir-
rigation purposes and would have to
be acquired If used for city purposes,
Also on account OF the contour OF the
territory between the city and La.
noble creek 1t would require a very
long pipe line and makes it an eX.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
CURED can be obtained.
Respectfully submitted.
LOUIS c. KELSEY.
APPLICATION NO. 1865

Notice of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State OF Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day OF June, 1917. in accordance
with Section SO. Chapter 40. OF the
Statutes Of 1913, one Ethel L. Carter.
OF Lurline. County Of Elko. and State
of Nevada. made application to the
State Engineer Of Nevada for permits.
sion TO appropriate the public waters
OF the State of Nevada. Such appro-
priation is to be made from Battle
Creek in Elko county, Nevada. at a
point in the NE4 OF NEA of Sec. Z.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
HATS AND GLOVES
AT THE GAYLORD

First showing Of fall hat in white
felts, etc, also full line of ladies'
gloves always on hand.-Ady.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05

FOR SALE-New room house
partly furnished and lots % and "a.
Block Is, in Ballous addition, price
S5S5.00 cash, II sold at once. On
sewer line, has telephone, electric
lights can be had any time. The
house contains l iron bed, pair
springs, l sanitary couch, mattress.
stool bottom chairs. rocking chair,
steel range, dining table, and a
Tow dishes, everything included with
hous" at above price. The house rents
Tor $1,000 cash and the renter In do.
inG 1880 worth OF work each month
on tho place which makes q total OF
|lf.5O per month rental. with . few
additional fixtures tho place will easily
rent for $500 per month. Room on
vacant lot for another 3 room house.
inquire AZ THIS ONCE. m27
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
HYLT0N DEFEATS
RUBY VALLEY
(Communicated)

The Hylton ball team defeated tn,
Ruby Valley team by the score of Is
to 6 before n large crowd who cheered
their teams on in great fashion.
The game was made more than in.
teresting by the heavy hitting of the
lylton boys who forced Ruby to use
three pitchers while Hylton got along
with two.
Hylton has not yet been defeated
this season and it looks as though
they will repeat last years perform.
ance, by winning II out of IS games.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
REGISTERED AT THE MAYER

Joseph Brown, San Francisco; Geo
NJ. Southwark, Alfred Southwark,
Winnemucca; d. A. Hughes and wife.
Wells; ID. ID. ogilvie. Pie Creek; l..
w. Jordan. Salt Lake; Ed. sunnett.
wife and daughter, San Francisco; C.
W. schneider, Salt Lake: Cecile CLAM
man, Ely; II. shurtliG, Ogden; Joe
ssVal, II. A. Foley. Salt Lake: Clyde
FISCHER, T. e. Hatch. Ryndon; C. o.
Tognin, Jake Ninola, Hobson; Tom
Thornton Deeth; d. J. Sullivan, Car.
son; William sangus, Los Angeles /:
Jas. 9. Acoaieren, Sacramento; p. J.
Scott, Jess Larsen. Deeth: o. Borg.
strom. w. P. ny. Co.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05

Supply From Springs in South Fork
The springs in South Fork Canyon
would make a fine supply Of water for
the city but would have TO be acquired
They would be ample for your city's
needs but on account OF elevation
would require pumping. This plan
also would require n long pipe line and
pumping station. The cost would be
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05

Better Dentistry. The Whltesides
Dental Co. See ad.-Adv.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05

Hot tea rolls made from Wheat.
Rice Flour from the Elko mills at FIVE
o'clock and after every day at the
Commercial hotel. We also serve
Wheat.Rice bread at all meals. We
and this -four the best on the market
and we desire to give our patrons the
best to be had.-Adv.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
Work Horses Wanted

want to hire broke work horses
for the haying season. commencing on
or about July 9Th and continuing for
from sixty to seventy-fve days. For
further particulars write to Frank Z.
Hickey, TusCarora, Nevada. fjy1S
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05

Il
would make a fine supply OF water for
the city but would have to be acquired |
They would be ample for your city's .
needs but on account OF elevation |.
would require pumping. This plan I
also would require long pipe line and /
pumping station. The cost would be |
as follows:
Supply line -.-.-....-..-....----..--$ 79.GsT2t '
Distributing system -. 1016ST.72 .
Additional lines ...-.....--.-....--- 100000 I
Total $500. O46.0S
Large Well sur7ly
\ supply OF suitable water could IN
doubtedly be obtained al the mouth OF
Kittridge Canyon near the Humboldt
river. Wells situated near there are
supplying abundance OF good quality
Of water and large wells located at
this point would make a suitable city
supply. Its cost would be a follows:
Supply line ....................-..-.$ 32.53S.2f|
- .
Distributing system ....-......... lOI. GS7.72
Developing work -........-.......... 100000
Total ...........................-.. SlG&.SSS.OS
Deep Well Supply
The most feasible supply lc- this
city, if it can be obtained. would be
deep wells in Adobe canyon. II would
only be necessary 10 raise the water
TO the surface Of the ground and let
it run into the reservoir by gravity. /
am OF the opinion that a suitable sup. .
ply can be obtained nj this point. It's .
estimated cost Is rs follows:
Supply line ........-.-...........-...$ 3o.369Go
Reservoir ---..-.--.....--...---.-...... 2S.6G212
Distributing system -.--....-... Ol,6ST.72 F.
Developing work -................. 100000 /
-
Total .----.-.-.....-...--.--..--...--$163,21 9Ai
Probable total cost .........$lI5.0U0.00 T.
Distributing Reservoir
II Is proposed to construct a con,
crete reservoir with capacity OF
2,o0O,oO0 gallons. 1t will be construct +.
ed with concrete roof covered with +.
earth to keep the water cool and sani- +,
Jgry. /,
Distributing System
The distributing system will be
practically Identical with all plans pro.
posed. The plan contcmplates y.
inch supply main from the reservoir
with capacity of 100000 gallons
per p hours al a Drr-sur. of IN
pounds in the business section. the |
SMALLEST size main proposed to be
u5eC to BE- rour inch. !
Pipes d;
The estimates are all made on cast ::
iron pipes except for the supply mains !
which are to be Of wire wound wood. a.;
on stavc pipe.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

SW sS
G. o. Tounini, the well known Hob
son rancher. is doing business at the
county seat today.
..,omas Griffin and Chas. D. Kap-
pier. well known Carlin residents, are
Elko visitors today.
Jess Larsen, p. J. Scott and Thomas
iuornton, all well known residents Of
Deeth. spent yesterday in Elko.
There were only two fights in Eiko
yesterday. so far as reported. Both
were of short duration and no damage
was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin, newlyweds.
have returned to their home in Ely.
after nearly months honeymoon
spent in the east.
Mrs. ceeile Chairman, formerly
Miss Cecile Steninger, is here on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Ralph Brown.
Mrs. Chairman mas until recently been
residing in Carson City.
..ork on the new high school build
Ing is progressing rapidly. The foun-
dations are being laid and it will be
but few days until brick and car
penter work are in full swing.
Fred c. Weight. of Lamoille, and J.
G. Gregory, of Shelton, members OF
the board of county commissioners
arrived this morning, and with Chair
man II. ]. Jones. are attending TO the
county business today.
Attorney Carey Van Fleet departed
for Ely this morning on legal business.
II is understood that the o'Neii
Brothers are bringing suit against
White Pine county for 100000 Tor al
legged damages sustained through the
holding up of his sheep in the recent
rabies epidemic.
The Elko independent has passed
its forty-eighth birthday. BY consult
ing our files today we find that the
first paper was issued on the 18th day
OF June 1869. Elko was then city
OF tents but it was nearly as large
in population as it is today. Twenty
years later the population had dwin-
died to between four and FIVE hundred.
According to the local weather OBJ
servers report for last month the
hottest day was on the eth when the
thermometer reached 81 degrees. On
the same day the lowest temperature
was A degrees. The third was the
coolest day when the highest tempera-
ture reached was 70 degrees and the
lowest was 80 degrees. lnere was no
precipitation. There was light frost
on the nights Of the Srd and 4th, 9th
and 18th. 1t was heaviest on the last
named when the temperature went as
low as 20 degrees.
Game Warden Fee announces that
over FIVE hundred fishing licenses have
been sold. He says that from pres.
ent indication there will be a large
number OF nonresident hunting Ii.
censes sold this year, far more than
usual This Is principally due to the
fact that Idaho's season opens later
this year than in the past and sports
men In the southern section OF that
state are planning to come across the
state line and hunt as soon as the
season opens for sagehens. He re.
ceived telegram from Twin Falls
this morning requesting that he send
one hundred blank licenses to that
place.
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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05
WARNING.

Hunting. fishing and Shooting IL
strictly prohibited on all Of our
ranches. on Mary's River and both the
Seventy-One ranches. Tresspassers
will be prosecuted according 10 Law
Nevada Land & Livestock Co
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ElG&.sSSOS
Deep Well Supply

The most feasible supply lc- this
city. if it can be obtained. would be
deep wells in Adobe canyon. II would
only be necessary 10 raise the water
TO the surface Of the ground and let
it run into the reservoir by gravity. /
am OF the opinion that a suitable sup
ply can be obtained at this point. It's
L-.IiImutnL cn.t l. Nc LnlInr-..
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05

Jess Larsen. p. J. Scott and Thomas
iuornton, all well known residents of
Deeth. spent yesterday in Elko.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-05

\ supply OF suitable water could IN
doubtedly be obtained al the mouth OF
kiitridge Canyon near the Hunt oldt
river. Wells situated near there are
supplying abundance OF good quality
Of water and large wells located at
this point would make suitable city
supply. Its cost would be "a follows:
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21

what the historians tell us. was one
OF the worst wildcrncsses in the world /;
a country OF hugh and angry lakes,
Of endless dismal swanps. OF league
on league OF dense impenetrablc forest.
Here and there bit Of that old forest
has been preserved. as at the Hague.
and the people look on II az an histori-
cal relic. Even In the time OF King
Philip II. tho country was such that
that pious monarch called il the near
est thing 10 hell that was TO be found
on earth. To-day it is pre-eminent for
fertility. prosperity and peace The
change was wrought by one thing
dihes.
In the old school readers there was
a standard tale OF noble little utch
boy who saved his province from dis
aster. He observed tiny leak in one
OF the bikes. and thrusting his finger
into IT. he sat down and kept II plug
ged until help arrived it spite OF con-
siderable discomfort from cramp in
the arm. This is n pretty tale, but one
which frst-hand observation OF the
bikes leads the visitor to regard with
some skeptic!sm. 1t reminds one OF
small boy who would prop up the
Washington Monument IL II began to
fall. The enormous mass of the bikes
Is something hard to realize. There
is one nine miles long that reaches
down with solid granite two hundred
feet below the surface OF tho Sc In
mother province the bikes run for three
hundred miles. There is a single dixie
which was installed at such expense
that it is said the great mass OF stone
could be duplicted in copper for the
money 1t took TO erect IT. Holland is
like a fortress eternally beleagured by
the sea. and the price of her safety is
eternal vigilance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
Magazines for
Soldiers at Front
Special Postal Regulations Arc
Announced BY Postmaster
7hcrnton---Low Rate Alloucd.

Postmaster Hay T. Thornton has re-
ceived notification from Postmaster
General Burleson to the effect that by
reason OF the extension OF the act OF
Congress authorizing the establishment
or parcel post service, magazines may
be sent to soldiers and sailors of tho
United States expeditionary forces RI
Europe at 4 minimum expense :. =,
According to this provision any
magazine. regardless Of its weight. may
be sent to our soldiers and sailors In
Europe at cost of / cent, provided
the publisher OF such magazine print
in the upper right-hand corner OF tho
front cover the following notice to
readers: when you finish reading this
magazine, place a l-cent stamp on this
notice, hand same to any postal en-
ployee. and it will be placed in tho
hands of our soldiers or sailors at the
front. No wrapping. No address,
Such magazines are wrapped togethet.
by the postmaster receiving same,
labeled Magazines for soldiers ana
sailors in the United States exped7,A
tionary forces in Europe" and sent tor
post-oftice specified for his State 49,
1t must be borne in mind that no,
magazine will be accepted by the posta1't
employee unless II has the notice to
tho reader printed by the publisher IN
the upper right-hand corner Of the
front page,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
SENATE Will VOTE TO-DAY
. ON FOOD CONTROL BILL
Measure Is Virtually Completed, Only
Two Important Amendments
Awaiting Disposition.
COMPROMISE WINS APPROVAL
Agreement Limiting Authority for
Purchase and Sale Of Commodities
to Fuel, Wheat, Flour, Meal, Beans
and Potatoes Accepted.

WASHINGTON. July 20.-The food
control bill virtually was completed in
the Senate to-day and a final vote
VIII be taken tomorrow. Only two
important amendments remain for dis
position, the wheat minimum price
fixing proposal and Senator Pomerene's
amendment authorizing the trade COM
mission to fix coal prices and take over
coal mines
The Senate to-day approved the
leaders, compromise amendment limit
ing authority for government pur-
chase and sale of commodities to fuel,
wheat. hour, meal. beans and pota-
toes. The compromise licensing sec
ton also was adopted. 1t provides
for licensing the interstate or foreign
commerce wheat elevators. cold stor-
age and packing houses, farm ma
chinery factories. coal mines and deal
crs, fertilizer producers and whole
salcrs of the necessares named. The
Senate rejected. 81 to "a. an amendment
to extend the licensing provisions to
intrastate commerce.
Senator Lewis. OF Illinois. favored
and Senator Cummins also, although
the latter wanted the Federal Trade
Commission to take charge.
The bill already contains a minimum
price Of Sis per hushel for number
! Northern wheat. But some Senators,
lhcludlns hel!ogg, OF minnesota, wish
TO change this to So. Calder, of New
York said that MIR. Hoover declared
s175 wheat would bring the price of
-four to $3.50 per barrel.
We'll II would be absurd to fx a
minimum price and then have bread
above cents" said Johnson. of Cali
fornia.
II Will not vote to AK a price SO
that the men earning $50 and $40 per
month cannot get bread"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
SON MISSING, PHOTO
SHOWS HIs1 II FRANCE

FoLLANSBEE, w. VA, July 20.-A
photograph In q newspaper of a trans
port loaded with troops leaving an
American port for France furnished
Mr. ard Mrs. William Thomas. of this
place. with the first information that
their son, Garfield. nineteen. was
with General Tershing's forces. Young
Thomas enlisted in the re, ulars several
months ago and III. whereabouts was
unknown to the parents.
= Everyone who visits Holland. OF
course, goes there knowing full we'll
that this is land won from the sea.
that the Dutch have built them a coun-
try by raising bikes and pumping tn /,
water out of the enclosed lowlands;
but the first actual sight Of the dixie
system and OF what 1t actually means
to win country from the sea come
with as fresh an effect Of surprise and
Amusement as though ono had never
heard the tale before.
Holland to-day is a quiet little check
er.board OF q fiat country, fertile. quiet.
and prosperous. dotted with thriving
cities. sridiron with roads and
canals Old Holland. II we can believe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
FIGHT SPIRIT COUNTS
MEDIOCRE PLAYER NEEDS
GINGER MORE THAN STARS
ScrnppinE. Determined Attitude Re.
"PonSlblc for Long Service of Many
Veterans In Major Leagues.

Figh,in' spirit means Il whole lot TO
ths average bal! player.
both as hitter and u telder docs not
need 30 much Of 1t. but to the one who
lacks topnotch class In either hitting
or helding. the old scrappin' spirit
Take slant ut onie Bush. veteran
shortstopper OF the Tigers, as an ex-
ton. Always wonderful f,elder. BUSH BUSH
has been holding his own with .he
boys who scoop 'em up in the shor,
Onie has never been n wonderful hit
ter. for In his eight full years with
the Detroit club he has averaged about
.2to at the bat. which isn't heavy hit
ting by any means.
Yet Bush hangs on. He Is playing
great ball Tor Hugh Jennings this year.
and he looks good for several more
he is one of the boys who holds on
with bulldog grip and keeps hghtin'
When Honus Wagner retired from
the game. Bush; George Mcbride Of
the Washington club. and Artie Fletch-
CIR, OF the Giants, became the ranking
point of service for string of con-
secutivc years.
This ;r is bush,s ninth f., fun season with
apolis in the fall of 1908, but played
In only twenty games; Mcbride was
up fe5 fq in so5 and in 1905
Louis, being released TO Kansas City
In the late summcrA But after COM
ing UP the second time. to Washing
ton. I'm 1905. he made good off the reel.
and is still wearing Washington uni
form.
Artie Fletcher has been with the
Giants since 1903. and. with Bush and
Mcbride, viii soon pass the ten-year
mark as major Lacquer.
All three OF these players are ''fght-
in guys" Fletcher. unlike Bush and
Mcbride. Is rated as a pretty fair
clubber. for he has a habit OF hitting
that Bush is. and he doesn't compare
with Mcbride when George was at his
best.
McBride's great asset has always
out there on the field of play. His
best year at the bat netted him an
average CT only .23J. and that was in
1911.
1905, but since that time 27s has been
back In 1909. Fletcher passed the 800
mark in 1911 with a swatting average
OF .3l9. in his only trip across the
charmed 800 mark.
Remembering all the while that these
three players have been in the major
league longer by several seasons than
the average ball player manages TO
stick. and that all three are "hghtin'
and spirit To the player is brought
hoine witn thud.
Bush deserves more credit for max
Ing las way In the majors than either
troit pepper box had hard row to
hoe when he FIRST came UP. Dissension
on the Detroit club among the players
entansled Bush, and several OF them
On!e buckied down and fought for his
cakes. ana he's still there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-21
Playground Baseball
standing Of Tennis.

There vii! be meeting of the cat
ta!ns to-day at / o'clock at Harris Flip
rem ciubroons. The object OF the meet.
inC is to admit another team and revise
the present schedule.
The Little Giants defeated the Little
!Alcos yesterday on the Ford lot in 4
game marked by the heaviest kird OF
hitting.
score by innings: r. II. e.
Little Alcos. Il 26o3oo Oils 10 a
Little Giants. % /? o % :x-ee Is 3
Batteries: Wann. Mitchell. Wardc.
Sor,nenbers. NIedvcdof and Krappin;
Finkopsky, Cooper and Saunders
Summary: Two-base hits-Mitchell.
Somnenberg. Carlisch and Flippen.
Three-base hlts-Finkopsky, Cooper
and Mitchell. Bases on balls-off Wann,
81 in IA innings; off Mitchell. in
~ inning; off Warde, . in inning; off
Somnenberg, 8 in 8 innings: off Fin
kopsky, IS. Hits-off Wann, 4: Oft
Mitchell: .; OFF warde. 4: OF Somnen-
berg. Is: off Medvedoff, 8. Struck out
ty Fiijkopsky 6; by Somnenberg, .: by
Mitchell, !. Balk-Finkopsky. Hit by
pitched bal1-Starke. Sacrifice hits
Zatarian. Stolen bases-Somnenbere
t2), Medevedoff. Time of game. 2 hours
and half. Umpires. Clopton and Holla-
day