Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-12-22
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

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Miss TessIe Crane was q departure
yesterday for Reno where she viii
spend the holidays.
John Patts.sST, @ko Is attending
the state university. came home yes
terday afternoon to spend the holi
days.
An officer from Great Falls. Mon
tana, departed this morning with Cor
don GILES, who was arrested here up
on telegraphic warrant on the charge
OF embezzlement.
Yesterday afternoon Acting Cover
nor Sullivan received a telegram from
Governor Boyle stating that develop
ments at Wednesdays silver confer
ence at Washington were satisfactory.
r. r. Jacoby, justice of the peace OF
Wells. is holding court today for Judge
Doughty in the case of the Chaser
Brothers against Tom Parks. The
case Is a repleven suit to recover a
steer and 1t has twice been tried in
the local court. In both trials the
jury disagreed.
Don't forget the call for a meeting
OF the home guards at 2:30 tomorrow.
The entire membership will be on
hand and an exhibition drill will be
given by the members who have been
drilling for the past five weeks. From
these members officers and non-com-
missiohed officers are to be appointed.
and squads will be assigned to them.
Don't forget the time or place OF meet
ing, in front OF the court house at
two-thirty o'clock.
Fish and Game Warden Grover ex-
poets to go to Reno this evening or
tomorrow to confer with Food Admin
istrator Hoover regarding the fixing
of prices charged during the war by
Reno retailers for fish gotten from
Pyramid Lake. The subject will prob
ably be presented to the authorities
at Washington by Senator Pittman.
After his conference with Mr.. Hoover,
Mr.. Grover expects to go to the east
ern part OF the state and spend
Christmas with his family at Elko.-l
Carson News.
Miss Dorothy Patterson has won
signal honors at the University OF
Michigan. She is studying journalism
and has won a position on the editorial
stan OF the college paper, The Michi-
gan Daily. She recently wrote an
editorial on the west, and 1t Is said
to have been the first one published
in the paper that was written by a
girl. II was copied and commented on
by one OF the big eastern dalies. She
is a remarkably bright young lady and
her many friends here are proud of
her achievement.
Hose Frankie was held to answer
to the grand jury by Judge Doughty
yesterday. He was charged with as
saulting Hose Moreno with intent to
kill him on the night Of December Is,
near the Western Pacific passenger
depot Moreno was slashed across the
throat with a knife. At the copclu-
sion of the examination Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Cantwell directed Con
stable Cotant to place Miguel Ruiz un.
der arrest on the charge of perjury
Ruiz was taken directly from the court
room to the county Jail Ruiz seemed
overly anxious to protect his friend
Frankie.
Make II Red Cross Christmas. In
stead of giving presents and expecting
others in return, let us give to the Red
Cross. Our boys at the front neet
comforts and a contribution for theil
needs would be true expression o
Christmas spirit Let the children
learn the meaning OF sacrificing TO
humanity. II they understand tina
money which otherwise would b.
spent for Injuries for them Is going 4
the relief of starving. helpless children
in Europe we will all be made ia
happier. Give to the Red Cross ant
receive in return the consciousness
OF a service for humanity.
The Starr Valley basketball team
arrived this morning on No. II for tn
game at the Bradley tonight. TIL,
players OF the two teams have beef
practicing diligently for some weeks
and a holly contested game is antici
pated. The line-ups are as follows
Starr valley--Eastwood center; Girls
void and Smiley, forwards: Scott ant
Murphy, guards. Elko-Middleton
center: Stoker, Murphy and Sutton
forwards; Griswold. Mccormick, ant
Scranton. guards. There will be