Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-06-18
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~ ~ kira FrSnk I. Rieksy are
AGA NON the SDAnish ranch.
AZ. OkeFt and two sons. J. ,. and
u 9. 81 Ruby Valley. are Eiko visit
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The like baseball aggregation won
. dseisiye victory over the Cariiu
team yesterday, .
irA1ra. ~. q. Peace returned from San
Francisco last night where she spent
several weeks Waiting with relatives.
ef,s'ir Gss,s
This t:ss County Bar association
this morning voted to give $3.50 10
the Red Cross. This Is an assess.
ment of S1s for each member. Bully
Tor the lhWyers.
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4 party af autoIsts passed through
today from Grand Rapids. Michigan.
70 tho coast There we're four ladies
and three gentlemen In the party.
They are congratulating themselves
on having taken the Overland Trail
through. Nevada:
Victor Burner IL In from the South
York today. H s-as put in several
acres of potatoes and he says that
they are doing -lendidly. Last year
pc, raised SONS Of the finest potatoes
IN the count. They were smooth
skinned and ..,ealy, and many OF them
averaged n pound and n half each.
- Sheriff Harris brought In w. Jen.
ainSs yesterday who was sentenced to
foaf months In the county jail by the
sustice OF the peace OF Jarbidge for
petit larceny. Jennings entered
plea Of guilty to stealing the clothes
of 4 saloon man who died recently at
that place,
Tho Nevada Industrial Commission
has awarded &1.t0o damages to Char
les Black, who. on May 8. was struck
In: the eye by piece of steel, while
engaged In sharpening tools for, the
Nicklas Mining company at Battle
Mountain. Following the injury. Mr..
Black was taken, to Reno for treat
hnent.. It was necessary to remove the
injured eye. The case was settled and
the award made less than a month
after the accident OCCURRED. a.-7...
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IA letter, received from Van, Dyke
Jones by, his. ,father.in.la~, Senator
Frank. Fernald this morning. an.
noVncea. the death Of Victor Jones. at
Plattsburg, The deceased was. only
twepty-sir years old and had recently
enlisted In the army. Having had
military training he had been commits
stoned. q captain. Death was due. to
pnepmonia and II eame soon after he
took alex. He was In bed only three
aayB. This Is the second brother that
our former, .townsman has lost lately.
Last October q younger brother died
With typhoid fever.
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,, Sheriff Harsls departed on No. 10
today with III. Track and Nelson
Chatter. who, were sentenced to a
term, Of ;one to. fifteen. years for at
tempting to. bprglarize the Rex Pool
hall. It Is now believed that It was
FTsek and Chatter who .burglarized
the Owl saloon recently. Yesterday
l.. @. Clark found the sack In which
be formerly kept change for the sa-
sooa- II was picked up under the
window OF their room over the Dia.
mond bar. As was stated at the time,
who eyer robbed the Owl saloon was
wen acquainted with the place and
knew just where to lay his hand on
the sack OF money. 49,.
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p. 3. Haxsiten, manager OF the Elko
Mercantile Co., has on display in his
window today fungus growth that
closely: resembles a big batch OF
dough II 10 about ten inches In thick.
ness and a little over Ave feet in cir
esmferenee. He found II near old Fort
Hsllsck yesterday among a lot OF
muahrooms. DR.. Hood. who Is some.
thing OF an expert on fungi. says that
q Il, . LenEites Betulina, and that Il
"a good to cat, In It's present condi
tion. however, II lie not q very tempt
ing looking morsel. To the writer Il
looks like hinge puff ball. but others
who claim to know say that II is a
growth not common TO this commun
tty. One OF those who saw II today
tnteillgently remarked that he did not
know what II was but that It was