Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-11-30
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

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State Auditor Sullivan was an ar
rival from Carson City this morning.
Mrs. Nels Sorenson has almost fully
recovered from severe attack Of the
grippe.
James Bradish, the well known
Clover Valley rancher. is an Elko
visitor today.
The case OF Oliver VS.. Kellogg was
today continued by consent OF counsel
to January 2. This case is over min
ing property near Bullion.
Mrs. William weathers returned
from San Francisco yesterday morn
ing on No. 20. The newly-weds will
reside this winter in the John Wright
residence west of the grammar school.
A Mexican by the name of German
dino Ceballos was arrested yesterday
for assault with deadly weapon on
Pete Tasalos, the Western Pacific sec.
ton foreman OF this place. The pre-
liminary examination was set by Judge
Doughty for ten o'clock tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. N. Hoskins enter
tanned a few friends at a well APP
pointed seven course dinner at the |
Commercial Hotel yesterday. the
guests being Mr.. and Mrs. @. L.
Swartz. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Voc. Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Schmidt, Hazel and
Mary zoe and Master Samuel
Schmidt.
Considering that yesterday was
Thanksgiving and that an unusual
amount OF Tom and Jerry and other
decoctions were consumed, today was
a rather quiet one in the police court.
Fred Barrett was up for the third |
time for being drunk and disorderly
and drew a $50 fine, and another
drunk, who had not given previous
offense was given a floater.
John D. Walsh, a we'll known
miner and resident of Virginia City,
met death at the Comstock-Phoenix
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before noon Wednesday morning, as
a result OF rock falling on him and
crushing his skull. AS near as can be
learned, he was at work in stope |
above the 200-foot level, when a slab |
of rock fell from the hanging wall |
side, the full force OF which. struck |
him on the head.
The Jury in the zee Toy case at
Winnemucca, having been out about
FIVE hours, returned a verdict at 0
o'clock Monday night finding the de-
PENDANT guilty of murder in the first
degree and fixing his punishment at
life Imprisonment. The crime for
which Toy was convicted was the
murder of Gee Kay in Loyelock last
March. Another Chinaman was killed
at the same time and 1t was generally
believed that the murders were con.
nected with the tong war which was
then in progress over the coast. For
the other murder a Chinaman named
Wee Sing was arrested, but the grand
jury did not indict him.
State Game Warden chas. Grover
spent Thanksgiving with his family
here. He says that politics have be-
gun to shape themselves in the west
ern part OF the state. Mr. Grover de
sires TO call the attention of ranchers
TO the law which provides that the
heads OF all irrigating bitches shall be
screened to prevent fish from getting
out on meadows. He recommends the
installation OF the Grover revolving
screen, cut of which was recently
published in this paper. This screen
is cheaply and easily constructed, and
as It is self cleaning 1t is easily main.
tanned. Screens very similar are in
use In Colorado, Idaho and other
states.
J. 8. MeFadyen, who for more than
year has been connected with the
George Russell Co. store. will depart
tomorrow morning for his old home
in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where
he will visit for few hays, after
which he will Join the aviation corps.
He took his examination here before
the local recruiting officer and was
found TO BIO physically qualified. Mr..
McFadyen has made many friends
during his residence here, who while
they regret to see him leave. honor
him for his patriotism and loyalty.
He will carry with him the best wish.
es OF this community, and when the
war is over no will receive warm
welcome on his return. We wish him