Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-21
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

Mics Nellie Wilkerson and Miss
Dorothy Patterson will depart fol
Michigan tomorrow where they viii
enter the University OF Michigan al
Ann Arbor. They expect to graduate
from this institution next year.
Big storms are raging in the east
and the Western Union reports ex
treme difficulty in getting through
press dispatches. Our Associated
Press dispatches, which come from
Salt Lake City had to be sent by way
Of San Francisco.
Judge Doughty had one case before
him this morning. stranger by the
na;ae OF McCarty, who was charged
with being drunk and using vile Ian.
guase on the street He was given a
iy= dollar fine. or FIVE days in Jail.
Perforce Of circumstances he chose
the latter.
The preliminary examination of
Chick" Steninger. charged with as
sault with n deadly weapon. will he
he. /: before Judge Doughty tomor-
row evening at seven o'clock. Stem.
niger is charged with assaulting
Fierce v6re with a gun Wednesday
nish, when he beat the latter over
the head and broke one of the bones
OF his right forearm.
George Rosenfelt, one of the Jurors
from Midas was excused for the term
this morning by Judge Taber. On his
way to Elko Mr.. Rosenfelt, when
alishting from an automobile at Col.
conda, fell and fractured one OF his
ribs. As consequence he has not
been able to lie down since his ar
rival and Is not in condition TO act
as a juryman.
Game Warden oliver Fee has hat
pictures made Of the revolving screer
for lirigating bitches which has been
Oh display in the A. w. Hesson Go
windows, and he intends to have cot,
made for the newspapers which n;
will have published together will
plans for constructing and install ::
them. Nearly all the rancEers h.v,
agreed TO install these screens to saw.
the lls5 from going out onto the nea
dows.
BY decision handed down by tn
attorney generals office Mrs. Gather
inc Benner of Virginia City. who's
husband was killed in the property @
the Union Con. Mines company on tn
morning of August 3 last, will be
beneficiary of the state compensate
act to the amount OF $50 per mont
as long as she lives, or until she RI
marries, and will receive S12 a mont
in addition for the support OF a 2.yea
old child until he reaches the age q
Is years.
w. T. Smith and his grandson.
wellington and Charles Henderson
and Miss Margaret Hesson were d,
partures for the east on No. thi
morning. Wellington and Charlie
will go to New York where they wi
resume their studies. and Miss He
son will go to Ann Arbor. Michigan
where she will enter upon la
course. She will meet her motht
and father who are visiting In Chico
go, and they will accompany nc
to Michigan.
w. NJ. Wiley, will known Metrop,
lis resident. arrived this afternoon
Mr.. Wiley has promised us anotht
communication on educational ma
tiers, following up his splendid articl
OF last Monday. He is doing splend
work in directing the public mind
the pecessity of educating the risiJ
generation along lines which vi
make for better and more usef
citizenship. The thing most cssenti
to any country is staple government
for without It all else must fail. NJ
Wiley has thought long and deep
along this line, as was evidenced |
his last article. His articles shou
be studied by all our readers for the
contain real food for thought II
with no ,small degree of pleasur
that we promise further contribution
from Mr.. Wiley.