Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-02-07

Clyde Wiley is in from White Rock
and Is registered at the Mayer.
County Assessor w. w. Weathers
went to Starr Valley this morning.
Austin Jackson. the genial Nevada
Press man. paid US visit today.
Mrs. r. w. GobIe and Mrs. F. r.
Jseoby OF Wells are Elko visitors to-
day.
Edgar HyIton is in the city from
Lee. Like all the rest OF the young
fellows he Is up before the examin-
ing board.
Attorney Joe Mcnamara returned
yesterday from the western part OF
the state where he transacted legal
matters.
Mrs. A. g. Mcbride, wife Of Mayor
Mcbride. departed yesterday for Okla /
homa. where she will visit a couple
of months with her sister.
Little Billie Runyan who has been
ST for several weeks now with scarlet
fever is we'll on the way to recovery.
II is expected that the quarantine on
the Runyan home will be lifted satur-
day.
Bill Crane, or Pat" as he is more
generally known. is home from Por-
tola, California, to appear before the
local board OF examination. Bill has
just recovered from quite a spell OF
sickness.
A man by the name OF Daniels
folded his tent and silently stole
away" this morning without paying
the proprietor of the Arcade Restaur-
ant his board bill. As a consequence
0 warrant has been issued for his ar
rest. Perhaps hereafter he will dis
card the idea that the world owes
him . living.
About $4,000, 900 worth OF the beau.
HfuI fell last night and is still fall
Ing. The storm Is general through.
out the county and IS Just what we
needed. There was some apprehen-
sion felt on the part OF stockmen
this year on account Of the very mild
winter but that is entirely removed
now. This storm should assure US of
plenty OF water.
We arc In receipt OF a letter from
Senator Charles B. Henderson. Scna.
tor Henderson says that on the day
he took the oath Of Office before the
senate the galleries were packed and
every senator was In his seat in at
tendance upon the Chamberlain con
troversy which was then in progress.
Incidentally Charlie wishes the Home
Guard well and closes his letter with
kindest regards TO all the boys.
4 meeting OF the Fire Volunteers
was held last night at the fire house
and steps taken to perfect q perman.
ont organization. II is planned to
have q force of fifteen men CON
stsutly on duty who will be selected
from employees Of business houses in
the city. A committee was appointed
60 draft a set of bylaws and the or
Eanisation will soon be in full swing.
A Mexican, Bernabe Yslas by name.
fell into the tender hands OF Officer
George Cotant last night The fellow.
according 70 report. was drinking and
gambling about town and incidentally
making great deal OF noise about
II. When he was taken before Judge
Doughty 1t was discovered that he
was under the age Of twcnty.onc
years, and he was charged with being
. minor person frequenting saloons.
His hearing will come up at one
thirty this afternoon.
Ono last word about Speed" As
predicted by us last evening he was
handed q Knockout punch in the
pooketbook and went down for the
eoun. Of I've before referee Judge
Doughty last evening. Speed should. !
Mt mind though because he has gotten
1T least $50 worth OF advertising re- I
Gently. free. gratis. for nothing, as the
small boy says. But We started with
him and wo proposed TO finish the re-
eording OF his Paul Revere ride Of
the other night, and now let us write
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