Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-08

/ All churches will unite In the ser
| vices At the Presbyterian church to-
morrow morning when the Bacculau-
i reate sermon to the senior class OF the
high school win be preached by Rev.
J. n. S1ander. There win be no ser
vices at the other churches with the
1 exception of the Catholic church. the
services being held there at ten a. m.
as customary.
Bill kennett, Elko county man who
now holds down the Job OF CLERK OF
the supreme court, stopped over here
last night on his way home from Ely
where he has been looking the politi-
cal field over q bit Bill Is q candi-
date for reelection and has pretty
strong hold on II, too. He was around
shaking hands with many OF his old
| friends here this morning, and went
out this afternoon on 1s for Car
SON where he will agal intake up his
duties.
GEORGE cotant Is busy making more
money for the Red Cross. That Is,
George Is acting as q sort or agent.
Miss Hazel Moore has been putting In
her spare time lately knitting dan
DIV sweater which she has completed
and turned over 10 George who Is sell
ing chances on Il at fifty cents shot.
all proceeds to 90 to the Red Cross.
The sweater Is blue and has an or
ange band about the middle, just right
for some Of the old men around town.
Get busy and make II bring a nice
sum. Yesterday We were mistaken
when we said that Ellis Gooding was
rafting a watch for the Red Cross.
The watch has been donated by Coun-
ty Commissioner Jim Gregory and Ell
lis Is merely handling the business
end of the affair.
A newsy letter has been received
from Camp Lewis from one OF the
Elko county boys in which mention is
made OF what some OF the other Elko
fellows are doing. Joe Mcnamara,
Roy Corbett, Fuzzy. Cross and Jim
Mullen. as well as Walter Mann. are
still lat Camp Lewis. Roy Corbett Is
now acting LIST sergeant OF the Gath
company. Depot Brigade. while Wal
ter Mann Is acting as supply sergeant
OF the same company. Fuzzy Cross
and Jim McMullen have been trans
ferred to the 34Sth field artillery. Ser
geant Will Hunt Is expecting orders
to be issued next Thursday transfer
ring him to Camp Lee, Virginia The
officers training camp graduates who
preceded Hunt to Camp Lee but ten
days ago all received their lieutenant's
commissions since their arrival there.
We desire to acknowledge the re,
ceipt OF the following contributions
| for the Elko County Boys Smileage
fund which We hope to bring up to
at least 800 so as to provide each Ell
ko lad with one OF the amusement
books. James Hay IS; Oscar Straet
err. $3.50; Mrs. Alice Woodgate. one
smileage book; Mrs. Alice Monks, 81:
Samuel Welday, 81; Nan Raymond
IS; Gene Fields. IS: Charles H
Keith, IS; Milton Badt, 81; Seymour
Jacobs. IS; Mrs. A. w. Brown, $3.50;
Mrs. J. EIsenberg, 81; Mrs. Lukes
81; Mrs. o. NJ. Lamon, 81: Marie La
mon, 81; o. NJ. Lamon. 81; This
makes a total to date OF $45. Mrs
John Henderson has written to Reno
for 100 smileage books and we want
to be able to buy them all II possible
and send them to the Elko boys a
Camp Lewis. Those boys have only
about sixty days left for remaining II
the United States, according to all re
ports and we ought to help them 4
enjoy themselves while they are here
Can't you folks around here dig VI
SIS more somewhere?
|
| Well, we had a fire at noon. Just AZ
though Il wasn't hot enough without
building any smokes in our midst
The department was called out tc
quench blaze that attacked a house
In Chinatown occupied by Mr.. ant
| Mrs. Brown, q colored family. The