Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-16
TOWN TALK

Clark Drown is in from Lee today
Jim eeIlinser and Chas. CIusine are
III from Lamoille today
Mrs. William Hunter left this morn
ing for Salt Lake City, where she will
spend several days visiting with
friends and relatives.
Miss Mildred Bacon departed this
morning for Alturas, California, where
she will be busy for the next few days
settling up her uncle's estate.
A party is being arranged to take
in the dance at Lamoille Saturday
night. There will be nothing doing
here and everybody might as well go
out. A good time is assured TO all
who attend.
James Billet is in town today from
Lamoille. Jim's little son Paul is be-
ing cared for at the Littlefield hospi-
tai and OF course, fatherlike, Jim
comes in very frequently to see how
the little fellow is getting along.
Ray Hunt opened his new Candy
Shop last night to a splendid patron
age. Ray has the new store taste.
fully arranged and decorated and
among its attractions is n spacious
dancing floor. We understand that he
is planning to give a "get-together"
party Friday night at which he will
have hhonest-to-goodness jazz music
Joe Blackburn, n prominent cattle
and sheep man of this part of the
state, died in Reno the other day. Mr..
Blackburn was well known through
out this county and his loss will be
regretted exceedingly by his many
friends. He was man of sterling
qualities and was an Al citizen. We
extend our most profound sympathy
to his sorrowing family.
L. r. chastine and family will leave |
in few days for Los Angeles. Cali
fornia, where Mr.. Chastine has an op. !
portunity to go into business for him. |
self. His absence will be soreIy felt |
here as he was an enthusiastic and |
valued member of the Home Guard |
band and always active in musical |
circles. During his stay here he has
been in the employ of the Garcia sad.
die shop.
Mrs. L. L. Davis, wife of the genial |
pharmacist at the Elko Drug Cos. |
store, left last night for Los Angeles |
where she will spend three months !
visiting with her mother. Mr.. Davis |
looked pretty sore today when he or
dered soup and pie at the counter |
during the lunch hour. He also sup.
plemented his looks with some force. |
full language anent the absence of |
home cooking.
A popular and well known young |
Elko couple will step to the altar to-
morrow evening to take the vows for
better or worse through life. We
were itching to give you the news to.
day but we had a chance meeting
with the groom during which he ad.
vlsed us very forcibly that If we let
IL be known before tomorrow night
he would pound our editorial can off"
so We SHE'D a little. We give you this
today just to prepare you for the
shock.
County Clerk Keith pulled a bum
joke on some Rochester folks thhis
who came here to be mar.
ried. They rushed to Miss Keith's
office for marriage license. The
state law requires a license to be is.
sued in the county where the con.
tracing parties reside and conse.
quently Rochester being in Humboldt
county the prospective life mates had
to postpone the proceeding for one
day. A wire was sent to County Clerk
Davies at Winncmucca requesting the
Issuance OF the license, that official
promising TO have ii here on No. 6. |
Miss Keith then hunted up Postmas.
ter Mayer and arranged to get the
license out OF the mail when II ar.
rived on No. g. while the anxious
people went on still hunt for a min.
ster. 1t is understood that the ac-
little county clerk made
hem promise to name the first one
after her in return for all her trouble.
Try our special chicken or pork
noodles and you will call again. Elk
Cafe.--f2ltf.
THE WHlTEsIDEs DENTAL co.