Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-25

Mrs. Bertha Hale Is now out of
danger and on the way to recovery.
Deputy District Attorney Chas. A.
Cantwcll is back on the job today but
lis limping about on crutchcs.
A wire received today announces
that the final fight articles between
Jess Willard and Fred Fulton were
signed today.
a vacancy now exists in the office
OF county game warden and many ap-
plicants are building their fences for
The appointment.
Sheriff Joe Harris departed this
morning for Denver to bring back
the grand jHry- investigation institut-
ed last fall.
The Independent will install bull
lctin board in front OF this office to-
morrow on which will be posted as it
is received the news hot from the
wir" Of the greatest battle ever known
to history. We have been trying to
Hlf'. NlIN' IlfhNlt the SCI lifa DN IltSllllE
bulletins in our windows but this has
proven unsatisfactory and il is neCes-
saTy in order tO give the public the
news az il Is received to place a large
board in front OF our office. We will
be in position tomorrow, if nothing
happens. 10 give you the news from
the battlefield just as swiftly as it is
received.
a splendid send-off was given Joe
Mcnamara yesterday afternoon in
| honor of his departure on No 10 for
tho army. The Home Guard turned
! cut with the band and marched TO the
| train where before splendid turnout
/ Of citizens Joe delivered a talk that
Inssurodly was from his heart thank.
| ing his fellow tOwnSmen for their in
| torcst I'm him and promising 10 be wor.
! thy Of tn"ir respect and honor thru
out his future duties, which we al!
know will be the easiest promise in
| the world for Joe to keep. As the
| train pulled out the Guard stood at
salute while the band played a stir
ring patriotic air and Joe stood on
/ the rear platform waving his hat un
| iii he was out Of sight of us all 1t
/ was goodbye 10" but now that the
! British are holding the great German
| offensive its q CinCh Il won't be long
| before its hello again. Joe has left
"a splendid practice and an assured
career in the law for his duties TO
his native land and no ono will merit
commcndation more than he.
II is rumored that John Bctt, a
brother of our fcllowtownsman Jas
Rctt. has either been killed in battle
or has died from disease on the west
orn front i'm Europe. John Bott left
here last fall with the last contingent
of bows from this city. Recently tive
letters have been returned to writers
here with the word Deceased on
dorscd upon the envelopes and it /!
, learned that this report Is confirmed
? bv the statistical department. 1t u
: most generally thought that he dict
; from the effects Of pneumonia for tn
1 rrngOn that some time ago he wrot
;. io friends here that he was SUFFERING
4 so from a bad cold that he was uI
k pbIr to hear out Of either ear an
r. mat fire had destroyed his bal
{ r,cEs burning up considerable of hi
J. cIoibing. leaving him inadCQuatcl
q clad There Is q chance Ot mistake
n however. as 70 is understood ina
q rhcrr is another man in the same rc'
n imrni with BCtt uf the same name an
n a is poseiblc that he Is tho untortl
~ r,tc ono We sincerely hope II is M
+ nrr 1obn Bcti. although we do not
Pc co,,r.c wish any misfortune to beia
.o ,,y olhcr moor follow either bl
O Tobn had n large place In the hear
,r ~ rrorv EIko friends who will sii
ccroly regret his loss.