Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-13

TO lynching; the band was playing Z
particularly popular number; Tho
music had swelled TO fortissimo and
mad lulled again to piano: the crowd
was intent upon listening to that
beautiful melody. when a clatter and
4 roar rose above the music that caus.
ed Leader Hackett to drop his baton
IN despair. Everyone craned their
necks for the cause of this thunderous
interruption. Lo and behold Ted
CarNille. Jim Gregory, Bill Greathouse
and Henry Jones drove up in a Ford,
Mutterings and blasphemies rippled,
or rather rumbled through the crowd
Dut the occupants of the flivver quiet.
ed the angry multitude by a liberal
use of their ever present supply Of
campaign cigars.
Everybody caught the spirit Of the
festivities and the atmosphere rever-
Defated with roars of laughter, joshes
and jokes more or less comicaI. and
the more subducd merrymaking OF the
ladies. Everybody had hearty hand.
shake for everybody else regardless
.oi the fact that they had seen each
other every day for the last ten wears
probably, and sometimes passed each
other on the street without speaking.
Ben Arnold presided over the eats.
Ben had his restaurant eye with him
and seemed to know very little about
the generous proportions of home
made cakes. And Ben brought with
him his personal chef. Prof. Sullivan.
King Of the Skillet, from the Mayer
Cafe; "Sulli' was all right. He really
wanted TO do the right thing by the
boys but Ben put the kibosh on every
thing outside of lunch counter sand.
wich by giving SulIi orders to be care.
iul OF the ham, 90 easy on the meat.
and cut the bread thin in order to
make the supply go around. The re-
suit was that nobody had enough to
eat and there was about half of the
commiSsary supply left when every
body went home. We think Ben took
it. Look out for a sale Of homemade
cakes at the Mayer within the next
two or three days. But joshing laid
aside. Ben was there. He certainly
told Joe Snelson where to head in, as
well as Joe Harris and the rest of the
guards nuJty enough to enlist under
him 10 peddle the eats. He turned
over the coffee urn countless times,
nearly set fire to the fairy hotel
twice, and got away with all the cakes
that were left. so there is really no
foundation for the rumor that Ben
had to work so hard it spoiled all his
pleasure.
The writer loves not the serious
vein. but the events following Bon's
handOut can be told only in the ser
ious. About nine o'clock the Home
Guard lined up at attention while the
band played a stirring march. Follow
ing the number, Mr.. WIN. Wiley de.
liverod a stirring address of patriot
ism to the crowded room. Mr.. Wiley
was yisibly affected by the spirit of
the occasion as well as his theme, the
American flag. With his whole soul
he thrilled his hearers with his eul.
Ogy OF the glorious banner in whose
folds every American heart is wrap
ped today. At the conclusion of his
most excellent address, he presented
to Lieutenant II. w. HGsson, for the
Elko Home Guard, a splendid flag and
staff. in the name Of the people of
Metropolis. Lieutenant Hosson re-
spondcd in Il few well chosen words,
expressing the appreciation of the
guard OF the gift to them dCarcr than
life, and calling upon Edwin e. Calnc
for further remarks.
Mr.. Cainc is speaker of superla.
uy" command of language and no ad.
dress ever comes from him that is
not couchod in elegant terms but con
tainS the meat of substantial
thought. He spoke for nearly fifteen
minutes, his theme being the flag
a little boy tainted during his ad
! dress, which happening unncryed Ed