Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
cuTTING SCRAPE AT HAL
lECK, DRUNKEN INDIANS,
FIGHTS, BEGGARS AND
TRAVELLING FIFERS GET
WDGE DOUGHTYS GOAT
lanes Radcliffe Establishes
Local Record With go Years
On His Shoulders, Weight SO
Pounds And Been In l26
IalIS

Pounds Anu beeIl III lEo
lailS
When Judge Doughty closed the
session this morning he mOppcd his
Ministerial brow and said "Whew."
As Sell as other things not so judi
eaL Things may have been as Sc
rene as a rose garden for the past
month or so but the kiss OF spring
arely stirred things up around these
asrts over yesterday. Mamie jim and
Mamie Olcscn, locally associated un-
der the firm name OF the Booze
fighting Mamics," drew the rIngside
seats in Judge Doughty's court this
morning. Their visions were Consid'
erasly obscurcd by an alcoholic film
that resulted from long and hilarious
session with King Fircwatcr. Mamie
Jim was the spokeswoman and she
answered everything by the same
word huh" Mamie Olescn asauiscccd
in what Mamie Jim said by the same
sign. They drew the judges compli
ments figured on the basis Of days in
Jail, O.:
Charles Boyd got into an argument
with his employer yesterday over a
halfhour's pay and insisted upon tell
ing him something of his ancestry IN
public The Judge was rather inclin
I'd to be leuient with Boyd, however
!or the Lord knows strong language
Is excusablc these days on some pco
pie who try to out figure even a poor
editor.
The comedy bill OF the production
however, was trotted forth in the per
son OF James Radcliffe who blew into
the city yesterday wearing a disrepu
table pair Of oyCTalls still more sc
sweater, and a cap bearing the legend
Travelling Fiicr." James carried
tin whistle, out OF which he secured
many wild, disCordant shricks whicl
be saw fit TO label an entertain
utnt." lie also bOasted OF the fac
that hc was 60 years Of age. weighed
y pounds and had been in ono hun
Ged and fwenty-siX jails. He had
lie Ar conversation that would carr!
Mabel Vernon off her feet lie startet
By entertaining the boys along th'
sidewalks with his tin whistle. He In
sisted between blows that Elko ha'
more booze and pretty girls than an,
other town he had been in In twenty
sir states. Why he associated tn
lSo he did not attempt to explain bu
he disclaimcd any regard for either
lie made so much noise that he mad
Nuisance OF himself and Officer CO
uAI took him under bis care after h
nad stood as much of his mcndiCanC
S possible. This morning the tTayc
n6 fiter told George all about himsCl
su over again and dared the judge
pSI him in the cooler. claiming tina
"S business of filing was lcgitimat
Sua no didn't propose to be hcrdc
"u' OF Elko under any circumstances
" Was easily to be observed thu
James was trying To talk himself int
'Ah and for that reason Judg
DOuBhty was loathc to put him thcI
' he took his case under adyiscmcr
u"ul afternoon. James seemed hig
" p'eased with his prospects who
he left for his cell.
cutting sCrape occurred at Ha
'VA last night when Richard NcwC
,'Oocu a man by the name Of Gilbe
~ row among number Of hobo,
'"o mad been put off one of Il
""'"S there. Gilbert Is now in Il
0'p''@F here and Newclrs prclimi
Wy on charge of assault with
1V"uIy weapon with intent to Kill "
,on'o up before Judge Doughty tn
'''hoon at D. III.
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