Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-01-24
LOCALS AID PERSONALS

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Robert Anderson and w. d. Martin
are among the visitors from Deeth
today.
G. M. Bowers and his son George
Jr., are in from their ranch in La
noble.
Ben Pearson, the well known agent
Of the S. p. land department, Is in
Elko today.
Gilbert Ross, formerly lieutenant
governor. now state bank examiner, is
in Elko today on Official business.
q. n. sruffey, one OF the pioneer
and well known residents OF Mineral
Hill. in Eureka county, is in Elko to-
day attending to business matters.
The quarantine has been raised on
Barney Garrecht at the Hot Springs.
and the place has been thoroughly
fumigated. Patrons may now visit this
popular resort without danger Of in
lection. Barney had a very light case
and has been able to be around for
a couple OF weeks.
A couple Of men were arrested In
a house in the restricted district yes
terday afternoon on the charge OF
peddling goods without a license.
They insisted. however. that they were
only taking orders and that the goods
they carried were merely samples. As
the yigilence OF the officers had
brought them to the scene before the
fellows had had time TO make any
proposition to his prospective custom
ers there was no evidence to the
contrary and Judge Doughty dismissed
the charge.
Jose Frankie entered plea of guilty to
the charge OF assault with a deadly
weapon with intent TO do great bodily |
harm, and Judge Taber sentenced him
to a term OF one to two years in state
prison. The case grew out of an as
sault on one Of his countrymen with
razor. Jose Ruiz, who has entered
a plea OF guilty the day before asked
TO change his plea TO not guilty. The
court took the matter under considera. |
ton until three o'clock this afternoon.
At that hour Ruiz was brought into
court had again changed his mind and
said he would let his plea of guilty |
stand. He was sentenced to term
OF one to fourteen years.
Elko will have another rafting good
home talent show in the near future
unless plans go amiss. Mr.. Lewis,
who produced "a Night in a Cabaret"
at the Bradley Opera House last year,
arrived a couple Of days ago for the
purpose OF producing "A Whirl OF
Myrth." but he was obliged to give up
his plans on account Of the quarantine
restrictions. He departed for Ely last
night where he will produce his play,
and IL conditions will permit he will
return and put It on here. "a Whirl
OF Myth" Is said to be much better
than his production last year, and II
1t is Mr.. Lewis has something that
Is good. He has new scenery, flfty
new costumes, and all necessary prop
erty. He recently put on his show in
Ogden for the benefit OF the Elks
lodge and IL drew packed houses for
three nights. The papers there speak
very highly Of the production.
George c. Jensen, principal of the
Elko County High School and captain
of the Elko Home Guards, has com.
pletely recovered from his recent az.
tack OF pneumonia aside from still
being weak. and for a number OF days
he has been supervising the work Of
moving from the old building to the
new one. Everything viii be in readi
ness by the time the quarantine re
strlctions are raised for active schoo
work. The dormitory is in readiness
and work on the gymnasium and the
manual training building is nearing
completion. Mrs. Lothrop has assum
ed charge OF the dormltory and she