Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-17

position with the A W. Hesson COM
pany.
Il Mrs. Neil bergen, nee Miss Ina
Oyerman, who formerly lived here.
and was at one time q member OF the
Independent force. is visiting here
with relatives for a few days. Mt.
Gergen Is operating q printing plant
in Grand Junction, Colorado.
\ Deputy District Attorney Charles
Cantwell. who went to North Ruby
Saturday evening In the interests Of
the War Savings Stamp campaign.
reports an enthusiastic meeting and
says that the spirit OF that commun-
nifty will soon put them over the top
on their quarter.
Charles RuHyan, the local sign and
cartoon artist, is extending his busi-
ness. Mr.. Runyan has recently re-
ceived a request to come to Ely TO
do a number OF Jobs there and will
leave in a few days for that city,
where he will remain about two
weeks.
The EIks baseball team OF Reno
will play a game here with a picked
nine Wednesday afternoon at the
high school grounds. Stray Elks are
requested to meet at the offices OF
Curler & Castle Tuesday evening for
the purpose OF arranging for their re-
ception..
Or. FORMER, superintendent OF the
ChatauQua, paid us visit Saturday,
during which he advised US that he
had obtained about fifty signers on
next years Chautauqua contract.
This Is a sufficient number to guar.
antee the return OF the service but
the people who signed the contract
are DESTROYS OF securing seventy
names before they close the cam.
paign.
In our account OF the high school
exercises last Saturday, we neglected
to mention the name OF Ernest Jacobs
as being one Of the students who re-
ceived honorable mention. This was
pure oversight and we ask Mr..
Jacobs pardon. A place OF honorable
mention on the Elko high schools
list is not to be overlooked with i'm
punity and we congratulate him upon
being one OF the favored few.
On the way to Lamoille Saturday
evening. Manager Howard Lee OF the
Golden Rule, ran up against a bunch
OF obstreperous COWS and things that
refused TO make way for his car to
pass. Mr.. Lee finally became disgust.
ed with the delay and bumped a
couple OF them out OF the road. The
only damage done was to the head
lights on the machine, which was q
mere trifle to the time Mr.. Lees party
was losing away from the dance, he
says.
A most enjoyable dance was given
in Lamoille last Saturday evening at
which several cars OF Elko folks at.
tended. The affair was given to eel
citrate the opening of the Lamoille
Grove to summer camping parties
Dancing continued until three In the
morning. A delightful supper was
served at the hotel Among those who
went from here were Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Mayer, Mr.. ad Mrs. Ben Arm
old, Misses Leila and Marion Mccain
Mr. Will Mayer, Jr., Mr.. Maurice
Mayer. Frank Connors, Miss Hannah
Brown, Miss Josephine Reid, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Howard Lee. Mr. and Mrs. VIII
Hackett and Miss Hazel Moore.
Tho stomach Of Andy King put the
kibosh on judicial proceedings in the
municipal court this morning. Andy
stepped out over Sunday and got him
self all hoped up with stuff tha
looked like coca.cola, but really
wasn't. The result was that wher
Andy returned to consciousness thi
morning he was so sick that h,
couldn't even go down to get sentenc
| ed. Judge Doughty was obliged t
postpone Andy's sentence until Andy
stomach was settled. So far as W,
know this Is a new one on the law o
postponements. II is the first tim,
that mere stomach has been allow
ed to stand In the way OF judicial pro
cedure.
JOIN THE coLoRs
Nine former Y. NJ. G. A. war worl
secretaries at Camp Kearney hay,
Joined the army and navy. A servic,
flag with nino stars hangs in the Y