Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-28
TOWN TALK

C. e. Woodward is in town from the !
Good Hope district
J. w. Reed OF Tuscarora is here to-
day.
J. J. AItube is here from the Span.
ish ranch today.
Herbert White is in from his place
at Lee.
Berth D. Sails is down from his
ranch in the northern part OF the coun-
~ today.
Sheriff J. c. Harris went to Jar
bidge this morning on business mat
tiers connected with his office.
Attorney Carey Van Fleet returned
this morning from Reno where he has
been on some law matters.
A bouncing seven pound boy was
born last night to the wife OF Bert
Rockwell at Lamoille. The mother is
doing we'll.
The youngest son of Clifford Wey-
man has contracted scarlet fever and
is quite seriously i'll at the Weyman
home on the hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. p. GuIdaqer are
visiting at Lamoille before returning
to California. They expect to go back
to their home some time next month.
Four inches Of snow fell in the nor
thern part of the county yesterday. 1t
was most welcome to the ranchers in
that section and it is too bad that it
was not general all over the county.
Constable George cotant and his
aids are now comfortably Quartered
In an office on Railroad street in the |
building formerly occupied by the
Oriental needle shop. The place has
been entirely renovated and repaper-
ed, desk and phone installed and
now the officers may be found there
at any time of the day or night.
Several Ietters have been received
from Elko boys at Camp Lewis re-
Gently and all of them are dropping
hints to the home folks to come thru
for those smileage books. Don't for.
get that We are handling a fund for
that purpose at this office and we
earnestly request you to come through
with something no matter how small,
for this good cause. Twenty-Five cents
helps, you know.
VIII Bellinger came in from South
Fork this morning bringing with him
his nephew, George Brandt, who has
been visiting with him since his re
Covery from serious attack of ap
pendicitis which was treated at the
hospital here. George has gained six
teen pounds in one week, so Mr.. Bell
niger is thinking of putting his rancl
on record as first class health re
sort.
A nine pound son was born to Lieu
tenant and Mrs. John Benton this
morning at the home of Mrs, Benton!
mother, Mrs. J. ID. Carroll. The little
fellow was born with a shout OF vic
rI,
pressed dislike for the kaiser as well
Mrs. Benton Is doing well. Lieut. en-
ant Benton left a few days ago for his
post at San Diego where he received
the welcome tidings by telegram this
morning.
There 10 a persistent rumor abou
the streets today that tho Guggcnhen
mining interests have taken over tn,
El&o county mining section known al
Good Hope. II is to be hoped tina
the rumor Is true, for the Guggenhcin
people always make good in any ven
ture they undertake and the develop
ment OF the Good Hope prospects,
would mean great deal to this coun
ty,
Some housewives are kicking be
cause they have to get permit to sc
cure sugar for preserving purposes. Il
the men OF the family don't hit the
ball on Liberty Bonds and Red Cross
donations II won't be long before
those tickets will have to be signed
by the kaiser and II will take a history
OF the family to get one loaf OF bread
Perhaps, though, We might be able TO
Jar dollar or two loose from some OF
these million dollar slackers around
here then. and although we hope that
such condition will not be necessary
to show such people their plain duty,
yet II is an Ill wind that blows nobody