Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-06
TOWN TALK

Saturday night
George 9. Russell leaves for Reno /
tonight on a business trip. ,
Mrs Orr has just. received 3 new
shipment OF wolfe waists.-m7.
Joe savaI, prominent Elko county
sheep man is up from his ranch in
Buffalo Valley.
Bill Harris is at the Littlefield hos
pital suffering from an attack Of para
lysis.
Ed Fine Of Eureka has accepted q
position with the George Russell
company here.
District Attorney Ted CarTiIle is at
his desk again today after q spell of
pneumonia
Rev. J. n. SNan5er left this morn
ing for Columbus Ohio TO attend the
General Presbyterian Assembly.
Carey yza Fleet missed that trout 1
the other day AID wear after him
again to-day
There Is L growing realization that
We can't VII GU Owe freedom from
The Eau asnlse merely D. letting our
allies dsaE fax IL
Ji-n 6rsss-S and Fred Yoight are
in today 20 attend the meeting Of the
county commissioners nov in session
a. the courthouse.
Judge Taber informed US this morn
Ing that Nevada is now "over the
top" By one and one-half millions of
dollars
Two long trainIoads OF the boys In
khaki passed through this morning on
their way to somewhere in Amer.
fca"
Mrs. Jud MILLER, nee Leah Clark, |
left for San Francisco today to reside |
with her husband, who Is now station. |
ed on shore duty at that city.
II beafns to look as though we had
another bum steer on those counter.
felt quarters. Some sleuth has dis !
covered that both banks will take
them so why should we worry?
Mrs. T. r. FurIono is sincerely
thanked by the ladies of the Red Cross
for her services at the piano at Tus.
carora last Saturday night Mrs Fur
long donated her playing to the Red
Cross.
A benefit card party, proceeds to
be given to the Red Cross, will be
given at the Mayer hotel Friday night
by the members OF the faculty OF the
high school. Tickets will be fifty
cents and can be purchased at the
hluB u
A suit wac filed in the district court
today entitled Twin Falls Bank &
Trust Company VS.. James Dysart, as
administrator Of tho estate OF Henry
J. Failing, deceased, and the Jarbidge
Paylak Mining Co. The suit seeks to
quiet title to certain mining claims.
II ls understood that Fire Chief
Van Volkenberg is thinking OF resign.
ing his position with the fire depart. |
ment on the 18th. Van has been the |
pep and 80 OF the fire company for
some time. He Is chiefly responsible |
for having organized the present vol. |
unteor company and at all times has
been an efficient foreman OF the fire
Brigade, We will be sorry to see
Van leave and this regret will be gen.
eral among the townspeople. !
An interesting game OF baseball
was played at the Industrial school
last Saturday afternoon between the
teams Of the Elko high school and
tho state institution. The game was
featured by few errors but most re.
markable hitting. two pitchers being
Knocked out OF the box. Batteries
for Elko we're Mccormick and Stoker
and Merkley. For the Industrial
school boys Hosklns and F. and II.
Fernald held down the firing line.
The score was II to 10 with Elko on !
the long end. The line up for Elko
was ss follows: d. Mccormick, c.;
Merkley. D.; Cassidy. LIST b.; stoker /
I'd b.; IT.. Law. 80; Murphy Sd b.; I
Cullen, I. e.; Boyer. c. F. wahlund r. T
T.; Scranton, Stewart steninger and q
substitutes. The Elko boys r
have selected the same team 10 par. y