Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-07

J. Radcliffe, famous ~ the Travel.
Tag Fifer." drew fifteen days In the
city bastile In exchange for his volu.
minous conversation OF the other day.
He. has not halted in his talk a mite.
Cheered by the prospect OF fifteen
days sleeping and eating at the city's
expense and the consequent vacation
for his wits upon which no relies for
a living. he Is now entertaining the
members Of the chain gang with won.
drous tales OF how he hunted hyenas
In Hafrica, shovelled snow in Alaska.
and drank tea with the Emperor OF
Japan. Some time when the day Is
ripe he says he Is going to sell his
knowledge OF those 126 jails he has
been In to the kaiser, SO that that
worthy may be assisted In his con-
quest OF America by the liberation of
the resulting crowd OF his misfit
friends. The travelling fifer is well
named and his musical instrument
well chosen, for a windier bird never
set foot within the confines OF our be-
loved little city.
At the end OF Idaho street stands
sign that Is OF about as much use as
q SNOWFALL in the empire OF Hades. It
reads Speed limit Is miles per hour"
Night and day Barney Oldfields and
De Palmas streak by that sign In and
out OF town like the devil after a lost
soul. There is only one thing that
compares favorably with the noise of
the motors and that is machine gun
fire on the western front. At least
our imagination tells US so. Scatter
ed along the street many little chill.
dren seek their evening diversions
and some day these diversions are IL
able to be rudely disturbed. The other
day gentleman was driving leisurely
along the road near this meaningless
sign when a six cylinder car under
oNSoh4 phSoGN IKE OdI OuI
OF the church belfry. The hair rose
straight nthe drivers head. for he
was no Barney Oldfield. It seems as
though the ordinance pertaining to
speed limits within the city ought to
be enforced. Otherwise It's enforce
ment is going to come only after a
very serious accident that is bound to
come someday.
The booze continues to flow in and
put OF Judge Doughty's magisterial
presence, emo. quarters we mean.
Four bleary eyed soaks faced his hon.
or this morning with breaths that be-
spoke not of mint or cloves. Joe Mar
tinez out Ceasered Ceaser when he
became SO full that the voice of rea-
son called him not and he paid a SO
fine out OF the wreck OF his financial
castle. Joe Somalbria got hit with a
bar towel and the impetus It gave him
was too much for his equilibrium and
he lost his grip on the seat, falling
ANONYMOUSLY into the tolls of the pre-
servers OF the peace. Charles McCaf-
frey got caught under a barrel OF My
Lady Liquor and had to drink the
whole thing dry TO get 1t off his anat-
omy. In this manner he got II on his
in an irrefutable manner and
be too fell by the wayside to awake in
the county cooler. Bob Martin Is a
ordinarily, but became
discouraged with the ordinary meth
ods employed by the drys to make the
dust blow over this old state and
thought the feasible way out OF It was
10 drink II all up so the fallen ones
couldn't get any more. Result, they
nights on him and were thus
able to outgeneral his well meant eff.
forts. Judge Doughty didn't consider
his part OF 1t, however, believing that
under the rules OF evidence Il was
not really a part of the case. Martin
had the other part of the case. Will
lam Rooney didn't get drunk but he
blasted the peace of the community
by unseemly noises and a verbal dis.
play OF belligerency that led everyone
10 believe that he wanted to fight. He
was attacked without preliminary
barrage fire by Constable Cotant and
dislodged from his position and is
now a prisoner OF war in the Elko
for Embyro InEbriates.
We wish to endorse the sentiment
OF Editor Steninger of the Free Press
In his appeal for Fourth OF July eel.
ebration here this year. For the past
six years that we know of Elko has
not had Fourth OF July turnout.
These functions have always been del.
egated to Lamoille or other neighbor.
ing towns. II seems that in this year
Of Americas entry into the worlds
war we. the largest town in the coun.
~, and In fact in eastern Nevada,
should throw open our doors to our
'eighbors and invite them to come
here with US to memorialIze our prest