Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
TOWN TALK

Mrs. Cliff Gilbert and her little
daughter both have the measles.
The di>o'ee case OF Hanold VS.. Han.
old was losrd this morning ir the
district court.
Governor Emmett D. Boyle was here
yesterday attending to Industrial
school matters.
Band Leader Will Haekett was laid
up with the grippe yesterday but was
able to be at his work again today.
Judge Walsh will be here on May
4th TO try the cases OF the State eS rel
Cazier VS.. Jones and Gregory. Judge
Walsh's court ordinarily is at Gold.
field.
Tho boys who will leave on May 9th
for Camp Lewis are the following:
Gracian Curuchet, Clarence z. Favre,
Judson c. Clark, James r. Hayes.
Henry F. Fitzgerald and Isaac Flies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Toyn are in
from Lee. Mrs. Toyn says that a
Liberty Loan celebration is being
planned by the people at Hylton in
hn F,,t,, NJ ,t-hfnh hn
Guard will probably be the guests OF
the Mound Valley folks.
Will Hunt arrived this morning
from Camp Lewis. He looks as tho
soldering agreed with him. Will was
one Of thirty-five men to graduate
from the officers training camp out
OF former class OF ninety-eight men.
He is in line for a commission.
District Attorney carviIIe's attack
OF grippe has resulted rather serious
ly for him. He Is now confined to his
home with pneumonia, a severe con.
gestion OF the right lung being the
most serious development. Last night
he was very i'll but his condition this
morning was reported as greatly i'm
proved.
Pete o'Brien emigrated clear from
Austin to get drunk yesterday and he
succeeded wonderfully in his mission.
He had been working for sixteen
months without liquor passing his lips
but he fell off in heap when he ar.
rived here. The result was that
Judge Doughty deprived him of ten
simoleums for his folly this morning.
Elko sent away twenty-four boys to-
day, sixteen of them being properly
from Elko and Elko county. Just be-
fore leaving the courthouse on their
march to the train, Sheriff Harris pre-
scented each lad with a serviceable
comfort kit, gift that each man
highly appreciated. The Home Guard
and band escorted them to the train.
The departing lads were as fine a
bunch of boys as Elko has sent yet to
the training camp.
Assistant District Attorney cantweII
received a letter this morning from
Herb Sproule, who said that he had
been out to Emeryville taking in some
boxing bouts. Among the principals
was a lightweight scrapper who was
considered as a pretty classy handler
OF his mitts and he was known to the
fans as Jimmie Duffy" Upon inves-
tigation Herb learned that he was
none other than Heinie Gold, a for
mer resident of Elko.
Some little lad or little girl lost a
black pocketbook, a very small black
pocketbook, the other day containing
thtrty.five cents and three marbles,
perhaps a treasure to the little loser.
Some good Samaritan picked 1t up
and brought it in to us. There wasn't
enough in the purse to advertise it's
loss so we are just letting the little
fellow know that we have IL. through
this column and he can call and get
his little roll any time he wants to.
Can't understand Ed, what that
Chinaman was doing up in the hay.
loft. He must be an exceptionally
Zine cook to be spending all his time
out In the barn. 1t may have been
the ghost of Confucius that brighten.
ed him so. Then again il might have
been the ghost OF forgotten past. or
the ghost of the secrecy law, or the
haunting spectre of Carey Van Fleet,
you can never tell. At any rate I'll |
be good scout and look II up for
you and let you know tomorrow Just
What to expect.
Everybody Is going to the band
lance Saturday night. The price may
'eem a little high but all the town
olks are willing to pay little more
eeing that the cause is a good one.
he purchasing of uniforms for tho