Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-10
TOWN TALK


Ben Pearson from Montello is in
Elko today.
Charlie HairsroVe of South Fork is
In town today.
Or. and Mrs. II. C. mentz moved to
the Bacon residence yesterday.
a dance will be given at the La
noble hall tonight.
Miss Lola Hanna Is In from Lee to-
day.
Henry Carat is down from the YP
ranch today.
George 3. Williams is in Elko from
his home at Fallon.
Attorney Carey Van Fleet returned
from the west last night.
Everyone should attend the fac
ulty's Red Cross card party at the
Mayer hotel tonight.
The simcox-Lani garage has receiv-
ed shipment OF two new Hudson
speedsters.
Several EIko people are planning
TO attend the dance at Tobar tomor-
row night.
Attorney Edwin e. Game will speak
at Palisade during the Red Cross
campaign on the night of the 25th.
The children o! the grammar school
are holding an essay contest this af-
ternoon on the subject of Thrift
Stamps.
Deputy District Attorney Charles
A. Cantwell went to Carson City this
morning to appear for the state in the
matter Of the application of Arne
Parus for a writ OF prohibition.
Earl Arnold, whose home is in
Mound Valley, and who returned from
an army cantonment a short time ago
on account Of physical disability, Is
seriously Ill at the home OF his father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Arm
hold, near Shelton. DR.. Worden left
today to attend the sufferer.
Tho contempt matter wherein Ed.
tor Steninger of the Free Press 10 the
defendant has been put over on &C
count OF the order to show cause just
issued out of the supreme court.
Judge Walsh has telegraphed that on
account OF the order he Will not be
here on the 18th.
We are requested to say that in our
account OF the delay of No. / on the
Western Pacific Railway the other
evening we were in error when we
stated that No. had struck a work
train. The delay was not caused by
any accident OF this sort but the
work train Itself had several cars de.
rallied and thus held up No. /. There
was no collision
II 10 rumored that after June first
the Southern Pacific will take off two
passenger trains and the Western
Pacific will put on two additional
trains. The freight tonnage of the
Nwvn L. r..
report, and the tracks OF the two com.
panies between Wells and Winnemuc.
ca, being almost parallel for the en-.
tire distance, Will be used as double
tracks for the use OF both roads.
An order TO show cause has been
issued out OF the supreme court di.
rected TO the attorneys for John Ca.
zlor. in the commissioners cases,
commanding them TO appear before
the supreme court and show cause
why writ of prohibition should not
issue against the district court pro.
hibiting II from proceeding with the
trial Of these cases. II is averred that
the cases are brought under the
wrong statute.
Four more heroes will leave this
afternoon on No. 10 for Camp Lewis
to don the garb OF the defenders OF
humanity. Even az this is written
tho Home Guard and It's band are es.
corting the departing boys to the
train. The lads who leave today are
GFaoian Curuchot, Clarence Favro.
James r. Hayes and Judaon Clark. |
Two others. Henry r. Fitzgerald and
Isaac Fles were TO 20 with this az.
signment but undoubtedly mail faoIli-
ties were such that they did not re-