Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-15
TOWN TALK

VIII smith Is In today from hiE
home in Ruby Valley.
Mrs. E. II. Price has returned from,
visit to California.
}. c. Lambert and wife are here
from Metropolis today.
Mrs. Jsmea MeDermott OF Lamoille
is here today.
A. w. Clayton and family OF North
Fork ARE in this city today.
S. 3. sieroth and wife, OF Rowland.
are in Elko today.
Mira. c. q. Moore, OF Deeth. IL In
Elko today.
William eInorieh, OF Deetb. Is here
today.
Ben Pearson OF Montello is In Elko
today.
Judge 8ieIar OF Carlin, was trans.
acting business matters In this city
yesterday.
Sheriff Joe Harris returned from
Carson City this morning where he
went to deliver a prisoner into the
custody OF the warden OF the state
penitentiary.
Ray Swlek came in from Lamoille
last evening to join the fifteen lads
who left here this morning for Reno
where they will take up special
training for service with Uncle Sam
Mr.. G. p. Griffith returned this
morning from California where he
went to attend the funeral OF his
brother who recently passed away In
that state.
MIR. w. M. Wiley, of Metropolis, will
deliver a lecture at the Baptist
church Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock
on Our Responsibilities" Mr.. Wiley
has gained quite q reputation for him
self hereabouts as an excellent
public speaker and large crowd
will doubtless attend.
Mrs. Chester LittiefieId returned
yesterday from months visit In Cal
ifornia. Mrs. Littlefield says that in
San Francisco 1t is almost cold and
the change to the warmth OF Nevada
is quite noticeable. We would rise
TO remark that it Is noticeable with.
out having experienced the cold OF
California at all.
Forty.four more Elko county men
In class one OF the draft will be call
ed and sent to the training camps on
the 25th day OF this month. Those
who will make up the party from here
will be announced later. This looks
az though there is something In
March's statement issued today that
the men will be sent to France Just
as fast as ships can be secured.
Sam Pickett says In his recent com.
ment upon the attempted liquor com.
promise that the meeting which made
the would.be decision might as well
have been held in a parsonage or a
brewery. The meeting having prov.
en- superfluous, the steam that was
wasted might better have been util.
lied In brewery than In a parson.
age.
George q. Russell has purchased
the odd forty-fiye" Overland car that
has for so many years been the treas.
ure OF the Elko Auto company's shop.
Under the skillful manipulation At
Chief Mechanic Bill Hackett the old
"forty.fiye" has been stepped up to
where she will hit the long trail
around eighty miles per and George
Is now going in for speed. The news.
paper business is fast enough for IN,
George. Hope that forty-flye don't
turn you into a card OF thanks.
In the Justice court this morning
Louvenia Brown, M. NJ. $. c., which
means Maiden Master OF tho Science
OF Cussing, drew a substantial fine
for INDUCING in her art TO the OK.
treme offense Of Mary Murphy who
conducts domiclle alongside OF
Jouvenia's. Mary says that when
II comes right down to fair stand
up and stay up fight she can hold her
own with any OF 'em but she "jes |
simply ain't thar no mo- on cussin."
Ever since Mary's better half depart, |