Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-22
TOWN TALK

Hansford Bolton is visitor from
Lee.
Charles Lewis, of Deeth. is in FL
10 today.
John Han<lns is in from his ranch
near South Fork.
Jack Armistead was in from his
homestead at Lee yesterday attend
ing to business matters.
morning to play for the dance at
Starr Valley, which will follow the
game tonight.
~. keyser has 1.-The smile that
won't come off. reason, boy arrived
at his home this afternoon. Mother
and baby doing nicely.
Joe Keenan, hit the highball trail
yesterday. taking too long jaunt
thereon. with the result that Judge
Doughty halted his Journey with five
days in the jug.
Attorney Harold Hale has leased
the Sproule residence on Idaho street
and will take possession the first OF
the month, Mrs. Sproule going to
California to reside with her son
Herbert. Attorney Hale's law offices
will be moved to rooms adjacent to
the Independent offices in the Dotta
building.
Fatty Arbuekie, our old friend of
the huge Hee Haw, will hold the
boards, or rather the sheets, at the
Bradley tonight in one OF his new
Paramount Sennett comedies. Ar
buckle has gained a reputation for
starting the giggles that is inferior
to none, not even our old friend Char
lie Chaplin. The comedy is in two
reels and is a guaranteed side-buster,
SO don't miss It.
The Elko high school girls basket
ball team departed for Winnemucca
on No. II this morning to meet the
girls team OF that city. The game is
expected to be lively one as both
teams are we'll matched. The local
girls lineup is as follows: Adele
Clinton, center; Dorothy Middleton,
side center; Nevada Butler, forward:
Julia Wines, forward; Agnes RIddell.
guard; Pearl Bryant. sub: Nettie
Gardner, sub. The Elko high school
boys team also left by machine this
afternoon for Starr Valley, where
they will meet the team from that
school in a game tonight. The boys
team lines up in this way: Jim SUIT
ton, forward; Arthur Stoker, for
ward. s. Merkley, center; Gordon
Griswold. guard, Donald Mccormack,
guard; Eddie Murphy, sub: Alan Car.
ter. sub.
The Nevada Newsletter has the
following to say about Senator Chas
b. Henderson: The appointment
during the week of Senator Charles
b. Henderson to the craftsmanship OF
the senate committee on mines was
a signal recognition of the part that
this good old mining state of ours Is
playing in the mining world, as well
as a tribute to the capability of the
new Junior senator from Nevada. A
ptt If hA
Charles d. Henderson but a few
weeks ago and yet he has already
gained an amount of recognition that
has seldom come to a member OF
short experience. Senator Hender.
son went on the b at Washington as
worker, a cor .,ientious and aft
able worker Of ability, and no mar
can fail OF recognition under such
circumstances. The roll calls chron
icled by the congressional recorC
show that Henderson is at his tasl
each and every day OF service anC
that In itself is bound to spell accom-
plishment and progress. He proposes
to prove himself a true representa-
tive Of the people and ne is reall!
electrlfying us with the way he Il
moving to his goal.
Sizzling Fire Water, a brave OF tn
Piute tribe, carrying about three bar
rels OF the white mans burden, Jus
passed our office in the custody o
Special officer Caprlola, holding al
uncertain but uproarous course 70
the booze cage. That Cap" as h.
ia affectionately called wasn't hold
Ing any pat hand was evidenced b.
the bottle which he carried for imme
date use in his good right fist, ant
which he took occasion to flourish
before Sizzling Fire Waters dancInI
eyes at frequent intervals. Fire Wa
ter objected strenuously to spendin
any OF this beautiful spring weathe
within the confines of the Turkis
Bath and just as he reached the turn
ing point on his course, took Ions
vicious swim nj "Cnn'u" gapar,r Il