Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-22

eral OF little Thelma Helth. which Is
/ being held ut the Presbyterian church
1 this afternoon. The attendance Is the
| largest seen in Elko for some time.
/ Informations were fil.d by the dis
1 trict attorney yesterday against
Richard Newell, charged with attempt
10 commit great bodily injury, and
John Adams, with second degree bur
glary. Both men pleaded guilty and
will be taken to Carson today by the
! sherifrs office.
Little Jack Horner
Was turning corner,
In Elko on main street one day.
A sign was in sight,
That said Turn TO the Right,
And II tempted Jacks spirit OF play.
Little Jack Horner,
When he turned at that corner.
Drove straight at the sign with 'ih'
He struck il amidships,
Turned two giant air Hips.
His folks now regret Jacks long lie
OF sin.
Milton Reinhart, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Reinhart OF this city, who
is now a member OF the United States
army, arrived this morning on No. 10
10 spend a short furlough with his
parents. Milton looks like 100 per
cent soldier in his khaki ard his face
bespeaks glowing health. Army life
evidently is agreeing with him. Glad
TO see YOU home again, Milton and
may you return Just as safely when
the war is over.
Wellington WeiIand, now LIST ser
geant in the in the intelligence de-
partment OF the National army, re-
turned to his regiment at Portland
Yesterday. Sergeant Weiland is one
OF the men entrusted with the escort
ing OF informed Germans to their de-
tention camps and recently saw a
shipment of twenty-five OF the enemy
safely placed behind the bars OF
their prison.
The Simcox & LAM Garage OF this
city donated a splendid Hudson Six
machine and driver to the use OF
Judge Taber for his trip to Jar
bidge the other day. The people of
the mining camp expected to pay a
round sum for Judge TabeTs expens'
es in coming to their meeting but
when they went about settling up the
garage here refused to accept a cent
II is understood that every garage in
Elko, the Service Garage, Steele Gar
age. Elko Automobile Company. Van
Lear Garage and all other houses
handling cars, have offered the use
OF their machines and drivers tC
transport Red Cross speakers and
workers to any part OF the county
during the drive now on. That's the
spirit that will down the kaiser.
Miss Dorothy Perclvai and Mis-!
Hannah Brown narrowly escaped
death on the S. P. tracks this morn
ing. They were crossing from the
Railroad street side and had beer
waiting for No. 10 to pull out. A:
quickly as the last car of the passen
ger train had passed them they step
ped upon the tracks. A number o
soldiers were on No. 10 and when tn,
two giIls heard some loud yells the!
paid no attention to them, thinking
the soldier boys were cheering, Blu
suddenly upon looking up saw
freight train backing down and near
ly upon them with some OF the trail
crew on the car nearest them franti
cally shrieking warning. TIL
girls may thank their agility in jump
ing out OF the way for their safety.
A rousins meeting was held at tn
| Opera House last evening upon tn
! occasion of the showing of the film
''Fields OF Honor" with Mae Mars
| in the leading roll The entire re
ceipts OF the evening, which totalle
approximately 800. were given t.
the Red Cross in gross. The speec
Of the evening was delivered by Nj
w. NJ. Wiley OF Metropolis and wa
an excellent talk, thoroughly enjoye
by every listener. Mr.. Wiley mad
his argument particularly interestin
by citation of some of the remark
made by Germans who had urge
cruelties to be practiced upon the a
lies and lauded the sinking OF III
LusItania as a feat OF herolsm. Til
contrast between these excerpts an