Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-07-05

a deadly weapon with intent to do
great bodily injury is occupying the
attention Of the Justice court today.
Rooney cut another man with a razor
very severely few days ago.
i Misses Mae McNamara and Elsie
McCombs spent a very enjoyable day
at Tuscarora yesterday. A part OF the
day was spent at the Fairchilds ranch
and the balance OF the day (and night
at a dance given by the ladies OF the
Red Cross at the hail in Tuscarora
which both young ladies report as
having been most enjoyable.
postal card from his brother Ray,
stating that the contingent OF which
Ray and other Nevada boys are mem
bers, has left Camp Fremont for
somewhere unknown to them by the
southern route. so anxious folks here
at home will not see the boys as was
hoped.
Deputy District Attorney Charles
Cantwell and Postmaster Harry |
Mayer had a ripping day selling War
Stamps with their little old w.eel at
Lamoille yesterday. $500 worth OF
stamps were sold to the loyal citizens
who attended the valley celebration.
A card containing 800 worth OF
stamps was sold at IS per chance and
one for $50 at 81 a chance. Uncle
Sam made something out of the day,
anyway.
Some excellent photographs OF the
Home Guard and the Home Guard
band were taken by Photographer
Jukes yesterday morning on the court
house steps prior to the exercises at
the Bradley Opera House, which the
guard attended in body. The views
were very clear and the bunch" looks
very military and soldierly. Mr..
Jukes is selling the pictures at so
cents each, the proceeds up to $50 to
be donated to the local chapter of
the Red Cross. Orders for prints will
be taken by Milt Badt.
Several most excellent addresses
were part of the program at the
Bradley yesterday morning. Mr.. |
Cantwelrs reading of the speech OF |
President Wilson was most interest
ing and TO those who followed the |
speech closely much OF Americas at
titude toward peace at the present
time could be evolved. Mr.. W. NJ. !
Wiley, OF Metropolis, spoke stirringly
upon the three essentials OF the Dec
laration OF independence and Captain
G. c. Jensen gave a most excellent
talk upon German Propaganda. Fol.
lowing the exercises the flag was
raised according TO military custom
over the new flagstaff on Commercial
street. The ceremony was very i'm
prcssive and every hat was DOTTED
and every heart swelled with pride
and love OF country as Old Glory
gently kissed the western brcezes
while the band played the Star Span
gled Banner.
With the dawninS OF the glorious
Fourth supremely peaceful calm
spread DER the village and staid with
it during the entire day From the
rising of Old Sol in a blaze of glory
that spoke most Optimistically OF the
dawning day until that same hot old
satellite sank into the red down OF the
western skies you could have heard
duck sneeZe from one end of the old
burg TO the other. 1t was about as
much like the Fourth of July az the
fir of the month Is like Sunday. Al
inireQuent intervals a few drowsy
kids, stirred out OF their slumbers by
tn" brilliant Idea that they ought to
do something to emulate the signers
of the Declaration of independence.
ventured out into the seething atmos.
phere to set off a few sizzers. During
the evening three men undertook to
give displays of fireworks, but one
quit because nobody same out to see
the display. another one dropped a
match prematurely into his supply.
setting the whole bunch off at once,
and the other caught the spirit of war
time and decided to save his until
the Stars and Stripes is nailed to the
Flagstaff at Berlin. Altogether il was
| some dAY. Not even King AIrnhnl