Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-06-22
TOWN TALK

Mrs. Augusta Finney, and her sis
ter, Miss Mollie Curle-, will leave
tonight on No. 10 for Berkeley whore
they will attend the summer school
for teachers. They will remain away
until the fan term opens.
Mabel Riley the colored woman who
was shot by her husband, Dan
Riley, yesterday in q cabin near the
Telescope hotel, passed away during
the night. Her mother, Mrs. Rodgers,
remains in the same precarious con-
dition. a charge OF murder will now
be lodged against Riley by the dis.
trict attorneys office forthwith. An
inquest over the body OF the dead
woman is occupying Judge Doughty's
attention today.
Deputy District Attorney Chas. A.
Cantwell, Bob Hesson and Ye Scribe
are going out to Shelton tonight to
make speeches. That's a cold bloOded
way OF putting 1t, isn't it? Making q
speech at a dance is almost as bad
as serving tea at a poker game. The
speakers are just about as welcome,
too. But the government says get in
and boost for the war savings stamp
fund, so that's why we are going. We
hope to return tonight, that is, if the
speeches go over with the folks out
there. II they don't, we choose roses
every Decoration Day.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dewar very narrowly escaped drown
ing yesterday during the storm. The
little chap, who Is not much bigger
than a minute, donned his rubber
boots and was wading in the ditch
that leads along the Southern Pacific
tracks near the depot. He had been
warned that his amusement was dan,
gerous but boylikc. went on just q
little farther. Suddenly some folks
on the sidewalk looked over at the
scene of his explorations and all thai
could be seen of him was his hat on
top OF the water. The little fellow
had gotten into water over his head
and was being drawn into the culverl
that runs beneath the tracks. Tom
Middleton, son of County Food AID
minstrator Frank Middleton, found
his head first of all and ran to the
boys aid, dragging him out of danger
Just in time. 1t was a narrow escape
for the little fellow and mighty
lucky outcome for him.
Rev. e. Clutterbuck, of the Baptis
church OF this city, waived his exemp
ton for deferred classification and I!
automatically member of Class Ont
under the draft law. On Monday h,
will take his physical examination
for service in the army and II accent
ed he expects TO leave for the train
ing camp July LIST. Mr. Cluttorbuck
being married man, under the draf
rules. was entitled to a place in Class
Five, where in all probability h,
would never have seen service. IL
sought, however, a place as chaplain
in the lines, but action upon this mat
ter has been indefinitely postponed
so Mr.. CluttcrbuCk has waived al
claim to exemption and stands read
to take up arms in defense Of nj
country. A spirit such as this g wot
thy OF commentator. Ordinarily
man OF peace, as becomes one Of tn
cloth, Mr.. CluttCrbuCk has harkci Il
the call OF his country and laid agid
every tradition of his present prorcs
sion to become n soldier Of ligorty
May that God whose cause he has 81
fearlcssly given up his life TO further
watch over him on the fields of bat
tie and return him safely to thos
near and dear to him.
We escaped the storm rather luck
fly, altho the carrying out OF the wa
ter supply pipes seems rather SCI
ious, and will be serious II any lengtl
OF time liz required to repair them. /
great deal Of muck was carried abou
the streets by the high water and
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