White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-19

OECLM DEN IL, 1o1V
BREVITIES
Last Wednesday at the Steptoe hos
pital a daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. CALM of Central Ely.
A baby boy was born last Sunday
at .the Soaring hospital to Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. L. Pierce of Cherry Creek.
The window decorations in the Camp
ton Commercial scompany's store Is a
display equal to those IF many a large
city.
The Willow Cub will entertain
Christmas Eve at a dancing party, TO
which tie members OF the clSb and
their friends have been invited.
The Quentin Roosevelt post Of the
American Legion Is making prepare
tons for a grand ball. which will be
given at the Bio hall Christmas night.
Eugene Giles OF the National Copper
bank of Salt Lake was IN arrival last
| night. Mr.. Giles will remain in the city
until this evening TO attend TO bank
ing business with the First National.
w. p. Golden has filed a complaint
in the district coart against William
Geraghty in a claim for personal prop
erty amounting to the sum of 1915.
with the additional amount of 800
for damages.
George f. Moore. forest ranger sta
toned at Currant. was in Ely during
the week enroute to Salt Lake City.
Mr.. Moore has been transferred 10 tn.
Ogden division Of the national forest
ana will remain ia Ogden.
II. u. Mckenzie Of Lund came in yes
terday TO arrange for his bond as JUS
tice Of the peace for Lund precinct.
Mr.. Mckenzie was appointed by the
board of county commissioners TO I'll
| the position AT Lund several weeks ago.
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Mrs. George Maadalena OF Cherry
Creek. who has been living in Ely for
several months AID who has been in
poor health for some time past. is seri-
ously Ill. Her son Is expected to ar
rise from Cherry Creek this evening.
4 complaint In a divorce suit has
been filed in the district court 10y At
| torney Charles il. Burritt Of Reno.
naming Hannah Harvey as plaintiff and
Gatrone p. Harvey as defendant. The
suit IL brought on The ground Of eS-
treme cruelty.
Aibin =. Kirkeby Of oseeola thi.
week mad final proof ON his home
stad Of 200 acres In Spring valley be-
fore county clerk Oldneld. The two
witnesses who filed supporting testi-
mony In the proof were Willia. Bryan
Robson and John \. Lundgren.
In The district court last week Buell.
Resder vas granted a divorce from
Beatrice Reeder. The ground alleged
in the complaint was that of extreme
cruelty. Mrs. Reader did not appear
resented by Counsellor .. Y. Hand
wright.
James +. Deaeg of Sharp. Ser. APP
peared before the county clet,: last
Friday TO make affidavit relative To a
homestead in Nye county. owing Ia
the impossible condition Of the road
over the summit to Tonopah the home
stsader was eomeplled 10 come To Els
to transact land matters with The car
son land office.
The IRE siren donated To the city oi
Ely by the volunteer fire department
has refused u siren and as a conse-
quence will be o~verhauled by thi"i
Matthias. who will soon a v the alarm
In working order. II appears that tho
alarm a not properly Installed and
for this reason the motor that operates
IL was burned out.
Retail merchants havc anhesnc.1 an
other drop In prices Of staple articles
Butter w;is selling Saturday for 81
cents per p3nn1. which is n drop of IL
cents IN the last few weeks. Sugar IL
selling locally for is cents per pound
and Hiirs coffee has dropped ) cents
IN the pound. Canned goods arr also
being reduced IN price.
Walter Hull. agent for tho Nevada
Northern at Ely. has never bad mucli
to say about his adventures In France
but the arrival this week Of "A bouncing
baty boy in his home will keep daddy
Hull busy In n few years To come tell
ing how battles were won. Mrs. HUI
and son are reported doing nicely ans
Daddy Hull Is busy buying cigars.
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The concert given by the county
high school students last Friday niShi
was deserving Of a better %patronag,
and X. X. Kellogg Is entitled To greai
credit for his efforts In the advance
meLt of musical interest. The selec-
tions were presented by the students
in a manner worthy Of great praise and
demonstrated much individual talent
among the enjoyable affairs Of the
district arranged for Christmas night
viii bt the dance sivea under rho
auspices Of the American Legion al
Bio ball. The best music obtainable