Local affairs mix law, mining finds and road work
Final accounts in the Fisher and Hill estates were approved by Judge Taber with orders for final distribution. A Thanksgiving turkey yielded several small gold specimens triggering a minor stampede as placer claims were taken up. Deputy Yewell brought Leo Hayes to Twin Falls, with a guilty plea for petit larceny and $500 fine or 250 days. Hi Loy returns from China, recounting wartime losses. Ning departs for China after forty years here. Roadbuilding updates include connections from Warm Springs to Jarbidge and East Fork to Rogerson, plus a bridge across Salmon River near Buel and forthcoming routes via Charleston and Rowland.
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Yewell
Farbidge
Leo “Chick” Hayes
Hayes
Twin Falls
Doughty
Jarbidge
Harkins
Twin Falls County
East Fork
Warm Springs
Charleston
Rowland
Jardidge
Woman's Guild to Hold Aerial Bazaar at Leonard Hall
The Woman's Guild will sponsor an aerial bazaar at Leonard Hall on December 8 featuring many hand made articles for sale including Oriental needle work and kimono shop items such as Madeira Cluny Fillet Florentine Venetian Turkish lace silk underwear Negligees shirt waists and various Oriental goods at wholesale and retail M Lamey 425 Railroad Street also the Dorcas society will host its annual bazaar Thursday afternoon December 6 in the Presbyterian church dining room with home made articles for Christmas shopping Remember the date next Thursday.
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The
Woman's Guild
Leonard Hall
Madeira
M. Lamey
Railroad Street
Dorcas Society
Presbyterian Church
Elks Unveil Great Monument At Inglewood Cemetery
Los Angeles B P O E No. 99 unveiled a bronze elk monument at Inglewood cemetery during the eleven o'clock toast to departed Elks. The sculpture stands on a rock and granite base, rising thirty feet from tip to ground, in a unique ceremony attended by lodge members and visitors.
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Los Angeles
Elks’ Lodge
Elks
Inglewood Cemetery
Stockmen Warned by Utah Board Over Poison Risks
The Utah state live stock commission warns sheepmen and stock growers to avoid feeding stock foods or tonics until fully analyzed. No specific product is named, but inspectors will assist. Due to war conditions, verify who tends herds and beware of strangers posing as hunters or trappers on ranges.
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State Livestock Commission of
Utah
Livestock Board
Winnemucca Bold Whisky Theft Report
A Western Pacific freight warehouse in Winnemucca was broken into on Wednesday night and fifty two cases of whisky stolen. The liquor valued at about 1250 dollars was consigned to Jaca Commercial of MacDermitt and included Hermitage Old Crow and Yellowstone brands. Entry was gained by prying a window in the freight office and three men were arrested yesterday.
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Western Pacific
Winnemucca
Jaca Commercial Company
MacDermitt
Hermitage
Old Crow
Yellowstone
Night Car Inspector Tied To Robbery Case
Three suspects including Elmer Smith a Western Pacific night car inspector are held on suspicion of robbery. Smith showed unusual funds and $225 in coin was found on him along with a bottle of Hermitage whisky in his cabin. Two hoboes and a teenage boy deny knowledge of the crime as evidence remains thin.
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Elmer Smith
Western Pacific
Smith
Hoboes
Star
Notice to mining claims on war relief year
Prospectors urged to file notice with county recorder to hold mining claims without assessment work for the coming year due to the war. The Independent published a form drawn by Attorney E. E. Caine, available by mail or at the office.
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County Recorder
Independent
E. E. Caine
Missoula Airships Spark Montana Panic in War Era
Missoula residents report seeing a mysterious airplane at night and question if it existed or was a hallucination. Dr F C Smith University of Montana notes belief can be a hallucination driven by wartime anxiety and public suggestion.
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Missoula
Mont
Montana
F. C. Smith
Paychalony
University of Montana
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Fisher and Hill
Baptist Church
Mary Swartz Rose
Ning
China
Hi Loy
Han
Elko Water Works
Whitesides Dental Co
Silver St
Bath
J. Hunter
Ed. Stein
P. O
Elko, Nev
Smith Premier Typewriter
E. W. Waynick
Telegraph Office
W. P
C. A. Lang
North Fork
S. B. Bieroth
Garcia Saddle
Riata
Alex. Weiland
Goldberg Saddlery Co
Winnemucca, Neva
P.O
Elko
Nevada
W. P. Round House
E. Hansford
el Dorado Hotel
Tention
Commercial Street
S. P. Freight Depot
Hesson
Elku
R. C. Toombs
Cleaners
Eiko
Eiko, Nev
Bissinger & Co
Elke
E. J. Lyng
French Baking Company
Wiekey Spe
Henderson Banking Company
Elko Estaiutshed
Woral, Boron Nevada
Carload
Geo. Russell Co
Bolat
Elko Transfer Company
Parker & Paul
First National Bank
Elro, Nevada
J. A. Sewell
Co. F. Williams
A. E. Kimball
E. Ennor
Elko Hotel
A. Puccinelli & CO
Elko, Nevada
Commission House General Storage Dealers
Silver Street
Western Pacific Railroad
Ed Carville
George L. Brandt
Pacific
Adams Express
OT. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
VIA
Salt Lake City
Denver
D. M. Blair
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