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Newspaper

Elko Independent

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1916

Page

4

Locals and Personsals Busy Montello and Elko Notes

J A Zundell the Montello constable visits the county seat. Found pair skid chains at Tenth and Idaho claimants may recover by paying for this ad. Christmas program at Baptist Church at 7 tonight with Santa Claus gifts for children. Big Xmas dance at Bradley Opera House on December 25 with Mayer Orchestra. gents 50 cents ladies free. Commercial Cafe books crowds after December 27 Masonic Order event. Gust Vocke, San Francisco brewing rep, guests of the Mayor, optimistic on prohibition era. George M Bowers honey king of Lamoille in Elko on Mayer Hotel business and Xmas shopping. J H Erickson mining man of Bullion also a Mayer guest. Zee says Bullion copper camp progress. Bullion to rise as a mining center.

Bradley Opera House Mayer Orchestra George M. Bowers Lamoille Elko Mayer Hotel J.H. Erickson Mayer Mr. Erickson Zee

Beckoning Flame and Modern Enoch Arden at the Gaiety

Tonight the Triangle stage presents The Beckoning Flame with Henry Woodruff and Rhea Mitchell plus Joe Jackson and Mack Swain in A Modern Enoch Arden. Tomorrow features Rupert Julian in Bet Una Loved a Soldier with a 2 20 matinee. Also Universal Animated Weekly and a Blue Bird merit production. The Gaiety thanks patrons and extends holiday wishes.

Gaiety

Prof Jones Examines Prehistoric Monsters in Utah Quarry

Professor C. E. Jones of the university visits a Jensen quarry in the Uinta basin where five giant fossil lizards were found embedded in sandstone. The 60 to 90 foot skeletons, weighing 2 to 30 tons, are sent to Carnegie Museum. Jones travels to Chicago to present on Lake Lahontan and to receive a doctorate, with his geotoxic history partially printed in Science.

Uinta Basin Utah C. E. Jones University Department of Mineralogy Jensen Prof. Jones Carnegie Museum Pittsburg Jones Chicago Lake Lahonatan American Society For the Advancement of Science Lake Lahontan

Rhodes Scholarship Awarded to Nevada Sophomore

A Rhodes scholarship committee met on Thursday and decided to grant Thomas Edeall, a university of Nevada sophomore, the honor of representing the university at Oxford. Two other Nevada students had previously passed the required stages.

Thomas Edeall University of Nevada At Oxford

Rhodes committee faces difficult appointment choice

Examinations and the duty of choosing fell to the Rhodes committee members, with only one eligible candidate, Edsall, who departs October 19 for a three-year Oxford course. He is class president, head of the university debating society, and T. H. P. O. member, having twice represented the university in intercollegiate debate. Committee members are President A. W. Hendrick, Dr J. E. Church and Rev. Unsworth.

Aitherto Edsall Oxford University Rhodes Committee A. W. Hendrick J. E. Church Unsworth

Notice of Application to Change Place of Use Water Seitz of Rabbit Creek

Application 4255 by George Mt Holland of Lamoille Nevada to change four tenths of a cubic foot per second of Seitz or Rabbit Creek water from Taylor Ditch No. 2 to irrigation on 40 acres in Section 36 T 43 N R 57 E for the period March to October. Water not returned to stream. First publication Dec 23 1916. publication Jan 23 1917.

Seitz Rabbit Creek George Mt Holland Lamoille Eiko Nevada Taylor Ditch New W. M. Kearney State Engraver

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J. A. Zundell Montello Tenth Idaho the Baptist Church Santa Claus Gust. C. Vocke San Francisco Myn Keiser Kayser Italian Underwear Keyser & Onyx Gordon Gordon Mackinaws Perfecto IDEAL Toggery Elko, Nevada Mary’s River Nevada Land & Livestock Co First National Bank Elro, Nevada Savings Deposits General Banking Brussels Artichokes Tangerines Geo. Russell Co Elko Transfer Company HAY & Paul, Props A. P. Cannon E. Dotta W. B. Griffith Star and Bakery W. L. Paul Amerry Elko Fiur Shop Cee Wee the Mayer Cafe Genoise Jardiniere Waldo Ieee Elko Hotel A. Puccinelli & CO Laagest Elko County Elko Music & Stationery Co J. R. Plunkett Mgr
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