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Newspaper

Elko Independent

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1917

Page

3

Georgia Negro Balks for Fear of Divorce

Atlanta December 27 Jessie Jackson a resident of London lane hesitated to sign an army exemption claim for her husband Tolliver Jackson after clerk Clark Lewis explained it frees him from service not marriage. Local court force and outsiders eventually persuaded her to place a crossmark on the form amid belief Lewis planned a divorce trap.

Atlanta Jessie Jackson London Lane Clark Lewis Superior Court Tolliver Leslie Jackson Lewis

Sparks Man Against Government Charges Stir City

I. Heinze, manager of the Walstab hotel in Sparks, faces a disturbance charge for alleged seditious utterances. Trial set for tomorrow in Sparks pattee court amid calls for licensing action as government agents investigate. If convicted, he could face up to fifty days in jail and a $200 fine. City council may seek to revoke Heinze saloon license.

Ho I. Heinze Walstab Sparks Sparks Pattee Heinze Its Counscil

Prison doors yawn as Dougherty jail lies idle

Albany Ga Dec 27 Dougherty county rally empty for first time in memory of oldest inhabitant. Jail doors swing wide open and few defendants remain out on bond. City and superior court prisoners and Albany district U S court inmates held in Dougherty county jails. Officers cite prohibition as largely responsible.

Albany Dougherty County United States Prohibition

Relations Broken Off

London exchange notes another three days pass with no mention of the Kaiser and God in war news. The remark appears under the caption Relations Broken Of.

New York London

Stork Visit Paid With Buffalo Nickels in Knoxville

Knoxville dispatch reports Dr. Rop Oppenheimer assisted the birth of a baby by using buffalo nickels to settle expenses. The unusual payment reflects a quirky local anecdote recorded on December 27 in Tennessee.

Buffalo Stork Knoxville, Tenn Rop Oppenheimer

Buffalo nickels fund a boy nicknamed Buffalo Bill Weisner

Morris Franklin Weisner received his fee in 500 buffalo nickels. His parents, saving for the event, planned that about 25 dollars would be right. The child has earned the nickname Buffalo Bill Weisner.

Morris Franklin Weisner Buffalo Bill” Weisner

Receiver Sale Notice for Tuscarora Nevada Mines Company

In the District Court of Nevada Henry Stanley iuskins as receiver will sell at public auction for cash on January 1, 1918 at the Elko County Courthouse front door described mining claims and all assets of the Tuscarora-Nevada Mines Company including water rights, plant, stock in Nevada Queen Mining Company and all appurtenances, rights and choses in action of every kind.

District Court of the United States For District of Nevada William F. Greil Et Als Tuscarora-Nevada Mines Company Henry Stanley Iuskins Tuscarora- Nevada Mines Company Elke County of Elko State of Nevada Tuscarora Elko County Addie Aguinaldo Annex Big Betsy Blackbird Boundry Broadway Chimney Cyclops Commando Commonwealth Congress Connection Colorado D& D Delta Denver Desert Chagnon Eclectic Edna Eira Elsbeth Empire Eureka Extension Grand View Grant Janet Lincoln Logan McPherson Nevada New York North Belle Isle Oversight Philadelphia Sherman South Lode Wo & D Tuscarora Water Works Nevada Queen Mining Company California Tuscarora Nevada Mines Company Tuscsrora Nevada Mines Company State of United States

Foreclosure Sale of Tuscarora Nevada Mines Property

Notice of a bulk sale under a Nevada decree in Elko County, to the highest cash bidder not less than 26044.80, subject to court confirmation and no redemption. Receivers certificates and creditor claims are paid in order, led by Roy and Mrs Roy L Primeaux, with dates of first and last publication in December 1917 and January 1918.

Fourth Judicial District Court State of Nevada County of Elko Dexter-Tuscarora Consolidated Gold Mines Company Tuscarora-Nevada Mines Company Henry Stanley Haskins James Edward Harrington Tuscarora Nevada Mines Company Roy L. Primeaux Tuscarors-Nevada Mines Company

Nevada summons to Park and Hanks in quiet title suit

The District Court of Elko County Nevada summons Hamilton G Park Rebecca E Hanks and unknown claimants to appear within ten to forty days to defend a case to quiet title to Boston Lode Mining Claim also known as Lot Thirty seven in Kit Carson Mining District Elko County Nevada. The land measures 20.66 acres and is described as Sections Nine Ten Township 45 North Range 65 East Mount Diablo Base and Meridian. The action seeks a decree declaring plaintiff owner in possession and barring any clouds or claims by defendants. The clerk’s office in Elko holds the complaint.

District Court Fourth Judicial District State of Nevada County of Elko A. Hanks Hamilton G. Park Rebecca E. Hanks Hamiton G. Park Kit Carson Nevada Cor. No Claim Section 9 N. R D. M Discovery Shaft Boston Eiko State of Hiko

Notice of Court Dates in Nevada Fourth Judicial District

On the third day of December 1917 the clerk of the Fourth Judicial District Court of Nevada Elko County issues notice. Otto T. Williams represents the plaintiff. Dates listed: Dec 30, 31, 1917 and Jan 7, 14, 1918.

Robert B. Hunter Fourth Judicial District Court State of Nevada County of Elko Otto T. Williams

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