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Newspaper
Elko Independent
Location
Elko, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
4
Elko residents from Deeth to Carlin gather for graduation events and July Fourth planning. Notables include J M Swander returning from the East, ongoing senior ball and baccalaureate sermons, census counts, and a Montana irrigation venture funded by New York capital.
The article lists tomato worms and horned varieties feeding on tomato beans corn and more. It advises hand-picking or dusting with arsenate of lead and lime, spraying with arsenate and lime mixtures on beans, kerosene emulsion for cabbage pests, hellebore for forming heads, and sulfur preparations for red spider mites with repeat spraying after rain or dew.
New York June 5 report says as a war measure suggested by the Interior Department between 150000 and 200000 acres of land on Indian reservations in Montana and Wyoming would be planted.
A group of Sea-Soldiers at Mare inland spell out the corps slogan First To Fight on a hill slope. Not all volunteers could join the first wave to punch at the Kaiser's forces, as many had important duties at home.
Classified ad items include WANTED rabbits to buy at Sunset Grocery, WANTED to rent a furnished 2 or 3 room dwelling via Dupont Pharmacy, FOR SALE horses listed as Hamiltonian and Shire with pricing in yen and inquiries directed to Gibson Gully Afton Nevada, FOUND rims in case with owner to claim by paying for ad.
Lauderdale authorities were alerted to deserters hiding near Florence. A sheriff’s posse found several deserters operating a moonshine still with a capacity of 1,000 gallons. Two were shot and wounded. fifty five moonshine stills have been destroyed in Lauderdale County since January 1.
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