Town Talk from Montell and nearby towns
Local notes report visitors from Montell and Lee, with Elko residents and ranchers in town. A court session sentences Ham Blaine to five days of city work, while updates include a nurse candidate Tid Plunkett, a major in the US Army for Harry Jones, and views on Mormon Church support for wartime efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham Blaine
Justice Court
Haughty
Elko
J. It. Plunkett
Tid Plunkett
Henry Jones
Harry
United States Army
Cloudbursts Do Big Damage in Humboldt
Chalmers McCormick arrived from the Quinniver Valley ranch to report cloud bursts in Humboldt’s region caused extensive damage to the Sobel Creek ranch. About seven Saturday evening a wall of water wiped out around eighty acres of alfalfa, with orchards gardens trees and buildings severely damaged and the ranch house left heavily damaged.
Cloudburst Ravages Willow Creek Area Causing Ranch Damages
Flood waters from a recent cloudburst devastated Willow Creek and Platera areas washing out fencing and damaging alfalfa fields, barns, and blacksmith shops. Several ranches including McCormick and Remasat sustained heavy losses while roads remained impassable. Prospector Fritz Wolff is missing, presumed drowned after his Rebel Creek Canyon tent was found downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
Willow Creek
Platera
Wilsow Creek
Thomas Scott
McDermitt Ant National
Iee
Albert Remasat
Willow Creek Canyon
Tom Mintors
Came Canyon
Fritz Wolff
Rebel Creek Canyon
Seval
Old Time Wheat Saving Method From Edinburgh Manual
A town in Edingareh preserved wheat lore from a 87 year old Edinburgh manual titled The Repository Arts and Sciences. It describes making flour from turnips potatoes parsnips and white beet by soaking grating pressing and drying then grinding to flour. A New Ross mill reportedly profits from this method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edingareh
Isl
United States
United States Food Administration
Edinburgh
New Ross
Wexford
Mass Private Brown summoned to office
At Camp Fremont California on June 27 a young woman asked to see Private Brown. The captain ordered the sergeant to bring Private Brown, but then said to bring all of them. Ten to twelve Privates Brown of various heights filed into the office and the girl fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fremont
Cal
Monroe 'F. Simpson
Camp Quartermaster Department
Private Brown
Captain Simpson
Fighting Spirit Shown By Boy On Frontline
Knoxville reports a wounded boy in an ambulance says he killed five enemies before he was captured. Dr. Carl Holliday describes near battlefront sounds of cannons and the grim estimate of casualties as soldiers reflect on the toll of combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Carl Holliday
Pratee
Battlefront
Tobacco-less Flag Day Observed in Marysville
The Yolo County Liberty League celebrated Flag Day on June 14 and proclaimed Tobaccoless Day urging abstention from tobacco. Chewers were urged to save the money and invest it in Thrift Stamps for a countywide tobacco-free effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Cal
Yolo County
Husband Sues for Divorce Over Alleged Insulting Language
Fort Wayne June 27 Florence Frank files divorce complaint alleging wife refused household duties addressed him in language unbecoming a police officer and threatened to use a razor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Florence Frank
Lin
Ambulance Driver’s Swift Paris Run Feeds Wounded Soldiers
Karl S. Cate formerly rector of All Saint's Church Providence R I now a YMCA worker drove his motor truck through German lines to Paris carrying five wounded American soldiers and 48 refugee children. He emptied the truck of YMCA supplies to aid the injured and refugees, saying it would look poor to return with saved goods while the road was crowded with wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Karl S. Cate
All Saint's Episcopal Church
Providence
R. 1
Paris
Y. M. C. A. War Work Council
Cate
Soldier Drives Truck Through Siege to Aid Frontline
A selfless serviceman, after offering his motor truck to the army, ferried five wounded American soldiers and refugee children toward Paris. He slept on the roadside for brief naps, then reached Paris exhausted, loaded another truck with supplies, and returned to the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parla
Classified Ad Rate Notice
Classified notices shortened to four lines or fewer run in the column for 500 per week Each extra line costs 100 per week
For Sale and Lost Notices in Elko Classifieds
Various small ads including a six room bungalow for sale at 539 Juni per street, a brick cottage for rent, and a Buick 1913 for sale. Lost leather slipper, leather case and ITE telephone, gentleman's ring engraved D.R., rimmed spectacles, and requests for a girl to do light house work. Also Emerson Fans on sale and horses for sale. Names include Samville Power Co and Gibson Gaily Afton Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork Road
Bell Telephone
Elko Telephone Company
Hot Springs
D. R
D. Kecatune
Star Motel
M. L. Paulson
Halleck
Nevada
Commercial Street
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Nevada Hide & Junk CO
A. Sutton
Mgr
Commercial
ST. Elko, Nev
Ben Pearson
Montell Wee
T. E. Jones and
A. T. Carter
Lee
E. Hawkins
Roll Lanville
S. B. Bieroth
Rowland
A. H. Benning
Carlin
Flom
Hoy
Gold Creek
Arthur Crown
B. Elderkin
Lalley Light Co
Keno
W. M. Wiley
Metropolis
Wiley
Mormon Church
Salt Lake
Metropolia
Humboldt
C. E. Whitesides
NK H. Russell
Whitesides Dental Company
First National Bank
Elro, Nevada
J. A. Gowell
Co. F. Willams
A. E. Kimball
E. Ennor
General
Juniper Street
Emerson
Elko- Samville Power Co
Wim
Hunter
Sal Hamiltonian
Gibson Gaily
Afton
Lamoille
Elko Home Guard Band
Independence Ball
Bradley Theatre Orchestra
Pacific Coast
California
Standard Oil Company
A.R. Carville
Standard Oil Co
Elko, Nev
Elko Cleaning & Dyeing Works
Express
Elko Cleaning
Nev
Elko Commission House
General Ae
Silver Street
Western Pacific Railroad
Ed Carville
Bleko
Gee the Whitesides Dental Co
Ady. Tr
Elko Paint Shop
Auto Paint Shop
W. M. Doyle
Elko’s
Hotel Mayer
W. R. Mayer
Garcia
Elko, Nevada
French Baking Company
Mr. Farmer
John Deere
Geo. Russell Co
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