The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1881-02-12
II ABOUT TOWN.

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Next Monday will be st. Valentines
Day.
Mr.. r. w. Burlington, of Deep
Creek, was in town yesterday.
Half an inch of snow fell here Mon
day night, but it has all disappeared
since.
The Phoebe Record says that several
Phoebe sports are contemplating q
visit to Cherry Creek.
All the teams bound for this place
nom Toano are stuck in the mud
down in the Steptoe Slough.
The railroad question has been the
subject OF general discussion on our
streets and in our saloons for the past
fow days.
George McWilliams has sold out his
saloon business at the Star mine, and
proposes to go underground As an
honest miner.
Mrs. IL. A. Comins and children
arrived from Hamilton by Mondays
stage, aud will hereafter take up per-
manent residence at Cherry Creek.
The people of Silver Canyon are
elamoring for a postoffice. Tri-weekly
stages arrive there, but there Is
no postal route or postoifice. They
should have both.
The regular old stif cocks his feet
on the bar-room stove and lies about
40 and waits for the musical sound
Of the bee hive workers OF the camp,
"All take a drink"
We call attention to the advertise
ment In this issue of Quinn. Clubbage
L Co y saloon. MI. Jack keogh il on
watch, and will always be glad To- see
his Old friends from Bristol and Bel
mont and elsewhere.
We learn that a man up at the Star
mine, who made too free with a young
lady's fair name, had 10 take it all
back and make an humble apology
at the mouth of u Colts revolver In
the hand OF the aforesaid lady.
Charley Garrett, who has been over
II SchellDourn for several weeks SUI
perintending the taking down of the
Molinelli Hotel, returned to Cherry
Creek last Thursday. The last load
of the building will reach here to-day.
Wood thieves walk abroad in the
calm still hours of nigh, and make
heavy raids ON neigb1oring wood
piles. We have secured so'ue giant
powder, AMI ii they don't desist soIne-
body will turn up nowhere some of
these nights.
T. N. Sandles, . we'll known resi-
dent of Hamilton, but recently of
Cherry Greek, died Thursday after.
noon at Mrs. Bates lodging house,
after a surgical operation TO relieve
him OF dropsy. lie VAS an old timer
IN the county.
Colonel Baker Post, G. A. r., are
making preparations for the ball
which IL to take place on the I'D in
sfant-( Wsshington's Birthday. As
the Grand Army boys never do
things by halves. the affair will doubt
less be a grand ono.
The Wells stage arrived here too
late during the past week to admit OF
the mails being distributed before the
next day. Our mail facilities are sadly
In need OF Improvement, and we
hope the postal authorities will look
into the matter soon.
Now that Cherry Creek promises to
become the next booming camp of
Eastern Nevada, we would suggest
that the proposed Eureka and Colo
RADIO River Railroad route be changed
30 as to come through Egan Canyon
instead of Hercules Gap.
Mr.. James Sampson and wife, of
spring Valley, were in town several
days this week. MIR. Sampson IL
raising sheep in1 the valley, and he
informs us that stock of all kinds
have Jared unusually well this winter.
lie buys and sells stock and mutton
sheep ut the regular market rates.