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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16
THE MOUNT CORY REDUCTION
WORKS.

Although it is not yet definitely set
tied where the Mount Cory reduction
works will be located, it has been de-
cided that one of several points exam
ined, all near Hawthore, shall be
selected There is authority for stat
ing that this work viii be begun
almost Immediately; that is, as soon
as the engineers who are to lay out the
ground arrive Whatever peint may
be selected, the works will be convent
ent of access to owners of small mines
in this and neighboring districts, and
they will he able TO biting in small
quantities of ore and have il reduced
at the company's works at IL reasonable
cost.
The importance of this work in con-
nection with the interests of Haw-
thorne, the surrounding districts and
the county generally cannot be easily
realized. 1t will give an impetus to
mining and business generally which
will, while enriching the owners of
the Mount Cory, also enable others to
make money in different lines of bust.
ness to a greater or lesser extent
Instead Of, as heretofore, the poor
miner beiag obliged to ship his ores
to some distant point for reduction, the
company will do that work here, and
save him both time and expense.
The large force of men who will be
employed in building the works will,
of course, have only temporary en-
ployment, but when the works are
finished and operations are begun an.
other set of men will have steady
work. The amount of work done in
the numerous mines will also be
greatly increased, and employment
will be given to a great many hauling
ore, charcoal, etc, and in doing the
work connected with the transporta-
ton of Ores and material.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16
TIE REsERYATION.

The Austin Receitte has very correct
notions on the subject of Obituary
notices, but its ideas are little astray
when it comes to the discussion of
Indian Reservations. There is great
deal of fine sentiment in the argument
of the braves who ask to retain the
little land they have left, but il simply
amounts to sound. A few of the
chiefs have some reason, probably
vanity, for wishing to retain the
reservation, but they themselves live
near the whites, and live better than
they ever did when dependent on their
own resources.
The people Of this section have
been asked to practice, what Charles
Read calls, the art of arts, and put
themselves in the place of the Indians.
1t is very likely, that, in that case,
n few of those, who lived by contribu-
tions from the others, would be anx-
ious TO retain the Reservation. 1t is
our turn now, to ask those who doubt
the justice and propriety of abandon
ing the Reservation, to put themselves
in our place. We who are near the
disputed ground, can see what the In
dams cannot and what those at n dis
lance do not see. We can see an i'm
mense tract Of valuable land, and
beautiful lake, well stocked with fish,
reserved for the use of few Indians,
who seldom avail themselves of their
rights. We can see great natural
wealth neglected, and sources of en-
ployment choked up, that a few In
dams may, when the desire takes pos
session of them, lie on the sand, near
the lake, until their hunger urges
them to go to the settlements and beg
from the whites. That they are bet
ter off among the white settlements, is
shown by the preference they exhibit
rs to their residence. They are
peaceable, and do not need to be herd
ed as do some of the wilder tribes, and
their contact with civilization is not
dstroying the race, on the contrary,
their numbers are increasing. The
increase is easily accounted for; the
conditions of their life are more fav-
orable. They get warmer clothes,
clothes, better food, and more. 1t is
simply absurd, to maintain reserva-
ton merely for the shadow of Il scnti-
ment, when by abandoning it no
hardship would be worked upon the
Indians, in fact they would be ben
Gifted. The State would find its
revenues greatly increased, and profit
able employment would be given to
many people; the Indians would be
as free AS now TO camp there; and
when white men are permitted to
avail themselves OF the fish in the
lake, the mineral in the mountains,
and the rich land IN the valley, the
number of Piutes making their home
on what is now reserved for them will
be greatly increased, while their con
dition will be almost proportionately
improved.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

HORRIBLE discovery is said to have
been made by the Old Testament re.
visers. The word rib in the second
chapter of Genesis, used in describing
the creation of Eve, oughl' more cor.
rcctly to be rendered "tail.n This is
indeed confirmation strong of the
theories of Darwin. Again, the ra-
vcus which fed Elijah were not ravens
at all, but gypsies, and so another
cherished illusion is dispclled, and
the historic value of Sir Frederick
legations picture of Elijah and the
Ravens" is seriously impaired
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16
MIR. RANDALL CARED FOR.

The Philadelphia Record says that
Republicans of the Pennsylvania
Legislature have taken care of Mr..
Randall, The apportionment bill
agreed TO by the dominant party in
the Legislature leaves Mr.. Randall his
old district intact, with its large Demo-
cratic majority. The inducement for
this action Was that under any system
Of districting that could be made,
there would be one Democratic dis
trict, and Mr.. Randall was preferred to
chance candidate, who might be
elected from another district. Mr..
Randall's tariff views commend him
to the Republicans, and his high char
acter and acknowledged ability com
mend him to the people at large. If
Discrimination in apportionment 1ever
led to worse results than in this case,
there would not be much cause for
alarm.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

PRESIDENT ARTHUR was greeted by
a few bootblacks when, being south.
ward bound, he passed through Alex
andria, Va. 8ut Alexandria treats
Presidents with a certain degree of
disdain. General Washington was
knocked down in the market place
there General jackson had his nose
pulled al the wharf; Mr.. johnson stood
for half an hour at the foot of King
street, when connection with Wash
ington was made by steamboat with
out having a word exchanged with
him, and Mr.. Hayes fell from plat
form and skinned his shin.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

AN Indiana newspaper having asked
the very pertinent question, What is
home without newspaper y the Kan.
sas City State Journal made answer as
follows: 1t is Il place where ola hats
are stuffed into broken windows, where
the children are like pigs, the house
wife like an aboriginal savage, and the
husband with Il tobacco-juiee ranola ma
81 tte 81 nl swamp panied on MS
sAifl.uusota.'
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16
NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ED
~ ward Fox and James Hearne, co-own-
ers with the undersigned in the Prince mine,
located in Alum Mining District. Esmeralda
county, Nevada, that he the undersigned, has
performed work and labor, and made i'm
pnovements upon said mine, in The manner
and as required by United States status of
May 10th, 1S7s, to the amount OF three hundred
dollars, for the year 1882, and you are hereby
required, as such co-owners. to contribute
your proportion of said expenditure amount
ing 20 the sum of one hundred dollars each)
within ninety days ON the date ofihis notice.
EDWARD PRINCE.
Hawthorne, Nevada, May 3, 1888.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16
Esmeraldn County.

Township No. 20 (Hawthorne).
Justice Of the Peace. W. A. HAWTHORNE
Constable. ............a. l.. NJ. C0MSTOCK
l.... .....JOHN FORBES
School Trustees ".......F. A; i ANGEL
Township No. 81 (Coryyille).
Justice of the Peace -. y. PRITCHARD
Constable I'D n. MOONEY
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

A GRIZZLY bear, recently killed on
Wood River, Idaho, weighed 1,400
pounds and had claws measuring
seven inches in length. The skin was
simply immense, and was shipped to
San Francisco.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

EASTERN railroads are adopting n
new style of time table, which gives
more complete Information, as to the
movement of trains, than docs the old
plan. While they are al it, it seems
strange that the system inaugurated
by one railroad, in the West, of mum.
bering the hours from one to twenty
four, is not also generally adopted.
1t is much more sensible method
of noting time, and If the railroads
once made the change, the public
would be saved the mistakes which, so
often now occur, through neglecting
to observe whether an hour is marked
A. NJ. or =. NJ.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

Is THE bowling of dog always
followed by .deathgn asked little girl
of her father. " Not always my dear;
sometimes the man that shoots at the
dog misses him. was the parents
renlV
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16
N. IL o.

The latest rumor relative to resum-
ing operations ON the Nevada and
Oregon is that trains will be put on
June lst, and that Manning, Berry
and Balch will be the .essees. The
Santa Cruz will be fixed up at the Y.
q L. shops.-Reao J0u1ndl.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

A RECENT decision of the Postofflce
Department is to the effect that let
Ter, after being sent, can be recalled
by the sender upon his making appli.
cation to the Postmaster, who has
authority to recall the same by tele-
0raDh
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

TOURISTS in this country are subject
to all sorts of restrictions while sight
seeing. please don't tumble down
the shaft" is the notice posted at the
mouth of Nevada mine.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16
NEW TO-DAY.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

THE FIRM OF SwINDELL & MANN
L has been dissolved by mutual consent,
John Swindell remaining in the business
All persons indebted TO the old firm are re-
qnested TO call aud pay TO John Swindell only,
and all persons having bills against the firm
can present thcm TO John Swindell for settle
ment. JOHN SWlNDELL.
GEo. MANN, JR.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1883-05-16

take this occasion 10 thank the public for
their patronage in the past and solicit the same
in the future Respectfully.
JOHN SWINDELL
Proprietor Of pemonico Restaurant.
Hawthorne, May Il, 1888.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
Their Parting Jokes.

In less than an hour, SAYS the Pitts
burgh Commercial Gazette, after the
telegraph operators forsook their keys
Yesterdays "a rumor was upon the streets
of this and other cities that Gen. Grant
had died suddenly. 1t circulated rap
idly as such important item OF news is
liable to be. Persons who claimed to
have special information in regard to
the demise of the ex:President offered
bets upon the accuracy of the news.
One individual stood on the Postoffice
corner and offered wager of $50 to S.
that the warrior was no more. Wher-
ever an operator was on duty in the
surrounding towns dispatches were
sent in asking to have the rumor affirm
ed or denied Street gossippers inquir-
ed anxiously whether the newspapers
would be able to get any account of
the death. The original news came
over the wires of the Western Union
about ii O'Clock, and if the whole dis
patch had been given it would have
caused fun among those who believed
it. 1t said: "Gen. Grant has fallen
dead. Jay Gould suspended. Van
derbIlt's horse Aland S ran away,
threw him out and broke his neck.
President Arthur has the cholera" 1t
was a piece of fun on the part of New
York operators, and the message was
directed to fellow-operators in Western
cities.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
Prospect Happenings.

w. r. Riddle & Co., with all their
business have taken the time to get
their store room improved in the form
of coat of paint. Warren & Edmund
son did the work. They are also paint
ing r. j. Critchlow's house. Any
person having painting to do, would
do well to give them a CALL
Our store keepers report business as
being brisk as usual, this time in the
year. Wool plenty and lots of variety.
The blacksmiths are busy, too, and
one can hear the sound of the merry
anvil" Gas Longfellow says) from morn
till night.
The ghost story in the CITIZEN of
July |, has surprised great many,
and no one can find whom it harmed
or whose door it unlocked. Strange,
The lecture by "Talamasmico," the
Seminole Indian preacher, was inter
esting to all, and his last three whoops
didn't seem to scare the ladies at all.
What makes DR.. Barber look so sad
and lonely since vacation began !?
Never mind Doctor, she'll be back on
the 7th of Aug.
What calls Frank Lytle's attention
to East Franklin twp
P. A. Shanor and Harry Swingle,
students of Thiel College, are home
spending vacation.
Mrs. Kate Teets and daughter are
visiting friends at Wampum.
Mrs. Dora Schneider, of Allegheny
city, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hen
shaw.
BOYS, don't make so much noise on
the corner after this. INCOGNITo.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
Death of Tom Thumb.

MIDDLEBoRo, Mass, July 15.-This
morning Charles Haywood Stratton,
better known to the world as General
Tom Thumb, died of apoplexy. For
some time past he had been complain
ing of feeling unwell, but nothing
serious was anticipated, as it was
thought he was suffering merely from
indigestion. His wife was present at
his bedside when he passed away.
Charles Stratton was known all over
the civilized world as the great Ameri-
can dwarf He was born at Bridge
port, Conn, January 4, 1887. His
parents were of ordinary size, but at
the age of five years Charles was only
% inches in height and weighed less
than Is pounds. He gave evidence at
an early age of unusual precocity, and
accordingly in 1852 he was taken in
charge by P. T. Barnum, who named
him General Tom Thumb, and placed
him on exhibition. In addition to the
fact that he was a dwarf his natural
abilities as mimic gained him repu-
tatioD.
In 1854 Barnum took him to England
and exhibited him before the Queen and
Court at Buckingham Palace. 1t was
on this occasion that Barnum prides
himself upon having conversed with
Queen Victoria face to face. Leaving
England, General Thumb visited Paris
and the cities of Spain and the Cont
nent His outfit was very elaborate
and consisted of two Shetland ponies,
miniature carriage, dwarf footmen and
attendants in livery. After success
full tour of Europe, he returned to this
country and has been on exhibition
here ever since. The marriage OF
General Tom Thumb and Miss Layina
Warren, which was celebrated in 1868,
was an affair which attracted universal
attention. The affair was conducted
on generous scale of magnifcence, the
bride being dwarf who was born at
Middleboro, Mass, October 81, 1912.
General Thumb has been on exhibi-
tion in nearly every city and town in
the United States during his life, and
has delighted children and grown folks
for over forty years. High living had
rounded out his figure, and at the time
of his death he was quite corpulent.
His widow survives him, to whom he
leaves large fortune.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
He Was Kidnapped.

The people of Warren were greatly
excited last week over the attempted
and partly successful abduction of eX-
Sheriff 5. V. Davis, by two Pittsburgh
detectives, Harrison and Snyder.
Davis had been appointed receiver for
the Ward and Lacy estate, consisting
of valuable timber lands in Warren and
Forest counties, and other parts of the
State, valued at half million dollars.
Another man named Lewis had also
been appointed receiver of the same
property by the Allegheny county
court, and an Injunction was served on
Davis, restraining him from acting and
requiring him to show cause in the AL
legheny county court Davis refused
to obey the order of the latter court. A
warrant was issued for bis arrest for
contempt Just as the Philadelphia &
Erie accommodation going east pulled
into the Warren depot on Saturday
evening Davis drew up in company
with his niece He was arrested and
dragged from his carriage and forcibly
taken aboard the train. The alarm
was raised and Judge Brown of War
rem issued a writ of habeas corpus and
a special train was chartered At
Kane, the terminus of the accommoda-
tion trains run, they were overtaken
by officer j. c. Wells and large party
of Warren citizens. Meanwhile orders
had been sent to Kane to detain the
Pittsburghers and their prisoner, and
every effort to hire conveyance to get
into the woods and thence into New
York State were banked by Davis
friends in Kane. The Pittsburgh
officers attempted to resist the Warren
posse, but finally yielded. The detec-
tives had been lying in wait for an op-
portunity to seize Davis and carry him
over into New York State for two
weeks and had planned to take him
from his house in close carriage across
the line and thence to Pittsburgh.
Great excitement prevailed in Warren
over the affair.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
A Reform in a Georgia Newspaper

From the Canterbury Free Press.
There is nothing more disgusting
nowadays than the society column of
the average country weekly and We
believe our people are getting more
disgusted with this great nuisance as
time rolls on. A young squirt of a
nincumpoop can't go out of town but
what his name is paraded before a
tired and unhappy public, while the S..
o. a. n. thinks the paper would be a
failure had his name been omitted.
Who cares if Miss Doodledine has gone
to spend few days in the country
with her cousin, Miss Persimonsquash?
Is the world going to revolve twice
the usual number of times on account
of this great disaster We will risk
it, anyhow, and hereafter all kind of
such trash will be expunged from these
columns. We have traded our society
editor for dude and now we have one
of those delicate animals safely stored
away in our museum.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
The Encampmenl.

The long-expected orders from Gen.
eral james A. Beaver, commanding
the Second Brigade of the National
Guard of this State, for the annual en-
campment, were issued on the 10th.
Conneaut Lake is designated as the
place and Saturday Aug. 11th, the
time, continuing for one week. Brig
ade dress parade, the first great event
of the encampment, will be held on
Saturday, Aug. 18th, at I o'clock.
The Governor and Comander-in-C Chief
will review the troops on Friday, Aug.
17th, at NJ This will be the big
day of the encampment as all the troops
will then be paraded in full marching
order. The inspection by the Adjutant
General will take place on the l6tn and
18th,
The Second Brigade is composed of
the Fifteenth regiment, Col. P. B. Car
penter, headquarters at Conneautville;
the Sixteenth, Col. John A. Wiley,
headquarters at Franklin; the Fifth,
Col Theodore Burchfeld, headquarters
at Altoona; the Tenth, Col. Alex. L..
Hawkins. headquarters at Washington;
the Fourteenth, Col. Joseph FL. Gray,
headquarters at Pittsburgh, and the
Eighteenth, Col. Chambers McKibben,
headquarters at Pittsburgh. The Fif-
teenth regiment is composed of one
company each from Meadville, Saeger-
town, Greenville, Sharon, Clarksville,
North Liberty, Clarion and Butler, and
the Sixteenth of two companies from
Erie and one each from Oil City,
Franklin, Coopertown, Cory, Brad
ford and Ridgway. The enrolment OF
the brigade for 1882 was 1887 officers
and men, and with bands, ETC., fully
5000 men will be in camp.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
Half Right.

Representative A. r. Thompson in
a late speech in the House at Harris
burg with some warmth caracterized
the refusal of the Senate to appoint a
new conference committee on the Ap-
portionment bills as revolutionary.
We are inclined to think DR.. IT,, is
about half right. The Democratic
House and Republican Senate at Wash
ington were oftentimes at swords
points, and wide apart nearly as the
poles on certain questions; and yet by
dint of continuing or changing confer
ence committees, arranged to get to-
gether by sort of compromise. 1t will
be strange indeed, and not credltable
to either branch, if the Pennsylvania
houses cannot come together in some
kind of agreement-when nothing
more divides them than mere matter
of several State Senators and one or
two Congressmen.-Bearer Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
The New Line to Pittsburgh.

The South Pennsylvania Railroad,
which is the name finally agreed upon
for the new line from Harrisburg to
Pittsburgh, will be rapidly built when
the work upon it has been commenced
on September lst. At the meeting
held in its interests recently Commit
tee of Construction was appointed, to
consist of the following.named persons
DR.. Hostetter, of Pittsburgh; Franklin
B. Gowen, of Philadelphia; w. K.
Vanderbilt, H Mex Twombley and
W. c. Whitney, of New York. Among
the leading subscribers to the capital
stock of the company are William H.
Vanderbilt, $5,OOO,OOO; Dr. Hostetter,
$2,OOO,OOO; Hon. Harry Oliver, ST.
100000; Andrew Carnegie, $l,OOO,-
900, and VIM. Bayley, 81, 900, 900.
Other subscriptions, in sums from $780,
900 to 100000, are to follow. Of the
Philadelphia subscribers, President
Gowen takes 100000; John n.
Hutchinson, 100000; Henry Lewis,
100000, and L. V. Williamson, $780,
900. The money is to be paid at the
rate of per cent month, beginning
at the expiration of the ensuing twenty
days.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25

A REPORT having been circulated to
the effect that Ex-Governor Hoyt had
declared his intention of working with
the Democratic party this year, the ex-
Governor comes out in an interview in
which he denies the statement as utter
ly without foundation. lie expresses
himself as well satisfied with the work
of the Republican Convention and says
there is no reason why all Republicans
should not support the ticket. Of the
candidates and platform Governor
Hoyt says: "The candidates are un-
exceptionable. The platform / regard
as admirable. with the exception of the
provision with regard to the distribu-
tion of the surplus money in the
Treasury. lido not think there ought
to be redundant treasury. AS to the
plan of holding nominating conventions
throughout the State on the same day,
/ regard it as involving the most valu-
able idea we have had in our politics
for years. twill give sense of unity
and momentum which will override
the petty distractions which come from
local nominating conventions and make
voters feel as if they belonged to the
whole army, instead of one of the
divisions"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25

SENATOR AGNEw has suggested .
wise and good mode for the breaking
of the deadlock that seems to exist be-
tween the two Houses at Harrisburg
on the bills re-districting the State. 1t
is, that the minority party in each
branch shall name for the majority
the members composing the Conference
Committees. Thus, in the House,
which is Democratic. the Republi-
cans shall name the Democrats
to serve on said committees; and in the
Senate, which is Republican, the Dem
ocrats shall name the Republican men,
bers who are to serve on the same.
This expedient might lead to way
out of the present lock, inasmuch as it
looks towards securing on the Confer
ence Committees the services of the
fairest and best men of each party. If
there are no apportionment bills passed
this session it will be hard to explain
to the people the reason for the failure.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-25
The Connecting Link.

The track of the S. & A. connecting
link, was laid as far as Muddycreek on
last Saturday. This is nearing Butler,
and we may soon look for the entry of
this important new road to our town.
General Superintendent Blair of the
road thinks they can have the track
laid to this place within two weeks
from this time. The event will be an
important one in the history of our
progress in railroad m aking.