Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1884-02-13
FEBRUARY 49, 1884


working sixty men, s.....
The temporary sehool-house will
probably soon be finished.
The Sweetwater miners will have a
big dance on Washington's birth. day.
Oysters In all styles and all kinds of
shell fish and game at Strikers day
and night,
S.A. Knapp, Commissioner of Deeds
for California. Office at Knapp &
Laws store.
5JB. Hislsey, Notary Public. Office
In County Treasurer's office. Always
at the Office.
The Borax works in and near Colum-
bus are closed on account of snow and
cold weather.
B. W. Crowell, corresponding agent
for the Mining and Scientific Press, was
in Hawthorne last week.
Nearly all the anxiety regarding a
Constitutional Convention is exhibited
by those who hope to be members.
The remainder of S. Tallman's stock
OF merchandise Is for sale at R. M.
Kings drug store cheap for cash. y
The House Committee on Public
Buildings has reported favorably on a
bill to provide Government building
in Carson.
Mrs. Kate Davis went to Bishop
Creek, last Saturday, to visit her
family. She will return to Hawthorne
in April
There is thick coating of snow ON
the White Mountains, and the ranchers
gre taking comfort IN the assurance of
plenty of water next Summer.
Snow to the depth of seven feet fell
between Silver Peak and Aida Valley
last week. The trails are closed and
no mail has come through for week
An old lady Of Carson bought
small sliding telescope with which TO
look at the comet. She said 1t was
no good, as it was too small to signify.
Carson Tribune,
The Esmera1da Social Club will meet
this evening at ~ o'clock at the Office
of j. F. Boiler. There should be
full attendance, as business of import
ance will be transacted.
Columbus School District is raising
quite number of children. The Co
lumbus and valley sections are stlug-
Cling for superiority with the valley
end ahead at last accounts.
Cat Creek has had fine spell of
cold weather which made ice on Haw-
thornes pond, One night it was very
cold and made Ice very fast, little
colder weather would have sawed it
up and packed 1t in the Ice house. =.
The first number Of the Ceur d
Alene Minor has been received. 1t is
eloquent in its description of the
resources of the country and equally
eloquent in its advocacy of the Spo.
kane route as the easiest and cheapest
road to the mines
School teachers in Massachusetts
assert that scholars who have access to
newspapers at home outstlip those in
their studies who do not, becoming
better readers and spelle.s, and wife
the best compositions, besides leaning
their lessons much quicker.
J. M. Bell, formerly railroad agent
at Candelaria and Be'leville, has
charge of The Puyallup station, on The
Northern Pacific Railroad, Washing.
ton Territory, He wants to return to
MS old haunts, as the constant patter
OF rain is not agreeable to his cstbctic
tastes.
There areineaslSss In t5wwn. Nobody
mas had time to count them yet but it
~ salo to say that, as Haw.thorne1al.
ways does things in a grown up manner,
IL we start in we will have an epidemic
mat will make trouble. Heads of
FAMILIES are warned to take good care
OF their children.
commencing last, Mon day change
was made in the running distance of
'heenglneers on the C. u G. Hereafter
'here will betwo engines between here
ana Mound House and two between
mere and Bishop Creek, the engineers
ano hremen taking their lay-oT at
hawthorne both ways.
on FRIDAY morning the scollers had
:" take back seats. A fine sheet of ice /
formed on the BULLETIN skating pond
sua everybody had plenty of fun and
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