The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-10-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Ground is being broken for Ely''
new Chinatown.
Hamilton precinct has now l07 re-
gistered voters.
Osceola precin has 80 names on
the registry list.
Ely precinct has 1876 registered yo-
ters up to date. 1t will be the banner
precinct of the county.
They had a candidates ball up at
Taylor Monday evening, which IS
spoken of as very pleasant affair.
The Improvements tn the Ely Gold
mill are about completed. and il will
start up some time next week.
The I'D. of the Ely Hotel appears
on our first page. 1t is a tirst-class
house, and agreat favorite with famil-
les.
If you are not registered, be sure
and get there before 8 o'clock this
evening. or you cannot vote on No
vember 9Th.
Huge spuds, from Riepe,s garden
at Ely. are on exhibition on many of
the bars around town. One of Them
looks as If it would make meal for
u whole family.
NJ. B. Garaghan, of Ward, Demo-
cratic candidate for County Treasurer,
and Uncle Jimmy Fitzpatrick. of Tay-
Tor. were down from the upper levels
yesterday.
Neil Munro is LAYING the under pin
ming for a frame building adjoining
the News office. When completed
Neil will have ample accommodations
at his hotel for the travelling public.
Mike Ahern, he of many episodes,
was ever from Seligman this week on
n diplomatic mission. Mike was re-
ticent rs To the nature of his errand,
hut after he left, the truth Of the adj
dape: "Politics as well ms poverty
makes strange bed-fellows," leaked
out.
We are authorized Ivy Farmer Burke
~ say that there is no truth in the
statement made I,y an irr' sponsihle
Ely correspondent Of the Sentinel that
he (ihc Farmcrl was soon 10 assume
charge of the White Pine NEWS. The
Farmer has better thing.
More than year ago in Taylor, The
News advised parents Ia keep their
girls NJ home nights. For this whole
some advise We were soundly abused
ia some quarters. But had our adj
vice been needed, some scandal and
much trouble would have been avoid
cd. The truth. whether spoken or
written, will always in time yindi-
cate itself
County Treasurer Lockwood has
an important notice to taxpayers IN
this weeks issue. The State and
county taxes are now due and payable
at his office. and unless paid on or be-
fore November 10th, will become de-
linquent and ten per cent will be add
ed thereto.
Chris Delker. who sever years ago
set fire To the town of Cherry Creek &,
and served like number of years in
State Prison for the crime, went
through to that place on Monday 5
stage. Chris is completely broken
down, and avows his intention to be-
come good peaeeable citizen. The
people of Cherry, however, in view
of past events. would do well TO keep
an eye on him.
"White man is mighty uncertain
as the darkey says. This reminds us
of Farmer Burke, who, a few months
ago came near Draining US at Cherry
Creek for mentioning politics to him.
But, strange to relate, a gentleman
who came 10 yesterday from Schel-
bourne tells US the Farmer has his
war-paint on and his sleeves rolled up
to do battle in the Democratic cause
ON the 9th of November. The fire Of
by-gone days was but latent, and the
Farmer couldn't keep it down when
he smelt the coming battle.
A weak decoctioD of electionering
fluid was that taken out by Candidates
w. X. Bassett, DR.. Campbell, Dave
Felsenthal and Commissioner Gallag-
er. on their tour through the county.
If they meet many of the old-time
boys on the road and invite them to
imbibe from that two-gallon demi-
john their goose is cooked sure. Not
wishing to take an undue advantage
of them, we will state how the liquor
became so Stat" A good temperance
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