The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-08-31
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

III Ely SeNcIhl Qd1s lulo NNNh1 'i'is
ing with old friends.
Mrs. Frank Cook and children came
In from Silver King District a fe"
DAYS ago on a visit TO their mother
Mrs. Tucker.
Jesse Peaslee will move his family
to Phoebe tie fore part of the CON-
ing week. Jesse has his big teams
all at work there.
John Wagner, an old-time White
Piner, has purchased the Arlington
Hotel at Carson, and will take charge
October 18th.
]. 8. Reeder, recently from Ely,
opens barber shop this morning in
the building on Main street just va
Gated by the drug store and postoffice.
Phoebe Record.
The County Clerk gives notice in
another column that the County Com
missioners will meet on Monday, Sep
TENDER 10th, as a Board Of Equaliza-
ton,
Sheriff and Mrs. Bassett went to Eu-
reka Monday in their own convey
ance. Mrs B. goes from there to San
Francisco To visit for several months
Town subscri bers to the News will
after this week receive the paper
through the Postoffice. They will get
the paper early that way than by the
present mode Of carrier.
Many of our ranehers seem to be
unaware that the last Nevada Legis-
lature passed law requiring all per-
son claiming water rights to file such
claims with the County Recorder ON
or before September |, 1889.
IF. o'Neil and family will leave
Ely to-day or To morrow. Mrs.
O'Neil md the children will 60 to
st. Glars ranch. and Tom will take n
look around Phoebe, and perhaps Salt
Lake, for business venture.
The Ely Gold Mining and Milling
Company shipped this week through
Wells, Fargo & Co, two bars of bull
ion, valued Mt $4,000, the product of
100 tons of ore worked nj their mill.
This is at the rate of $40 ton, which
ought to paw in gold. The bullion
carried large percentage of copper
Boss Weber presented US with lot
of nice pears and plums few DAYS
ago. They were out Of box sent to the
bows from Carson by their father. who
picked them from the trees in his own
ward. For delicious flavor they beat
the California article "A long way.
Mrs. Frank Nay and her daughter,
Miss Abbie. of the Mentor Mill, leave
next week for San Francisco. where
they will remain a short time, and
then 20 Ia Oregon on n visit to Mrs.
Nays mothers. They expect to he
gone about three months.
Jimmy McMahon, an old resident
Of Cherry Creek, died at that place
on the esd instant. Jimmy was a
quiet. inoffensive old man, local
character of the town for many years,
and was liked by all who knew him
Mrs. Thompson, of Racine, Wiscon-
sin, who has been visiting here with
her daughter. Mrs. W. L. Davis. for
the past three months, departs for her
old home tomorrow. She will go out
bv way of Frisco, Utah, and visit for
month on 80 with another daughter,
Mrs. Urquhart. at Tintic, on her way
home. We wish the old lady apleas-
ant journey.
Well digging seems 70 be all the
rage in Ely just now. ]. B. Simpson
nut the ball in motion on this side Of
the street by sinking in front of his
residence and obtaining good run OF
water at a depth of 30 feet, thus de-
monstrating beyond doubt that water
can got anywhere in town at depth
not to exceed 40 feet. Mcdonald &
Harris and A. o. House are now sink
ing on their respective premises.
Postmaster Graham has fitted up a
neat little office in the front part Of
Hips store for the transaction oi
Uncle Sans business. If the new
p. M. will now exert himself and ge!
amonev order department to his office
il would prove great accommodation
to the public. The Postoffice at the
county seat ought to- be money or
der office. Try aud get us one, Billy
These unprecedented hard times are
forcing many good. old-time citizens
to leave the county and seek new
fields to support themselves and theil