The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-07


Major Treece has We locals thar I
for brace of young duck, part a.
the proceeds of recent hunting ufR
G.. J. Bosko, the genial San Fran
cisco drummer, was in town this week
lie reports business as very dull all
over the State.
Our old friend, DIR. Thoma of Reno,
got left for Bank Commissioner, but
he Is happy all the same over the re-
cent arrival If "A bran new daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs J j. RYAN of TAYLOR.
left this week for their old home in
Missouri, with the intention of per-
mancutly locating there.
Jesse Peaslee came in from Phoebe
Thursday evening. lie reports the
White Pine colony down there as not
satisfied with the change they have
made.
We made a short visit to Taylor last
Sunday. The town looks almost de-
serted, but the few people remaining
seem To be doing rs we'll as their
neighbors in any other part of Tho
county.
From letter received from the
northern part of the county We learn
that j. Z. Murphy has made sal,
mining properties in Dolly Warden
District Ia Minneapolis parties. Fit
teen men went down from Cherry
Creek last week tn work there.
James MeOmie's household has
been increased by the addition of an
other daughter. The little stranger
put in an appearance Thursday fnre-
noon. Mother and child are doing
we'll
w. II. Fillmore and family of
Cherry Creek left this week on years
visit To their old home in Wisconsin
Mr.. Fillmore Las been in poor health
for some time and goes East in hopes
that change of climate will benefit
him.
The tax roll of White Pine county
for the current year has been turned
over to the Clerk of the Board of Com
missioners. Roughly estimated, il
foots up about $730,000. which the
Board of Equalization will probably
raise to $7j0,000
Everybody in Ely who has tried
has found good water at depth of 80 la
81 feet. Mrs Neil Munro and Andrew
McQuitty have put down wells this
weeN. the former in her yard and the
latter back of the livery stable.
Benny jenkins. Virginia City
miner, put six bullets into his wifr's
body in that place on August 3ist.
The woman is still alive A series of
long quarrels about money, furniture
and jealousy, led Ia the bloody sequel.
Hank Lufkin WAS shot and killed
at Hal Fey, Idaho, August 3ls;, by
VIM. Kennedy, a saloon keeper. Luf-
kin was himself cowardly murderer,
having killed his brother-in-law.
Janes, about "a year and half ago,
near Blackfoot.
The Board of Commissioners held
their monthly meeting last Monday.
The only business transacted outside
the usual routine was the acceptance
of the bond of II. Bush as Justice of
the Peace at Hamilton, and the aboi-
ton Of all road districts in the county.
John Scoot, who had such rough
experience last winter of six days
"wandering in the snow without food
or fire, and who has been in the county
hospital for the past three or -four
months, returned to Hamilton few
DAYS ago. "Scottv" is man of won
dertul nerve and does not want to be
public charge If he can help it.
We had pleasant call from Father
Nattini of Eureka yesterday, who has
been mere since Wednesday, minister
ing among the scattered members of
his flock. His evening lectures at the
school house have bad fair attendance.
He speaks on practical subjects and
both instructs and entertains his hear
ers. The Father will leave Ely for
Cherry Creek next Monday (the 9TH,
and return here again on the 10th.
Then he will visit Taylor. People of
oil denominations attend bis lectures.
VIM. II. Briggs, an old resident of
this county, died at the residence of
W. N. McGill in Steptoe Valley at 3
o'clock Thursday morning. "Bill
tNBriggs," as he was Familiarity called,
has been suffering with miners con-
sumption for the past six months and