The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-08-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.


conduc. the business here after.
There are ITO patients at the Me-
vada Insane Asylum.
Elko Independent: District Attor-
ney w. q. Love is again confined tn
his house by illness. We hope to see
him out in a few days.
Ike Irwin, of Duckwater, informs
the Belmont Courier that tho produce
tion IF peaches and apples will be
very large in his orchard this year.
If the article from the Salt Lake
Tribune, which we publish in another
column, is all ii says, our Osceola
friends will have booming camp in
the near future.
George ID. Freeland, prominent
land and cattle owner of White Pine
county, was in town few days this
week.-Elko Independent.
w. G.. Lyons has sunk a well in his
yard. At a depth of thirty feet water
was struck, which rose five feet in the
well. The water is of excellent quail.
ity and cold as ice.
We learn that Salt axe men are
in Cherry Creek, experuag on the old
Exchequer mine, with a view To pur-
chasing. The Exchequer's past record
Is certainly an induccment to capital
lists to go below the water line.
II. s. Bullock, an old and highly
respected citizen of Eureka, died at
that place last week. His funeral
took place under tie auspices of the
Masonic Lodge, of which he was an
honored member
Ex-Governor Adams has contracted
to buy a band of 400 cattle, more or
less, from Thomas Freehil of Duck
Creek. The price agreed upon, we
learn, is $40 per head, with this years
calves thrown in.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
A. Skillman and his clerk G.. w.
Green, of Eureka, have gone to Phoebe
to start out ShGfcr's new brewery in
legal shape. 1t takes whole lot of
red tape To make beer.
The Directors Of the Lander and
Nye Agricultural Society District No.
g, have issued their programme. The
first annual fair ri this society will be
held at Austin, Nevada, commencing
September | y and ending September
81, 1889.
Judge Wells came in from the West
Monday morning and opened Court
At IN An. After transacting some
probate business the Court adjourned
The Judge departed for Belmont
Tuesday, where he will open tho regu-
lar term of Court for Nye county.
we have had no rain yet to speak
of Thursday afternoon it clouded
up and we had little sprinkle, but
the clouds rolled by cast'and north of
here II looked as If Duck Creek got
a good shower. As we write Friday
noon, dark cloud hang around us,
which emit rumhling sounds and cleo
trio flashes, but seem loath give up
the precious water they contain.
Joe Mattos, of the Nevada Stage
Line, made his monthly trip along hls
Line this week. Mr.. Mottos always
sees to it personally that everything
goes right along his lines. He is
giving the people of this section the
best and most regular mail service
they ever had.
Mrs. L. N. Robinson, accompanied
by Eugene Howell, came in from Sell
lyman Sunday. The lady's mission
here was IN have the will Of her late
husband admitted to probate. We
interviewed Mr. Howell regarding the
future prospects of Seligman. He
thinks nothing will be done there un-
Ill all matters pertaining to the estate
ofthe latc Mr.. Robinson are wound up.
Postmaster Riepe has returned from
n irip to Phoebe. lie looked over the
mining and business fields carefully,
and concludes that while the former
is going to be a success, the business
of the town Is greatly overdonc aud
Tint competition is active. White
Piners who have lately gone there are
anything but satisfied. The re surrect-
ed Phoebe is not same il was before
its demise in 1878.
Over in Hamilton lately, two sports
got into row over came of cards.
1t was fierce, wicked fight while it
lasted. Old Bill is now nursing
badly chawed finger, and the top of
young Bills head has a deep furrow
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