The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-10-11
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The latest silver quoattion is 81 ~

Hamilton, have been at tue county
seat all week attending Court.
Miss Katherine D. Linn of Reno has
been employed to teach the Hamilton,
White Pine county, school.
Dennis McAIlen and Wm. Matson,
of Hamilton, came 10 Friday morning
on Court business.
HI. Marriott. sister and daughter,
of Osceola, we're 1t the county seat
several days the fore part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Sampson Of
Spring Valley, have been spending
the week 10 Ely.
Mr.. Scott and wife, brother of l.. D,
Scott. arrived here from st. Joseph
Missouri, by Tuesdays Cherry Creek
stage.
John Foley of Carson had his leg
broken ut the machine shops Friday
by having q car wheel fall on him.
Miss Olsen, a Salt Lake dress maker,
shot and killed q gambler named
Hall, who refused to marry her after
living with her.
There are more than 10000 sheep
feeding on Table Mountain, Nye
county.
Bishop whitakers School building
at Reno came near being destroyed by
fire last week. An out building
caught fire and bcrncd, but the main
building was saved.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Stenstrom came in
from Cherry Creek Wednesday even
ing, and are the guests of their brother
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. McOmie.
The population of Montana Is 49,
100, an increase of 02,6lO, or 236,50
per cent. Butte has 10, 701 add Hell
ena 13, S54.
The full Board of County Commiss-
toner's were in session Monday and
Tuesday and transacted large
amount of business pertaining To
equalization and the coming election.
Cherry Creek sent In quite large
representation to Court this week.
Among them we note: Charles Green,
Patrick Green, Tim Hennerby and
John Howard.
r. MilIick, of 0sceola, Deputy
Sheriff for that burg, has been assist
ing Sheriff Bassctt and Deputy Simp-
son in attendance upon the Court this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Mathewson, Of
Hamilton. have been spending the
week at the county seat, the guests of
their son aud daughter, Mr.. aud Mrs.
A. ID. Campton. Jerome came over
as . Grand Jury, and Mrs. N. to see
her new granddaughter.
rhe Merrmsc Company, that is the
Ellsworth party of it, have purchased
the Monte Christie mill On the other
side of White Pine Mountain. aud
will move II to Cherry Creek. tn he
used in connection with operations in
the old Star miEe.
This section waa visited by heavy
snow storm this week. Itcommenced
showing Wednesday night aud con-
tinued all day Thursday. Over foot
Of snow fell, but us it was warm much
of 1t melted as it fell. We now
probably will have fine weather till
Christmas.
A Corcner's jury at Chicago has de-
cided that the death of an infant
was "produced by a cat inhailing her
breath while asleep In her cradle"
The physicians of the city laugh at
such a verdict. They say the cat
would have to include in Its mouth
the entire face of the child, nose,
mouth and ell, and that such YER
dict is worthy the days of witchcraft
The "Muscle" Company, which has
been operating the Exchequer mine at
Cberr Creek for the past six months,
have thrown up the lease and suspen-
ded operations. The boys did fairly
we'll during the time they run the
mine, paid all their bills and quit
ahead of their summers work. The
mine will soon resume work under
another management.
We had pleasant call Tuesday
morning from Capt. Frank Drake,
who for many years had been we'll
known citizen of White Pine, but for
the past four or five years perambulat-
ing between Mexico and California.
The Captain, though advanced In age,
looks as bale and hearty as we ever
saw him. His mission to these parts ia
to examine the Chairman nina nm