The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-09-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The latest silver quotation is s1.lo1

The Ely Mill HAS uioPpCu 9a"A 20 Ou
n small lot of Chairman ore.
There is one omission in the tax
,oll It it that of Clark & Felsenthal
At Ely, assessed at $3.50.
Some very interesting reading for
,he taxpayers of White Pine county
will be found on our first page.
4 cool wave has scooped down on
this section and we have been having
heavy frost for four or five nights.
Miss Berthe Stewart, who has been
visiting her uncle's family at Eureka
for the past six weeks, returned home
Yesterday morning.
Harry Jackson, son of mine host of
the Jackson House, Eureka, came
over last Monday and went up to the
Monitor mill, where he takes the po-
sition of bookkeeper.
Miss Gertie Jackson, who has been
teaching school at Cold Creek, having
finished her term, returned home a
few days ago.
The Republican State Convention
elected A. c. Cleveland and w. n.
McGiIl members of the State Com
mittee for White Pine county.
White Pine is not the only county
whose assessment roll fell behind this
year. The Silver State says Hum
boldt county shows falling off $780,
923 from last year.
The Republican State Convention
did a good thing in cleaning out the
hackneyed old crowd of State officials
and giving the people new deal.
Washoe county's assessment roll
foots up about 100000 more than
last year, owing to the increased value
of real estate. notwithstanding the
losses of cattle and sheep last Winter.
J.B. Williamson Is back from the
looks rs if his labors were not very
hard. John tells Us the Convention
went off without single element to
mar its proceedings.
We congratulate our old friend, o.
H. Grey of Cherry Creek, on his NOM
ination for Secretary of State. He
will, ii elected, make a very compel
ent State officer. o. H. will poll
big vote Ia this county.
We give considerable of our space
this week to the Republican platform,
which we publish in full. Like all
such documents, its contains good
points, intermixed with good deal of
buncombe.
Ben Payne is in from White River
looking after his sheriff fences. Ben
is an old line Democrat and if he gets
the Democratic nomination his APP
ponent will have no time to let grass
grow under his feet between now and
election.
Belmont Courier: The silver bull
lion produced in Nye county during
the year 1889 only amounted to 1884,
l02 So. The small output was caused
by the discount on silver. In 1887 the
2-G mine alone produced $642, 404 40
worth of silver and gold bullion.
The race for Sheriff in this county
is getting to be lively one. Already
six Richmonds are IN the feld-three
on either side-with ominous dark
steeds snuffing the battle afar off, and
ready to enter the fray ut an oppor-
tune time.
The biggest watermelon ever seen
in these parts was sent to the News
office few days ago by George w.
Halstead of Duck Water. It turned
the scales at 38 pounds and was Just
ripe. In returning thanks to George
we include Mr.. Mccullough, who
brought 1t in, and also presented this
Office lot of his nice Fall apples.
Thanks gentleman. We appreciate
your kind remembrance.
Last Wednesday, while Capt Rock,
of Eureka, and Ex-Governor Blasdell
were driving to Hamilton, when near
the Six-Mile House the Captin drop
PED one OF the lines, the team ran away.
Both were thrown out of the buggy
and the Captain had his wrist dis
located. They were coming over to
take look at Robinson district: but
the accident stopped them from pro-
ceeding further this way.
This is the season of the year when
everybody but printers take vacations
ana go rusticating. To relieve the mon
otony OF every day life, some take in
political conventions, Others State