The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-08-16
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Bar silver 81 1871.

and qualified as Constable of Ely
Township.
The Republican primaries for dele
gates to the State Convention come
off to-day.
Phoebe Record: Since the death of
Thompson an armed guard is hept
nightly at the jail over Parrish.
The News scrib returns thanks to
Peter Bennett for brace of nice
spring chickens left at this office.
In Nye county beef cattle are held
at from $25 to 500 per head against
$1S, the price last year.
]. s. Reeder has moved bis resi-
dence from Main street to give place
to business house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alcock, of Utah, have
been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Felsen-
thal-their brother and sister-at
Taylor tor the past week.
c. NJ. Thackston, formerly of this
county, was candidate for District
Attorney in Juab county, Utah, at the
late election. Charley lacked 81 votes
of getting IN.
We had some fine showers this
week that brought the mercury down
some 200. Reports from several
places in the county say 1t rained yerv
hard.
Nichols & Parsons have turned off
the water from tho Ely mill ditch, and
there are rumors in the air of big
water suit in the near future.
DIR. Sawyer is back from the East.
He expects some Salt Lake mining
men here shortly to inspect the Rob
Roy and another groups of mines.
A. NJ. Vanderlip, an old resident of
Cherry Creek, has pulled up stakes
and departed for the northern country.
We wish Van good luck.
Judg Wells, after an eight-day
session of Court here, departed over
land Thursday morning for Belmont.
Capt. VIM Anderson held the ribbons
that took the Judge away.
Miss BERTHE Stewart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. b. Graham, left for
Eureka Tuesday on a visit to her
uncles family-General Haley's.
The Muscle (Exchequer) Company
of Cherry Creek shipped bar of
bullion on the 18th through Wells,
Fargo & Cos Office at Ely, valued
$3.50.
Charles II. Pritchard is again back
to his old love-Tnscarora Charley
writes us that times are lively there,
and all miners who come along are
put to work.
The Democratic County Central
Committee held a meeting last Satur-
day and called the primaries for
Tuesday, August Goth. The full pro-
ceedings will be found in our adver-
Using columns.
Father Nattini. of Eureka, writes us
as follows: "Bishop Scanlan writes us
from Salt Lake City that he will come
himself or send another MISSIONARY to
visit White Pine District this coming
Fall instead of Father Nattini, whose
declining age and strength doesn't
allow him to undertake the journey.
The Merrimac suits, with all their
complications we're amieably adjusted
in Court this week without going to
ajury. A agreement was entered into
between the several parties, whereby
each took judgment for the amounts
claimed, and the personal property
and mine was "diviedn out in such
manner as to suit all contended par
ties. The tangled web of the Merri-
mac is now Strengthened out, and we
hope to see it go spinning along with
out kink henceforth.
The NEWS man was the recipient
of pleasant call Thursday morning
from Mrs. Josephine Walcott, of San
Francisco, the plaintiff in the late
Bonanza suits. She Is bright little
lady of pleasing address with keen
business eye. The lady left the i'm
preston on us that all difficulties be-
tween her and Mr.. Watson were ami
cably adjusted. We were in the act
of inquiring on what line the much
desired compromise was effected I;
but merry twinkle in the lady's eye
shut off what might perhaps have been
rude act on our part-peering into
secrets not yet ripe for public gaze.
Mrs. Walcott departed by Thursday
stage for tho West.