The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-09-27
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
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Jerry Kent is the Democratic dele
rate from Duck Creek to the Demo-
cratic County Convention.
W.N McGill is the delegate from
nuok Creek to the Republican Coun-
" Convention.
The District Court convenes in Ely
on October 9th. Both Grand and trial
;uries have been drawn and are now
being subpoened.
The mail service between Ely and
Cherry Creek will be made tri weekly
instead of semi weekly October 1st.
The Democratic delegates from Os-
ceoIa are J. w. Mooney. j. w. Flynt,
Frank Kell and ID. B. Akey.
Sol Hip, of Ely. and Richard
Willis, of Hamilton, are the members
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee for White Pine county.
There are now 119 names on the
election register. But three weeks
more remain uutil the books are
closed. If you are not on, step into
Justice Weber's Office and get enroll
ed.
A pleasant surprise party was ten
dened Mrs. Governor Adams at
fuckers Hall last Monday evening.
There was large attendance and a
general good time had.
Hon. Thomas Robinson and wife of
Newark Valley were in Ely several
days the fore part of the week. Tom
has hosts of old-time friends in this
section, who are always glad to meet
him.
The annual meeting of the Duck
Creek Land and Stock Company will
be held at the Monitor Ranch October
9th. See official notice elsewhere.
The Ely Pcstoffice is to be made a
Money Order Office. Postmaster
Graham has received instructions from
Washington to fle his bond for the
same. He has done so. This will
be an additional aecommo 1ation for
our people.
The Republican County Convention
comes off at Ely next Tuesday and the
Democratic Convention next Thurs
day. Both will no doubt have ample
material from which to select good
tickets.
The Taylor Democrats elected as
delegates to tine County Conventions
John Frank, Jr., Frank Nay, and NJ.
Harrington, with NJ. B. Garaghan,
James Benson and James Fitton, tie.
The Ely Jockey Club announce n
two days speed programme over the
Ely race course on November 1st aud
2d. Posters announcing the races
will soon be issued from this office.
Mr.. John La Boiteaux and his
daughter. Miss Sallie. arrived from
Cincinnati, Ohio, about a week ago.
They are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. N. McGill at the Monitor Ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Huff requests
US to tender their grateful thanks to
the many kind friends who assisted
them during their late sad bereave-
ment in the dead and burial of their
young child.
In our article last week giving the
names of parties "raised" by the Borrd
of EQUALIZATION, we should have put
it instead of "raised" that they were
cited to appear and show cause why
they should not be raised.
Much OF our time and considerable
of our space has been devoted this
week to putting the Democratic plat
form in type. 1t is good, solid read
ing, and every seeker after truth
should give it a careful perusa. 1t
may be little tedious for some of
our Republican friends to wade
through, but as we inflicted on our
Democratic readers few weeks ago
the Republican platform, there is no
show for kick from either side.
As the conventions of both political
parties meet next week, we desire to
call their attention to two of the most
important offices in the county to be
filled. We mean those of County Com
missioners. There is or should be no
politics ABBOTT this office, and good
men should oe elected. We have
been very fortunate during the past
six years in having a good Board, and
we hope both parties will give us
good material to select from this time.
If anybody ever imaged that the
Democratic party of White Pine
county was in its decline, if they we're