Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1890-07-09
SAM PILES.

The bathing in Walker Lake just
now Is delightful.
Six bars of Mt. Diablo bullion were
shipped below yesterday.
Jim Cardwell has the ice this year,
1t is of good quality. Leave orders ut
the butcher shop.
Judge Robert Ferral of San Fran
cisco returned home last Sunday from
= visit to Bodie.
Syivania has population Of two
women and 1875 men. Wages are So.
Board is 81 per day.
The Chinese section house at Queens
station, ON the G. & c. X. II. WAS de-
stroyed by FIRE last Friday.
Tho Confidence buys made the town
look lively on the 3D., 4th and 9th. On
the 9th nearly all returned to work.
W. D. Judson, Home Secretary Of
the Holmes Company, returned from a
brief visit to tidcwater last Tuesday.
AT Sylvania, il a miner gets drunk
and tails to appear at work on time he
is discharged. This is the company's
order.
The President signed the bill admit
ting Idaho as a stsle last Thursday.
Utah, Wyoming and Arizona will
make :. fve.snd-forly."
Supervisor Lammon estimate. the
population of Nevada at between
$4,000 and $4,000. THIS is a falling off
Of nearly 10000 since 1890
Hank Taylor is mentioned as prob
able candidate for County Clerk.
Hank is an out and out Republican
and would make good clerk.
A Chinaman named Lee Kue shot
and killed 4 fellow-countryman las,
Tuesday al Rickey's ranch, Antelope
Valley. Lee Kue is under arrest.
J.B. Lynd's stable. on the Divide be-
tween Virginia and Gold Hill, was de-
siroyed by fire last Friday. Nineteen
horses were cremated The loss is
nearly $4,000.
The Democratic State Convention
will be held ut Reno on September IL.
Esmeralda is entitled 10 seven dele
gates. The primaries will he held on
Saturday, August IL.
Sam r. WATSON of Candelaria is a
candidate for Sheriff. Sam is well
kaown throughout the county. and il
he gets the nomination he will make q
strong candidate.
Roscoe Carlyle Bulmer of Virginia
City proved himself to be the bright
est of all the contestants for the An.
napolis cadetship. He won the ap.
pointment, with q percentage of
9O.2-100.
The mine managers of Sylvania
seem to be in financial straits. 1t is
reported that the second installment of
tho purchase money is over due, and
there is fear that it will not be forth
coming.
Commissioner Wilson came in from
Pine Grove last Sunday. He says the
Walker river Is higher than 1t has yet
been this year near Pine Grove, and
that it is likely to climb considerably
yet He thinks it should be called the
Climber, instead OF the Walker.
Sheriff Sweeney Of Eureka was in
town last week. He came across tho
country in pursuit of q criminal. When
he loft Eureka his man was four DAYS
in the lead, but when Sweeney reached
Hawthorne he had gained two days.
Sweeney thinks his man went to Bodie
or Aurora, and he hus gone to those
places after him.
Tho Dayton Times says: A row &C.
Cured few days ago between Jass
Lothrop and ex-senator Westerfeld, in
Kean's store. Jase, who was little
under the influence of the ardent, nc.
cused Westerfeld of stealing bullion
at the Ophir mill of which he Is Su.
perintendent. and Westerfield attacked
Jase with Ratchet. The men were
separated before any blood WAS spilled
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