The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-10-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

lie SSlOOl lluo ONSh OPNhN'
with Mr.. Reed as teacher.
The weather is clear, cool and crisp,
Just bracing enough to make people
feel good.
The last batch of looked-for Joanna
experts seem to be along time on the
road.
Judge Noteman of Robinson, de-
sires Us to state that he will open "A
private school at the school house IN
Ely on the first Monday in November.
A fire in Casson last Saturday
morning burned the old Theater sa-
loon, Bryant's restaurant, Morton 5
shoe shop and jewelry store and
fruit stand. Loss about $4,000.
A rumor comes from Carson that
the State Board of Equalization will
make a general raise of 30 per cent.
upon the assessed valuation OF prop
erty throughout the entire State.
Elko Independent: The steam wag-
on belonging to Isaac Irwin, of Duck
water, aud which was taken from here
to that place Last summer, blew up
about two weeks ago and severely
scalded Il man who WAS attending II.
The call of Governor Colcord for
an Irrigation Convention at Carson
on the 9th gave such short notice that
very few delegates from the eastern
part of the State will be able to attend.
Invitations are out 10 the wedding
of Mr.. X. c. Dayi of Phoebe and Miss
Susie Payne OF Ely. which takes p ace
at the residence OF the brides parents
next Monday evening at o'clock.
There are at present 10S prisoners
confined in the State Prison at Car
son. The asylum for the insane Mt
Reno contains 178 patients. Space at
the latter institution is becoming
limited.
The school exercises on Friday
evening of last week drew large
house of the parents and friends OF the
pupils. and the programme was car.
ried out in manner that reflected
credit on both teacher and scholars.
Justice John Weber and family
who for the past two months have
been visiting their parents at Carson
and other relatives In the western parl
of the State, return nome to-day. The
Boss went out to Shekels' Ia meet
them and bring in by private convey
gnee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Payne desire US
to announce in the News that after
marriage of Mr.. X. {. Davis aud Miss
Susie Payne, reception will he held
at the residence of the brides parents
from 8 to 10 o'clock next Monday
evening, to which a general invitation
is extended.
Mike Maloney committed suicide
by cutting his throat with a penknite
at the county hospital in Hawthorne
on Friday of last week. He was old,
poor and crippled and had served a
term in the State Prison for selling
whisky to Indians.
The origin of the phrase, "He isn't
in H." was first used, according to an
exchange, by an editor who died and
went to heaven and looked around
for the man who took his paper three
or four years and then left il in the
postofiiee marked Refused. -
We met an old resident of Steptoe
Valley in town the other day and he
.gwas smiling all over. We inquired
as to the cause of his good humor.
"Oh," said the old man, "you Ely
people will find GU. after while that
I'm not the only Id rascal in the
valley" aud then he walked away
whistIng merrily The Camels are
Coming
The physicians who have been at
tending officer Nash, who was shot
by Ortiz at Reno, say the bullet that
il was feared would cause his death,
has cured rupture of many years
Standing. The bullet irritated and
infamed the break and caused ii to
heal 1t is one of the most remark
able cases on record. and the doctors
will report it for the medical maga-
zines.
General j. G. Farnsworfh, of New
York, was in Ely four or five days
this week. His mission here was to
look at the Canton Companv's mines.
Messrs. Williamson, Cupid, Lyons and
Peters extended to him every facility
10 their power to see the Canton prop
erty as we'll as other mines in the dis