The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-01-10
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The latest silver quotation is 81 o.

post as Doekkeeper at the mohieoi
Mill, after his Christmas vacation.
r. Sadler passed through en- route
for Eureka Thursday, after tour of
inspection of his stage line to Phoebe.
Postmaster Graham is now fully
equipped to issue money orders and
postal notes all points in the United
States. This is a convenience our
people have long needed.
The Sentinel notes that Mrs. e. N.
Robinson has arrived from the East
and proceeded on to Seligman.
Sol Hips store, which was closed
for week, pending the taking of
stock, is again open and transacting
business.
The Joint quarterly statement of the
Auditor and Treasurer, showing the
financial status of the county for the
quarter ending December 81, is pub
lished in another column.
The tax levy for 1891 was fixed by
the Board of Commissioners at their
meeting Monday at 50 rs on each
800 valuation the same as last year
The Elko Independent, one of our
best exchanges, has entered on its 3lst
volume. May it live TO announce its
one hundredth under Bro. Grover.
Frank X Murphy of this county
will be only lawyer in the Nevada
Assembly, and will. of course, be
Chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
A list of 200 jurymen was drawn
Monday by the County Clerk and
Chairman of the Board of Commits
sioners to serve at The District Court
during the ensuing year as occasion
may require.
Senator Comins and Assemblymen
MeGill and Murphy will depart the
coming week for Carson to attend to
their legislative duties. White Pines
interests will M doubt be we'll taken
care of by our able delegation.
Ex-senator Geo. +. Spencer, for
merly of White Pine, now makes his
home at Kingston in Lander county.
He left few days ago with his wife
and son for visit to the East.
The weather during the past week
has been cold, disagreeable and very
ehangeable. |. showed little every
night, though the aggregate on the
ground here is net over three inches.
The mercury plays around zero every
night.
1t is generally understood that Sol
Hip of Ely will be able 10 make
satisfactory settlement with his credi-
tors below aud continue business at
the old stand. We truly hope SO.
Sol is bright and active and accom-
modating.-Eureka Sentinel
The many friends in this section Of
Joseph Mattos, who had the mali
contract from Eureka to Taylor for
the two years preceding the first Of
July last, will regret To hear that he
died at his home in Redding, Cal, on
Dec. ped, at the age of 30 years and
10 months. Mr.. Mattos was pleas
ant gentleman OF strict business in
tegrity.
We took look in at orr new Board
of Commissioners last Monday and
found them dispatehing bushes like
old veterans. The two new members
of the Board -Messrs. Travis and Mil
lick-promise to ably fill the positions
vacated by Messrs. MUIR and Boyle.
County Clerk Daily also readily work
cd into harness.
Several of the scrip sharps got
badly left on the opening of bids last
Monday for the surrender of county
warrants. The Nevada Bank of San
Francisco scooped in 1888 90 of the
fund at 30 93@2994 cents on the doll
lar. All bids over 30 cents were re-
jected by the Board, and the Treasu-
rer directed to advertise for new bids
Mt the next regular meeting of the
Board-February Cd.
Holders of White Pine county six
per cent. bonds must deem them a
good investment as no offers were
made to surrender any of them uDde
the call for proposals. made by the
County Treasurer, aud that officer
now peremptorily calls in the first
bonds of each series to cover the
amount in the Sinking Fund. Inter-
est will cease on the mum bers speci-
fed after Feb. LIST.
1t is pretty certain that we we're