The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-12-19
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A fine lot of Currant Creek cider,
nice beverage for the holidays, just
received and for sale at Sol HIPS
The holidays are almost upon US.
Christmas will have come and gone
before our next issue, and week later
will wind up the year 1891.
A quite little snow storm came
down upon US Wednesday night.
Some two inches covers the ground,
INT the weather is mild and pleasant.
The grip is again raging in Califor-
MA. and it is hardly to be expected
that we of Nevada shall miss a yisi-
tation from the epidemic. We hope,
however, if it comes it will bit us
A lightly.
i Ed. Kelly, formerly of Cherry
= Creek. but now a prosperous stock
rsiser in Arizona, has been in town
for several days. He says business OF
kinds are in healthy condition IN
Arizona.
NJ. V. Bailey, an old resident OF
Eastern White Pine, died in Taylor
last Tuesday. He was brought there
from Osceola few days before for
treatment, having been badly frozen
near the latter place while wandering
around in the hills.
Mrs. A. G. Cleveland desires us,
through the News, to publicly return
her thanks and that of the family to
the ladies of Ely who so kindly as
sisted during the recent illness and
death of her mother, Mrs. Hill. Their
MANY acts of kindness are duly APP
preciated.
LIB. Williamson, who was over to
Cherry Creek this week, informs us
that while it is quite dull there the
people feel quite hopeful and look for
much better times next Spring.
The ladies of Ely have with COM
mendable enterprise succeeded in
.esurinR funds to have Christmas
tree for the little ones. The tree will
be set up at the School House Christ.
mas Eve. Those who wish to put
presents on the tree can do so Thurs
day afternoon.
It's 7-pound girl and put in an
appearance about o o'clock Thursday
night. Willie Peters is the happiest
man in town. In announcing the
happy event 10 the News bottle OF
champagne was uncorked to the health
and long life of the little stranger.
The delinquent tax list appears in our
columns to-day. About $1,000 have
gone delinquent, and 81 900 OF that
amount is chargeable to two parties.
It's an excellent showing for the tax
PAYERS of this county, considering the
very dull times.
A scheme is on foot to locate large
stock wards in Salt Lake City. An
efort will he made tn concentrate all
live stock interest of the inter-moun-
tain region. The enterprise is backed
Lythe Kansas City Stock Yards Com
papv. Ii is said the yards will be
located five miles north of the city.
Postmaster Graham is putting up
the first wind mill We have seen IN
this section. Mr.. Graham has tried
many devices tn solve the water prob
lem, but he's on the right track now.
Billy, brace that tank well, so as not
ITO flood us out, who occupy less ele-
I waited domiciles. Deputy Clerk Lau-
reason will soon put up another and
larger one on his premises.
Reno Journal: Nearly all who hold
receipts for personal property tax for
1891 have paid the horizontal raise of
Is per cent. There are few, how
ever. who claim that they hold re-
ceip,s for their taxes for the fiscal
year ending December 81, 1891, and
will not stand the horizontal raise.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, one of the old
est residents of this county, departed
this life at 8 o'clock Thursday morn
ing at the ripe old age of nearly 20
years, and was laid to rest yesterday
afternoon. Her funeral was largely
attended, among the mourners being
some of her children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren. She was
buried by the side of her daughter,
Mrs. Yates. Peaceful be her last
sleep.
At the annual meeting of Steptoe
Lodge No. "a, F. & A. NJ, held at
their hall in Cherry Creek last Tues
day evening, the following officers
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