Sierra County advocate., 1892-11-04
Kingston News.

The X. OF p. Black Range Lodge No. 8
is arranging for its annual Thanksgiving
Ball which il expects to make rs usual, the
event of the season.
The smelter people are making improy-
ments and rerairs, preparing to start up
their works
The Kingston school has ll6 pupils this
week. The attraction under the manage
ment of Prof. Gsuld and his lady assistant,
Miss Henderson, seems to draw in all the
scholars, who are anxious to learn.
--Messrs. Schlitz and Kemp of the smell
ter took business trip to the county seat
last Monday They are having considerable
work done around and in the works, which
looks like starting up.
w. G, White returned last tuesday from
a trip as far east ns Cripple Greek and
Pueblo.
w. J. johnson moved some furniture
this week to Hillsboro for Mrs. Moore, who
now resides down there, Moore's Hotel IL
under the management of Mrs. ii. A. Robin
son.
VIM. Mitchell has accepted position
in the Monarch
missed from the Monarch. lie returned
last week to his old home in Indiana where
he spent fsw months last summer. This
continued dry weather was too much for
him, Some constitutions have better health
in q damp climate, and Arch seems to be
one of them.
Il forgot to mentien IN last weeks ADvo-
GATE that Kingston did honor to Mrs. har-
risot's memory, by black Grape which hung
in various places around town. The hags
which did service on Columbus day were
also draped in mourning. large nag hung
over the street in the center of town, trim
med with heavy festoons of black.
'-"Plain az the nose on = mans face, -
came very near getting one OF our
citizens into trousis last wees. iio WAS
discussing politics on the street, in front
of the Long Branch, and as a clincher re
marked, "why that is ~ plain, etc" A
gentleman who probably had been inn
bibing little too freely just then stepped
out, and hearing the remark made for
our political friend, with clinched fist
and "Don't you talk about my nose. y
He was called off, but the discussion Was
stopped and one republican vote lost.
Moral--( several OF them)--A man who
IL in the habit OF drinking is very
sensitive about his nose. When you are
discussing politics you cannot be too
careful what you say. Ditto, ii you ever
OK pect to run for offire.
Deming last week with carload of Angora
goata, which for beauty has never been ex-
celled anywhere. Mr.. John Bennett Of King
ston saw them and declares they were sight
worth gong many miles TO see. Mr., Bennett
secured thoroughbred doe for hisKingston
ranch, whose rnohair fairly reaches the
ground.
Mr.. W. s. Harmon, who has been book
keeper for the Brush Heap Mining Com
pany for year or more, has succeeded Mr.
A. J. Mitchell in the management Of the
Brush Heap mine. Mr. Mitchell still retains
the superintendeney of the Gypsey
--Ali-Hallow-esn was quite practically
observed in this city last Monday night
Wagons and vehicles were upset and by
drants cut off and the hole in the remainder
of the pipe strongly plugged mp. But th'
merry makers did not stop at this. Tues
day morning the early pedestrians behelt
high in the oupalo Of a prominent church
the golden and pioturesquely ornamentet
sign of one of the largest brewing establish
| ments in the United States. Later in tn,
day, the large school boys took the bee
sign down and deposited il under the front
stoop Of the Shaft establishment.
Mrs. Coleman is now keeping house ans