Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-12-27
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jim hudpP 10 III LOW, lalu UP with
a severe attack of neuralgia.
The "Slop Over brigade was out
in force Sunday and Monday.
James Morris, Sheriff of Eureka
county, died in San Francisco last
week.
Conn & Trudo and S. A. Knapp
visited the soda marsh at Trona
Thursday.
Captain Ashby passed through to
California Saturday. He will return
in few weeks.
The infant son of Congressman
Newlands died in Washington on the
8th instant, aged one day.
Eddie Knapp came home from Re
no Friday to spend the holidays.
He is student at the State Univer
sity.
John G. Mcmillan, Notary Public,
to reside at Columbus, Esmeralda
county, passed through to Carson
last Sunday.
Graham and Charlotte Laws, son
and daughter of R. ]. Laws, came
home Thursday. They will spend the
holiday season under the parental
rooftree.
Our public schools closed on Fri
day for two weeks vacation. The
teachers left Saturday for Carson
where they will remain during the
holidays.
Three steers raised by John Sparks
for Christmas beef tipped the scales
7, 44O pounds. Alvaro Evans shipped
one that weighed $3.50 pounds.
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Ernest Werren, son of the late
John S. Werren of Virginia City,
committed suicide last Wednesday.
Deceased was % years old and leaves
a wife and family.
1t is reported that an Eastern gen
1 tleman by the name of Thompson has
purchased the Cottonwood, Nye coun-
! ty mines, and has several men at
work on the property.
L. F. ]. Wrinkle the well-known
civil engineer, is engaged on the
work of making an extensive and
valuable map of Inyo county to be
used at the Midwinter Fair.
Don't forget the boys minstrel show
on New Years night. They have been
working hard to give good perfor
nance and deserve full house Ad
mission 80 cents. Children half price
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany has contracted with the Union
Pacific for the delivery of 30, 900 tons
of steel rails. This will result in the
employment of 1900 at the Pueblo
works.
Jim Yerington came out to Haw-
thorne on flying visit last Saturday
and left on Sunday. He is very anx-
ious that our people bestir themselves
to make good showing at the Mid
winter Fair.
There was little blaze in Aurora
last Wednesday. In some manner
the porch in front of Ed, Woods
store took fire and burned. The
sidewalk was also burned. No fur
Their damage.
Next week we will send out num-
Der OF yearly subscription bills.
Times are hard and money scarce
with our friends, but if they can help
us out little we will hold them in
grateful memory.
Superintendent Holland gives no.
tlce in this issue that there will be an
examination of applicants for teach
ers certificates held in Hawthorne on
January I'd, 3D. and 4th. All appli-
cants should be promptly on hand
These are the shortest days Of the
year The Winter soltice occurred
last Friday, the 22d instant, at which
Time the sun reached its greatest
southern declination Thenceforth
until June 22d the days will grow
longer.
a Tuscarora girl decorated herroom
with pictures and perched her best
Fellows photograph on the topmos'
aall She then sat down to admire
Tue surroundings and smiling re
marked. Every thing is lovely and