The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-02-17
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

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nosit of about three inches.
The advertisement of the Cake
Walk Dance, to come off at Cherry
Greek March 10Th, will be found IN
another column.
Arrived to-day at Hayes: latest
STYLES of fannelets and winter dress
GOODS. comforters, blankets, etc.
Fresh roll fancy butter just in.
Charley Wagner, the indomitable
freighter, pulled in Thursday, notwith-
standing the storms that have beset
him between Toano and this place,
with freight for our merchants.
Snow-shoe diversion has been all
the rage since the last storm. No
Snow-shoe Thompsons have been de-
yeloped as far as heard from, but that
celebrated snow-shoeist has been most
shamefully burlesqued
To spell dog and write down cat at
one and the same time is difficult
thing for some to do. If,you find it
easy just double up on it and then see
where you are. This may be very
old chestnut but it seems to be quite
new in Ely.
A local sport few days ago held
two of kind-both tens of hearts
and for few brief moments wished
he had another just like them. 1t
came to a showdown and he held the
top hand, but they wouldn't stand his
work.
Those who accidently broke into
the chip monks layir late last year
noted the fact that he had failed to
lay in his usual winter supplies and
concluded that a mild winter was
sure to follow. The chip monk we
now know is a failure as a prophet
While in New York d. III. Jackson
met Ed Robertson, who had just re-
turned from South Africa. Mr.. Rob
ertson, it will be remembered, was at
one time Justice of the Peace in Tay-
Tor and later on had charge of some
mining property in Patterson mining
district.
The Reno Journal learns that Lieu
tenant Stockle is to succeed Lieuten-
ant Neal as military instructor at the
State University in June next, not
withstanding his reported appoint
ment as professor of military science
at Washington Agricultural College,
Pullman, Wash.
There have been so many failures
to connect on the part of the various
stage lines coming into Ely the past
week that they have become the rule
instead Of the exception. The trouble
is all on the Eureka and Palisade end,
where John HALEY, the blackboard
driver, was lost for sixty hours.
D. II. Jackson, the indefatigable
mining man, arrived from the East
Monday. He will probably leave
for Oakland Tuesday next and from
there 60 East again. Mr.. Jackson is
satisfied he has process by which
the ores of this district can be profit
ably worked.
The County Recorders books show
that one-half interest in the Ely
mine has been sold by w. R.
Thomas to Sol Hip and p. G. Weber,
the consideration named being $2, 25O.
The Ely mine is favorably located,
being the first location south of the
chairman.
There will be sheet and pillow
case dance at Munros Hall on the
22d inst. A general invitation is ex-
tended. Admission, including sup
per, ST. 90. A party is orgaizing in
Ely to take in the Cake Walk dance
at Cherry and they throw out the gen
tie hint that delegation from Cher
ry is confidently expected here on the
22d.
Now that wool has been hit hard
the sheep may again become quite
as valuable for mutton as for wool,
in which event his familiar form will
again be seen in the meat market and
the restaurant man who has kept his
lip "buttoned up" SO long will be
able to say "mutton chop" once
more.
Saturday last there was fierce
blizzard from the north and out in