The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1894-08-04
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.


The Republican State Central Com
nlittee met in Carson on July 28th.
George Newman and S. A. Scott
of Osceola paid Ely short visit the
past week.
L. E. Pollard returned Friday the
9th. Ult., from Osceola, where he
he was visiting friends.
VIM. Laurenson left for Cherry
Greek yesterday, on legal business.
He will be absent several days.
The Capitol flag was placed at half
mast on Friday the 9th. Ult out of
respect to Senator Foley.
Notice of the Silver Party Primaries
to be held on Wednesday August 10Th.
will be found in another column.
Fred Franks one of the parties in
terested in the Granite Mining Dis
trict near Cherry Creek is in Ely on
business.
III. S. Clark piano tuner of Salt
Lake fame, was in Ely the past week.
Hard-times prevented him from doing
an extensive business.
George Parker, came in from Cherry
Greek on Saturday last. He is helping
L. S. Scott put the finishing touches
on his new house.
General Coxey of the industrial
leQions saws the recent strike was q
failure, that the time is ripe for anoth-
er raid on Washington.
J. G. Eggleston of Olatha Kansas,
who has been visiting friends and
looking after his mining interests
here, left Tuesday morning on his
way home.
Carson News says that as efigy of
Grover Cleveland was found hanging
in the Capitol Square yesterday morn
ing. It was evidently the work of
some jokers.
The Lode says work was COM
mencd on the well this week. and a
depth of 15O feet has been attained.
At this rate of progress it will not be
long before water is struck, if it is to be
had at all.
The sad intelligence was received
at this office on Thursday morning
last from Hamilton, that Charles
Heanley Paul Infant son of George and
Nittie Paul died July 9th. Age 10
days.
Tuesday last was day of great
rejoicing at the home of L. S. Scott. A
bran new boy was ushered into the
family circle to tho great delight of
L. S. who swears that it is the greatest
event in the history of whole life.
J B Simpson and family accompan-
led by Miss Katie Watson, left Tues
day morning last for Duck Creek
where they ;intend spending a few
days fishing and enjoying the charms
of nature in that vicinity.
B. F. Miller has leased the Mon
tor Livery and Feed Stables to Earnest
Jackson, who will conduct the bust
ness in the future. Earnest is an
enterprising young man and deserves
the patronage of all Corners.
Mrs. Sol Hip and children, Miss
Lizzie McQuitty, Miss Mollie Campton
and James McQuitty, who left on
Wednesday the 18th, Ult,. for an out
ing, returned last Saturday. They re-
port having had an very pleasant
time.
J. B. Simpson and w. N. McGill
returned from Pine Valley Eureka
County, where they have driven in
the neighberhood of 1000 head of
cattle which McGill had sold to
parties in that section. They report
an abundance of feed in the Valley
and stock looking first class.
A petition is being circulated through
out Nevada, California and those states
and Territories directly interested,
praying the Government to refuse to
grant an extension of time to the SUBJ
sidised transcontinental railways and
that Immediately on default in meet
ing the matured bonds the mortgages
be fore-closed, and the roads bid in
by the Government and operated as
national enterprises.
A letter was received at this Office