Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1895-12-04
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week ell route to Virgipia.
Mrs. J. R. logan of Bodie passed
through to Virginia last Monday.
Mrs. Money (nee Maggie Douglas
came in from Star to attend the
dance.
Miss Gregory and Mr.. Sargent o
Sweetwater attended our Thanksgiv
ing dance.
Congress met for the winter SEES
sion Monday. Mr.. Reed Of Maine
was elected Speaker ss- 49,
DIR. Briefly was summoned tc
Sweetwater last Friday to attend
Mrs. Roach, who is very sick.
The number OF Armenians killed
during the recent massacres is esti
mated at from $4,000 to 10000.
o. F. Taylor has returned from
San Francisco, and in few days
will open up a fine lot of holiday
novelties.
The students Of the State Univer-
sity knocked the faculty galley
west in football game on Thanks
giving. Score 80 to 0.
Five tons OF ore from the Oneida
and seven tons from the Fortuna
niue in Star district were crushed
in the mill at Hawthorne last week.
When q woman tells her daughters
she wants them to avoid her mis-
takes, she means that she doesn't
want them to marry man like their
father.
Sam. Smith, of Bridgeport, has
taken contract to carry the mail be-
tween Bridgeport and Bodie, and
entered upon his duties Monday
morning.
The jury in the Hcney mint case,
which was tried last week in Carson,
disagreed, standing eight for acquit-
tai and four for conviction. A new
trial was ordered.
Mr. Hanchett, son of L. ]. Han
chett, passed through tc Silver Peak
last week. He says the Company's
troubles will be settled satisfactorily
in the near future
1t is said that the supposed case
of smallpox at the University has
proven to be chicken-pox No new
cases have developed, and Smith, the
the afflicted student is nearly well.
The fly four-Douglas, Harring-
ton, McQuillan and Pepper-came in
from Star to attend the dance On
Friday they left for trip to Carson
and Virginia to remain for a few
days.
Frank Hakes of Silver Peak was
in town last Thursday. He says that
Mr. Hanchett is sure to make sue
cess of the mines, and that the en-
ployes are all perfectly satisfied with
the outlook.
The Carson Tribune has been
changed from an evening to a morn
ing paper. Carson is in need of a
good clean morning paper and the
Tribune will no doubt receive a
hearty welcome.
We are authorized to state that AL
Jaqua has not resigned his position
as mail clerk on the G. & G. He is
in San Francisco, however, settling
up the estate 70 which he has fallen
heir, which he will in all probability |
eventually receive.-Carson Tribune.
1t is reported here by well |
known Carsonite that the G. & G.
railroad is going to make an effort,
by means of reduced rates, to get
the travertina hauled to Hawthorne
for shipment, but we are unable to
say whether or not the report is au-
lhentic. -Bodie Miner.
Superintendent Adams OF the
United States Mint, Carson, Nevada,
estimates the Nevada yield OF gold
and silver for the calendar year "a to
be- Gold, 81, 900, 700; silver, 1897, 500;
lhe first time in the history of the
otate when the gold yield exceeded
mat OF silver in any one year.
Thomas Scoville, four-year-old
son OF Mrs. Scoville of George Creek,
lnyo County, was burned to death at
that place last week. His clothes
caught fire from contact with red
not stove, and before the flames
could be extinRuished the little fol-