The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-07-18
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Fishing parties are becoming quite
frequent, but no fish in sight.
c.. j. Bosko and son Harold, arriv-
ed in Ely from the west, Tuesday.
See notice of land to be patented
by the State in another column.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Mcdonald are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. II A.
!, Comins, Steptoe Valley.
Capt. Norman and daughter Maud,
of Hamilton, were visiting in Ely,
Tuesday.
w. J. Barney, of White River, has
temporary charge of the Murray Creek
ranch.
G. J. Bosko and DIR. Clark, depart
cd for DeLamar, Thursday.
B. F. Miller. Supt. of the greatest
stage system in the in West, is sx-
pected in Ely about the 21st.
Candidates for County offices should
not neglect to place their Card in the
News at their earliest convenience.
Word has been received here that
Henry Disterly and others, Salt Lake
parties, will be in Ely slon to look
over the copper field.
Mrs. w. n. McGill, Miss Daisy
Briggs, Miss Mollie Scott and Mas
ter Neil McGill left for A. G. Cleve-
lands, Spriug Valley, Tuesday.
Leonard McGsary, who has been
the guest OF f. X. Murphy for sever
al days. departed for his home in
Eureka, Thursday.
Philippa Wearne, who was visiting in
Ely, departed for home in Cherry
Greek, Monday.
The special session of the district
court which was to have met she last of
this month, has been postponed to
August Goth.
Tho season for hunting sage hens
opened W ednesday, the 18TH, and
those cruel, hairless wretclles have
begun the slaughter.
Boss Weber says the reason given
by the National Democratic Commit
tee, for not seating the Dennis 2ele-
gates was that they were gold bugs.
What precautionary fellows tho mem
bers of that committee must have
been.
VIM. Stewart, of the "News" office
who has been absent on months vaca-
ton, returned from Salt Lake Mon
day He reports having spent the
time very pleasantly and was sorry
his time was SO limited.
1t is estimted that there are at least
one hundred tons of carp in the Lake
near the Argus We do net know by
what system this estimate was made
but it is, perhaps, correct as far a. the
amount ID concerned.
The stage men on tho Eureka line
say that cloud burst occurred near
Hamilton on Monday evening, occa-
sioning the delay of the stage due at
Ely at am, for something like 6
hours. Those dreadful cloud bursts
always come when least expected.
P. G. Weber, who went as dele
gate to the National Democrat Con-
vention which met July 9TH, return
ed Thursday. He comes back smil-
ing, feeling confident that he acquit-
ted himself to the satisfaction of all
and with consciousness that those
he represented are in hearty accord
with the result of the convention.
1t is denied here that cloud-burst
was the ause which delayed the stage
on Tuesday last. The claim is made
that the delay is chargeabls to the
physical preponderance of Bosko's
immense corporosity Then it
is said, that neither the cloud-burst
nor the vast and mighty proportions
of Bosko's symetricai form, were the
cause of delaying the stage ;but that the
delay was due to an entirely different
cause.
The property of the White River
Land and Live Stock company,
situated in White River Valley, has,
to all appearance, changed hands. 1t
apparently being no longer under the
control of Nichols q Parsons, who
have given way to a company of Sa t
Lake parties, whose names have not,
80 far, been made public. 1t has
been known for some time that
change was contemplated but it was