The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-12-19

Corey Bros. have two hundred men
and sixty-five teams at work on the res
ervoir and bitches at Island Mountain.
Besides the men employed by them,
there are about one hundred men in the
camp and vicinity working on quartz
claims.--Elko Independent.
The Judge of the District Court and
the District Attorney OF this county
have been notified by Jas + Dennis,
attorney for Mrs. Alice NJ. Hartley, that
she will make application for pardon
before the Board Of Pardons at Carson
on the second Monday in January, 1897.
At the semi-annual election of officers
OF the Ladies' Aid Society the following
were elected for the ensuing term Miss
J. Lundy, President; Miss Eta Hetten-
hansen, Secretary; Miss Lille Hetten-
hansen, Treasurer; Mrs. j.. +. George,
Mrs. Cook, Miss NJ. Lewis, Directors.
Chas. A. Jones was .arraigned before
Judge Mack in the District Court at
Carson on the charge OF an assault with
a deadly weapon. The indictment was
read and he was given until the 23rd OF
the month in which to enter his plea,
which was granted. Gen. Clark and
james Dennis will handle his case.
at was how do YOU like it?" for the
young man wlrotook a young lady home
in the express cart through the deep
sand the other evening, and ''as you
like it' for the young lady while going
over rough crossings and the high
places. The Young men feel tired some
times and to return the compliment
would be only fair considering that it is
still leap year.
In the case of Austin Grey, serving a
term of imprisonment on a charge of
burglary and to whom the Supreme
Court granted a new trial several weeks
ago on the ground Of insufficient evil
dence to secure a conviction. District
Attorney Norcross made q motion to
dismiss the case. The motion was
granted by Judge Cheney aud Grey will
be released from the prison.
In reply to questions from the now
York Journal, Governor Sadler says:
II favor the independence OF Cuba and
think that this State should recognize
its brlligerency 1T once. Ii the reports
of the killing of Maceo are trnr. Spain
has placed herself outside the pale of
civilization and violated the established
rnles OF honorable warfare. Nevada
could, | think, furnish 5000 men if call
ed on for a foreign war" sae
Children under l6 free to the Xmas
tree entertainment. Packages for all
children under l2 years OF age. Adm :
sion for adults % cents. that being con-
sidereG better than taking mp a collect
ion. Programme published next Wed,
nesday. You can leave presents at
Music Hall AZ usual. The merchants
have all subscribed to give the children
n good time. Mrs. J. F. George and
Mrs. L.. He'tenhausen are working hard
to make the Nmas tree a success. II
you are broke come anyhow.
Freight train No. s broke in two We'd
nesday afternoon this side of Auburn
and a ear jumped the track. Brakeman
Sheldon was killed and Brakeman Lind
ley badly injured. 1t seems that the
train was a heavy one and Conductor
Burgess and the two brakeman were sit
ting on the forward end OF a Hat ear.
Suddenly the train parted just where
they were sitting and sheldon and Lind
ley were pitched forward, the former
falling on the track and Indy to one
side of it. Nine cars passed over Shell
don and he was horribly mangled and
crushed to death. Lindiey received a
bad rut on one OF his legs and was seri-
ously bruised, but will rerover.
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