The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-12-16

is spoken of rs the late Attorney Gener-
al Beatty's successor; ditto Jim Judge
of Carson.
S. C. Lee was in from the Sink yester-
day and said he thought that Churchill
would give a grand ball sometime during
the holidays.
A bill has passed Congress authorizing
the Postofice department to issue blank
postal cards to which the writer attaches
his own stamp.
A young constable arrived at Bob
Pollork's house yesterday and is likely
to disturb the peace for awhile just like
other youngsters.
Not including a few thousand ears OF
rec mail there went over the United
States for the year ending June 256, 48S
tons or about 1890 cars.
A shotgun burst while George Neil
was handling it near Bishop last week
and a fragment OF the barrel entered his
dTll, CduSliIB u pdiiiHl Houiih'
The Ormsby county granl jury found
an Indictment against G. A. Jones for
assaulting S. p. Davis oil the Carson APP
peal. Bail was fixed at II 800 by the
Court.
The Austin Mining Company's mill at
Clifton is progressing rapidly, and when
completed will be the finest and most
improved in the State, ii not on the
coast.
The DISPATCH does not return thanks
to Secretary OF State Howell for a copy
of the official canvas OF the vote OF the
State of Nevada for the year 1896, be-
cause not received.
The Wadsworth friends Of W. J. Feliz
OF Lovelock extend hin congratulations,
the occasion being the presentation to
him by his wife Of a little laughter born
a few days ago in Oakland.
The boys who wired the bell so it
could not call the Battle Mountain peo-
pie to church might have had a good
days fishing but they did the rest OF
the world an irreparable injury.
The public lands of the United states,
originally amounting to $40, DOC, 900
acres, have beer so reduced that only
about 600, DOC, 900 acres still remain in
Government control, including Alaska.
During the last week nearly 1000
head OF beef and stock cattle have been
sold in Smoky and Monitor Valleys. The
price ranged from Sl2 per head for stock
cattle to $2l per head for beef.--Reveille.
OF the live stock arriving in the Uni
ted Kingdom during the first six months
OF 1896 the United States supplied rs
per cen of the cattle and 40 per cent OF
the sheep
Prayer meeting of the Baptist church
will be held us usual next Thursday
evening at 7.3O AT Union Church and
preaching on Friday evening at same
place and hour by the Rev. Mr.. Free
man.
There is some talk of organizing a X.
of p Lodge in the valley near Deeth. As
this is a splendid lodge and offers II very
cheap and safe insurance, it would be a
fine thing, and we hope it may be done.
-Tidings.
A platform has been erected on the
roof OF the Government building for the
convenience of the weather observer,
we presume.-Carson News. Simply a
place of retirement ior the District At
torney in a matter of exigency.
Hon. j. NJ. Sanford and vile returned
from Reno Sunday where Mr.. Sanford
spent several months under medical
treatment. His life was despaired OF at
the time, three or four physicians hav-
ing said his chances for recovery were
very slim, but he is now in splendid
health and looks better than he has for
years.
Things are moving for the masquerade
ball. People dodge in and out of places
with all kinds of queer actions and par
GELS and many a wife has seen her hus-
bond coming home with a bundle which
she doesn't ask about because she thinks
it's a Christmas present for himself, but
in fact its a masquerade suit which he
locks up and hides the key-not IN his
pockets.
The wife of Mr.. Robinson. a promiu-
ent lumberman of Hartwich, NY. was