The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-10-16
Saturday, October, l6, 1897.
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f. X. Murphy was in Hamilton on
business the first of the week.
Judge Cheney left Ely last Sunday
for Eureka, whence he expects to re-
turn homo to Reno.
Jas. Lanter and the Riordan and
Lewis boys who are gathering cattle in
Steptoe were in town Sunday.
Hon. Thos. Wren returned from
Hamilton last night and will remain
here during the session of the conrt.
Two six horse teams loaded with
baled hay from Senator Comins ranch
passed through Ely Monday on their
way to Hamilton.
Hank Veach returned on Monday
from Hot Creek. He had spent several
days in futile search for the highway
men in that section.
Mr.. Jacob Cameron, after serving on
the grand juror, YVES detained in town
several days by illness, but having re-
covered somewhat, took his departure
for his home in Spring valley. Tuesday
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Mrs. Stephen Tucker left last Sun
day for Phoebe, where she expects to
spend some time visiting her daughter
Mrs. DR.. Campbell. In her absence
her boarding and lodging house will be
conducted by Mrs. Dunnigan.
Mr.. Littefield, who has been super
intending the construction of the tele-
phone line from Ely to Eureka, re-
turned on the stage Tuesday morning.
Heed not the man however glib.
Who tells you Just as good as IT'D.
Not true he tells.
And if he ''better than Trb" tells you,
Be sure If he succeeds and sells you,
'Tis YOU he ''sells.
Guy Gallagher and Eugene Norris
gesnrned Monday from White River
an,tl, nrGDni I 'reek. where they went
IN 4earch nf he highway men. The
robbers did not go ihat way and the
question now is, what kept the boys
away so long?" Perhaps the young
ladies can explain.
At the Chairman mine second pump
has been put to work, pumping the
water from an old stope into the main
shaft whence it is raised to the surface
by the large pump. The latter is now
pumping at the rate ofabout 20 miner 's
inches and is lowering the level of the
water in the mine at the rate Of about
inches day.
Isidore Mayer, representing F. j
Kiesel & Co., of Ogden, wds in Ely the
first of the week. doing business witt
our local merchants. He is n regular
visitor to Ely, and by his genial ant
businesslike methods has succeeded il
building up fine trade here. Kiese
& Co. Is an old firm dealing in grocer
les, liquors, and tobocco and their good
are strictly first class. Doe Holme
left with Mr.. Myer for Pioche las
Wednesday.
The wire of the telephone line wa
knocked down last Monday in tn
neighborhood of the Keystone wher
the line crosses the road. 1t is though
that it was accidentally done by som
passing team. Supt. Bliss also report
that somebody has been throwing wir
and ropes over the wires and offers
reward elsewhere in this issue for IN
formation leading to the conviction
the guilty parties.
Four of the boys from Lane City wer
out to Steptoe Lake last Monday oster
sibly to shoot ducks. When they rt
turned in the afternoon, we failed I
see any game, but one OF them had
patch on his cheek. 1t is vaguely RI
mored that he got into an altercaIlo
with his gun, and the gun kicked hi
over. 1t looks as though the boys 1ro
up the Canyon are handler Win u
gloves than they are with their guns