The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-02-13
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

11lu ''UliiB aklOWCu Luo NOulIuls-
soners ct their last meeting, slswhere.
Miss Rowe Gallagher is visiting
mong friends in Ely this week.
The Rolls of Honor of the Steptos
nd Duck Creek schools appear in
bis issue.
About 20 mining locations have
een made In the vicinity Of Cherry
]rsek since January LIST.
Sheriff Scott departed for the east
,rn end Of the county, Wednesday, on
,fiicial business.
Another gold nugget was captured
n the Daceola district, last week, by
0rson Hudson, weighing little over
i've ounces.
+. X. Murphy and Jake Shallen-
larger, who have been attending court
Eureka, returned Thursday.
The festive Cslsstials are simply
making "Rome howl these days cell
sbrating China New Year.
Another bill carrying with it grave.
consequences has been introduced in
our Legislatuer, reducing poll tax,
frolf 80 to So.
Hrs. w. b. Graham and daugh-
ters, Katie and Emma, departed for
Needles, California, to visit her
daughters, Mrs. G. I. Fox and Mrs.
David Hopkins.
An attempt was made in the Assem-
bly, to reduce the amount to be appro-
printed for the payment of an oil
painting of the late Governor Jones,
from $500 to $3.50. But the majorl-
ty in their largeness of heart and
magnanimity of purpose, voted it
down and the bill carries $500.
A great deal of snow has fallen of
late especially in the mountains. All
chat is necessary now is a good lond
wind to roll it in hugh piles to insure
. good supply of water for next sum
lner, and the placer miner will be
happy
DIR. q. W, Petty, for many year. a,
practicing physician at Well, died
Tuesday evening of last week, in the
Railroad hospital at Sacramsnto.s the
result of an operation for Gall Stones.
DIR. Petty was well and favorably
known here, and his many friends
grieve at his sudden death.
] he present outlook for White Pine
ia certainly very encouraging. With
the Star and Egan properties produc-
ing in Cherry Greek, the Ben Hur in
Granite district. Steptos Valley, and
the commencement of active opera
tions in Robinson, which in all prob
ability will be the case as soon as the
weather will permit and matters can
be arranged, White Pine will be again
in the lead.
The local Suffrage League meets to-
day and an unusually interesting SEES
sion is anticipated. The ladies who
compose the Ely league, represent the
., dvanced guard in the realm Of the
"practical women" As yet there
rare no startling developments in the
shape of "firs-eating Populists" or
lterrorizing "Calamity Howlsrs;" they
are calm, practical and deliberate in
all their workings, and exercise good
old-fxshioned, George Washington
judgment on all occasions.
Mr. Wung, the dandy dude from
she Flowery Kingdom, is o real nice
fellow, and the way he glidss up Az
sluus A, logged and deckei in all the
fuss and finery which the fancy of the
'"heathen" of the Orient can produce,
lse astonishing. His beautiful plumags,
mSagni6csnt physique and stately
stride attracts the admiring gaze even
Of the female portion Of Ely's "Four
q hundred. He probably sports Title
D 4, vast import, but hs needn't think
h.s can run bluff on any of our Ely
m, aidens on the strength of that.
Jhas. s. Lane and W. S. Bliss who
we re in Ely last week on mining bus
Infess departed for San Francisco Sat-
lSatsy marning. 1t was known that
tifgaso gentlemen were negotiating for
mp chairman property, but at the
Resent writing there has been moth
nj divulged by the owners of the
properties in question to warrant .
1es finite statement as to whether an
'Sgrselnent had been reached and a sale