The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-01-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Ball February 22d.
Mrs. D. G. Mcdonald il reported
quite sick.
81 The thermometer fell to IL below
zero, last Sunday night.
Prepare for the Domino Ball, to be
given on the gid of next month.
The Ely Copper Smsltcr will be
given another trial on an improved
basis before very long.
Mrs. H. A. Comins, who was re-
ported to have been suffering from
quinsy, is much better s..
Notice Of the Ball to be given on
February 22d, appears in another
column. =
Frank Paul of Hamilton, secured
the position of Engrossing Clerk, in
the Senate.
Nixon has pulled do wn his sign;
from present indications Jones has no
opposition.
A notice of tho dissolution of part
nership of August M. Schilling and
l. J. Wadly, of Osceola, appears
slswhers in this issue.
The new strike in Granite district,
Stsptso Valley. is attracting much
attention. All the vacant ground in
the vicinity has been taken up
1t is said that the State of Nevada
has the largest school fund and the
lowest tax levy in proportion to the
population Of all the states in the un-
ion.
Jos. Bnzzetti dsparted by way of
White River, for DeDamar, Thurs
day. He will probably take charge
of the stage route from DeLamar to
Sunnyside.
Mr.. c. P. Strozzi, of Ruby Valley,
wa' in Ely, Wednesday. He says
fat cattle have all been sold of for
good figure, in Ruby, and that stock
cattle are In good demand
A drift ia being run from the main
tunf 81 in the Boss mine, Robinson
district, to tan the copper ledge. The
drift will have to be driven nearly
10 feet and will tap the ledge at
about 80 feet from the surface.
The II year old daughter of Tuck
Creek Charley" local Indian Of con-
siderable rspute. died last Sunday
night ola gathering in tho head.
Charley is one of the few II dams v no
takes especial pride in the welfare of
his family, and he feels tho loss great
ty.
DR.. Davis and West Watson, who
left here on the 9th, bound for Rands-
burg, California, by private convey
ance, gave up the trip at Typo, Nye
county, Claiming that the roads were
in such q condition as to make travel
ing impossible. Mr.. Davis went to
Eureka and will finish the journey by
rail. Mr.. Watson is expected in
Ely In few days with the team.
The latest from the Legislature is
to the effect that the Assembly was
considering the feasibility of dispena-
ing with the Chaplin, and instead of
of that official, have little girl re-
psat the Lords Prayer every MORN
ing before getting down ts work.
One Sanctimonious fellow wanted to
call in few Salvation Army lassies
each morning to pray for the Assem-
-blymen. What devout creatures the
members of this Legislature must be.
It is suggested that this Legislature
pass law looking to the clearing of
she ranges of the thousands of wild
horses that roam unclaimed over the
pasture lands of eastern Nevada
Such Q law would DO Of untold value
to White Pine and other counties in
this State. One of the most feasible
- well as effective methods Of accom-
plishing tho removal of the vast mum.
ber OF horses that are destroying and
devouring the feed, which, with the
horses out of the way, would materi
ally increase the pasturage for beef
cattle, is to divide the county into
districts, and appoint time at which
there would be general "round-up"
IN the district and at which time all
persons owning or claiming any of the
horses IN the district in which the
rodeo or gathering takes place, would
% gwen an opportunity to take pos
~ his