The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-11-17
Thursday, November II 1898.
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sasPatronize S. Fox and keep a good
barber in town.
The q .nial countenance OF Sol Wal
tsrs il seen about town again.
County Treasurer Williamson states
that tn taxes 50 far are coming in very
slowly.
The Thanksgiving Ball ought to be
a great success. Every body is invited.
Wm. Hayes put three men at work
this week on his Gold Reserve mine.
Dennis Bonner of Delamar arrived
here on Fridays stage, too late to at
tend his brothers funeral at Cherry
Creek, and has remained here.
The old postofiice In tho Cohen build
ing is being fitted up for S. Fox, who
will move his barber shop there in
few days.
The Grand Jury will convene at the
Courthouse next Friday, the 18th inst
The only case TO be investigated, so far
~ we know, Is that of Richard Willis
for killing Indian Frank in Hamilton
last August.
Miss Emma Lloyd left by the Eureka
stage Tuesday for Grass valley, Califor-
mia, where she viii make her future
home with her mother. She will be
greatly missed by her friends here.
Miss Alice Carothers, who has been
absent for several months in Snake val
ley, where she had charge of the Baker
school, returned on Friday to spend
tho winter at home.
The County Commissioners held .
special meeting last Saturday TO make
up the official returns OF the election In
this county, which viii be found in an
other column.
Last Saturday evening Mrs. w. N.
NcGill entertained a small company OF
Ely's young people In honor of Mrs.
A. c. Cleveland and Miss Anna Robb,
who visited here several days last week
They returned to Spring valley on Sun
day.
Chris Peterson drove = small bunch
of about 20 head OF cattle through town
last Tuesday on his way from White
River To Grouse Creek, Idaho. He
expects to return shortly to Cherry
Creek, where he Is interested with
A. G. House In the butchering business.
Dell Leach of Starr valley, accom-
panied by young man named johnson,
arrived here last Sunday to do the as
sessment work on his claims in this dis
trict. They have made their head
quarters up the canyon.
Hon. o II. Grey, formerly residen,
OF Cherry Creek and well known
throughout this county, was defeated
by JULIO Nick for tho Ju1goship o
the FIRST licid District. Mr.. Grey
isamtn Of ability, honor and unim
peach ,ble integrity and would have
m ,de jnst AMI able judge had the
D ople 4een fit to honor him.
The work of sinking the shaft on the
Robust Is proceeding steadily, with two
shifts vt work. To further facilitate
sinking, the whlm belonging to th'
Ely Gravel Mining Co. has been 20
cured by Mr.. Lazarevlch and is now II
position at the top OF the shaft.
Miss Adelia Murphy, a young school
ma am from Reno, bound for Hiko
Lincoln county, strayed in here las
Friday and remained over till Monday
White River stage. We admired he
grit in going on to her destination will
about 200 miles of staging in prospect
but whoever directed her to come thi
way ought to be in the Asylum.
The delay of the western mails dur
ing ,he past ten days has beon oauss'
by Ore IN tunnel l3 on the Southern
Pacific Just west Of Truokee. The tim
bers were burned out for distance Q
900 foe. and number OF large cave
occurred, which prevented the passag
OF trains. Mail, express and passenger
had TO be transferred In vehicles fror
Summit to Truckee.