Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-05-11
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lake last week.
After a few more warm days bath.
inc in the lake will be luxury.
Fresh and luscious berries, cher
,,es and bananas at Douglass store.
Capt. Terence Tally, an old resi-
aeot of Virginia City, died there last
week.
Harry Epstine says that our feet
at Manila didn't Dewey thing to the
Spanish
W J. Henley left last week for
Truckee, where he will take posi-
tim as bookkeeper for q mercantile
firm.
Assessor ingalls, is interviewing"
the taxpayers at Soda and Silver
Star. From there he will 60 further
south.
Doves are plentiful in this vicinity,
and bass are biting the lake, con-
seouently our sporting population is
happy.
Charley Forbes made his annual
visit to town last week. Charley is
becoming known as the hermit of
Hawthorne district.
Slugger Sharkey says Admiral
Dewey is true fighter. He says he
wants to meet Dewey in 1O-round
90. with General Weyler as referee.
The Big Indian Company has re-
sumed work on the mine. A force
of miners under the foremanship of
Glen Ogg started to work Monday.
Jehrles and Sharkey, the big plug
uglies, fought 20 rounds in San Fran
cisco the other day Neither was
disabled, but the referee decided in
favor OF Jeffries.
One hundred and ten years ago,
20 sheep were carried to Australia.
These have increased to 1870, 900, 900
and some OF them arc about the fin
est in the world.
A knot" by which the speed of
vessels Is estimated, represents lit
tie more than 1.15 ordinary miles.
Therefore speed of 20 knots equals
about % land miles.
II you want to vote at the coming
school election, and are not on last
years register, call on S. A. Knapp,
s Clerk of the Board of School Trus-
tees, and get registered.
At the powder works at Santa
Cruz, CAL, 228 men are now en-
ployed. Guards watch the mills day
and night. The government con-
tract for powder amounts to about
$4,000, 900.
S. L. McNaughten returned from
Reno Friday. Report has it that he
has taken mail contract in Califor-
MIA, and that he will leave Esmeralda
next month. We are sorry to lose
81 good citizen, but our loss will be Cal
iornias gain, as usual.
All mining companies and other
corporations and business houses of
Butte, Montana, employing about
10000 men, have signed an agree
ment to hold their places open for all
employees who enlist in the war, and
number of employers have also
agreed to pay salaries while the men
are serving their country.
Fl Last Wednesday evening Deacon
Gale, the popular G. & c. conductor,
gave the school children and enter
talnment at the school house. He is
the possessor OF a new-fangled
graphophone," which plays all the
latest songs and instrumental pieces.
The entertainment was greatly en-
loyed and e vote of thanks was ten
{ dered Mr. Gale.
Frank Cagwin last Sunday re-
celved dispatch from San Francisco
announcing the death of little Nor
man Alley, the six-year-old son of
Mrs Thomas Alley, A week pre-
"ousiy his mother placed him in a
school in San Francisco, where he
look diphtheria and died in few
Gays Mrs. Alley and her two beau
uiul children visited Hawthorne last
GUNNER, and little Norman was a
'sVorlte with everybody aud the idol
VI bis mother. The sipcerest sorrow
saa sympathy are expressed by the
al the friends of the family.