Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-01-04
SAM PIES.

his trip abroad.
c. F. wilkins has returned from
Battle Mountain.
Ed. whiting and wife are visiting
fr;ands in Hawthorne.
Nan Holland came down from Can
aelaria Saturday to take his New
Years dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. E. j. Laws returned
from their trip to the Eastern States
last Saturday
Hawthorne Thermometers have
hoen shiyering around the zero mark
for the past week.
Mrs. Stewart, nee Oline Johnson,
visited Luning last week to look after
her copper mines there.
Snow fell during the regent storm
&C . follows: at Bodie "a inches, Alvord
8 inches, Bishop 2 inches, Mound
House 6 inches.
VIM. Woodburn has been engaged
70 represent Governor Sadler in the
contest case that may affect his cleo
ton as Governor.
It is rumored that Arthur Raycraft
will be the next Deputy Secretary OF
State, and Jack Doane, the present
deputy, will be Deputy Controller.
Bodie. Miner: Hon. J. M. Dormer,
former Secretary of State of Nevada,
is keeping a toll-gate near Dyea,
Alaska Mrs. Dormer is with him.
f. G.. Humphrey, son of W. G.
Humphrey of Soda, was married last
week to Miss Maute of Belmont. He
has leased the Belmont Courier for
four years.
General J. G. Hagerman came to
town Monday and departed for Car
son Yesterday. Wonder what the
attraction is around here for the old
war horse?
Jim Towpsend. says Mr.. Burkham
took trip to Adjacency recently.
In the near future he will probably
visit Proximity, Continuity, Neigh
borhoodity and Consanguinity.
The papers have been trying to
force Dr.. Southworth to matrimony
and have married him so many times
that he fears arrest for bigamy. But
he is still connubially footloose.
The saloon keepers in Hawthorne
will probably shut up their shops in
short time. Nearly all the old
topers in town turned over that time
dishonored leaf on New Years day.
There are 1876 applicants for en-
ployment in the book binding depart
ment Of the State Printing office at
Carson while the number of employees
OF that department does not exceed
twenty. ~
Mrs. John Chiatovich was passen-
ger for San Francisco last Sunday.
Her son Madison accompanied. her
to Reno, where he took the Eastern
train. He will enter school OF
mines in Illinois.
The jury in the Botkin case found
her guilty of murder In the first de-
gree and fixed her punishment at i'm
prisonment for life. Her lawyers
will take the case to the Supreme
Court, claiming that the trial court
had no jurisdiction.
Born-In Silver Star Dec. II, 1898,
to the wife of J. P. Harrington,
daughter. Johnny expected thelittle
one on Christmas day, but owing to
unforeseen delays it was day or two
late 1t arrived in fine condition, how
ever, and both Johnny and his esti-
mable wife are delighted.
John Chiatovich aud S. r. WATSON
left for New York last Wednesday
1T IS reported that EXPERT Womble
Las secured purchaser for the Silver
Peak mines, and that WATSON and
Chlatovich were summoned to testify
as to the present condition of the
mines They will return about the
.4th instant.
The wind-storm last Sunday was y
corker. The front of Bob Wrights
Ola store was torn out and thrown
'nto the street, the porch Of Miller n
Adams store was demolished, stove
pipes and shingles filled the air, trees
were pulled up, fences thrown down,
while old Boreas had lots of fun play
NJ