Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1900-08-29
SAMPLES.

for Fish Lake Friday
Mrs. o. W. Whiting returned from
4 brief visit to Reno last Saturday.
Senator Stewart has announced
that he will support Mckinley for
President.
The Nevada University opened
last Monday with larger attendance
than ever before. - o.
Joe Stuart, an old time sporting
man OF Virginia City, died in San
Francisco last week. '..z
Frank Dunn has been cenfasd to
his room for several days with Sc
we're attack Of rheumatism.
1t is reported that the Reward
Mining Company will soon put in ten
additional stamps. Independent.
Dave Graham is expected to- ar
rive in Hawthorne from British
Columbia about September 1st.
P. NJ. Bowler and wife left on yes
terday's train for Virginia City.
They will visit Reno before return
ing.
viii Woodbury. has resigned his
position at the Eureka mill to take
charge of Chiatovichs cyanide plant
at Silver Peak
Fitz gave Sharkey fits in New
York the other day. In the second
round the sailor got jolt on the jaw
that sent him to dreamland.
And now the girls have new word
for "rubberneck. They say ''penin-
sula. A peninsula is long, narrow
neck, stretching out to sea. See?
Fred. Merkle, section boss at the
Summit killed rattlesnake there the
other day that measured three half
feet long and had IA rattles and
button.
j. w. e. Townsend, one OF the
best known humorous writer's on the
coast, died at Lake Forest, Illinois,
the home of his ehildhood,f August
10th, after a prolonged illness.
The report that Senator Jones will
support Mckinley is denied by Harry
Gorham. As MIR. Gorham is Senator
Jones's representative in Nevada he
probably knows whereof he speaks.
The Hawthorne school will open
for the fall term next Monday. Two
teachers have been engaged, Miss
Parker of Wadsworth being princi-
pal and Miss Marks OF Virginia City
assistant.
Rumor has it that Senator Clark
Of Montana has purchased the Los
Angles Terminal railroad and will
close the gap between Salt Lake and
Los Angles, thereby tapping the min
eral belt in Southern Nevada.
The Hawthorne and Sodavlle base
bail clubs will play at Soda early
next month. A game here during
Fair week will be most attractive
feature. What think you, Direct
ors, likewise ball players?-Bishop
Register.
Il William Mcmillan has been APP
pointed inspector of the Surveyor
Generals and local land Offices. The
office carries salary of $4,000 per
year and expenses, and is also life
position. Mr.. Mcmillan was Repub-
lcan candidate for Governor last ell
ection. - fs'
VIM. Fulstone, a prominent rancher
ot Sweetwater, was taken suddenly
~ at his home last wees His friends
removed him to Carson. The Appeal
\ that city saws: The condition OF
YIN. Fulstone remains very critical
end the chances for his recovery are
light. The doctors have diagnosed
VS. maady as celebral meningitis.
The Vulcan copper mines were
posed down last Thursday and all
aand' laid off. The reason for shut
4ak down has not been made public,
Pa 1t is said that work will be re-
med in two weeks. Meantime the
'ners about 20) have gone to differ
~ camps, several having gone tc
Oole, among whom were Bill Game
~ Jack Doody and Mike Hnssett
J. A. Yerington and VIM. Thorn
L visited tina big silicon deposit
Mar queen last week. On their re
90 they visited Hawthorne district
cempanied by S. A. Knapp, ant
ahmed the Pamlioo, Lapanta ant