The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-28
Ex-Governor Adams has been in Ely
for few days.


TENT FOR SALE.-A Canvass tent
12x2l. Particulars can be had be en-
quiring at this Office.
Ex-Secretary Walcott, it is said, will
succeed Hitchcock as Secretary of the
Interior in the Presidents Cabinet.
David Webster who was associated
with Mackay and other bonanza kings,
died in Helena, Montana, on the 20th.
Bishop Leonard made visit to the
Public School on Monday, and deligh-
ted the children by short talk. The
Bishop left by private conveyance on
Tuesday.
The contract for furnishing the ma
chinery for the Chairman Mill, has
been let to the Salt Lake Hardware
Company. The lumber contract has
not yet been let.
Mr.. McGill has been appointed depu-
ty Treasurer. He will hold the Fort,
and distribute the funds of White Pine
county, in connection with Mr.. Will
| hanson.
The State Agricultural Society held
their regular meeting in Reno this
week, and decided to hold the State
Fair the week following the California
State Fair.
A man named Henderson, now in jail
in Dallas, Texas, confesses that he was
one of the kidnapers OF young Cudahy,
OF Omaha. The Chief OF Police does
not believe him; he thinks the confess
sion is a subterfuge to escape from 9TH
er crimes.
The Post-office has been greatly i'm
proved by the addition OF new letter
boxes. Forty-eight of these lock- box
es, all well filled at times, give us the
impression of activity and business.
One of these days the post-office will
have to be enlarged.
Mr.. Williamson leaves this morning
for Carson, to attend the meeting OF
the County Assessors, on the first OF
April. This Is In response to the de-
mands of the new law, passed by the
last Legislature. After this, the As
SCISSORS will meet in January of each
year.
A dispatch from Peking, dated the
22nd, says that the crisis at Tien Tsin
is ended. The British and Russian for
ces were Withdrawn Simultaneously and
peace now reigns. 1t is wonderful how
much the sensational newspapers can
make out of nothing. For weeks they
will parade in great headlines that war
is near; and then the people will learn
that the authorities have only been di-
ming together, or having little dress
parade.
The Governor has approved the fol-
lowing, among other bills passed by
the last Legislature, and they are now
laws:
Act to provide a salary fund for the
county OF White Pine. Sets aside fifty
per cent Of the general county funds 10
pay officers salaries.
Act separating the offices OF Treasu-
rer and Assessor in White Pine county.
These are the latest Records in the
County Recorders Office:
l.. Fowler has purchased from John
Bews, Cedar Springs, and one hundred
and fifty acres of land adjoining.
Herman Hoppe has decided to VIM.
Matson, N. p. Paulson, and James
Roseveor all his right, title and inter-
est In the Monitor and Merrimac Mines
situated In the White Pine Mining Dis
tr.ct.
On Sunday last Bishop Leonard held
Service and preached in the School
house, morning and evening. The at
tendance at each Service was large.
The Holy Communion was celebrated
at the morning Service. In the after
noon the Bishop talked to the children
OF the Sunday School. He explained
to them the meaning OF signs or SYM
bols, as illustrating the Cross. In the
evening, after the Sermon, notice was
given of the intention to establish reg
ular Church Services, II possible, and
the people were asked to pledge them
selves for its support. A very liberal
response was made, monthly subscrip-
tions ranging from one dollar to ten.
1t is among the possibilities that neat
little Church building will be seen in
our town in the near future, and 'the
sou nd OF the Church-going bell" will
be heard, calling us all to prayer.