The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-12-05

visiting Il. N. Iugh and family at that
place.
A farewell party was rendered Miss G.
4. Howard Monday night at the resi-.
dence OF Mrs. Edith jenkins on the eve
OF her departure for her home in Wales.
Clarence Lein and W. II. Sheets. rep
resenting the Phoenix Savings Building
and Loan Society, spent several days in
town this week in the interests of their
company.
A fashion paper says that girls are
wearing suspenders; but that they sew
or pin them on. They do not have the
same blind confidence in one button
that men do.
Prof. G. w. Wynn, whose alleged dis
covery of a method of extracting fabu-
lous gold values from low-grade ores
aroused widespread interest and pro-
voked unlimited debate, died in a Den
yer hospital last Friday.
The N. G. r. r. Co., paid all its taxes
for the year 1901 except on the right of
way and road-bed, which was withheld,
pending a decision on the same which
is o in the Supreme Court. The de-
l%inqueney, outside of the N. G. will be
but little.-Reveille.
Less than thirty days remain IN this
year and 500 worth of assessment work
must be done on every mining claim
taken up under the mineral location laws
Of the United States, one year previous
to January LIST, 1902, before the ex pira-
ton of the year.
r. Farrell, foreman Of the Dunphy
ranches, is at present in Lanes hospital,
San Francisco, and is SAID to be a very
sick man, the doctors not giving him
much encouragement. As soon as Mr..
Farrell is able to stand the trip he will
return 10 DeoWaNe.
"My darling love you" said "A mask
ed man to a masked lady at a mask ball.
He felt sick when she said to him in a
low whisper, Don't be a foil, John, |
know you by the wart on your thumb"
1t was his wife. Married men who at
tend mask balls should be very careful.
Ii seems that Sam Davis is going to
write a book on the life of NANNY
Pleasant" and was getting an advertise
ment when he gave out the story that
the old oolored woman had given him
deeds for $4,000 worth Of San Francisco
property. The old lady denies having
made the gift.
Lands owned by the Endowment Rank
Knights Of Pythias, in Texas, have, on
account of the petroleum discovered
increased greatly in value and have
helped reduce the $4,000 deficiency.
In addition to the increase in land values
other securities have developed worth
and the shortage is not more than $780,
900.
The action of our government in
promptly taking steps to protect traffic
IN the isthmus OF Panama provoked lit
tie, If any, adverse criticism in the fore
ign press. Nations Of he Old World
have pretty generally accepted the fact
that the Monroe Doctrine is something
more than a mere sentiment and that
this country is determined TO uphold it.
Miss G.. A. Howard departed for her
old home in Wales yesterday afternoon.
The young lady IN company with Mrs.
Edith Jenkins arrived here a year ago
and during her s%oiourn in our midst has
made warm friends and it is with deep
regret that she leaves them but carries
with her a warm feeling of gratitude for
the people of this town. We wish her a
pleasant journey to her old home.
The trial OF thirteen men charged
with mobbing a negro named Ellis was
held in Phoebe last week. The defend
ants were charged with assault with IN.
tent to kill. The jury found seven OF
the defenants guilty of assault and bat
terry and five of them not guilty. Judge
Talbot, who presided, scored the jury for
not finding all the defendants guilty, as
charged.
Hereafter the Southern Pacific Com
pany will not sell coal to its employees at
any place on the Salt Lake division
where there are local coal dealers. An
order to this effect has just been issued
by Superintendent Noble, the result. it
is said, of protests made ey coal dealers
in the towns along the line. The order
will work a serious hardship to the
pocket books of railroad employees, who
have been purchasing coal from the com
pany at So per ton, 81 per ton less than
the nrice charged by dealers. Under