The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-12-19
CENTRAL HEvADAH
Local and Personal.
Trib fulflls all promises.

Tuesday.
Richard Driscoll of Galena is spending
a few days in town.
William Jury and wife Of Galena were
visitors to town Tuesday.
A. ID. Lemaire Z Sons have just re.
oeived a carload of coal.
JOHNNY Desmond of Glover Valley was
in town several days last week.
Mrs. Ii. Paulson went up to Austin
Tuesday and returned yesterday.
r. M. Horton has returned from a visit
to the western part of the State.
A. c. Cleveland is reported dangerous
1y i'll at his White Pine county home.
E. E. Starrett attended the Farmers
Institute which was held at Elko last
week.
No school was held Tuesday afternoon
out of respect to the late Gottlieb Hof-
man.
John Jory returned from Winnemucca
Sunday where he spent several days last
week.
Miss Mary Chiara has returned from
Cortez and will spend the holidays with
her relatives.
Mrs. T. E. Hagar returned Monday
evening after a pleasant visit of several
weeks in California.
The delinquent tax list for the first
half Of the fiscal year, OF this county,
does not exceed $500.
A collection was taken up 6uri ng the
week and enough money subscribed to
have a Christmas tree.
Next Saturday, December 2lst, will
be the shortest day in the year. The
days will then begin to lengthen.
Miss Clara McGonagle leaves for her
home at Ogden Tomorrow afternoon to
spend the holidays with her parents.
Mrs G. Hoffman and brother Edward
Steiner and Miss Mary Kearns returned
to Mill Creek this afternoon.
Judge William Webster OF Reno died
in San Francisco last Saturday. His re-
mains were brought to Reno for burial.
The different stores in town have a
beautiful display of holiday goods. You
can get what you want without sending
away.
Mrs. o. V. Cook and three little chill
dren arrived a few days ago from Cali
fornia on a visit to her relatives Mrs.
Chiara and family.
l.. Ii. Taylor, the surveyor. spent a
few days in town this week on business.
Mr.. Taylor and family are now located
at Carson.
The White Pine News announces the
discovery Of platinum in paying guam
titles. This metal has a market value Of
S22 80 per ounce.
The clay pigeons and traps have been
received by the Gun Club and no doubt
the members will have a shooting match
on Sunday next.
The Battle Mounta n public school
will close tomorrow afternoon for the
holiday vacation and will reopen on
Monday, January 9th, 1902.
Abe Wise returned from Tonopah
Tuesday night where he has been for
the past three months and will spend
the holidays with his family.
Merchants visiting San Francisco this
Fall are cordially invited to inspect the
holiday display of Sanborn, Vail IL Co.
which has no equal in that city.
William Sciuchetti came down from
Austin Monday to attend the funeral of
the late Gottlieb Hoffman. Dir. Seiu-
chetti returned to Austin this morning.
James A. Yerington has been request
ed by the Chicago Inter-O Ocean to pre-
pare a page article on the sourc of
Nevada for that papers two million
edition.
Patrick Crowley, through his attorney,
EFT. Dupois, has again made another ap-
plication for pardon. The case will COM
up before the next meeting OF the Board
OF Pardons.
A. G. Webb, for years conductor on
the Salt Lake division, and whose home
is in Winnemucca, had his left foot
crushed while switching in the Pocatello
yard last week and was taken to the
Salt Lake hospital.
A dispatch Received from George S.
Nixon, at st. Louis, says that he inter
viewed Ben Fitzpatrick in the city Jail
and identified him as one of the men
who robbed the First National Bank in
Winnemucca Sept. 1900.
C. N. Mcbride, who has been employ
ed as passenger brakeman for several
years by the Southern Pacific, has re-