The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-01-03
BREvITIES


the beginning of a new century
and the closing OF the old. His.
tory has always taught that the
closing decade of each century has
been made memorable by moro
than the usual amount of sorrow
trouble and grief, and the close oil
the present century is no exception
to the rule. There has been an
unusual number OF wars, many cpl
denies and destructive storms. the
principal one being the Galveston
disaster. While the closing de-
cades of the past centuries have
had the nature of a lion, the FORE
part OF the centuries, in the main,
have been lamb like. Therefore,
peace should soon be universal for
a number of years. Let US hope
SO, at least.
Ernest Lemaire ret urned Monday
morning from a visit to San Fran
cisco.
Miss Ethel Middleton left Satur-
day evening for Salt Lake on a visit
to her brother Richard and also in
hopes that a change will benefit
her health.
Last Monday a son came to the
hearts and home of s. q. Brovles.
You can bet that papa was happy
and congratulations fell upon him
in showers. We tender Mr.. and
Mrs. Bicycles our best wishes for the
youngsters welfare.
M. L. Bushee, a pioneer Of Hum
boldt county, died at the Good
Samaritan hospital in Los An
geles, Cal, on Dec. 10th. The
cause Of death was pneumonia.
Dave Norrie was down from old
Pittsburg for . lew days this week.
j. H. Crum shipped one car of
cattle to Sacramento last week and
George Russell shipped a carload to
Reno.
School will open next Monday.
Mrs. T.. Jenkins received from
San Francisco yesterday a pair OF
fine black horses which weigh about
1000 lbs. each and are said to be
good roadsters. She also received
a beautiful single seated buggy.
Jonathan, son of j. II. Green of
Lovelock, was struck in the right
eye a few days ago, by the discharge
of an air rifle. His father took him
to Sacramento to consult an ocu-
list.
Conductor Middleton, who met
with an accident some time ago, by
which he lost a foot, has recovered
sufficiently to leave the hospital.
At Alvo,d last Friday, Rev. +.
w. Van Deventer was thrown to
the ground by the giving way of a
brakeblock on which he had
stepped. Fortunately, circum-
stances saved him from probably
serious injuries, but rs it was he
was painfully hurt.-Bishop Regis
ter.
Rev. Father Butler held services
in the Catholic Church last Sun
day and will hold services here
again next Sunday.
School report will appear next
issue.
Tom May, n son of Mrs. May of
this place, has returned to Wads-
worth from Tucson, where he has
been for some time past, and has
accepted a position as fireman on
the s. Z.
Mrs. l.. +. Kendrick and children
returned from n short visit to Beo-
wave Sunday night.
Mrs. L. S. Delano and children
after a visit of several weeks with
relatives here, left Monday night
or Wadsworth.
John Jory and Mrs. JOS. Jory
; spent New Years in town.
Matt, Henry and George Schmith
of Hot Springs accompanied by
their sister Miss Annie attended the
dance Monday night.
Gottlieb Hoffman was in town
yesterday and attended the Odd
Fellows meeting last night.
4. G.. Hummel, a brother OF N.
A. Hummel of the Wadsworth Dis
patch was married in Wadsworth
New Years to Miss Marguerite
Wiley.
Being the first of the new year
patrons of newspapers should settle