The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-07-31

An old song, SO popular during the
last election, is being sung again. 1t is
entitled: How Dry I am, God Only
Knows"
Mrs. A. P. Deago and two children and
Mrs. FL. Paulsen went down to Stone
House yesterday OF a visit to the Nc
Nalley family.
Thirty carloads of cattle came over the
N. G. this week. The cattle belonged to
Mrs. Isabel Watt OF Silver Creek and
were shipped west.
Miss Inez Laveaga, n trained nurse
from Winnemucea, arrived yesterday
morning to be 10 Attendance at tbs bed.
side of the late little Elith Jenkins.
From n letter received from Napa,
CAL, we learn that John Paul is quite
sick at that place. We hope his illness
is not of a serious nature and that he
will soon be on the road to recovery.
The special school election was held
yesterday for the purpose of levying a
special tax on the property owners OF
Argenta School District to repair the
s hoolhouse. The tax was carried.
Mrs. Lisatte Hoffman of Mill Creek,
was in town Monday. She returned
Tuesday and was accompanied by Mrs.
|. Solomon and son Harold, who will
spend several days with Mrs. Hoffman
and family.
The Honorable Board of County Com
missioners will hold their regular meet
ing next Monday morning at 10 o'clock
in the Office of the County Clerk. Those
having claims against the County should
present them by Saturday evening.
James Paul returned from California
last Sunday morning He says that bis
fathers health is improving very slowly
and that he will remain in Napa. Cal,
for awhile yet. Jim had a front seat at
the Jeffries- Fitzsimmons fight and said
that it was worth witnessing.
Thomas Shone, J. w. Guthrie, Chris
Wolf. c. B. Brown, A. h. Trousdale, S.
b. Hill, Nels Nelson. Eugene Cozzens.
Charles Ke.nler. r. II. Schwartz, f. G.
Hoenstine, II. j. Hadley, w. II. Miner.
J.. A.. Nelson were appointed as dele
gates to the Silver State Convention
| umho countv
James L. Cheek WAS stabbed in the
left breast at Austin last Saturday after
noon by a Chinaman named Lee Kee.
The blade Of the knife penetrated his
breast above the heart. and between the
second and third ribs. penetrating the
left lung. He is in a precarious ccndi-
ton. The trouble was over some old
water pipe which the Chinaman claimed,
accusing Cheek Of stealing it. The
Cbinaman was arrested.
William II. Hill, an insurance agen. OF
San Francisco. spent last Friday in town
with his old time friend. A. d. Lemaire.
Mr. Hill IL an old time Nevadan, having
lived in Virginia City from 1863 to 1884,
when he went To California. He is now
located in San Francisco. Mr.. Hill was,
when he resided in Nevada, Grand Sec
rotary of the |. O. o. +. of Nevada He
meets many Of his old time friends in all
the Nevada towns he visits. Before
leaving town he made this Office n pleas
ant call.
A man named Sullivan, track walker
at Argenta, was in town last Friday pur-
chasing supplies. He left for home on
his velocipede that afternoon about 1:3l
and when some miles from town came
in contact with a freight train and was
violently thrown from his ear to the side
of the track, and though he received in
%iuries they are not of a serious nature.
He had several teeth knocked out. his
nose is said to have been broken aud re-
ceived a few slight cuts about the head
and face.