Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-12-27
Men are in demand on Truckee ice

Ed Hummel, of Tonopah, is a can
didate for Sergeant-at- Arms Of the
Assembly This makes two candi-
dates for that position from Nye.
The main tunnel Of the Crystal
Lake Mining Co., Of Lundy, is now
in 26OO feet, and about 600 feet more
TO be run before the ledge will be
tapped.
Jack Williams, who stabbed James
Custom, at Searchlight, and who was
taken to Phoebe for trial has pleaded
guilty to the charge Of assault with
intent to kill. O,
The Bridgeport Chronicle says the
Wedekind refused $3.50, 600 for their
mine in Antelope Valley, Mono coun-
", Cal, from Chas, Lane, and are
holding out for $500, 900
A Chinese cook was responsible for
the fire that destroyed the Winters
barn in Washoe valley last Sunday
The barn was insured, but the con
tents were total loss, aggregating
aPRpt S3,a9QiH i8yog id hrs mh
'An idea of the extentof the freight
traffic handled on the Y. & T. is af-
forded in the circumstance that there
are thirty car loads of freight side
tracked at Steamboat awaiting Ship
nent to Mound House Journal.
1t is said tina. the proposed com
promise in the water suit brought by
Miller and Lux against the farmers
Of Smith and Mason valleys, has
fallen through, and the case will now
have to come to trial
The friends Of DR.. S. c. Gibson,
say he has the inside track for the
asylum superintcndency There are
several candidates Among them
are Dr. Ascher, Of Loyelock, DR..
Hennessey, DR., Gibson and DR., Pat
terson, of Reno The Board will
probably not make the appointment
before February or March. Gazette.
There are 10000 more divorced
women than there are meu in the
United States, the official figures be
ing 81 900 divorced men and ia, 600
divorced women. This disparity is
accounted for by the fact that men
bhiGaring divorces, OF from whom
divorces have been procured, more
often remarry Than WOMEN under
like conditions. ID. .a...n..a .t...-
The Mechanics Union, of Virginia
City, elected the following officers
Saturday evening W A. Mcintosh,
presidents Frank d. Wilson. first
vice president; Jacob Seamen, see
ond vice president William Dunn,
secretary; Wilson Locklin, treasurer
Trustees, VIM Was, l.. s. Biddle,
George Neimeyer, b. f, Hazeltine
and james J. Mccormack.
1t is reported that District Attor
ucy-elect Parker and Miss Grace
Stewart, one of Bridgeport's mos'
charming young ladies', will be mar
ried ON New Years night. Mis-,
Stewart is a sister Of Wesley Stew
art, our assistant postmaster, anc
bookkeeper Of Lothrop Il Davis
The editor Of this journal has the
pleasure of the acquaintance of the
happy couple and extends congratu
latiuns
There is not store or business ad
vcrtsUncnt Of any kind about whicf
an intelligent reporter could moi
write readable article The pro
prietor Of an establishment car
make his advertisement even more
readable because he is more familiar
withhis business, People are natu
rally willing to read about article,
which they use and especially they
welcome facts about the quality an'
value Of such articles The idea tina
people as a rule do uol read pewspa
per advertisements is wrong.
George f. Roberts, the director o
the Mat, in his annual report say