The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-03-13
LOCAL AND OTHER HAPPENINGS.


Eggs are quoted at twenty cents
dozen in Salt Lake City.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. A. I. Stearns'
The newly organized orchestra Is
preparing to give ball in the near io-
ture.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F.. Miles came IN
from Cherry Greek on Monday to re-
main few days.
Al. Parker circulated about town
Monday morning with a snow pillow anu
earned the gratitude of the commu-
nifty.
Bert Brown has filed his bond and Is
now the duly qualified Constable OF Ely
township. Evil-doers and violators Oh
the peace are warnes to beware.
DIR. J. A. Ascher, formerly oil ELY,
Int now located at Lovelock, has been
appointed district surgeon and physl-
clan for the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.
The supper for the Ely Social CLUB 5
dance on Monday evening, March IL,
viii be served at the Oldfield Ho;el at
$3.50 per couple. An excellent repas'
Is promised.
The heaviest storm of the season oc-
Cured on Sunday last. 1t showed IN
cessantly all day and as result the
ground was covered to depth OF about
ten inches In the evening.
On motion of A. C. Cleveland Presi-
dent Roosevelt was on Wednesday last
made the the first and only norary
member of the American Cattle Grow
ers' Association now in session at Den-
yer.
HI. Cole, an old-time resident OF
Ward. Taylor and Eureka, arrived here
on Thursday last and will remain sew
eral weeks for the benefit OF his health,
which has not been good for some time
past.
Citizens who may wonder why the
mails do not make better time these
DAYS should take drive OF few miles
In either direction from Ely and they
will be content to return home ana
wait until the stages come In.
The Phoebe Record says: B. F. Mil
or of Ely, Nevada secured mail con-
tracts to the amount OF s26, $50. we
cant see how Ben can live on the route
of all these contracts, as they are In
Ely, Cherry Creek. suunyside, Phoebe
and Fairfield, Utah.
This is dead easy when you know
how.
The Georgetown Irrigation Company
win meet next Monday and elect a
water master. The people OF Ely are
notified not to use any water from
hurry creek for irrigation purposes
until satisfactory arrangements have
been made with the company
The compiled mining laws OF the
State OF Nevada have been issued In
pamphlet form by the State Printer
and are now In the hands OF the 5 ecre-
tary of State. Parties desiring copies
may secure them by sending written
request therefor to Eugene Howell at
Carson.
Sheriff Newman on Monday last sold
the Chas. Born mining property on
Bald Mountain to the w. T. Smith
Company of Elko, the plaintiffs in the
suit, for the amount of judgment and
costs. A. T. Stearns bid in the prop
erty for the plaintiff company, there
being no other bidder.
On Saturday last when the Eurek
stage was approaching the Keystone
one OF the horses fell down and it was
thought its leg was broken. The driv-
er loaded the mail on the other animal
and came to town, going back later
for the vehicle. After resting over
night at the Keystone barn the injured
horse had entirely recovered.
The NEWS has larger circulation
among the mining men and capitalists OF
the East than any other paper pub
lished in Nevada or California, not ex-
cepting the trade or mining journals.
Therefore it must be apparent that the
home paper is in better position to
effectually advertise the camp and its
resources than any outside journal
possibly can. A word to the wise is
sufficient.
The Ladies Literary Society me
last Thursday afternoon with Mrs. w
y. Buntin and listened to an INTEREST,"
ing paper on Willard Fillmore by Mrs.
r. q. Richardson. Mrs. Skidmore
read an instructive magazine article on
ssModern Cookery" after which re-
freshments were served. The follow
ing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing quarter: President, Mrs. A. D. |
Campton; vice.President. Mrs. Birdie
Fox; Secretary, Mrs. W. D. Weller.
b. Helm Of Carson arrived at Ely
last Thursday and left for Osceola by
Saturday mornings stage. From
there he viii 60 south about twenty
miles into the old Lincoln district for