The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-01-16
LOCAL AND OTHER HAPPENINGS.


A social dance viii be given at Hips
hall on Friday evening of this week.
Jos. Callaghan of Cherry Creek IS
spending few days in Ely this week.
VIM. Connely brought IN big load
of merchandise this week for Vim.
Hayes.
Mr.. and Mrs. John OiDonnen OF
Cherry Greek spent several days in Ely
last week.
Mrs. F. Schumacher OF Snake Valley
is in town this week attending % busi-
ness matters.
VIM. Haye- quotes popular price
on sugar by the sack this week. See
his advertisement.
Miss Edith Swick OF Eureka will
teach the winter term Of school in
Dewey district, Newark Valley.
Reduction Sale at The Millinery
Store, beginning Thursday, January
Is, and ending Thursday, January ..
Emma Bassett was granted a divorce
from her husband. Abner Bassett, in
the district court at Eureka last week
Mrs. Alice Sheckels came in from her
home on Hamilton rod Tuesday even
ing on a visit to her son. Commissioner
Mcknight
A Valentine ball Is announced TO be |
given at Hips hall o. the evening Of
February IA under tn management Of
Jack Jury.
Miss Mary Darrah and Roger Nc.
Menamen, two well Known residents of
Eureka county, were married at Reno
on Friday last and vii make that place
their home.
The only applicant for teachers
certificate in this county this week was
Mr.. Snow Of Lund, who failed to p9 IS
at the last examination. He was grant
ed certificate.
l
ter this week az uouncing the death OF
his mother and sister which occurred
within a few days Of each other at
Salem, Mas Mr.. Ramsdell's mother
was 81 years of age.
Mike Cohen has been spending few
days with Commissioned Heusser at the
latter's ranch and the two are devoting |
their attention to hunting ducks and |
other things. Those desiring birds |
hould son their applications in early =. |
Mrs. A. T. Stearns, who left here
last Tuesday with the intention Of ac-
companying the remains of her brother
in-law, VIM. Humphrey, to Illinois,
was taken quite i'll on the journey and
was Obliged to return from Eureka.
She reached home Saturday afternoon.
Bert l.. Smith has been appointed
Superintendent of the Richmond Min
Jug Company at Eureka to succeed II.
X. Morrison, deceased. II Mr.. Smith
had been appointed to the position
months ago it would have been vastly
better for Eureka and the Richmond
Company as well.
John c.. Munson brought in a load OF
California surfaced lumber on Monday,
being a portion of carload, the re-
mainder OF which win follow later. Mr..
Hayes stock of white oats was also in
creased on Tuesday by a twelye-horse
load which was brought from Clover
Valley by Robert Crawford.
w, H. Wickham, formerly mill
Milling Company at this place, and
who since his departure last Summer
has been located at Ohio City, Colora-
do, is now making his headquarters in |
Denver. where he has responsible
position with The Jersey Blue Milling
& Gold Mining Company.
The house in the southern part of |
town owned by VIM. Hays and occu-
pied by the family of E. Peterson
caught fire on Saturday evening last
but before any serious damage was
done the flames were extinguished. |
Mrs. Peterson was alone in the house at
the time with her four small children,
and with the aid of few ladies in the
neighborhood succeeded in removing
most OF her household effects before as
sistance came to extinguish the blaze.
A. p. Shively, an old resident OF
Ward and other parts of White Pine
county, came over from Elko county
this week after an absence of twenty
years, and shook hands with his old
friends. Mr.. Shively is interested in
mining operations in Mardis District,
Elko county, and is on prospecting
tour through Lincoln and Nye coun-
ties.
The Ely Social Club perfected an or
panization on Saturday evening last by
electing the following officers: Presi-
dent, d. c. Mcdonald; vice-president,
C. w. Watson, secretary. w. A. Moyle;
treasurer, F. M. Clark; sargeant-at-
arms, G. f. Newman. The Club starts
with q membership of forty-one, and
will give its first ball on Washington's