The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-11-13

The next United States Senate will be
Republican by at least sixteen majority,
against present majority, 20.
A young lady wants to know how to
avoid having a mustache come on her
upper lip. Eat onions.-Courier.
Late trains all the time now from the
East, caused by the lack of engines on
the Union Pacific on account of the
strike.
Chas. Grayham left Monday night for
Reno and from there he expects to go to
Tonopah where he will probably remain
for some time.
Now that candidates have ceased deal
ing extensively in wet goods, VT should
have a big old.fashioned storm. The
earth is pretty dry. Courier.
This is a vile world anyhow, full of
dou ble-condensed boiled down sin. This
remark is made after careful observa-
ton of the chow-chow election returns Of
this county.
It is alarningly apparent that several
Of our vociFerous and philosophical citi-
zens are taking a rest. Their vocation
is gone. Political taffy is as useless now
as tassles on a night shirt.
The vote in Lander County "For
Constitutional Amendment No, 5
amending Section l, Article X of Con
%stitution' was 119. Against the amend
ment, 80, giving Il majority of 50 for the
measure.
Now that the election is over and we
have settled down to work it will be u
earnest endeayor TO improve this paper
in every direction wherever it will tend
to increase its popularity as a news med
ium, and will strive to be the best news-
paper in the county.
II. r. Lemaire went up to Austin last
Saturday and Tuesday morning he filed
his affidavit and application to the Dis
trict Judge for a recount of all the bal
lots for the Office of Long Term Commits
sioner, and Judge Jones set the time at
3 o'clock p. M, Nov. 18th, 1902.
Even at this date, over one week after
the snow storm, the election returns are
rot all in and many districts are yet to
be heard from. The Howell Douglass
and Bray-Ring fight is very close and
until all the election returns are re-
ceived it will be impossible to tell which
of these candidates have been elected.
Mrs. Anna Martha Peterson died at
her home in Smith Creek valley, near
Austin last Friday afternoon of pneu-
monia. She was a native of Denmark
and aged II years. Deceased has been
a resident of Lander county since 1863.
She leaves q family of grown sons and
daughters and IA host of friends to
mourn her demise.
The election in Tonopah was exciting.
Seven hundred and fifty votes were cast.
Van Duzer's majority was 292, with
Sparks and Sweeney following. Great
interest was taken in the result and over
$4,000 was bet, of which $4,000 was
bet on Van Duzer. Betting was heavy
and Vans friends covered all the Far
rington money in sight, which came
from the outside.
At the annual competition for free
scholarships at The New England Con-
servatory's School of Opera in Boston
Mss Mabel Stanaway OF Reno, Nevada.
was one of two western girls to be a
prize winner. Miss Stanaway was a
winner a year ago., taking the contralto
prize at that time.
A bold and daring robbery was con
mitted in Tonopah last Monday night.
Frank Golden's jewelry store was en-
tered and the thieves succeeded in get
ting away with a considerable amount of
jewelry, chiefly watches and diamonds.
A conservative estimate places Mr.,
Golden's loss at $4,000.
The "battle OF the ballots in the year
of Our Lord 1902, has passed into his
tory. The vanquished have our tears
and the victors our prayers. The path
to gold and glory that leads through the
field of politics is hard, toilsome road,
full of briars and pitfalls, and all manner
of cussedness, and, as we strain eagerly
forward for fame, the chances are ten to
one that our trousers are torn and the
people behind are | ughing at U.S.
Courier.