The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-12-25

mine was IN town Monday. Tuesday he
departed for Reno where he will spend
a few days after which he will go to Cal
~ifornia for a short vacation.
IT. Schaeffer was sent to Austin yes
terday morning and will become an in
mate of the county hospital. He hai
been sick for several weeks past and IL
in a very feeble condition.
The Golden Gate mine in Antelope
Valley, Douglass county, recently pur
chased by the Wedekind's of Reno, has
been bonded to Lane, the California
millionaire mining operator, for $3.50,
600.
Dave BARLEY, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
BARLEY, was an arrival last evening
coming from Ely, Nevada, where he has
been for the past three years. where he
is engaged in mining. He will remain
about a week.
L. L. Bradley, manager OF the Mary's
River Land & Cattle Company, has pur
chased 10000 head of sheep in White
Pine county, to be herded near the com
pany's cattle range in the northern part
of Elko county.
The Christmas edition of the Reno Ga
zettc is the largest and handsomest pa
per aver issued in this State. 1t is "a
RACES and printed on fine enameled pa
per. The edition is replete with half
tone illustrations and contains much
valuable information.
From a letter received by one of our
citizens from Charlie Slavan of Oakland
we are informed that there is nothing in
the report that was circulated in tow
and which we published in our last issue
relative to the death of his brother Milo,
He states hat his condition is about the
same as when he left Battle Mountain
At the session of the Supreme Court
held last Thursday, the court heard the
argument in the case Of George Watt vs
Judge Jones, OF the Third Judicial Dis
trict. This case is to determine whether
or not a recount shall be held for the
Office of Assessor. The matter is 10Y ir
the hands Of the Court and a decision
may be looked for after the holidays.
The Christmas eve entertainment will
take place in the NJ. E. Church to. nigh
and will be free to everybody and every
one is invited TO place his or her presents
on the tree for distribution. The tret
which came from Truckee has beer
placed in position and the church has
been artisticaily decorated for the occa
sion. A fine program has been prepared
which will be found in another columL,
CT Remember the grand ball or
Christmas night gwen by the Battle
Mountain Gun Club. 1t will be thu
event OF the season. Good music viii
be in attendance and all present will b'
assured a good time. Go and have
jolly time. Supper will be served in thu
ball.
The mill at Dean has been CLOSED
down and nearly all the men employed
in the mine has been laid off. While th'
temporary shut down is TO be regretted
it will only be for a short time as We un
derstand that probably a number o
men viii be put to work either mex
month or the month after. Supt. Bous
field came down from the mine las
Thursday and took his departure fol-
San Francisco that night.
Mrs. Minnie Waters and sister Miss
Lottie Hooking, returned from San Fran
cisco Monday afternoon. Mrs. Waters
took her sister Miss Lottie to the city
some days ago for medical treatment, the
young lady having been sick for the
past eighteen months with liberation Of
the stomach. We understand that the
physicians were unable togive the young
lady much encouragement. They went
up to Austin yesterday morning.
j. G Slater, formerly master mechanic
of the N. G. shops, arrived Sunday morn.
ing from Diamond valley, Eureka county,
where he has been at work setting in po-
sition a large gasoline plant. Before
returning home he came down on a short
visit to his daughter Mrs. A. p. Deago,
Mr.. Slater says he sees but little change
in the town since he left, soue three
years ago, and Is always glad to take a
run back to his old stamping grounds.
He left for his home in Salt Lake yester-
day on No. 8.