The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-01-23

pairing for Chinese New Year, which be
gins on February 7th.
j. j. Lynch and wifs leave in a few
days for San Francisco on a visit, Mrs.
Lynch has been very sick for som weeks
and she goes in anticipation hat the
change will benefit her.
The Worlds Almanac contains a list
OF millionaires in the United States. Ne
vada is credited with four, as follows:
Senators Jones and Stewart, Thos. b.
Hickey Of Carson, and John Sparks of
Reno.
w. W. Van Emmon died in Carson
Sunday of pneumonia. 1t is said that he
contracted the disease in Tonopah. Mr..
Van Emmon has been travelling for a
San Francisco liquor house for several
years and was well known 10 Battle
Mountain.
Last night ended the revival meetings
which has been going on in the M. e.
Church for the past ten days. Mr.. Ed
son took his departure on the night train
for his home at Truckee. Mr.. Edison
made many friends during his short stay
in Pattle Mountain.
George w. Human and wife will leave
10 a day or two on a visit to Los Angeles
and other places of note in California.
Mr.. Hinman will remain for two or three
weeks and his wife will remain for some
length OF time in Sacramento on a visit
to S. l.. Cohoon and family.
Simon Bray of Austin passed through
last Friday op his way to Carson where
be attended a meeting of the Republican
State Central Committee which met at
Carson last Saturday. From Carson Mr..
Bray went to California where he will
spend some time visiting friends.
Ed. Murphy came up from Golconda
Yesterday where he has been visiting for
several weeks. This morning Mr. MUIR
ply took charge of the pumps for the
s p Company at this place during the
absence of J ] Lynch who leaves in a
few days with his family for California
UP to date the present winter has
been an unusual one for this section of
the State. There has been no cold
weather, to speak Of, and but little
moisture. 1t has been weather never
seen before by the Oldest inhabitant.
Still, there is plenty Of time for a good
fall Of SNOW.
Five new chair cars passed through a
few days ago for the Southern Pacific SER
vice. Two OF them are to run east of
Sacramento. Twelve new vestibuled
baggage and combination cars have just
been turned out OF the Sacramento
shops. A large number OF new freight
cars are constantly arriving from east
ern shops.
Yesterday a number Of small engines
passed through to Wadsworth and this
morning several car Dads of small ears
were taken through to the same destina-
ton. These engines and cars will be
used by Fitzpatrick Bros. and Collins
who have been awarded the contract by
the Southern Pacific Co, for shor ening
the line Between Vista and Wadsworth,
"A distance OF twenty miles.
On the LIST OF April Dir. Osbarne of San
Francisco, who is the agent of one of the
largest automobile factories in New
York city, will run an automobile stage
line from Sodayille to Tonopah. Mr..
Osborne's first venture will be with three
small automobiles, each having a ca
pacity OF six people. He will put or
automobiles that will seat e ghteen peo-
pie il the above project succeeds.
Doc O'Toole who has returned from
Tonopah to Virginia City, informs the
Enterprise that the illness in the camp
has been exaggerated. and while many
people left the camp there are about 800
persons there at present and about 200
men working in the mines. Mr.. O'Toole
a y at first the doctors did not under
stand the disease, but they are now
treating it with much success and the
number of deaths have greatly de-
creased. In ~autopsies performed on sew
eral OF the victims the blood was found
to be very thin and watery, and did not
CONCEAL after death. The lungs were
perfectly sound.