The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-01-15
CENTRAL NEvADAN
Local and Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Pease have return
ed to Winnemucca.
John and Joe Jory were in town Tues
day from Willow Creek.
The Nevada Legislature will convene
next Monday, the 18th inst.
Frank and Raymond Mellander of
Galena we're in town Monday.
John Clancy was in town yesterday
from Beowawe for a few hours.
Charles Campbell and wife were in
town from Bullion last week for a few
days.
Miss Maggie Hinman left Monday
evening for Oakland where the young
lady is attending school.
Ed. Friberg came up from the western
part OF the State Monday where he has
been spending some time visiting friends.
Mrs. w. Fl. Hood and two, little sons
returned Monday from San Francisco.
The doctor will return Saturday or Sun
day.
Ranchers and stockmen are becoming
q little uneasy over these cerulean skies
that bode Ill for a plentiful water supply
for next season.
Hon. Robert Pobl, A~ssemblyman from
this county, accompanied by his daugh-
ter. we're arrivals from Austin yesterday
on their way to Carson.
Three gentlemen arrived Tuesday at
ternoon from San Francisco for the pur-
pose OF putting in the new county bridge
across ths Humboldt river.
There is a case of smallpox at Love.
lock, the little daughter of Commissioner
Rudde.l beirg the victim. The disease
Is said TO be in a mild form.
We are informed that Frank Martin
ia lying dangerously i'll at his home in
Reno, being afflicted with the prevailing
epidemic that is raging in that town.
The doctors say that never before in
the history OF Reno was there 80 much
sickness as at the present time. Throat
and lung trouble are the principal
troubles.-Gszette.
Bob Blossom who secured the contract
for removing the old county bridge that
spans tho Humboldt river at this point,
put a force OF men TO work Monday
morning tearing n away
For the first time in its history the
Southern Pacific will grant stop-over
privileges in Nevada TO those taking adj
vantages OF the c~olonist rates from Mis-
SOUR river points TO California.
Reno has a lively set of Office seekers.
The other day Justice Mash was taken
home sick with pneumonia and three
men put in applications for his Office in
case he died. There's nothing like
catching the early worm.
+. G. Blossom, The Horton Company,
George Russell and Mrs. Edith jenkins
have filled their ice houses with cold
goods. The conditions for cutting and
packing have been most favorable and
the ice is of a much better quality than
last year.
Skating is 6rst.class on the river and
for the past week n great many Of our
people, young and old, take advantage 0.
the beautiful clear moonlight nights and
drive to the river where they spend a
couple OF hours INDUCING in this gay
and merry sport.
L. NJ. Bingham. Fred Barron and
Willis Green, "a happy trio left town
yesterday, their destination being Ken
needy. The two latter gentlemen go
there for the purpose of securing en-
ployment while the former will probably
go into business IN that thriving little
camp.
Whiskey Jack is no more, he died at
his cabin back OF the Court House in
Austin Saturday night OF consumption.
Jack was a good Indian in his way, but
he dearly loved whiskey and has been
III JAN uiolO tihlco th1h nay oshNA WV
Indians in the county.
The Southern Pacific has plans com
pleted for the construction OF a hospital
car. 1t will be built ia the shops at
Houston. Texas. Room for eight or ten
patients will be provided. The hospital
on wheels will be kept in the Sacramen-
to yards ready Tor immediate service.
From now on the freight trains from
Truckee to Sacramento and from Sacra-
mento to Truckee will have three brake
men and a conductor, instead OF two
brakeman and a conductor.
The freight trains going and coming
over the "hill" are 30 large that two
brakemen handle them only with difh-
Guilty. This new rule will require the
employment of twenty-five extra men.
1t is pretty cold weather 10 Nevada
and some people complain a trifie. One
look at the Press dispatches of the East
will copv;pee tba n veraUe Nevadan that he