The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-12-17

A week from to- morrow will be Xmas
day.
Joe Jurey was down from Galena yes
terday.
e. T. George is in Elko county gather
ing exhibits.
Miss Annie Jones has returned to her
home in Austin.
Engage your partner for the ball which
takes place Christmas night.
1t is rumored that wedding bells will
ring in Battle Mountain ere long.
The population of East Reno is now
roughly estimated to be twelve hundred
Charley Campbell and wife have peer
spending a few days in town this week.
J. F. Dennis, the lawyer, has been in
town for several days past on legal bust
ness.
Mrs. Maggie Williamson has returned
from a several weeks visit to Muncie,
Indiana.
rD-Remember
The Ball 10 Lemaire's Hall
Christmas eight, December 25th.
There are forty carpenters at work at
Falon, Nevada, and business of all kinds
is booming.
nnrraoDanJanr ~ thu Dann Innrna1
warns miners against going to Goldields
to find employment.
Congressman G. d. VanDuzer has been
appointed a member Of the Committee
on Irrigation, 10 the lower House.
F. w. Fairbanks OF the Lyon County
Times will establish a weekly paper at
Felon, the county seat of Churchill.
Several cases IL scarlet fever is re-
ported at Eureka and the schools there
have been closed until the scare is over
Mrs. r. F. hoy, wife of Carpenter Hoy,
came up from Winnemucca Sunday
evening On a short visit to her husband.
Rsy. Father Sheehan of Austin will
hold services in the Catholic Church
at this place next Sunday, December
Doth.
Ted Rockwell and Frank Childress
were visitors to town Monday from Ga
lena where they are at present engaged
in mining.
John Hider came in town last Satur.
day from Trout Creek for medicine for
Walter Dobbs whom he reported as
being quite sick.
Mrs. Joseph Dusang accompanied by
her grandson Jimmie Wilkins, departed
for San Francisco last night OF No. 3 to
spend the holidays.
James Doughty has resigned as post
master OF the Tuscarora ~postofiice and
departed for California. w |. Plumb has
been appointed to succeed him.
Joseph Tognoni, who was tried at Bel
mont last week for shooting w. Mends
in a dispute over water rights at Duck
water last May, was acquitted.
Fred Barron was 10 from Elder Creek
Tuesday. Fred says they have finished
grading near the mine for the erection OF
a house which is TO be built there.
Pete Raumbo has returned to Battle
Mountain from Idaho where he has
been for nearly three years. He dis
posed OF his sheep before coming here.
John McFee, an old resident Of Aus
tin, died last Tuesday. He was at one
time associated with the late John W,
Mackey in mining enterprises in Cal
%ifornia.
The Tonopah Mining Company is ad-
vertising for bids for the construction OF
the railroad from a point on the c. d G.
railroad to Tonopah. Bids must be in
by the I'd OF January.
Albert Kattenhorn was in town this
week. Albert is about to start to do his
assessment work on his mining claim in
Lewis canyon and was here for the pur-
pose OF getting a couple OF miners.
The trial OF Arandall and others,
charged with the murder OF a Chinaman
at Tonopah last summer, resulted in the
acquittal OF all Of the defendants. The
Chinaman was killed by a mob OF white
men.
The prediction made several months
ago, by the "knpwing ones that silver
would touch so cents before the first OF
the year. will, from the present drop 10
the price OF the metal, come far from
being verified.
Ifyou're fond OF statistics you may be
interested to learn that during the past
year the booze consumed by Americana
would al a canal 100 miles long, lou feet
wide and 10 feet deep. What ID YOU
displacement?
Services in the NJ. E. Church mex
Sunday as follows: