The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-01-29
Live News #. . o
LOCAL,
STATE AND
GENERAL

The Commissioners will meet In Aus
tin next Monday.
The condition of Mrs. L. d. Huntsman
remains about the same.
Mrs. Chiara and son Pete were visitors
to town Saturday.
Lemaire & Sons received a carload Of
coal oil this week.
Walter Moore is down from Galena on
his way to San Francisco on a visit.
Mrs. Joseph Jory was 10 town last
Saturday. returning home Sunday.
The Horton Company receives fresh
fruit and vegetables daily at their store.
China New Year is on and the snap
of tho ire-cracker is heard everywhere.
Billy Booth, editor of the Bonanza,
has been appointed postmaster for Ton
opah.
f. E. Chagnon came down from Iron
Canyon yesterday. This is Franks first
visit to town since election.
George Cole, who was shot in the But
Ter saloon at Tonopah during the recent
hold.up, is rapidly recovering.
Patrick Martin and wife were arrivals
from Austin yesterday and left last night
on No. 3 for their home in the city.
A number OF our young towsmen in
tend starting a Zobo band, the horns
having already arrived from the city.
A new three. story building to cost
$4,000 is being constructed on the cor
ner Of Virginia and First streets in Reno.
Milo Slayan died in San Jose, CAL, on
the 22j Of December, SO we are Informed
from a letter received yesterday from
Charles Slavan.
The men engaged in putting ia the
new steel bridge at the river, have had to
suspend operations awaiting the arrival
OF lumber from Oregon.
The wind Satu rday evening was so
etrong that it completely blew away all
the hair from Lieutenant Governor Al
lens forehead.-Carson News.
Mrs. J. Ii. Crum, who has been a very
sick woman for the past three weeks, is
we are glad to state, getting along nicely
and will soon have regained her former
health.
II we overlook any little item of inter
est to our readers, We ask your indul-
gence as it is a difficult matter to obtain
everything that happens during the
week.
10 another column will be found a let
ter from Carson. telling what is going or
at the Capitol City. We will receive a
letter every week during the Legislative
session.
A "Hell. bender" fraternity has been
formed by the neglected Winnemucca
husbands whose wives belong to that
strictly feminine organization, the High
Five club.
The now 10 the mountains in and
around Tuscarora has been heavy. The
Tuscarora stage driver told the Elko In
dependent that two feet OF snow fell or
the summit.
The Board CT Pardons held a meeting
Monday and the application OF Sifford,
OF Eureka county, sentenced to five
years for assault with intent to kill, was
granted and he was liberated.
Deer driven to the lowlands by want
OF water have been seen along the Hum
boldt river e~ndeavoring to slack their
thirst. 1t is a sure sign there is a scar
city OF snow in the mountains.
Mrs. Harry Clark and two children
came down from Silver Creek yesterday
aud remained over IN a short visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Lemaire. They
leave tonight for their home at Reno.
The Battle Mountain Gun Club met
last Sunday and it was decided to 6 i've a
grand Masquerade Ball on Washington's
birthday. The I'D falls on Sunday and
the boys will give the ball on the evening
OF tho 10th.
Ed. Labelle and Victor Fournier were
hanged at Dawson last week for the
murder of three persons in the Yukon
district some time ago. Labelle was
employed at Mahoney's grading camp
near Wadsworth when captured.
Assemblyman Pohl has given notice
that he would introduce two bills relat-
ing to schools. One to amend section
10 Of the act providing for the election
OF School Trustees and the other is to
amend section l Of the act to amplify
the powers Of School Trustees.
The recount OF votes cast in Washoe
county at the recent election gives. John
w. Wright, Republican, ten majority
over J. K. Souchereau, Fusion nominee
for the Assembly. The commissioners
I gave Mr.. Wright a certificate OF election
and it is now up to the Assembly to seat
him 10 place OF Mr.. Sonchereau.