Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-02-20
The Metal Market.
SAMPLES.

+ E. Adams and family have re-
turned from a visit to California.
The Humboldt Standard is the
name of new paper at Winnemucca
Grimmon & Mack have purchased
the store of Mrs. Hoye of Smiths
Valley.
The firm of Edwards & Cutting,
Tonopah merchants, has dissolved
partnership, Mr. Edwards retiring.
Joseph R. Ryan has been elected a
member of the board of directors of
the Little Tonopah Mining company.
The tax bill now before the Legis-
lature places Assessors on the fee
system. This is bad news for the tax
dodgers.
John Hays Hammond, the famous
mining engineer, has been appointed
consulting engineer for the Tonopah
company mines.
Abe Church, formerly of Haw-
thorne, has sold his poultry farm in
Petaluma and With his family re-
moved to San Francisco.
Five-carloads of finch pipe for
the Esmeralda Mines Company have
arrived. 1t is reported that the COM
pany will begin laying the pipe about
March 1st.
Congressman Van Duzer and wife
will sail for Honolulu this week. Mr..
Van Duzcr is having trouble with his
stomach and goes to the islands for
the benefit of his health.
Hugh Ewing and Lon Butterfeld
were caught in a storm about three
miles from Tonopah last week. Ew-
ing was frozen to death and Butter
field will lose both his feet.
Robert Stewart has purchased a
lot of big freight wagons from A.
Laiolo. Charley Ganong and Dan
McGilvery, assisted by ten animal
team, took the wagons to Soda Mon
day.
James Morris has purchased half
interest in the Tonopah Miner from
Mr.. Van Devort, and will take hold
in a few days. Mr.. Morris was for
many years foreman of the Reno Ga
zette.
The cold snap of last week was
almost without precedent in Nevada.
AT Wells Friday morning the mer-
curry registered 40 degrees below
zero, while at Elko temperature
only few degrees less was recorded.
Andy Mahoney, the festive drum
mcr, was riding on the stage from
Bridgeport to Bodie the other day.
He told the driver one of his funny
stories and the latter laughed so loud
that the team bolted and upset the
stage. Nobody hurt.
In the past eight months Nebraska
and Wyoming have paid bounties on
Al, 900 wolf seal ps, yet the beasts are
reported to be more numerous than
ever. Prehaps some of the ranchers
have gone into wolf culture as pre-
caution against dry seasons
Thos. Donahue, the well-known
painter and decorator, has just re-
ceived samples of this years designs
of wall paper, holdings, etc. Those
who contemplate fixing up their
houses should examine these samples.
They can be seen at the Lakeview
Hotel.
Word has been received from San
Francisco stating that the Southern
Pacafio Company will make, q re-
ductop of fifty cents per passenger
between Reno and San Francisco.
The change will take place imme-
dlately. This will make the price
OF trip from Reno to the city 80 So.
The Degree of Honor Lodge of
Hawthorne will give masquerade
ball next Monday night. The ladies
having the matter in charge are de
termined to make this the ball of the
season. Supper will be served in a
room adjoining the hall, for which
only % cents will be charged. Geyer
T. McAllister's orchestra will furnish
the music. Everybody should turn
out.
Mrs. Geo. Osborne and young son
Morrie came in from Tonopah We'd
nesday and are on their way to San