The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-08-06

IL n. 1en1uife Was To his
house last week suffering from .euinsy
and for several days was very sick. We
are glad to say that he has recovered
aud is now able to be up and around.
L. E. Kendrick. AL. Holcomb, Willis
Green, WIN. Altenburg and George Aus
tin left yesterday for ths Rock Creek
country on a hunting and fishing expe-
ditlon and expect to be gone abont a
week.
By referring to the lad" "Netice to
Subscribers" il will be found that the
price of the NEvADAN-B Bulletin combina-
ton has been reduced from 1.25 to 81
per month beginning with the LIST OF
August
Harry Butts and w. D. Phillips, who
were tired for robbing the Southern Pa
cific ticket office in Reno about a year
ago, were acquitted by a jury at that
place last week. The trial has attracted
considerable attention.
On July 26th, the barn on J. A. Mill
er's ranch was burned TO the ground;
also a stack Of hay containing about 100
tons, three set Of harness, two saddles
and n hog was. consumed by the flames.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
The Free Press says: J. B. Fitzgerald
of the w. 7. Smith Company, who has
been seriously i'll for the past ten days
with typhoid fever, Is improving, though
still very weak. As soon as he is able
to travel he will be taken to California
for a change Of air.
William Meager Of Galena left last
evening on No. 6 for Salt Lake City
where he will spend a few days, after
which he will continue on to Colorado
where he will visit his relatives at that
place. He expects to be absent about a
month.
Frank Simpson and brother who have
been GREETING a cyanide plant in Pitts
burg canyon, have discontinued opera
tions until next Spring. The cause for
suspending operations is that the water
in the canyon has run short, not being
enough to operate the plant.
The mid summer dullness hts struck
Battle Mountain and business for some
time past has been quiet. The men are
all 10 the hay fields and it is only natural
that business is not as brisk as usual.
As SO n as the second crop of hay is up
better times can be looked for.
The first payment on the Keystone
group Of mines in Eureka county has
oeen made by Peter Porter, represent
ing a wealthy Chicago syndicate. The
amount paid for the mines is not known,
but it is well up Ia the teens OF thousands
as over the property there has been a
great deal Of rivalry.
DIR. Hood expects to leave Saturday
The doctor, since his residence here, has
won for himself n good reputation among
our people, both rs a talented physician
and surgeon and us a conscientious gen.
tleman, who will be missed both in his
professional and social accomplishments.
We wish the DR.. much SUCCESS wherever
he make his new home.
Mark Bradshaw. formerly OF this place,
but now residing at Reno, is with the
Western Pacific surveying party that
are surveying across the river. Mark
occasionally drops into tow for the pur-
pose Of having an old time chat with his
friends. Mark has grown to Il fine look
ing young man, at least that is what the
girls say
Martin Bargon, the Austin tailor, was
caught ia the act of furnishing whiskey
to Indians last week by Deputy Sheriff
Ryan and placed behind the bars. At
the time of his arrest Bargon was out on
$500 bail to appear before the next
Grand Jury for n like offense. A week
ago Monday he had a preliminary ex-
animation and Justice Weller bound
him over to appear before the Grand
Jury with bail fixed at 5000.