The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-04-02

several days visiting her sister Mrs. e..
e Bilkey, departed for Elko Monday
afternoon. Miss Flossie Bilkey accom-
panied her to Elko.
Vol II, No. I, Of the Mining and In
dustrial Review. published by G. D. Van
Duzer, has reached our desk. It is a
very credita ble edition and IN for Ne
yada from start to finish. We wish 1T
success.
Frank Mortis, a sheep shearer at Bat
tie mountafn has a great record in
shearing lheep, having disposed Of 367
10 a shift OF 10 hours. MIR. Mortis aver
ages about 200 a day 10 regular work.
Silver State.
Last Monday. in Austin. in the case Of
| the State of Nevada sa. Charles Alters
charged with incest, Judge Weller. after
due elaboration, bound the defendant
over to appear before the Grand Jury
under $1,000 bail.
Senator j. A. Miller returned from
| Carson on Thursday last and e to
Austin Saturday. Mr.. Miller will re-
turn to morrow to superintend the
shearing of his sbeep which will be shorn
at the Lemaire corrals
e. E. Bilkey took charge OF the Battle
Mountain Meat Market yesterday. Bear
in mind that the shop will DO closed On
Sundays hereafter, so il you desire me t
for Sunday you should purchase it on
Saturday. His ad. appears in another
column.
Reese T. Jenkins and bride arrived
Tuesday on No. 3 from Wales and will
take up their residence in Battle Noun
tain. The couple were treated to a good
old time charivari Tuesday night and
Reese responded very generously with
the boys by taking in the town.
Governor Sparks has vetoed the bill
compelling physicians to pay a tax, and
requiring them to pass IN examination
in Nevada after having been granted a
diploma 10 some other State. There was
considera ole effort directed toward sc
curing the signature Of the Chief Ex-
e%cutive, but it was unavailipg.
Pete Mckenzie. Superintendent OF the
Dexter mine at Tuscarora, was in town
last Friday returning from n trip to Cal
ifornia where he has been Inspecting
mining property which he has in that
State. Mr. Mckenzie may. in all proba
bility, return here In the near future for
the purpose OF looking at some OF the
mines in this district,
Easter this year will he neither very
early nor very ate-April IL. The earl
lest date on which Easter can possibly
fall is March %, but this has not oc-
Cured since 1918. and will not occur
until the year 1000 has been left well be-
hind. The latest day for Easter is
April 25th. This WAS the date in 1886,
and will be again in 1913.
The passenger department, at tho sug-
gestion OF Division Agent Fulton. IL
about to issue a handsome illustrated
pamphlet setting forth the advantages
of Nevada as a place Of residence, The
pamphlet will contain about 1900
words aud will he devoted especially to
the mining. farming and stockraising 10.
sources. The booklet is already in the
hands OF the printer.
A very old lady. from appearances an
octogenarian, alighted from No. 3 yes
terday together with several parcels Of
luggage. She says she halls from phila-
delphia and has been four years coming
from TINT city and claims TO have Walked
the greater part Of the way. She started
out this morning on foot Tor the west hui
we are not in position TO state just What
town the poor old soul will reach to.
day.