The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-12-03

Mrs. G. W. Hinchclife formerly of Aus
tin, died in Los Angeles, Cal, on No
vember Goth. He was a native Of Ne.
vada and aged 20 years, ] month and s
days.
Mr.. Edwards. representing the Mercur
Mining Company of Utah, arrived in
town last Friday from Tonopah. Satur-
day he went up to Galena to inspect the
Nevada mine and other properties in the
district.
Henry Schmith and wife returned to
Battle Mountain Monday morning from
their wedding trip to Kansas where they
visited relatives Monday night Henry
and wife we're treated to a good old gen.
uine charivari.
E. T. George is now in the south end
of the county collecting mineral and ag-
ricultural exhibits for the st. Louis Ex-
position. He will also visit the North.
ern part of Nye county on the same
mission before he returns.
The railroad company has decided to
give Elko the best passenger depot IN
| Nevada, to cost between $4,000 and
$4,000. 1t will contain waiting and
baggage rooms, and a fine ticket office,
and suitable rooms for the express Office.
Free Press.
A head-end collision between two east
bound light engines and a ~westbound
freight train occurred at Montello Tues
day morning. Fireman II. j. Griffin
was fatally injured and died while being
taken to Ogden. Engineer Bogart was
seriously injured.
Jerry Bray, the popular conductor of
the Virginia q Truckee local, died 10
San Francisco Tuesday morning. Mr..
Bray was one OF the Oldest railroad men
on the Coast, and had been connected
with the v. Il T. for many years. He
was a native of Ohio, aged 30 years.
G. NJ. Oddie Of the Pine Creek stock
farm, in Nye county. passed through
last Friday on his way to Carson to at
tend the wedding Of his brother 7. L..
Oddie to Miss Claire Mcdonald which
took place in Carson yesterday. Mr..
Oddie paid this Office a pleasant cali last
Friday afternoon.
The running Of a stage line from Bat
tie Mountain to Austin, has been the
topic of conversation for the past couple
of days. Several OF our citizens have
been figuring on the route and there are
some who are seriously thinking of send
ing in their bids. The bids have to oe
in by the 10Th.
Bishop Abel Leonard Of Salt Lake
who has been i'll for several weeks with
an attack of typhoid fever, was reported
early 10 the week to be in a very critical
condition. He suffered a relapse and it
was deemed advisable to send for his two
daughters in California and Maryland.
Thanksgiving day passed off very
quietly 10 Battle MountaiL and the al
lurements that the weather offered to
the people were appreciated by every
one. The time-honored custom OF family
reunions WAS duly observed in the gra-
cious hospitality extended to friends in
the different homes made for many a
delightful day.
Regarding Goldfeld, the new camp
near Touopah, it is said that there are
about 300 men in the camp. Four sa-
looms, where all kinds of gambling is car
ried on, are open night and day. Ac.
commodations for man ard beast are
fairly good. A stage runs to and from
Tonopah at regular intervals. The deep
est shaft is only 40 feet, but the showing
is better as depth is attained.
Brakeman None while boarding a
train at Beowawe, Monday night, caught
his foot IN a frog and was thrown be-
meath the wheels, both legs being sever
cd from the body. The unfortunate
man was taken to Winnemucca where
he died. He was we'll known and pop
ular among the railroaders at this place
and the news OF his death will come as
a shock to his many friends.-Dispatch.