The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-02-19
alon Commercial Bulletin

The Boston Commercial Bulletin
sume It up like THE:
"Teu mills make one trust,
Ten trusts make one combine,
Ten combines makes n merger,
Ten mergers make one magnate-
Ore magnate makes all the money.
George Russell, as well as a great
many more OF our ranchers along the
river. condemns the proposed irrigation
measure recently passed by the Nevada
Legislature. lie says that in case Of its
becoming a law it will prove a cause for
unending and costly litigation. just
the bill for the lawyers.
No. 2, the easthound flyer, was wreck
ed nins miles east of Winnemucca Sun
day morning. The passengers were
gwen a bad shaking up and scare but
only two persons were injured. The
scene of the disaster is a sharp curve a
short distance from the Bliss ranch.
The cause is believed to be a spreading
of rails. due to Il broken angle bar or
fish plate.
We endeayored this week to get the
sentiment Of some OF our farmers about
here on the irrigation bill which has
passed the Legislature. In most in
STANCES the sentiment is solidly against
the measure. It is contended that the
bill in lis present shape is too unwield-
ly and that it will prove too expensive to
the people Il enacted into a law.
The bridge men who have been here
putting ia the new bridge across the
Humboldt river, finished their part OF
the contract yesterday and departed for
the city yesterday. The bridge is ninety
feet Long. Il will De several days before
tho bridge will be passeblc as there is
a great deal Of work yet to be done on
each end Of the bridge.
Simon Bray OF Austin passed through
Monday on his way to San Jose, Cal,
TO attend the wedding of bis nephew,
ELMER Bray Of Ely, Nevada, and Miss
Aggie Hull. an Austin raised young
lsay, but now n resident of San Jose.
fhe wedding took place at the residence
Of the bride's parents, Dir. and Mrs. j..
Hull. IN San Jose last night. We wish
them much joy and happiness.
4 dispatch from Topeka says that the
a. - ,a,.af.Da hot u.aan tho Gsu,4ta Ia ~
icials and the trainmen is yet liz an I'M
settled condition.
A conference between the appointed
COMMITTEES was held Wednesday when
the terms OF the trainmen were present
ed. Indications point to a fifteen per
cent compromise rather than a strike.
Ore OF our so-called weather prophets
told US this morning that it was his
opinion that the backbone Of the cold
soap has been broken at last. We hope
he may be right but for u part We'll
be darned If VIC can gee any difference.
The cold snap has been Il record break
err, both in length and Intensity Of cold.
1t is abou. time the weather was warm
ing up.
In a wreck at Iearus station, New, 1S8
miles west Of Ogden, Fred G. Stokes,
one Of the oldest and most popular en-
gineers in the employ of the Southern
Pacific, was killed instantly last Fri
day morning. The wreck was
caused by a broken rail. when re-
suited only in the u causulty, but e
number Of the passengers on the train
were quite badly bruised, though zone
were seriously injured. THE train
wrecked vas thu westbound flyer No. l.
Editor G. L. sproule Of the Exc Free
Press, Who is at present sojourning in
Yuma Arizona, wriliog to his paper, has
the following TO shy about two Battle
Monntainites: John Paul and son jim
mic dropped iato Yuma last Sunday
night from Los Angeles, whore they had
been spending some time. Said it was
too wet AID cold up there for comfort.
They will stay here for awhile and then
go East for 4 trip. Both are looking as
il traye! agreed with them"
Editor Gotwaldt of the Winnemucca
Silver State was assaulted last Saturday
evening by the members of a theatrical
troupe he had been raking Up the back.
They gathered in the Silver State Office
and threatened to scatter Gotwaldt all
over the place, but the Sheriff and his
deputy got ia in time to save the spilling
Of blood. W. S. Bonnifeld, one Of the
trustees Of the Silver State took the
part of the theatrical company. The
mem bers of the company were placed
under arrest Saturday night and turned
loose Monday morning.