The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-01-22

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Sweden. Tho people are living on the
bark of trees and their stock feeding on
the twigs. Seven million dollars, il is
reported, will be required for the relief
OF the people.
Lowering clouds continue to hang
over the State. The indications are that
the precipitation will be ample. Heavy
rains are falling in California and the
wind is bearing the clouds over the
Sierras to refresh Nevada.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Douglas, both ply
s~icians, arrived in Battle Mountain last
Thursday from the west. Saturday
morning they took their departure for
Austin and from there they will proceed
to Tonopah where they will probably To-
cate.
Two peddlers, a mar and woman, who
were in Battle Mountain last Saturday
making a house to house canvass, were
arrested in Winnemncca Tuesday for not
having a license. Before they got
through with the Court it cost them
SOL 80.
j. E. Harper, the popular travelling
man who has Deer with Baker & Hamil-
ton of Sacramento for the past ten
years, severed his connection with that
firm the first OF the year and will 10Y
devote his time looking after his inter-
ests.
Judge &C. e. Mack, late Of the First
Judicial District Bench, and Hon. E. S.
harrington of Elko, and a candidate for
Congress on the Republican ticket in
the last election, have formed a CO.
partnership for the practice of law in
Washoe county.
w. ID. Phillips, ticket agent of the S.
p. Company at Reno. was held up in the
S. p. depot Tuesday morning at 1915 by
a masked man and robbed of something
over $500 ia greenbacks, coinand vouch-
ers. At last accounts the robber had
nut occb CapNuteu.
The Utah State Journal names John
Sparks for the second place on the Dem
ocratic national ticket in 1904. Both Of
the principal political parties have be-
fore now, in national convention assem-
bled, nominated less honest and COM
petent men for the first place, than Ne
vada's stalwart Governor.
Monday the Legislature met and or
ganized. l. will take some days to get
the legislative machinery oiled up suf-
ficiently to grind out the usual grist OF
laws. The Legislators would earn the
everlasting gratitude OF the people il
they would clean up the business and
adjourn inside Of thirty days.
The Southern Pacific Company have
reduced rates on flour from Reno to
eastern Nevada points that will prove of
great value to Nevada -four manufac-
turers. In some instances the company
have reduced them from SIS to 81 per
ton. That concession will be appreci-
ated.-Reno Gazette.
j. II. Wilson has purchased from J. e.
Hess the two ranches on Dutch Flat,
Reese River. known as the Hess ranch
and the Coney ranch, including all the
improvements, borses, cattle, etc, Mr..
Hess and sons retaining 10 head OF sad
die and buggy horses. Thu cattle, I25
head, were shipped over the n. c. Monday
in charge OF Mr.. Hess.
One should be very careful now DAYS
when they go to dances. Ia Utah, where
the smallpox is prevailing, seventeen
cases is traced to a young girl who at
tended a ball and waltzed. When you
go over the line, it will be well for the
young bloods of these parts to permit
the Utah boys to do the h%ugging-for
the present at least.
The recent cold spell sent several of
our local hunters over to Clover Valley,
in search OF ducks last week. They re-
turned Tuesday and were well rewarded
for their long trip. They bagged about
103. In extreme cold weather duckhunt-
ing is said TO be perfect in and around
that section and there is no end to the
supply.
1t is Governor John Sparks in Nevada
now. We suspect every thoroughbred
II ,eford on the big ranch had his tail
caras-. aud his white face washed when
he heard the news of the Inauguration.
A good man is Governor Sparks, and if
he does not make a good Governor it
will be the first thing he ever tried that
he did not do well.-Goodwin's Weekly.
AT a meeting OF the State Prison Board
yesterday John L. Considine was select
ed as Warden. Mr.. Considiue will be
one OF the youngest men holding a re.
sponsible position in Nevada, having
been born ia Gold Hill on Sept. 18th,
1871. He is the editor OF the Virginia
Chronicle and a newspaper man of
marked ability. We congratulate our
hrothar a1,tor n ~ bia onocacs