The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-01-14

evening to Winnemucca.
Miss Ida Weaver returned Monday
from a visit to Lovelook.
Fl. r. Lemaire, wife and baby return
ed from Austin last Friday.
Hiram Barron and wife have moved
tn town to reside for the Winter.
The piano ratified by N. b. Bartoo
Tuesday night was won by Henry Ross.
Mrs. e. II. Lemaire and baby have re-
turned from a visit to Winnemucca
friends.
r. C. Blossom has beer spending sew
eral days in the western part Of the
State.
William Schwin and wife were in town
from Mill Gre k this week for a couple
of days.
J. r. Wilson received Sunday a new
to be used as a stage between
here and Austin.
Miss Flora Dobbs returned Saturday
evening from Winnemucca and Sunday
left for her home at Trout Creek.
Ike Solo mon returned to Battle Noun
tain Tuesday morning from New York
where he has been visiting for several
WEEKS past.
F. A. Limbaugh was the happiest man
in town Monday and il you wish to as
certain the cause you will please refer
10 another column and read what ap-
pears under the lead Of Births"
L. f. Kendrick and II. J. Berry have
had a force OF men at work on the river
the past three days putting up ice for
their next Summers use. The ice is Of
good quality and averages from 10 to II
inches in thickness.
Otis Bice, a w~ell-known and respected
young man OF Paradise Valley, has been
committed to the State Insane Asylum.
The young mar began to worry over
money matters a short time ago and his
minu DecOule cFdnBtu tx.
Frank Random came up from Win
nemucca last Saturday morning and re-
manned until Sunday when he returned
on No. 8. This is Franks first visit to
this town in two years, and his numer-
Gus friends were pleased TO greet him.
Sheriff Murphy arrived from Austin
Tuesday evening and left on last nights
westbound train fer Reno, having in
charge Jarvis Brockson, who he will
place in the Hospital for Mental Dis.
eases. Broc1son is the man who drove
the nail in his head about three weeks
ago.
Attorneys on the other side have made
a statement to the effect that the eight
hour law will be taken before the Su.
preme Court Of the United States The
decision covers over so pages. and
bristies with citations and law points.
The law is upheld under the general
police powers of a State.
This paper, like every other enter
prise, has its critics but ours are not
found among our subscribers. They are
found among that class who sit around
and kick and croak and knock and o
and borrow a neighbours paper to read.
But even about that class is a little
good. They advertise our business and
are not bad enemies after all.
The total valuation Of the State for
the year just closing was footed up at
the Controllers office Tuesday and is
nearly $50, 00O,0O0. To give exact fig
ures, it is 1872, 707, 1890
This is the largest tax valuation of Ne
vada since 1887, when it was over $780,
100000
Smallpox has made its appearance in
Smoky Valley, south Of Austin. two
cases appearing in the valley.
The Commissioners OF this county
nave appointed several citizens residing
on the Smoky Valley road as quarantine
officers, with full authority to stop any
person coming into Austin from the IN
iected sections in Nye county.
Big Joe" an Indian, who has resided
IN Battle Mountain for many years,
passed to the "happy hunting grounds"
last Friday morning. Joe has been very
sick for over a year, which was OCCASION
ed by a severe attack of blood poison in
nis left hand from which he never fully
recovered, and SO weakened his condi-
tlon that he became a victim of con
sumption. big Joe" was a good work.
or and honest. aud for many years was
employed by our stockmen on the river.
He was laid to rest Saturday morning
and his remains we're followed to the
grave by a large number of his tribe,
Services in the M. f. Church next
Sunday as follows:
Preaching at IL a. M.
Sunday School at 2:30 D. m.
treacLing in the evening Mt go u. m.
M. w. FRARy, Pastor.