The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-09-22

A. D. Lemaire has returned from q
trip to San Francisco.
Charles Vadner and George Arbogast
want out to Kennedy this week.
The Republican County Convention
will meet in Austin next Tuesday.
A. W. Allen has left Sacramento and
ia located at Wadsworth working 10 the
shops.
A number Of Galenaites are up the
river enjoying the p~iscatorial sport for a
few days.
Joe Carroll Of Elko was in town Sun.
a.v for a few hours. He was ON his way
to Fallon.
George Russell shipped twenty-four
cars of cattle to the Western Meat Co
last Friday.
II in expected that about 400 votes
will be polled in the town Of Sparks the
coming election.
T. L. Oddie OF Tonopah will likely be
the Republican nominee for State Ssnat-
or from Nye county.
The Democratic and Silver parties
will hold their conventions in Battle
Mountain next Monday.
William Meager Of Galens wen up to
Austin last week to attend the funeral
OF the late Mrs. Northey.
The firm OF Dunn & Lemon OF Carson
has been dissolved. Mr. Lemon is now
sole proprietor Of the News.
Miss Myrtle Childress returned Mon
day from Edgemont. Elko county, where
abe has beeu for several months.
The Southern Pacific Company has
made a fare Tor tile round trip Battle
Mountain to st. Louis Of $50 50.
Mrs. G. r. Pope aud two little chil
dren returned Thursday from n several
months visit 10 her relatives il Idaho.
The posters for the Battle Mountain
races has been received from the East
and ia being sent throughout the county
and State.
Tracy Fairchild aod family Of Tus-
carora passed through town Monday on
their way to the river to spend a few
days fishing
Miss May Pearce who has been spend
ing several months visiting tho Jory
ia mily at Willow Creek, leaves this even
ing for Salt Lake on a visit TO relatives.
Mrs. Mary A. Northey, an old resident
OF Austin. died in Austin last Friday
morning, from cancer OF the stomach.
Deceased was a native Of England and
aged 81 years. William Meager Of Ga
lena is a nephew Of the deceased.
Desiring to make a cleanup in our
Dry Goods Department the following
named goods will be offered at greatly
reduced prices-selicias, giugliams and
table cloths.
A. d. LRMAIRE 4 Sons.
T. H. Borland arrived from San Fran
cisco Tuesday morning and will remain
for some time. Mr.. Borland left here
about two months 9 a very sick man.
He returns looking the picture Of health.
A new time card went into effect last
Saturday. There is not much change in
the arrival and departure OF trains at
Battle Mountain. No. B westbound, ar
rives q little earlier while No. 0 west
bound, arrives a few mir utes later.
A trip hammer, weighing fourteen
tons, has been installed at the railroad
machine shops at Sparks. This immense
pile Of iroo and steel will be operated by
compressed air or steam aud will be used
in hammering iron into shape for use in
repair and construction work.
Sheriff Murphy drove In town from
Bullion Monday evening where he has
been to serve injunction papers on Chas.
Campbell to prohibit him from using
water from the creek at Clipper. The
Injunction was issued at the complaint
OF Andrew Lepetich. Marion Wilson Is
attorney for the plaintiff.
Sevener, Ritz. Linderman AMI Cor
man. the Winnemucca murders, were
before Judge Curler at Reno last Friday
to have their trials set. Ssyener acted
as spokesman and on his request the
date for setting the trial was postponed
until September 30th. The men were
taken into court handcuffed and under
a heavy guard.
Employees In the machine shops and
OF her divisions Of works at Sparks have
received notice that until further orders
nine hours will constitute a days work.
In some quarters It is stated that this is
a move for economy on the part OF the
railroad company. Old employees, how
ever, state that 1t is because Of the fact
that the days are becoming shorter and
that it Ia a rule Of the company to reduce
the number Of hours each year at this
time.