The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-30

George hpoi
Virginia City was visited by aSlo'oo
fire last week.
A. Wise has returned from a trip &c
southern Nevada.
George Thomas OF Austin IS spending
n few days in town.
onerations at Blue canyon have been
suspended for the present.
The passenger fare on the new road
into Tonopah will be 10 cents a mile.
II. 2. Driscoll and wife returned to
Austia Saturday from a trip to the city
Mrs. Edith Jenkins returned from a
,wo months visit to San Francisco Sun
day.
Rev. M. W. Frary departed Tuesday
for Paradise Valley. He will return to-
morrow.
Harvest hands are wanted in Mason
Valley. The wages are $3.50 to 81 day
and board.
]. M. Huffman, who has been spending
several days in town, left for San Fran
cisco Tuesday evening.
Tuesday was the longest day OF the
wear. and certainly made abid to be re-
membered as a very hot day.
An automobile was shipped to Austin
Tuesday morning which will run be.
tween Austin and Timber Hill.
Mrs. Joseph Ganser went down to
Che Nielsen ranch at Stone House Mon
day to spend a few days visiting Mrs
Nelson.
Richard Hooking was an arrival from
Austin yesterday and left this morning
for Dean where he has secured employ
ment.
George Corbett and Miss Mabel Moore
were married IN Virginia City last night
The bride is a sister of James Moore OF
this place.
At the session of the |. o. o. +. Grand
Lodge held in Reno it was decided that
the next meeting would be held in Car.
son next June.
Mountain time is in vogue 10 Battle
Mountain. The watches and clocks went
ahead one hour with the schedule Of the
railroad company.
There was a heavy snowstorm in the
vicinity of Butte, Montana, list Friday
the thermometer ranging between 80 and
40 degrees above zero.
Saturday railroad track was laid 10
within nine and a half miles Of Tonopah
and 1t is expected that the line will be
complete in about ten days.
DR.. Hood and two little Sous, Henry
and Arthur, arrived from Reno yester
day morning. The two little boys will
remain for some time visiting friends.
The open season to go sage hunting
begins July 10Th, and any one who en-
cages 10 the sport before that time leaves
himself liable to the penalties Of the
Law.
A band Of wand ring gypsies hit town
last Friday but did not tarry long. A
few had their fortunes told, but the
takers did little business. They depart
ed Monday for the East
Over 5000 electric lights will be in use
in the decorations for the Carson car.
niyal. THIS, in itself, will prove a most
attractive feature and the effects arraDg.
cd are most novel in character.
Governor Sparks returned to Reno
Sunday morning from an extended visit
to the Worlds Fair and his ranches in
Texas. He is said to be greatly pleased
with Nevada's exhibit at st. Louis.
Little Miss Edith Kendrick left on No
this afternoon for Sierra City, Cal, to
spend the Fourth with her uncle and
aunt. Her uncle will meet her at Upsal
a siding on the s. P. below Loveloek.
Lorenzo Re~canzone, the Paradise mil
Ter fell from a derrick the other day and
broke n Of bis legs, besides receiving
other painful injuries. He had just re.
turned fro.u the Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows.
An Elko young man called on his best
girl the other night and found her asleep
10 the hammock. When she awoke she
accused him OF stealing a kiss. He
admitted stealing one. "One," she said,
why, John, you fbber you; l counted
eight before l woke up"
The postofHce at Butler has been rails.
cd to a second class Office, which entities
1t to be additional clerical assistance, and
Postmaster. Booths salary is raised to
$1,000 per annum. On and after July
ist 1t will be known as the Tonopah
postoffice.
Services in the NJ. Il. Church next
Sunday as follows:
Preaching at IL a. m.
Sunday School at 2:3O p. m.
Preaching in the evening at 7 80 p. NJ