The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-03-10

Sheep-shearers are beginning to ar
rive in town.
Charles Grayham has placed a piano
In his saloon.
ed. Connors of Paradise Valley, was
In town this week.
William Schwin and wife were in town
from their ranch Saturday.
A Miners Union has been organized
at the new camp of Goldfield.
II is claimed that there are fully 1900
people In Goldfield at the preeent time.
The crazy quilt rallied If Sunday at
Hendricks saloon, was won by Henry
Ross.
A. @. Nickles has been appointed agent
for the Eureka & Palisade railroad in
Eureka.
Up to last Saturday night thirty five
miles of the Tonopah. Rhodes railroad
were graded.
Last years gross earnings Of the
Southern Pacific railway system were
over s10O.O 600, 900.
Senator Flanagan of Reno commenced
shearing his sheep last Wednesdays
week ago yesterday.
The Southern Pacific Company has
nut the ~colonist rates of last year in
force again. See the ad. elsewhere.
Miss Lena Uren will open up a fruit
and confectionery stand in the building
formerly occupied by the NEvADAS.
The NEvADAN is in receipt of the IN
uual statement OF State Treasurer ID. NJ.
Ryan for the year ended December 3lst,
1903.
1t is said that the engines for the Ton
opah railroad will pass through in a few
days, they hayine left the works in the
East.
George Abel arrived on the N. G. from
Steiner's ranch Tuesday evening with a
carload CT burros which he will try and
dispose OF.
Hon. William Mcmillan of Storey
and Hon. George +. Turrittin Of Washoe
are talked of for the Republican nomin-
alton for Congress.
No services were held in the Methodist
Church. owing to the fact that the pastor
was called to Palisade TO oificiate at a
funeral last Sunday.
Mrs. r. g. Langford has left Wads-
worth for San Francisco to receive med
zeal treatment. Mrs. p. May accom-.
panied her to the city.
John Jory, Matt Schmith and Henry
Childress vent up to the I S ranch
Monday for the purpose Of purchasing a
number OF Hereford bulls.
Mrs. j. s. Smelser disposed of what
stock she had on hand 10 her confection-
cry store Monday and closed up prepare
tory to leaving for Dunsmuir, Cal.
Nineteen cars OF material for Oriental
exhibits at the Worlds Fair, including
five ears OF large bamboo piles passed
through Battle Mountain a few days
ago.
Charles Vadner is having tons Of high
grade copper ore hauled from his mine
at Elder Creek to the platform below
the depot which he will ship to Salt
Lake.
II is rumored that on account OF f.
nancial difficulties the Palace saloon in
Reno, which was recently fitted up at
great expense, will not be opened En-
terprise.
James G. Moore and bride arrived
Saturday on No. 6from California where
they spent about three weeks. They
also paid Mr.. Moore's relatives at Vir-
GINA City a short visit.
John Mitchell. a miner, was instantly
killed in the Montana Tonopah mine
last week by a bucket full OF ore falling
down the shaft and striking him. He
leaves a wife and four children.
George P~olkinghorne, who was for
merly conductor on the N. G. II. r. ar
rived from Austin Sunday evening and
that night went up to Palisade on bust
ness and returned on No. B.. He will re-
main here for a few days
G. B. Alderman OF Winnemucca, for
merly a freight conductor on the South
ern Pacific road, has been appointed
private secretary to Congressman Van
Duzer. The appointment was made on
the 18th Of January, and took effect at
once.
Johnny Moss came down from Deeth
Tuesday night where he has been in the
employ of Ed. Kavanaugh, who is fore
man of the Mary's River Land & Cattle
Company. This 10 Johnny's first visit to
Battle Mountain in thirteen months and
his many friends we're glad to see him.
Services in the M. f. Church next
Sunday as follows:
Preaching at IL a. m.