The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-25

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will start up shortly.
Miss Annie Jones came down from
Austin Tuesday evening.
Miss Leona Allen is engaged in teach
ing school at Amadee, Cal.
Frank and Raymond Mellander were
down from Galena Tuesday.
Martin Gebhardt went up to Carlin
Tuesday to work on the church.
Toe Bartolezze vent up to Carlin last
Saturday and returned Tuesday.
Mrs. Joseph Jory was in town last
Thursday returning home Friday.
The condition of Mrs. Lucas is some
what improved since our last issue.
No full moon this month, which event
will not occur again for nineteen years.
Mr.. Munroe, representing the San
Francisco Examiner, was in town Tues.
day.
Fred Altenberg and bride returned
Yesterday from their wedding trip to
San Francisco.
The Senate Tuesday by a vote OF GO to
IA ratified the Panama canal treaty.
Senator Newlands voted against the
treaty.
The days are getting longer, and near
Iy an hour has been taken from the night
and added to the daylight side since the
year CANT in.
1t is intimated that all the present in
cumbents of official positions in the
courthouse at Austin will endeayor to
succeed themselves this Fall.
Miss Lettie Richards, who has been 10
California for a number of months past
on a visit, passed through last Friday on
her way to her home at Austin.
1t is reported that 60 train crews and
$50 shop men will make their homes 10
East Reno, aud that the monthly pay
roll will not be less than 100000.
Miss Eliza Pierce left Saturday for
Lamoille Valley, Elko county, where
the young lady goes to take charge OF
her school which opens next Monday.
There is up for rattle at l.. E. Kend
rick's saloon, a beautiful crazy quilt
which was made by Miss Leah Wilson
OF Los Angeles, Cal, who is w%ell-known
here.
To an outsider il would not seem that
Battle Mountain was SO very dead when
it can be said that there is a roulette
wheel. faro and crap game running IN
the town.
Census Director Merriman predicts
that the population of the United States
will be |1O0.600,000 in 1910. By thai
time it will bankrupt the country &c
take the census.
Frank Muncey came down last Frida,
from his station on the N. G. and return.
ed Tuesday. Frank enjoys to spend a
few days in town with his old friends
talking over old times.
b. ID. Forrest, the Bulletin route agent,
was in Battle Mountain for a couple OF
days this week in the interest OF his
paper. He succeeded in securing a
large number of subscribers.
Charles Grayham went up to Austin
Tuesday morning. He says he went to
that town on business which W. do not
wish TO deny, but then we are inclined
to think that he has an attraction there
also.
The County Treasurer and Auditor
give notice in the Reveille that all scrip
or unpaid claims, against Lander county,
or the town Of Austin, will be payable
on and after Monday, February 22d,
1904
The Southern Paciic's instruction car
In charge OF Messrs. Nichols, Cutting,
and jordan, was in town Tuesday for d
short time for the purpose of examining
and giving instructions to the station
employees.
Last year nine million letters went to
the dead letter office. BY having your
name and address printed on envelopes
ut the NEyADAN office every letter you
send will reach it's destination or be re-
turned to you.
A petition is being circulated among
the citizens of Battle Mountain which
will be forwarded to the Postmaster Cen
eral at Washington asking for a daily
mail service between Battle Mountain
and Austin.
J.T. Moore, a negro, plunged a knife
into the neck Of James Norton at Pals
AIDE last Thursday, inficting a serious
wound. The row occurred over "A poker
game and Moore was jailed on a charge
OF assault with intent to kill.
John |. Thompson and Sam Miller goi
into an alteration at Tonopah last week
over the division Of the proceeds OF the
sale of some mining claims in which both
we're interested, and Thompson stabbed
Miller under the left shoulder blade.