The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-05-12
LOCAL JOTS


"hay while the sun shines,
The Ladies Literary Society met at
Mrs. J. H, Eager's, Saturday.
Mrs. w. D. Campbell of Steptoe spent
several days in town this week.
Fine Molleson, his mother, and fam
lily, were visiting in town Tuesday.
Better come and have good time
with us at the dance tomorrow eve
ming,
DR.. j. c. Leonard, the dentist, pull
ed out yesterday for the southern
country.
We have assurance for at least one
smelter in Ely before the winter SHOWS
begin to fall.
Supt. Shaw of Copper Flat was dis
tributing checks among the employee s
of the company.
A son was born to the wife of F.. y.
Murphy, formerly of Ely, in San Fran
cisco on April 25th.
Ed. Gilbert pulled in Thursday with
the E. & P. r. r. ten-horse team load
ed with merchandise.
Mrs. w. r. Bassett and Miss Lena
Miller came in from the ranch Friday
to attend the card club.
Morris Roberts, whose home i. in
Ely, is now in Reno, in the employ of
the j, r. Bradley Company.
Eugene G, Giroux and wife have
moved up to Copper Flat, whore the
former has a position as engineer.
Mrs C. f. Bliss and baby of Osceofa
has been visiting here with her moe her
Mrs ] Gilbert for the past week.
Mrs. G. NJ. Peacocke entertained the
Ladies' Card Club Saturday. Sixty
three being the game Of amusement.
Supt. Gray of the White Pine Cop
per Company, has added to the work
ing force OF the Ruth, during the week.
Several men have been added to the
working force of both the Pilot Knob
and Copper Flat mines daring the past
week
Ten men are now employed at Cop
per Flat, and when the hoist is com
peted on the No. , shaft more will be
put on.
Misses Laura Gallagher and Emma
Graham, were visiting the formers
parents at the ranch, Saturday and
Sunday.
Fl. C. F. Brown. lumberman, car
penter and undertaken, returned Nj lon
day from winters vacation along the
railroad.
j. S. Cazier's big freight team, W h ich
in loaded for Ely, is reported to have
had serious brake down north Of
Cherry Creek.
John Hudgens, who has spent the
past year with W. d. Campbell OF
Steptoe, stopped in town Saturday on
his way to California.
Phil. McKernan has put large va
riety of vegetables in his garden be-
low town, from which he will supply
the local market this summer.
Gabriel Zanoli, owner of the Rabbit
mine from which he has shipped SO
much lead ore, is confined to his bed
with a severe attack of sickness.
Assessment No Is of eight cents a
share on the ca pital stock of the COM
pany has been levied by the directors
of the White Pine Copper Company.
Mrs. M. C. Lewis and son, r. L.
Tucker, of Sunnyside, came in Friday
to visit her daughter, Mrs. c. H. Grit
fin, who accompanied them home on
Monday.
Joseph S. Watson returned here
last week from Goldield, where he
spent the past four months. He re-
ports it to be very lively and progress
siye camp.
Besides the crew at work on the
Dewey shaft for contractor Paul, the
Giroux Company has full crew at
work on the Taylor mine, extracting
high-grade chalcopyrite ore.
Misses Hattie Oldfsld. Susie Scott
Josephine Munro, Katie Graham and
Lewis Zadow and Fred Oldfed, spent
Sunday on Duck creek, watching the
shearing of sheep and fishing.
Everything points out "a prosperous
summer for Ely. Business is steadily
improving. There are no idle men
about town who want to work, and
three mines are adding daily to their