The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-02-04
Richard Eads drove down from Lewis

Richard lGads drove down from Lewis
to-day.
George Ganser has left San Francisco
and located in Reno
The Rathbone Sisters of Austin will
give a grand Masquerade ball on the
18th of this month.
Licking and Rockwell have between
20 and 25 tons OF high grade copper ore
ready for shipment to Salt Lake City.
Charles ]. Ellis, a former resident of
Tonopah, committed suicide by shooting
himself in San Francisco last Tuesday.
William Meager was in town Satur-
day. He tells US that he is taking out
some very fine ore from his mine at Ga
lena.
Charles L. Pope of Ely, White Pine
county. has been granted a patent for a
railway rail joint.
Pope is quite well known in Battle
Mountain.
The Southern Pacific has announced
its intention to issue a new time card at
an early date. There will be a number
Of changes in the schedule of the passen.
ger trains.
William G. Whitney, Secretary of the
NAVY under Cleveland, died in New
York Tuesday from the effects of an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. He was the
father Of the present navy of the United
States.
Peter Betti the groceryman of Eureka
who was arrested for selling liquor to
Indians, was discharged by the Justice
Of the Peace owing to lack of jurisidic-
ton. Betti at onee left for parts un.
known.
In another column We publish the re-
port of the County Auditor and Treas
urer from January LIST, 1903, TO January
LIST, 1904. 1t will show you the condi.
ton OF the various funds Of the county,
the amount of cash on haad and the in
debtedness of the various funds.
The Commissioners for the st. Louis
exposition Ire getting up a valuable his
tory of Nevada. The work will be pro-
fusely illustrated and be OF very great
value TO every section OF the State. The
work is in charge of Hon. J.. A. Yering-
ton. Nevada has never had many of her
resources put before the world of home
seekers and little is known of what she
has TO offer.
Two gentlemen OF Vieksburg mining
district, Humboldt county had a little
misunderstanding the other evening, and
began shooting. Each emptied a shot
gun at the other, and then followed with
six-shooters, all at close range. 1t is
true that the bird shot did some good,
but the most seriously wounded person
was a woman who was cooking supper
in an adjoining house. The mar who
did the shooting is in Jail at Winnemucca.
Southern Pacific trains are now run
ming through the tunnel at Elburz. 1t
is a half mile long and is the fourth OF
the series between Deeth AMI Elko.
The third one. which is the largest and
the last to be finished, is known as the
Ryndon tunnel. 1t is now completed
and rails are being laid through it.
Trains will be running through it in a
few days. These four tunnels are in all
three miles long, and save ten miles be-
tween Elko and Deeth.
The Carson News says Controller Da-
Wis bids fair to come into a big slice OF
the estate left by Nanny Pleasance, the
old colored woman who died recently IN
San Francisco. Some years ago she
decided a lot on Octavia street to Bell u
Davis. The lot is now said to be worth
from $1,000 to 100000. II Sam gets
halt OF the latter amount, he should
remember his poorer and less fortunate
brethren Of the press. The writer files
bis application for a good, big slice OF
Sans prospective wealth.