The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-09-30

where the captain has built a substan-
tial 'dobe residence. Captain Hssselis
first wife was a niece OF General Botha
Of the Boer army, in which he served
with distinction during the war.
DR.. Crane, former Mayor OF Cripple
Greek, Colo, was among the weeks Wis
TORS. He is the patentee of the Craze
ore dresser and has made arrangements
to introduce it in this camp.
J. ID. Sword, a prominent mining en-
cineer who has operated extensively at
Rosslard. r. c.. and w. G.. Tanner. also
prominent as an operator on the CJ"s,
arrived in Gcllfeld yesterday.
johnny Hammel's Frisco cafe was
opered on Monday and is doing a big
business. lie knows how to run a res
t~aurant, as is shown by the popularity
which the cafe has already attained.
Jim Wardner, who is known in every
mining camp on the Coast. is in Gold-
field this week. He is contemplating
the erection of a fine hotel IN the corner
OF Crock avenue and Columbia street.
District Attorney Green came in from
Hawthorne last Saturday to appear Tor
the State at the preliminary examination
of John Sheridan, charged with ore
stealing. Mr.. Green returned Tues
day.
Barton Piitman spent several days III
Goldfield during the present week. tie
contemplates moving his Tonopah Office
to this place aud dividing his time be
tween his San Francisco and Goldtield
offices.
A. J.. Logan, civil engineer formerly
---4ol-,4 - concentration IF the
Oregon Short Line, arrived Tuesday
fession here. He is Il brother of Clar-
ence Logan.
With structures, frame and adobe, 60
ing up on every hand, the building boon
is surely on in earnest. Notwithstand-
ing this, however, the available suppl,
OF lumber is far below the demand and
the town has not really commence
growing.
c. H.. Darling, pastor of the NJ. T.
Church at Bodie. requests announce
ment made that if a suitable place ca
be obtained he will preach in Go)dielC
Saturday evening and Sunday morning
and evening. October 1st and %, at the
usual hours.
T. G.. Lockhart returned Tuesday
from n business trip of several weeks tc
New York. Mrs Lockhart accompanied
him and it is understood that she viii
make her home here, preferring being
with her husband to the Injuries OF
her Eastern home.
The grading for the new Peterson
building on the northwest corner Of
| Main street and Crook e is proceed
ing rapidly. Stonemasons are cutting
the rock for the front of the building
which will be very handsome, and con,
struction work will soon be under way
T. Fl. Leggett, one of the most promi,
nent mining engineers of the world, was
looking over the wonders of Goldtield to
day in company with L. l.. Oddle. Mr.,
Leggett took John Hays Hammond'r
place when the latter left South Africa
and commanded a salary of $4,000 q
year..
The weather for a week past has been
disagreeable in the extreme. The change
came with a high wind which attained
almost the velocity of a hurricane and
ragged for two days and was followed by
q decided fall i'll temperature and heavy
rain. The weather continues squally
and wintry in the extreme.
Registration proceeds slowly. there be.
ing mp to noon today but 247 voters ea-
rolled in the district. The books will
not clo-e until the nth of October, but
yo.er5 should not wait until the last mo-