The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-06-23
William Meager of Galena visited town

W10iOcduys
Frank and Raymond Mellander WERE
in town Wednesday.
No services will be held In the NJ. e
Church next Sunday as Rev. Frary will
be absent in Carlin.
We were a day late this week in issuing
the NEvADAN owing to the fact that the
paper we ordered did not arrive until
this a. m, hence the delay.
A large number of Austin people have
signified their intention of coming to
Battle Mountain on the Fourth if a low
rate can be secured from the railroad
company.
Word reached Wells Wednesday even
ing that all the miners employed at the
Copper Flat mines, nea Ely, were dis
charged last Saturday. II is reported
that there is some kind of labor trouble
brewing there.-Herald.
The new s. P. division was last Satur.
day night changed to Sparks. Beginning
at two o'clock Sunday afternoon all
freight trains began TO pass through
Reno at a speed of six miles an hour.
Only passenger trains will stop.
Be sure you get hold of the right bot
tie. There is q man in Wells who
thought he was using hair tonic, but it
proved to be earbolic acid and there is
no hair on the top of his head in the
place where the hair ought to grow.
On a wager of five dollars a resident of
Carson drank ten schooners of beer as
fast as they could be put on the bar of a
saloon.-Appeal. As a beer guzzler that
fellow is alright. Puts US in mind of a
thirsty hog we once read OF that got
away with a barrel of swill in a single
day.
The completion of ships now under
construction will make our navy twice
as strong as it is now and three times as
powerful as it was at the beginning of
the Spanish American war, says Success.
1t will then rank as the third navy in the.
o%retical tonnage and second in actual
fighting power.
Professor james Bluett. the great
English astronomer, says the next full
moon will have across its face the dark
spot that resembles a Gloss, and that on
June 9th it will be very plain to the
naked eye. He says the spot is caused
from the shadow made by the north star
crossing in front of the evening star.
l.. A. Lemaire. wife and little son Loui
left Sunday afternoon for Reno where
MIR. Lemaire attended the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows which met il Reno
Tuesday. Mrs. Lemaire and little sot
left Reno last hight for Napa, Cal. OF a
two mon his visit TO her parents. ar
Leniaife rsturrel hone tins morning.
Simon Rray II Austin went down to
Reuo Sunday to he present at the open.
ing Of the Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows
INT ib AiG NAcAtth paw u Dtat'
Simon will pttend q meeting Of the Re
publican State Central COMMITTEE,
which is called for Friday, July 10Th. a
Carson City, for the purpose OF naming
IA time and place for the holding Of tht
Republican State Convention.
A picnic was held in Lewis canyon
Monday and about twenty people "tool
it In They left here about Z O'CLOCK
and reached the canyon before the heal
of the day had got fairly on. The da,
suitab De no gnats or mosquitoes TO con
tend with, a pleasant, social crowd, max
ng fun unlimited, plenty to eat aud a few
cares, combined t. make tie affair q
very pleasant one
Detective Thacker arrived from Sar
Francisco Sunday morning and went tC
the county Jail where he interviewed the
two prisoners suspected of being the
Gates brothers. He says the men are
not the ones they were thought to he
but says it is more than probable that
they belong to the gang that recently
held up a Denver and Rio Grande train
-Elko Independent.