Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-01-27
rom OUR
EXCHANGES

wages, amounting to $1,000.
\ japanese track walker was killed
near Golconda Sunday while cleaning
snow from the track.
Judge Hart of Sacramento will try
Collins on the second charge of perjury,
for which he was indicted to the grand
jury last week.
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The government Indian school at
McDermit opened on the first of the
year with an attendance of 500 pupils.
Rev. Hoover is in charge OF the
school.
". c. Rose has purchased the Hid
den Treasure mine near Ely for a big
figure. This mine has the distinction
of having produced 81 $40, 900 in the
early days of activity.
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The $5,S84.3l, Nevada's portion of
the appropriation for the support OF the
militia of the various states OF the
Union will not be available until the
state has a force of 800 men fully armed
and equipped.
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Miss Tasting, a Bellingham high
school student, who was thought to be
dead, turned over. in her casket Friday
while the funeral services We're in
progress. When the fact was dis
covered every effort was made to kindle
the spark OF life, with failure.
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The wonderful mansion built by
Senator Clark of Montana, in Fifth
n New York, is nearing COM
pletion. The total cost will be about
s. 1000, 900. 1t is not SO large as II or
two Others in the neighborhood, but is
by far the most costly OF any of them.
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King Kee, IA Chinese laundrvman of
Bodie, was shot and killed last week by
Il squaw. lie had threatened to kill
the Indian woman if she did not help
him with the washing and ironing, and
after he retired she shot him in the
back, the bullet piercing his heart.
Senator Nixon has introduced bills in
the senate for the relief of b. Lluncy
whose property was injured to the eX-
tent al $500 by soldiers passing through
Winnemucca, and Chris Deiss who was
shot and seriously injured by Il mem
Der of Il colored regiment passing
through Winnemucca in 1899. The
latter bill was for $1,000.
An Englishman and an Irishman
while having their dinner in a restau-
rant got into conversation. The Eng
lishman had only one leg and Pat
rather inquisitive, inquired how he had
the misfortune to lose it. Thinking
To have Il joke at Pats expense, the
Englishman replied: Il was always
given to understand that my great
grandmother was Irish and the Irish
blood rom her settled in my leg and
sooner than have any Irish blood in
me | had the leg cut off" "Shure,
then" said Pat, Its Il pity it didn't
settle in your head .''-Cassell's Journal.
The Berlin mines near Austin, which,
during its many years existence us a
substantial mining camp of Nevada,
have produced some $40, 0O0, 900 are
still producing steadily at the rate OF
$4,000 per week. The bullion Is
brought from the mines under guards,
as in the early and picturesque days OF
Nevada, and once II fortnight $40, 900 III
gold bars are delivered to the express
company at Austin. These mines are
the property OF an eastern syndicate
who have recently purchased them Tor
81 900 900, making a cash payment OF
$4,000.
1t may not be generally known that
the summit of the Sierras, west OF
Reno, has the distinction of registering
The highest average snowfalls that are
recorded in the entire United States,
the average annual fall of snow during
the past eighteen years on the SUNNI
has been 81 feet. At different times
this depth has been far exceeded, but
when there has been "A greater fall OF
snow in one storm than has been re-
corded during the past few days. At
present the depth IN the summit is
fifteen feet.-Gazette.
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