The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-03-22

Manhattan.
J. M. Fulton has resigned as dis
trict passenger and freight agent for
the Southern Pacific company and
will open a stock broker Office in
Reno, says the Journal.
In a fast and exciting game of
basketball in the university gymna-
SUM Saturday the San Jose school
defeated the Nevada team by a score
of 8 to 7. Miss jeanette Cameron
was umpire.
Miss May Bradford OF Tonopah has
been appointed a deputy mineral sur
veyor by U. s. Surveyor Kyle. Miss
Bradford enjoys the distinction of
being the only lady surveyor in the
United States.
Frank L. Davis, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Davis, former residents of Bat
tie Mountain, passed through on No.
A last Friday morning en- route east.
Frank is cashier for the Idaho Sugar
Co., of Sugar City, Idaho.
Robert Satica, a Basque, who killed
a fellow Basque named Alijando at
Sod House, Humboldt county, on
-
Feb. 18th, has had his preliminary ex-
animation and for lack of evidence
has been allowed to go free.
Elko county certainly takes the
snow ball for cold weather. Residents
OF Deeth have enjoyed continuous
s~leighing since the 18th of November,
and thermometers registered eleven
degrees below zero at Wells Friday.
The stage for Belmont and Manhat
tan now leaves Austin Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday on the arrival
OF the n. G. train due at lilo p. IN.
As it now is people going to Manhat-
tan can continue right on after arriy-
ing in Austin if they so wish.
Assistant Engineer House. who is
in charge of the Western Pacific sur
veying party that has been working
ia the Deep Hole section during the
Winter, arrived in town Tuesday
His party will arrive here in IA few
DAYS 10 finish some surveys in this vi
chi y.
Articles of Incorporation of the
Bank of Ely, under the laws of the
State of Nevada, rave been filed with
the clerk OF White Pine county.
The bank is capitalized for $4,000, OF
which $4,000 have been subscribed.
This il the second bank, to be started
in Ely within the last few weeks
Rev. Percival Smithe was unable to
hold Episcopal services in the NJ. K.
Church last Friday "a was announced,
for the reason that during the heavy
winds of last week a window was left
raised and the wind badly damaged
the paper which necessitated the
papering OF the church a second time.
The contract foI printing the 1906
Artemisia has been awarded to a San
Francisco concern by the students Of
the State University. How much
taxes do these San Francisco printers
pay for the support of the Univer-
sity9 How much free advertising
does the institution receive from the
California papers?
Ely has been out of potatoes and
eggs at several different times the last
couple of weeks. The News says that
potatoes at scents per pound and
eggs ut GO cents per dozen don't leave
our caterers much profit IN meals at
the prevailing ~price-three for I'll. We
have seen no garden truck of any
description or fish for many o
A verdict of murder in the first de-
gree vas returned by the jury in the
case OF the two Indians, Johnnie and
Joe Ivanpah, after a deliberation OF
two hours at Elko Monday. Sentence
will be passed on Friday morning.
The crime of which they were con-
victed was the murder of o white
cripple at Monticello several months
ago.
j. M. Hiskey of Austin is in Man
haitian and while there will circulate
a petition asking for a daily mail SER
vice between Austin and Manhattan
and should the postofice department
grant the prayer Of the signers, a daily
train will be run between Austin and