The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-01-31

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to San Francisco last Thursday night
Saturday Jim departed for Cincinnati,
Ohio, where he will have an operation
performed on one Of his eyes.
The invitations are out for the
grand ball to be given by Battle
Mountain Lodge No. %, F. Il A. NJ,
on Friday night, Feb. 9Th, 1907. 1t
is thought the ball will be a grand af-
fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Russell of
Elko the engagement OF
their daughter, Margaret, to Mr..
Ernest Robert Newman. The we'd
ding will take place in California early
in February.
A party of New Workers Il the
gamut at Reno gambling houses Fri
day, leaving many gold pieces as
souvenirs, and bought all the papers
from newsboys. They were en- route
to Goldfeld.
Three or four houses are in the
course of construction and work on
several more will be commenced as
soon as the material can be secured.
Our people can see the dawning of a
new era for this section.
The Midway boarding house at To-
nopah was partly destroyed by fire
last Sunday, causing damage to the
amount of $1,000. Mrs. Lillian Rior-
dan, the proprietor, also lost dia-
monds and jewelry valued at $1,000.
Another rich strike was made in
the Gold Quartz mine at Bullion last
week. From parties coming from the
camp we learn that a Two foot ledge
assaying several hundred dollars per
ton has been cut in a tunnel on the
Trout lease.
f. H. Lemaire and family went
down to Reno Tuesday night. Ernest
goes there for the purpose of placing
himself under the care of DIR. Hood
for the treatment OF an injection of
his right hand which has been giving
him much trouble for several weeks
past.
Moore NJ. Campbell was examined
Thursday by DIR. Mann and adjudged
insane, and Saturday morning Sheriff
Murphy departed for Reno with the
unfortunate man. Mr.. Campbell is a
veteran OF the Mexican war and has
been n resident OF Austin and vicinity
for over 40 years.-Reveille.
The snow has all disappeared from
the streets and in its place is mud,
wpter and slush. The streets can be
safely crossed without swimming but
you want to make sure that your
shoes are securely tight to your feet,
otherwise you will probably lose them
so that they may never be recovered
again.
The petition sent this Office for Gig
natures to be presented to the Legis-
lature requesting that body to pass
effective and just measures for the re-
dnction, regulation and adjustment
OF freights and fares in this State, has
been circulated and been signed by
almost all our citizens. There is still
room for many more.
Constable Human was notified last
Thursday night to arrest a man and
woman ON a charge of grand %larcency
who were coming from Palisade NJ
No. 3. Mr.. Human was at the train
and took the couple in charge. The
constable came down from Palisade
the next morning and escorted them
back from whence they anne.
There are 1899 patients in the Ne
vada state Hospital for Mental Dis
eases. Ninty-one OF these were admit
ed last year. 1wo-tairds of the total
number confined in the asylum are
women. The hospital is yer crowd
ed now and Superintendent Gibson
will ask for appropriations sufficient
to take care of the unfortunates.
The Carson News says that a name
is applied to every Legislature that
generally sticks during the session.
The present bunch, it says, will prob
ably be called the "Mineral Water
Solons," as they seem to be a very
temperate crowd. We have almost
forgot the name given the Legislature
of two years ago but think they were
named strictly Temperate Solons."
A quartet OF Goldfeld attorneys are
gathering data for the purpose of
bringing suit against foreign corpora
tions that do not publish annual state
ments. Under the law the attorneys