The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-14

The people of Yerington are plan
ming to have the county seat moved
from Dayton.
The assessment roll of Washoe
county shows an increase of about
$5,000,000 over last year.
The Indians report that the pine
nut crop will be very short this year,
and accordingly, the proverbial hard
winter can be expected.
Stealing a mans wooden leg, his
watch and half dollar, is one of the
latest feats accomplished by sneak
thieves in the town of Sparks.
State Printer McCarty has just in
stalled a Miehle press in the state
print shop at Carson. The Miehle is
one of the finest presses manufac-
tured, and it will add materially to
the equipment.
After being ont two hours the
trial jury in the case of Jack Hines,
charged with the murder of the Rus
sian count, Constance Podhorski, at
Goldfield, returned a verdict of ac-
quittal.
Former Senator William NJ Stew
art is in Carson from Goldfield and
will spend several days there. He
reports business picking up in the
southern country and is great be-
lever in the future of that section
of the state.
Ten oil burners from the Sacra-
menta end have been put in COM
mission on the Salt Lake division
of the Southern Pacific. and the re-
suit is gratifying to the officials
They will be provided with oil in
Winnemucca.
w. l.. ,Maginnis, prominent at
| torney of Ogden, will aid in the de-
Tense of Patsy Dwyer, accused OF
murder in Elko county. at the
coming term of the Elko district
court. A change of venue has been
given Dwyer to Elko.
F. j. Franks, one of the old time
residents of Bullion, twenty-eight
miles south of Elko, died at his home
at that place last week. Mr.. Franks
had lived at Bullion many years
Two or three years ago he lost his
sight and has been gradually declin
ing ever since. Death came to him
very suddenly.
| r. l.. Johns, Republican candidate
for judge of the Third district in the
campaign of 1902, has turned his at
| tention to the oil district near Vir
gin City, Utah, and has founded {
town there. 1t is said on good au
thority that his investments in OF
lands in that locality include Nixor
and Wingfield as parties in interest
William H. Mcdonald, through his
attorney, George N Noel, has applied
to Judge Langan for a writ of Ger
tiorari commanding the commission
ers of Storey county to show cause
how they could under the law govern
ing boards of equalization reduce F.;
persons taxes from the assessor!
valuation placed thereon when sucl
person fails and refuses to file {
sworn statement with the assessor
according to law. The outcome O
the contest Will be observed with in
terest.
There are quite number of ap
peals in criminal cases now pendin,
before the supreme court, and toda,
the court set dates for hearing il
each case. Perhaps the most i'm
portant case to be heard is that O
Preston and Smith, convicted a
Goldfield of the murder of Johl
Silva, restaurant keeper The crime
occurred last winter during the labol
troubles there and Preston an(
Smith, according to the evidence ad
duced, were members of the unior
and delegated to kill Silva, who EN-
ployed persons belonging to an op
posing union. The case was set fol-
December Is, the appeal being filet
last June.