The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-02-14

Henry Seward is in town from
Bullion district.
Fred Altenburg and Chas. Grayham
made a trip to Tenabo this week.
The Methodist minister at Austin
has resigned and left for his home in
Michigan.
Matthew Kyle has been reappointed
by President Roosevelt, United States
Surveyor General of Nevada.
A resolution introduced in the AS
sembly yesterday, barring all lobby
lists from the Capitol building, was
passed.
Speaking of fine weather, the past
two weeks-forgetting the mud-has
been equal to the best summer re-
sorts.
Salt Lake City is in the grip of an
epidemic of cerebro-spinal meningitis,
sixteen deaths occurring from that
disease during the past thirty days.
Some idea of the magnitude of Ely's
great smelter can be obtained from
the fact that the building of the plant
will cover about forty acres of land.
One hundred ears of coal were ship
ped from Oregon for the s. p. railroad
company, and is expected to relieve
the shortage in Western Nevada.
At the Episcopal services last eun-
day evening there was a large attend
ance. The sermon delivered by Rev.
Thomas was listened to with marked
attention.
Albert Kattenhorne and wife have
returned from Reno. Albert is slow
ly recovering from his recent attack
oil typhoid fever which he contracted
while in Reno.
The little Swindlehurst lad who was
accidentally shot in the neck last
week by the discharge OF a shotgun, is
resting quite easy and getting along
as we'll as could be expected.
H. w. Rast of Austin passed through
Monday on his way to Sacramento.
His wife who IL in the city gave birth
to twins, both boys last Saturday and
on Monday one of the babies died.
DIR. T. s. Binger, formerly a ply
stefan OF Reno, but OF late q promin-
ent physician OF Lcveiock, died ut the
latter place early Tuesday morning,
after suffering for several days OF
pneumonia.
It is announced that fremen of
switch engines on this division will
hereafter receive $50 per month. This
is a big raise as the tiremen on yard
engines have been receiving only $45
per month.
The case OF Peter Laux aud Charles
Daniels, OF Kennedy, accused by j. r.
Benton of making threats against
him, was heard in Justice Robins
court yesterday and they were dis
Star.
Everything is moving along very
smoothly at the Dean mine, and the
shaft which is being sunk to make
connection with the lower tunnel,
will be made. it is thought, in the
course OF a couple Of weeks more.
Tuesday Was the 9Sth anniversary
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the
sixteenth President of the United
States. 1t brings the anniversary of
his birth within almost two months
of bis death, which occurred on tie
morning OF April 10Th, 1865.
William NJ. Hughes, an Ogden
newspaper man, has been appointed
private secretary to 4. C. Manson,
superintendent OF the Salt Lake di-
vision Of the Southern Pacific. G. II.
Sprague, Mr.. Mansions former secre-
tary, has gone to the Philippines.
We are told that nine leasers are at
work on the Gold Quartz property in
Bullion district and three leasers are
working on the Little Gem property.
Recent developments have demon
strated the richness and permanence
of the ore bodies and Bullion district
maybe regarded rs one OF tire most
promising in the State.
Larry A. Adams was arrested at
Golden by Sheriff Murphy last Friday
for forging n check on Acarda & Co.
He was indebted to Acarda 4 Co.,
some IS, and presented them with a
check for .$S2, drawn in his favor and
signed by C. IL. Grill of the Lodi
Mines Co. Adams received in change
$74, and several days after ID. Acarda
presented the check to the Bank Of