The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1907-06-13

mrs. Kate IOring, OF Reno, Grand
Treasurer of the Rehekah Assembly oil
Nevada, was in town Monday and
that night attended a special meeting
of Loyal Rebekah Lodge No. Is.
H. r. Lemaire has moved his resi-
dence onto his lot between the NJ. Z.
Church and the Bartoo residence and
will soon begin the erection of a new
dwelling on the lot vacated by this
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Patterson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Shipley, Miss Weber, M.
A. Dawson and George Shultes were
down from Beowawe last Friday night
and attended the closing of the
school exercises.
The N. G. Company are going to
put up a large and commodious build
ing to replace the one burned down
some time ago.. Work on the build
ing will soon start, as the lumber is
on the ground.
A base ball league wal organized in
Reno last Saturday night, and a
schedule of games was made. The
anne of the clubs composing the
league and the schedule of games will
be found elsewhere.
Lyman Sands who il working a
copper property near Copper Canyon,
is spending a few days in town. Mr..
Sands Gays his property is looking
fine and believes he has the making
OF a great property.
Miss Dean Middleton returned last
Saturday from Austin at which place
the young lady has been in attend
ance upon the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wholley who Is suffering
from spinal meningitis.
Five four-horse teams are now bus.
lily engaged III hauling ore from Cop
per Canyon. They haul between A
and 5 tons each to the load. Ed.
Uren, Jr., transfers the ore tn the cars
at this station for shipment.
The grand Encamptment Of Odd
Fellows will meet in Reno Monday
forenoon and the grand lodge will
meet Tuesday. TIE Southern Pacific
has mede a rate of one and one-fifth
fare on the receipt certificate plan.
Lake Tahoe has reached a higher
mark this yea. than was ever known
before. At Bijou the water has reach
ed the porch of the old Ramsy store
and it is thought a higher point will
be reached before the Lake receeds.
Mrs. j. McCourt, Mrs. Geo. Watt
and children aud Miss Alice MeCourt
of Austin passed through Monday on
their way to Los Angeles on n visit to
relatives and friends. George Watt
accompanied the ladies as far as
Reno.
1t don't look as though Battle
Mountain was going to cell brate the
Fourth this year. If anything was
going to be done why it is about time
a move was being made. Who is
going to take the lead? Don't all
speak at once.
The Goldfeld Chronicle perpetrates
the following: A lady walked into
the store and said: 81 want a nice
white shirt waist, a fluffy one, and the
very hest you've got" "What bust
madam" asked the obliging clerk.
81 don't know" she replied, 81 didn't
hear anything"
The last census of Nevada, taken in
1900, showed "A population Of 4l,325.
In 1906 the total vote for Governor
was 1887, indicating q population Of
about 10000. According To all avail
able data and by the most reasonable
estimates, the present population is
not less than $4,000. or double that of
last census.
ID. S. Taggart WAS found dead in his
bed Tuesday morning ut tine home OF
his mother at 0rryille, Ohio, where
he had been visiting for a short time.
He was well known in this State
having held the position Of division
freight and passenger agent ut Reno.
He also held the office of Secretary OF
the Nevada Commercial League at u
salary of $3.50 Il month.
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