The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE STATE

AUSTIN. Great excitement wac
caused at the Big Creek school by the
untimely and unwelcome arrival of an
rate ball. The school teacher, Miss
Evans, hearing the dogs barking out
side, thought that some of her pupils
were late for school and that the dogs
were barking at them. Being busy the
teacher directed one of her pupils to
open the door and see what the noise
was about.
Seeing the boys frightened look. she
hastily went to the door herself. Thu
bull, which was surrounded with dogs.
seeing her or her red tie and belt, bent
his neck and made one bound for the
door. She hastily shut the door and
pushed against it win all her might.
The bull bounded around the corner
only a foot or so from the door and
thus the situation was saved. BY this
time Mrs. Carter, who had tried to
chase the bull away, but had herself
been chased, had succeeded in calling
two of the men to the rescue.
BY means of many shouts, runs,
pitchforks, stratagems, etc, they fin
ally succeeded in routing the bull amid
the joyous and triumphant banks of the
dogs. Although the pupils were fright.
ened while the bull was waltzing around
the school house they remained quiet
until peace was restored outside.
RENO. Work on the "Bridge of
Signs" leading from the county Jail to
the court room in Reno has been
started, /. NJ. Fowler having been EN-
ployed to do the job.
The bridge, which is destined to car.
ry the criminal traffic from the county
Jail to the bar of justice will extend
from the east side of the Jail to the
west side of the court house, and will
be only about 20 feet in length. 1t is
destined to do away with the custom
of taking the prisoners to and from the
courtroom by leading them through the
crowds which congregate in front Of the
court house, and will also dispense with
any possible chance of a prisoner at
tempting to escape from custody.
RENO. Arriving on the morning
train from Sacramento were Mrs. Sarah
Nicholson together with an aged mother
and two children. They had been pro-
vided with transportation as far as
Reno and informed to apply here for as
sistance. Their destination is Denver,
where the unfortunates state that the
husband of Mrs. Nicholson is sick unto
DEATH door. Without money or food
the woman applied to Chief Burke for
assistance who promptly gave them a
good warm breakfast after which the
Volunteers of America took the women
and children under their protection and
are doing their best to assist them in
getting to the deathbed of the husband.
VIRGINIA CITY. Clarence Mackay,
president of the Postal Telegraph com-
pany and one of the richest men of the
United States, who last year gave the
University of Nevada a $4,000 statue
of his father, John w. Mackay, $780,
900 for a mining building, $4,000 for
athletic field and training quarters and
more than $4,000 for improving the
college grounds, has now offered the
Virginia City high school the best
chemical and metallurgical laborator in
Nevada, and has fixed no limit in re-
gard to cost.
1t was in Virginia City that John w.
Mackay secured his millions, and his
son, Clarence Mackay, is now endeavor-
ing to show his appreciation of this
fact.
CARSON CITY. The old turquoise
mine near Crescent is soon to be opened
up again by Tiffany & Co., Of New
York, from which will be taken about
500 pounds of turquoise, which will be
shipped 10 new IoIh lor uhishiHS.
The stones become soft below the 10
foot mark, but above that point are
considered among the finest gems Of
this kind in the world.
CHAFEY. The first murder to be
committed in this mining camp oc-
Cured when Mrs. lena CODY, a colored
laundress, killed John Manley, also col
ored, with an axe, almost severing his
head. The woman struck the man a
dozen times.
Manley has been calling for laundry
and had failed to return 40 cents. This
is the woman's only excuse for the
deed.
RENO. Mrs. Carl Young, who not
long ago filed a suit for divorce against
Col. Carl Young of Governor Dicker-
sons stoff on the ground of cruelty,
and who had the court order Colonel
Young not to visit her home unaccom-
panied by an officer, was granted a di-
vorce by Judge Pike, who not only
awarded Mrs. Young the separation
prayed for, but also gave her the com
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