White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-26
nj >JI>s's DIVORCE PETITION
suGHT FOIH Hundred NAMES

Bishop fIuntipg's petition asking fpr
an initiative" Law providing for inter
~locntory dccrecs OF twelve months in
actions for divorces filed In Nevada
fii'ed to receive h requisite nuu3osr
Of signatures entitie IL 10 presenta
ton to the state legislature and was
not officially rcceived b. Georse
Drodigan. secretary 81 state. When
the petition was checked up al tho Gee
rotary Of states emcc IL WAS found 10
90 ntnin about 2.1ee signature. Under
tho statutory provision about 2.sg9
signatures are necessary 10 enttls in
~itiafiye petitions 10 onieiaf standing
says the Journal
The initiative petition circulated b.
a. I. Lashcr asking for the enactment
of N alright" gambling law also
failed. spmtiont signatures not hayins
been aeeurcd tasher's petition WA
sSiencd hy about i.s0C persons.
Tie My Initiative petition 10 be r.
eeived oniolally BY the secretary of
state for presentation to the lceiala
ture was that circulated BY Reno bust
ness men. 1t Will change the present
divorce law go M TO do away with the
short time" or May Piekford" class
OF eases and viii provide that district
IqUEtb ttaF iih - ~ -
.ocutory DEGREES in cases in which The
oyilenco shows tiiero ~ probability Of
a reconciliation.
H. Imports All Dependent Mothers
During the last year the board Of
county commissioners paid out to de-
pendent mothers the sum of $500 In
monthly sums. ranging all tho wa
from tease ard up. depending on the
number of children. says the Eiko Free
Press. Nevada Is one Of the states In
tho Union where tl,c statute provides
that oaeh county may pension worthy
mothers. on the ground that II Is
| better 10 KEEP the family intact than To
send The children . en- orphans homo
Piacer County Wins Lux nho Title
Through a court decision Placer
county. California. has been awarded
the lake frontage now occupied by the
Lake Tahoe Railroad Company. As
this takes in practically all Of the rail-
road buildings and trackage the case
VIII be appealed to the California
III ,remc court.
Possibility OF snsiax Much t'iatinam
Recent investigation along tho placer
ncils Of Hunt oldt county shows that
considerable platinum can be saved in
tho washings for gold. II Is said that
during tho early mining IN tibet section
much platinum was thrown away.
owing to the Ignorance OF thoTe hand
i!',g tho heavy mctn! which hur X with
| the gold. Attempts will be made to
mine this higher priced metal the coii
ms summer.
Petty Thieves Du.y An over the state
Reports from different parts OF the
state are to the effect that petty thieves
are busy ia many W and cities.
The movement OF the Migrants from
the coast and the hobo travel toward
the west is given as the cause OF the
series of petty larceny along the main
line.
Lay on I.nbosinn Men mt westwood
Approximately 1900 men anve been
laid of in the lumber camp OF West
W ,od. The cutting OF labor is due to
the ii.ht demand for lumber over the
coast and eastern points. The big fac.
tory and finished product mill VIII run
all winter.
Resissstien ef touasy As~nt Of u.yon
Joseph Wilson. county agent OF Lyon
county. has rendered his resignation to
take effect at once. A new agent 10 to
DO appointed by tho board at n meet
7 ing to be held mex week. Mr.. Wilson
! said that other business would take
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