White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09

grown until She was about ready 10
enter into an equal partnership with
MIR. Carnahan when he was Killed
in the summer of 1876 by falling III
front of his moving machine. Mrs.
Connnrs then took her cattle and
moved about fifteen miles south 10 q
little spring where there was sur
ccient water for her stock. This
place she improved with dwellings q
stable and corrals. where she used
tc keep the stage stock and feed
stage drivers. passengers and team
sters making the trip between Ward
and Osceola. This spring and pass
through the mountains were there
after known as Connors' spring and
Connors' pass.
". II. Garraghan and ]. &. Pou-
Jade, known as Poujade d Cara
| CHAN. were engaged in the merean-
tile business at Ward, where they
amassed a comfortable fortune. but
like many of the other old-timers-
put 1t back again into Mother Earth
Mr.. Garraghan was considered one Of
Neyada's most able and brightest
men. having served in the lower
house of the legislature. as was men
toned in "A previous article. The
writer remembers a little story fold
of Mr.. Garraghan along in the sos
when a minister WAS called from the
western part of the state To ofiiciate
NJ the funeral of little latsie Briggs.
son If Mr. and Mrs. Robert Briggs
OF TAYLOR Mr. ~5arraghan. at the
time a Ward resident. attended the
! funeral and after the sarvices was in
trodueed TO the minister. During
their conversation the minister com
mentcd on the fact that Nevada had
more saloons and fswer churches
than necessary. adding that with
more churches there would he fewer
dimes.
Mr. Garraglan. eyer ready for az
argument and 10 defend the fair namf
Of Nevada. replied thai there wa
hot one crime committed in the stats
for every two in New York. wher,
ministers and churches were mors
plentiful. and asked the minister
how he accounted for that fact
That may he true" Mr.. Cara
CHAN replied the divine. hut whei
a man commits a crime In the cas-
they send him to prison. whereas IL
Nevada they usually send him TO til,
Legislature. | have heard. In yiev
OF Mr.. Garraghan's legislative ser
vices the laugh was ON him. Tn
preacher. however. did not know o
this and when he later learned III,
fact offered az apology to the eS
member. assuring him that he iii,
not believe that all members OF tn
Nevada Legislature Were criminal
and that nothing personal had bee
meant by his remrak.
Another instance where Mr. Cara
CHAN usually ready wit failed hin
happened in a saloon in Hamilton Il
1888. when he was making the rae
for county treasurer on the democrat
ic ticket. his republican opponent be
ing John Williamson. With a mum
Der OF other democrats Mr.. Cara
CHAN was buying "a few drinks an
generally making a good fellow O
himself. as was the usual custom i
those days At the lar. never miss
ing n round OF drinks. was a ma
named Clements. better known a
Rather. After the bunch had en-
Joyed "A few toasts TO the hoped-fo
democratic success. Mr.. GarraghaI
placed his hand on the shoulder O
Rather and addressed him as m
good democratic friend here.
No; you're mistaken, MIR. Garra
CHAN. was the reply. Tin a reput
lean. though suppose your mistak
, IL quite natural I know that | ar
~unwashed and dirty and ragged an
a bum and | look like a democraI
but I'm not. I'll admit that | hay
fallen pretty low, but not that To-
yet"