White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-14
LOCAL BREVITIES

Tony Alckares was at the Ely Sur,
gical hospital yesterday for removal
of his tonsils.
Sam Killough came in Yesterday
from Geyser TO receive treatment AT
the Ely Surgical hospital for an IN
jury TO one of his eyes.
Raw Firman. who has been occu-
pied in haying operations at the
Packing House ranch, has been lay
ing off iuring the last week with an
affected neck. the result of an insect
| bite. He received treatment At the
Ely Surgical hospital.
In the district court Tuesday the
Compton Commercial Company was
granted Judgment To in an ac-
count due the commercial company
from w. W. Mcdowell.
Rev. James MacLaughlin's subject
for the sermon at the Episcopal
church this morning will he Hymns
That Have Helped n Religious Life =
Miss Carol Clark will render Rams
"Cavatina" on the violin.
Sheriff Nicholson IA over in
Spring valley Monday, where he Of
fered for sale the livestock and per
sonal property ut the Olsen ranch,
owned by Berg ana Nielsen. .Attor-
ney G. F.. Foreman. for the First Ma
tional bank of Winnemueea bid III the
property for $4,000.
The suit of George Doyle. Russell
Noyle and others against Grover and
Lane Tilford, set for trial in the dis
trict court Friday. has been postponed
until September | for the purpose of
securing maps and information from
the Office of the state engineer. This
is a suit to determine the title TO
floodwaters of Dry gulch, near osce-
ola.
In the district court this week the
case Of James Robson aud others
against Thomas Mathis the motion TO
Guash service of summons was al
as presented by Attorney c
\ Eddy. The injunction issued in
case will stand. The suit was
brought to restrain the defendant
fencing watering troughs used
by tho plaintiffs sheep.
|
Ernie Jackson's pet dog Red is re
the serum treatment for ra-
bies. the medicine having been pro-
.ured through the Steptoe Drug Com
The serum is the same as that
administered to w. II. Bishops Lew
,livn setter, which is supposed to
ave been bitten by the rabid dog
tilled in Ely IA fortnight ago. after
bitten several other dogs.
In the district court Tuesday testi-
liony was taken in the suit brought
y the Zion Cooperative Mercantile
Institution against the Raaehers' Co
operative Mercantile Company. Books
If the Ranchers' institution were pro-
luced in court and Guy Saval, pres
dent of the company. testified as to
Transactions between his company
md the Baker Livestock Company.
rhe case was continued.
The board of county commission
RS the members of which for the
asst fortnight or more have been sit
ing as "A hoard OF equalization, was
session during yesterday forenoon
o hear matters relative to Nevada
Consolidated Copper Company tax
adjustments as presented by Attor-
1ey b. l.. Quayle. The business of
EQUALIZATION is thought to he pretty
we'll cleaned up for this year. with
numerous reductions and increases.
Attorney Charles S. Chandler. of
he law firm of Chandler x Quayle,
counsel in the ease. left yesterday for
Milford. Utah. having received word
from the clerk of the court that the
Big Springs water suit is set for trial
tomorrow at Beaver. Subject of the
controversy is the water rights of the
creek. having it's cource in Nevada
and flowing into Utah. and ranchers
in the two adjoining states have be-
come involved in a legal dispute as
to water rights. The Ely attorneys
represent the Murray Sheep Company.
Orval Baird, secretary of the local
lodge of Odd Fellows. is in receipt OF
a telegram announcing the death OF
A II. McGregor at San Francisco. Cal
The deceased VAS a former resident
of Ely but left here about eight years
ago. He was active in the work of
the Odd Fellows and was a member
o. the Carpenters Union. Mr.. Nc
Gregor was 40 years old and IS sur
vived by two sisters and IA brother
residing in Nova Scotia. Arrange
ments for the funeral were made by
the odd Fellows and burial was in
Mount Olive cemetery, San Francisco.
Richard T Swallow is nursing a
broken arm, the result of falling OF
"A fence at the Ely Packing Company's
yards last Sunday. Mr.. Swallow was
standing on top of the fence ard with
a stick was urging the progress car
ward along the runway of lambs
which were being loaded for ship
ment. Losing his balance he fell
from the fence to the runway and
thence TO the ground. a distance of