White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-09
TRAGEDIES
IN THE CAMP OF WARD

CONTINUED fIioM fN,th oSE@
Hamilton. Mr.. Morris, who was one
of the most popular men in the eoun-
~, moved from Ward to Montana,
where he prospered. lie later moved
tic Los Angeles. where he is now hv
ing. having a home at 40 Mariposa
avenue. and while over four score Is
still enjoying excellent health.
Wash Woodbury. and Jim Liddle
were both engaged in the butcher
business. and when times began TO
grew slack in Ward in 1878 the two
men carried their friendly business
rivalry into politics. both entering the
race for county assessor. Woodbury.
| making the race as a democrat anc
L.iddle enlisting under the republican
banner. Woodbury. was successful al
the polls aud again made the race for
the same Office in 1882. when he de-
feated o. NJ. Converse. Mr.. and Mrs.
J {. Edwards were also among
wards early settlers and were en-
gagged in the rooming house business
coming from Hamilton and Inter
moving 10 Taylor. where they en-
gagged i'm the same business.
W. G.. Lyons was also an early ar
rival at Ward. coming from Mineral
City. w. X. Basseft. well and favor
ably known in the camp, was engaged
in running a saloon. Bassett. who
came from Mineral City. was an early
arrival in the camp and his place wac
always popular. With faro. roulette.
billiards. twenty-one or blackjack
pool and poker games always running
his place was headquarters for the
live ones for a number of years. and
eve after the town was considered
dull the street in front OF Bassett's
was literally covered every morning
with playing cards which had been
discarded by the poker players in the
big games which were played. Gam
hlers from Cherry Creek. Hamilton
and Eureka all came to Ward to play
at Billy B~assett's saloon and were al
ways assured of a square deal in sit
ting in with John Quinn. Tom O'Neill.
Red Mike and r. G. Poui Jade. the
eleanest set OF boys who ever Sat In
a poker game
Mrs. Jackson. who conducted n dry
goods and notion store. was another
highly respected business citizen
Left a widow through the death of
her husband at Ward in the '70s.
with several small children TO sup
port. Mrs Jackson. by her untirine
efforts and excellent business man
agement, succeeded in bringing them
oil up TO be grown men and women
who proved model citizens. Mrs
Jackson moved to Taylor when that
camp opened up and was engaged In
business there until her marriage 10
Johnnie Cupid along in the SOS
Another of White Pine county's in.
dustrious pioneer women was Mrs
Connors. who for years was Interested
with Mr.. Carnahan on the ranch JUS
lselow Ward. Mrs. Connors moved
from Hamilton to the ranch when II
was first purchased by Carnahan ant
Jake Schallenberger. being employed
as cook for carnahan and his men
No matter how many were employed
on the ranch. Mrs. Connors was move
too busy TO get up. a fine spread fol
all corners and the writer remember
when crowds would gather at Min
eral City and drive TO the ranch TO en-
Joy n of Mrs. Connors famou,
meals. Mrs. connors, heing indus
trious and saving. put all her mone'
into stock, and her herd OF cattle mul
tiplied rapidly as the cowboys tool
great interest In them md Away
saw 10 1t that her calves were brand
cd promptly. Mr.. Carnahan did no
engage in the cattle business, his in
terests being confined to grain an,
hay. Mrs. connors' property hai