White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-24
LOCAL BREVITIES

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At the Steptoe Valley hospita
April 23 a son was born to Mr.. anc
Mrs. r. s. Douglass of McGill.
Ed Foster is at the Ely Surgical
hospital, where he was operated OF
by DR.. Buckle for appendicitis Thurs
day morning. The patient Is report
ed as doing well.
In a hotly-contested game of base
hall on the Ely grounds Sunday after
noon the Ely grade school nine de-
feated the East Ely school nine by
score of Il to 10.
The bond of A. j. Proctor, admins
traitor for the estate of w b.. era
ham. deceased. which was originally
fixed at $1,000, was reduced Fri
day by an order TO the court &c
$4,000.
Another oil permit has been issued
for the Illipah field. Earl Bath oil
the Lincoln Highway garage is the
holder of the new permit for 2,560
acres of land adjoining the ground OF
the Illipah Basin Gas and Oil Com
pany, the pioneer company in the
field.
Notice has been given requesting
all Elks to meet at the Willow Club
this afternoon at 1880 o'clock to at
tend enmasse the funeral of Mrs. Ed
ward James. The Neighbors of Wood
craft will also meet in Odd Fellows
hall at 2 D.. M. today and attend the
funeral in a body.
John Kappas was plaintiff in the
justice court last Wednesday in a
suit against John BuZios to recover
on money loaned on a rife as Sc
curity. The judgment of the court
was in favor of the defendant, John
Buzios, who also was awarded dam
ages in the sum of $42.
BY an order made in the district
court last Tuesday Edna Gaines, a
l2-year-old orphan. was sent to the
orphans home at Reno. The mother
of the child died in February, 1919,
and the father died this month. The
petition in behalf of the child was
made in the district court by Proba.
ton Officer Thomas Haley.
Word was received in Ely yester.
day that j.. F. Scheswohl, a veteran
mining man of Osceola and well
known throughout this section, had
been stricken with a stroke of par
alysis. Sheriff Nicholson is arrang-
ing to leave for Osceola this morning
TO bring Mr.. Scheswohl to Ely for
treatment at the county hospital.
Esn, rcnn turdAuonf x-nuau Onn IF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Sturdeyant, Is at
was operated on yesterday for appen-
dicitis. The operation was success
full and the many friends of the
family will be glad to learn that the
boys condition is considered favor
able. WITH good prospects for early
recovery.
An o~njoyablc occasion or NedneS-
day evening was the reception ten
dered Rev. and Mrs. Harold Carter.
The affair took place in the Methodist
church parlors, where a large nun
Der assembled to greet the recently
arrived minister and his wife. A
musical and literary program was
given in connection with the eve
ning's entertainment.
In the Ease of George Doyle and
others against the Tilford brothers,
concerning the use of a water right
in the Osceola mining district, the
hearing vas set for some time next
week. The county clerk was instruct.
ed to write to the Tilford brothers
and inform them to observe the in
junction issued by the court two
years ago relative to the use Of the
water.
Attorney c. A. Whiteley offered a
motion in the case of Thomas Kopas
against Peter Pavlos. George Joudas
and others to quash the service of
summons issued out of the district
court in the matter of a suit institut.
ed by Thomas Kopas to recover wages
due. The matter was argued by At
torneys Whiteley and A. Zurich and
the court took the question under
consideration until Monday.
Postmaster j. d. Wallace has an.
nounced that owing to the change in
schedule on the Nevada Northern rail-
way, Ruth, Kimberly and Hamilton
mail will close at $40 a. IN. Mon
days. Wednesdays and Fridays. He
further requests that mail for the
main line train and stages departing
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
be deposited In the postofice not
later than $3.50 the evening before.
Mrs. Mary Dragosavac, who lives
oil her ranch at Bothwick creek, fell
from the roof of a shed this week
and broke her arm. She was brought
to Ely, where the injury was attended
to at the Ely Surgical hospital. Mrs
~Dragosavac is a heavy oma and
had climbed to the roof of a shed &c
make some repairs. when she lost her
balance and fell to the ground, strik.
ing on her arm and sustaining a com
pound fracture.
The total eclipse of the moon was
a free show Thursday night for those
people who remained up to see the
sight. The eclipse began at 1890
with total obscurity from 1928 until
los a. M. Shortly before 2:30 the
face of Luna was again entirely free
from the earth's shadow. The Sail
Lake Tribune. in referring to the
event, said the moon presented q
beautiful dull copper color" Copper