Local Notes reflect Las Vegas happenings and commerce
Local notes recap social visits and travel with residents returning from California and Los Angeles. Residents plan building projects on Second and Third streets while businesses promote ice cream, cigars, and cold storage. The piece notes a wall height rise on the Masonic building, a mine and railroad context, and various residents visiting nearby towns and markets.
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Boggs & Co
Lake & Kramer
Farl Dyer
Ed. von Tobel
California
Cool Snap
Best
Barbers
Thomas Block
F. J. Parriott
Los Angeles
Patrick Hoban
Second
Lewis and Clark Streets
Las Vegas Fire Department Promotes Town Government Plan
A local note urges town government to prioritize fire protection with ample equipment hose carts and quarters for hay. The writer claims a strong department would lower insurance costs and reduce risk of a devastating fire in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
New Hotel Bricks Begin on Second Street Project
W J Stewart and Roy T Lockett commence adobe brick manufacture for a hotel to be built on Second Street between Pont and Carson. The 48 by 65 feet structure will have a brick first story and the second story likely plastered with cement.
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W. J. Stewart
Roy T. Lockett
Second Street
Pont and
Carson
Home Garden Demonstrates Soil Productivity at Tuckfield Farm
J. J. Tuckfield showcases a productive home garden on his southern town property supplying cucumbers squash potatoes carrots radishes and other vegetables. He also cultivates grapes shade vines locust and cottonwood trees. With vegetables scarce and priced high these yields encourage further cultivation on his homestead.
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J. J. Tuckfield
Preparation for the sabbath sermon draws Las Vegas crowd
In Las Vegas on Sunday evening at the school house Dr. Bain spoke on Preparation for the sabbath, urging thinking people to attend. He noted the talk would help believers and nonbelievers alike. The service begins at 7 30 Pacific time with Sunday school at 9 am and new classes for older youths formed locally.
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Las Vegas
Sheing
Dr. Bain
Bain
Comanity
Sad Death of LV & T Conductor Johnson
Freight conductor Johnson of the Las Vegas and Utah died after being struck and dragged by a switching train in the material yards west of town about 1 a.m. Friday. He leaves a large Lason family of eight children and a wife. An inquest returned an accidental death verdict. burial planned in Salt Lake City.
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Bof. Johnson
Beatty
Johnson
Theen
John In
Goodwin-Smith Couple Married in Los Angeles
The couple Goodwin Smith and Mrs. M ith of Las Vegas were married in Los Angeles and a coast wedding tour, now in Seattle, plan to return to Las Vegas to reside.
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W. A. Smith
Smith & Hecker, Assayers
Los Angeles
Edna Fraser
Riverside
California
P. HL
G.newlwin Gid
Mith
Las Vegas
Seattle
Public Schools Directors Order Start Date for Las Vegas
Directors require Las Vegas public schools to begin Monday September 16 with the current teachers Mrs Ella Ho Palmer and Mrs Elsie Chandler Bartlett. They plan to enforce the compulsory education law and compel attendance. The district budget mentions a semi annual apportionment of 1046 dollars, with renovations underway at Belfry to accommodate the school.
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Las Vegas
Ella Ho Palmer
Elsie Chandler Bartlett
Ehil
Bids Wanted for Cement Block House in Lin County Farm
The Board of Control of Lin County Experiment Farm invites bids for the construction and finishing of a cement block house measuring 30 by 32 feet at Logan Nevada. Right reserved to reject any and all bids. Specifications available on application WH Church Secretary Board of Control Logan Nevada.
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Board of Control
Lin County Experiment Farm
Logan
Nevada
Las Vegas Aerie meeting notice in Hall Thursday night
Las Vegas Aerie No 1213 F C E invites visiting brothers to a meeting in Naggle's Hall at eight thirty. Frank W Masce Worthy President and W Borkix Secretary listed for the organization.
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LAS Vecas Aerie
Fially
Naggle’s
Eurth
W. Masce
Worthy
W. Borkix
Nevada school attendance law notice from Las Vegas district
Notice outlines mandatory public school attendance for children ages eight to fourteen in Nevada. It details sixte en week yearly requirement with at least eight consecutive weeks, exemptions for private or home instruction, and penalties of fifty to two hundred dollars for noncompliance, published by the Las Vegas School District Board of Trustees.
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State of
Nevada
Board of School Trustees
Board of Trustees of
Las Vegas Schoous District
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