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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
3
Local notes mention Boggs & Co offering ice cream, a drug store ad, and various Las Vegas happenings. Passengers, job changes, travel to Los Angeles, and social events fill the week. Several residents move, visit, or return, with restaurant and hotel renovations noted.
The Masonic hall block contracts go to H. M. Lillis for carpentry and supervision and to Charles Oleester for block work. Excavation planned to start soon. Schmit is first in line for vacant enges. The piece notes civic quotes and hints at Mayor Schmitz issuing edicts from a penitentiary keeper role amid Sunday attendance at the church.
Businessmen agree to close stores at 9 pm on the fourth and barber shops at 10 pm and keep the day under the Eagles lodge compact. A $10 balance is to be paid for each signer including ALN Panff W E Hawkins Botkin Clayson Griffith M Thomas Levy Kramer Paladeaus Lake Kramer.
J L Coryell Fred Bowler and Robert Shaffer departed Tuesday with tools and supplies to start development of their waning properties in El Dorado Canyon. Mrs Bowler and Mrs Shaffer accompanied the husbands to the location for the operations.
Maguire of the L Vo T returned from Lon Angeles Tuesday with 8) ctred 125 laborers to replace the Mi who struck at the front a few days ago. A total of about 280 men are now at work. "Frome" is now Ter 1h miles out of Beatty.
Sam Yount suggests a baseball game between Goodsprings Hall players and Las Vegas team with a potential return match. The towns are 33 miles apart and locals foresee strong interest as players recruit willing friends to join in.
Sandhelm master mechanic from Salt Lake and L Vo arrange for shops to serve Mr Sondhelm and Las Vegas amid rising business on the Salt Lake line. The need for large shops at Las Vegas grows as trade expands and new facilities are sought in Los Angeles.
Surgeon H L Hewetson of the Salt Lake railroad hospital requests improvements to his office quarters across the track. The space will include a kitchen beside interior changes to aid comfort and conveniency. He has been asked to treat typhoid and rheumatic patients at the hospital for their claimed advantages.
Muddy growers led by J F Howard plan to ship 25 to 30 cars of cantaloupes weekly to Beatty Rhyolite Goldfield and other towns. Cantaloupe shipments face long hauls from Las Vegas to railroad loading points with only one or two cars movable at a time. The article notes producers seek favorable rail rates to avoid fruit waste and boost profits.
Southern Pacific and allied lines file suit to block enforcement of a recent Nevada Syphus Act. They seek training or relief against the Nevada Railroad Commission. The case, heard before Judge Forcing on an upcoming date, involves claims for damages totaling 40,000 dollars from Southern Pacific and 25,000 and 20,000 dollars from Salt Lake and Nevada California lines respectively. Attorney McNamee travels to Carson City for continued proceedings.
Officials consider lowering railroad fares from three to two cents amid public outcry over safety concerns as casualties rise. The motive behind state actions remains unclear, but observers urge action to curb deaths and improve travel affordability.
Auction note lists Buck's addition in Las Vente offering a corner property at Tenth and Bre mont streets. Contact Ben Mounts for details and immediate inquiry on the sale.
Farm for sale in Muddy River Valley near Logan P O Lincoln county. 50 acres under barbed wire fence with water right and land. Includes 33 acres in crop 4 in alfalfa 10 in grain plus vineyard orchard flowers and shade trees. Outfit includes teams machinery and tools to run ranch. Address A J Sproles Moapa Nevada by July 1.
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