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Newspaper
Morning Appeal
Location
Carson City, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1902
Page
3
The Morning Appeal reports accusations that Fuller, sent to prison for seven years from Austin, was railroaded into the penitentiary and his wife into the asylum. It claims an attorney charged $500 for estate care and provided no service.
The report notes Sam Platts of the city seeks Republican nomination for Attorney General. Acknowledges Platts as a strong speaker for the opposition ticket but argues he is on the wrong ticket, potentially impacting his campaign.
The first quartz mill for Comstock ore with four stamps stood on the Carson River at Dayton in 1860. Built by Union Foundry in Sacramento, it was shipped by Sievason mules. Professor W F Stewart, who died in Boston about fifteen years ago, first announced the Comstock lode’s silver content in Placerville’s Observer on July 12.
Tonopah Mining Company shipped at least 56 carloads of ore in July with 48 sampled and sold. September shipments expected. A Fresno county discovery prompts notes on a large tree and local disease affecting Tonopah. Arthur Morris and Jim Rayers receive health updates. A Reno artesian water pursuit and Elko churches bequest are mentioned along with jockey club plans and autumn races at a new track.
A community proposal to establish a school connected assay office in Carson. Professor Mitchell would teach a practical assaying class after school, charging a nominal fifty cent assay fee. The plan aims to fund materials and offer students hands on training usable in any town, with support from the School Board or County Commissioners.
In Lyon County with no Silver or Pendocratic primaries last Saturday, the State Central Committee plans a Monday meeting to appoint delegates. Attorneys prepare for the Miller Lux water suit in the valley, while surveyors study a proposed aqueduct to feed the reservoir near Stockton Station. Delegates to Reno are named from Dayton Loftus, Silver City, Yevington, and Valley candidates.
Report describes armed party attacking a sheep camp near Cottonwood Creek and Peak Disaster, killing some men and stealing horses. It notes low Walker River water, potential drought impact on ranches, and mentions Jersey McDonald recovering from an appendectomy in San Francisco.
Governor Sadler, Howell, and Davis deny forming a political combine to control the State convention. They accuse Silver Party papers of fabrication and note such claims come from opposition sources and hostile Republican rumor mill. Davis defends silence as customary after a primary before the convention.
A note on Yosemite access from Sadie describes a proposed route long discussed for twenty five years. About thirty men arrived recently and are assigned to the work. When finished the Yosemite journey should become one of the easier mountain trips with benefits for the region.
Reading of worship and church activities described in a fragmentary notice. Mentions Presbyterian and Methodist gatherings, morning services, and a Christian endeavor activity with unclear dates and place names due to OCR errors. Contains references to educators or organizers such as Miss Danivine Andersen and local church groups.
An assortment of ads and notices lists Johnson’s Ice Cream Soda, Davis & Maish fruit, White Sewing Machine agency by George Kitzmeyer, Riverside mill start in Reno, Savage Mining Company leader H M Levy visiting, Thaxter Drug Store offer and new store lines, and local sales of carpets and furnishings amid a lively town commerce scene.
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