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Newspaper
Morning Appeal
Location
Carson City, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
3
Unknown man found dead near Hobart Mills five miles from town with an empty poison bottle beside him. Clarence Wheeler reported the body to Constable McDougall. coroner to hold an inquest. Decomposition and wolves on remains hinder identification. a paper with a name linked to a sister is found, authorities asked to investigate.
Redding and surrounding areas report widespread grasshopper damage across farms including Fred Meyer five acre garden and S Rutherford vineyards. Clothes on a millville line were eaten causing over one hundred dollars loss. Death Valley burros found dead suggest perilous conditions for prospectors. State well drilling yields clay, with predictions of water flow lingering. Bail set for Henry Hand at one thousand dollars after a shooting incident. notice of personal liability and June 1905 date appears.
John Hancock, brought from San Quentin for the Lincoln county desert murders, pleaded not guilty in Poiche Nevada court. He appeared without counsel, T. Osborne appointed to defend due to lack of funds. The case concerns the killing of Dr. Engelhart and Peter Adminstin, who were robbed and murdered as they slept during desert travel years ago. The woman companion confessed but Hancock denies the charges while awaiting trial in Pinehill.
The Hazen Cut Off project will miss the July 1 completion target and is delayed until mid August, with excavation and grading not finished by the original schedule. Local reports indicate the extended timeline affects contract deadlines and project milestones.
The Northern Electric Company with Henry A. Butters David Edwards Charles Rose Adolph Loessel of San Francisco and Stephen W. Clement of Oakland filed articles of incorporation with the Washoe county clerk. A daily mail service links Las Vegas Beatty and Bullfrog with Lawrence Kendall of Salt Lake as contractor.
June 21 Thomas Lobb, described as a mining man, went berserk in a downtown hotel lobby. He killed George Cosgrove with a shotgun and wounded nine others before firing from a window and then killing himself. Authorities believe a prolonged spree and financial troubles fueled the attack.
Buzz White eleven the son of Mr and Mrs Fred L White of Reno was severely hurt when a limb broke as he climbed a tree for birds nests. He struck a picket fence puncturing his back between the liver and lungs and broke two ribs. He remains in serious condition. Fred L White a Nevada State Journal proprietor is known in Reno and Carson.
The Reno Carnival runs June 29 through July 4 with reduced rail rates and large delegations from nearby towns. Events include two daily performances at the Mexmoth stadium on the plaza, parades, wheel races, dances, and a grand Mardi Gras finale. The queen will be crowned opening night, with balls at Wheelmen’s Hall and Eagles Hall and a closing Mardi Gras on Tuesday night.
Weekly Crop Bulletin reports good growing weather across Nevada from June 14 to 19 1905. Temperatures averaged above normal with high of 82 and low of 44. rainfall scant, but Elko county saw beneficial showers on the 14th and 16th. Crops, ranges and livestock show marked improvement, grain and alfalfa prosper, potatoes and garden truck do well with some regional delays, irrigation ample.
The notice invites all to attend a dance at Cooks Cove next Friday evening hosted by 8er City and Empire. The piece notes expectations of a large crowd and emphasizes a strict order and preserved decorum for the event.
The band schedules a second show for Saturday evening. Weather conditions are unclear as the note mentions mitting.
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