27 May 1884
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Newspaper
Reno Evening Gazette
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1884
Page
1
A historical critique catalogs Joe Mulhattan as the country’s foremost hoaxer, tracing his legends from a second Mammoth Cave tale to balloon fables and a Texas tale. It also recounts a poignant World War era moment when an Eleventh Maine bugler requested his bugle as death neared.
Aggregate gold output through June 30 1883 reaches 1 632 364 67 dollars in gold and 593 083 217 dollars in silver, totaling 2 280 447 887 dollars. Gold equals 78 965 872 troy ounces and 2 707.4 tons. silver 462 590 469 troy ounces and 15 860 tons. Gold would load 271 freight cars. silver 1 586 cars. Gold could tax an ocean steamer’s capacity. silver could fill a fleet’s cargo.
A Cross creek bridge at Winnemucca washed out Sunday night leaving three remaining over the stream. A dam at Big Meadows suffered partial washout last Friday. built last summer at $6,000. Rose station men troubled by tramp raids. foreman’s supplies looted and his Sunday clothes stolen, forcing him to seek supper in town.
The Lyon County Times reports Ernest Galbrecht, a Dayton resident, returning after six years abroad to settle in Nevada. He mocks Arizona and New Mexico for scarce jobs, high danger, and harsh living, contrasting with his view of sunny Mexico as barren. In a separate note, Katie Andress sues Spencer Andress for desertion. the judge counsels unity as they settle with the infant’s laughter echoing in court.
A Chicago magnate warns against speculation and credits wealth to solid ventures like a spring bed and bootjack. The A O U W Grand Lodge for Nevada Idaho Montana Utah and Wyoming elected J M Kinnley as Grand Master Workman and D Thorburn as Grand Recorder. The report shows 61 Lodges and 2 323 members, up 19 lodges and 811 members, with 20 deaths and nearly 50 000 in funds handled. Delegates totaled 18 from Nevada 19 from Montana 13 from Wyoming six from Idaho and four from Idaho.
Hall racks in a great variety priced from 74 cents to 375 dollars are on display at the ware rooms of the California Furniture Company located at 220 to 226 Bush Street in San Francisco California.
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