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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1880
Page
3
War Department Signal Corps bulletin dated August 1890 notes observations taken simultaneously at all stations. Data cover various meteorological readings and telegraph signals as of the stated moment.
The District Court Saturday heard Mary J. Torrey vs Torrey. The court favored the plaintiff with a finding to be filed. By consent, the case was set for trial on Monday May 1st and adjourned to Saturday April 10th.
A heavy road locomotive built in Fogand was moved yesterday to its destination between Waulsworth and mining camps in Nevada interior. The ponderous machine weighs twelve tons and carries wheels about forty feet high with corrugated rims to prevent sinking in soft ground or slipping on hard ground. It includes a windlass and chains to haul loaded wagons uphill. Observers doubt it will succeed or replace mule power on roads with scarce wind and water.
J. F. Clack of Mill City visits town and asserts Piuts sugar cane contains no saccharine matter. He says sugar on reed branches is insect deposited. Dr Steele, recovering at Peter Hobbs' ranch, arrives in town last evening in improved health.
Six passenger coaches built in Troy New York and two locomotives built in Schenectady now head to the Southern Pacific Railroad of Arizona. The line is now more than half completed from San Francisco to the Gulf of Mexico.
Announcement of the monthly meeting for Winnemucca Hose Company No. 1 to be held at 7 30 this evening in Justice Osborn's office. The notice includes exclamations about an issue from Aare Bs Co and a questioning remark.
In Igerea the heaviest storms of the year lash Sietra Nevada with snow and avalanches. From Truckee westward heavy snow blocks rail lines, delaying the 10:20 a.m. express eight to nine hours as crews and engines clear a swept track and push trains eastward.
James Farrell has placed a tombstone over his brother John Farrell's grave, killed on the Little Humboldt two years ago. The brothers' grave lies in the graveyard west of town. The Commissioners of Ormsby county levy a tax of 8275 on each $100 valuation for State, county and railroad purposes.
An ad touts Everybody's Baking Powder as good as rivals and Levy & Co's Seal as superior, noting no alum unless requested and a playful claim that it will win favor with a man and his partner.
Battle Mountain scene reports Col. Ly man Bridges and Bates Latham Graham party surveying a route from Battle Mountain to Idaho and Oregon toward the Columbia, emphasizing passes as lowest and best and mining camps along the way. The firm Bates Latham Graham & Co. have no Nevada Northern ties. A Oregon bride-to-be’s fiancé dons crepe after her mother’s death, while officers detain him for suspected insanity.
An advertisement touts Agent 4 Hare Vicar hair restoratives claiming to return gray or faded hair to brown or black, cleanse the scalp, cure dandruff, and spur new growth while avoiding oils or dyes. The text also includes a satirical anecdote about General Grant and Emperor Norton, ending with a fashion room notice.
A local notice page lists fresh groceries at Cugnoverra cash store with seven pounds brown sugar or six pounds white sugar for one dollar. F. C. Robins sells onion setts cash due to scarcity and high prices. Seeds from C Chenoweth and various grass and flower seeds available for cash. Reed seed potatoes offered at Lovelock Station R R Nevada. The Dever Bakery delivers fresh bread twice daily. House for sale on Third Street behind Levy's store. Free dinner at A D Williams Palace, fresh oysters and celery salad nightly at Doc's Lunca Saintp. Frank Follows Fashion Rooms sells genuine imported Charles Heidsieck. Doc's Luxeu Stamp offers Bread and related staples.
Sheriff Miller reports at least forty percent of stock running free in Pleasant Valley perished in the winter with many deaths in the late storm. Judge Ivory notes Derby McKinney and Sloan have lost ten to twenty five percent of their herds and more die daily.
Local dealers report a supply of Elko mineral soap praised for laundry use and skin care. Toilet soap claimed to cure skin diseases and farmer's braid touted for horse saddle pores and skin abrasions, making hair smooth and glossy. Individual names not provided.
Judge Ivory returns from a northern county prospecting tour with ore said to be rich in gold and silver near the Oregon line. He plans to display specimens and if verified, he and others will return to the mines.
County Board of Commissioners convenes an aimed session today to review local agenda items and discuss upcoming projects. The meeting seeks input from residents and outlines key decisions on budgeting and public works.
An offer lists business suits and fabrics including very fine and extra fine suits. Mentions Canton Francel Andersh Merino Flannel and Merino Flannel fabrics in an unclear textile sale context.
A fragmented ad-like line touts Levy Co store as the place to buy goals and steer cheap for cash with a promotional cadence.
An old advertisement targets mothers, urging use of Mrs WissLows Soorama Suxor to calm teething pain in children. Claims promise rapid relief, bowel regulation, and peace for mothers. Endorsed as safe, pleasant tasting and prescribed by a noted United States physician and nurses. Sold everywhere for 2 cents a bottle.
Deceptive ad promises relief from dyspepsia liver complaint and debility with Shilohs Vitalizer at 75 cents and offers free trial. Nearby a bakery notes fresh bread twice daily at the depotery opposite the recent rail line.
Dever Bakery offers five loaves for twenty five cents. Call for details and fresh bread daily at the shop.
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