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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1880
Page
3
Extracts indicate a War Department signal service issue with observations at multiple stations. The fragment references authorized collections of silver state receipts and mentions U S Army signals. exact dates, places, and full context are illegible.
County Commissioners met with all members present and accepted the resignation of John Byrnes as Paradise Township Justice. James Elliott was appointed to fill the vacancy, bonds set at $2000. A property tax of 25 cents per $100 and a poll tax of $4 were approved for Winnemucca. A remonstrance against a general road tax from Paradise Valley was noted. Other items include ore activity at Eagle mill, Lucky Dog mine, and local travel notes.
The Democratic County Central Committee met in Oriental Hall with A. W. Fisk as chairman and several proxies. R. W. Lewis was elected to fill a vacancy and serve as secretary. Primaries to select five delegates for the State Convention at Winnemucca on May 27, 1880 were set, with apportionment across districts and pledges to support Democratic tickets. Committeemen thanked Ben Stover for hall use.
A Democratic Central Committee meeting exposed an attempted move to appoint delegates to the State Convention by a small group seeking to control the party machinery. The plan drew feeble support, with only one member backing it, and those slated to represent the county are likely to remain home. Trickery in politics often fails in the end.
Virginia Chronicle notes Alfred Brady oroot black man once jailed in Storey County on petty larceny charges. He left for New York City after threats of ghosts in the County Jail. A Blaine supporter at Bonawea Saloon urged a presidential vote for Blaine, but the group backed Grant. Delegates to the Republican State Convention at Austin named R H Scott De Creswell H C Marker John Jurgend Andrew Davidson. Primaries set for next Saturday. little opposition expected as Grant and Sherman forces are sparse.
Letter from T J Tennant of Carson reports planned shipment of catfish and Sacramento River perch to Humboldt and Paradise Valley under Fish Commissioner Parker. County Commissioners or private citizens must arrange transport to streams away from the Humboldt rail line and stock public waters. Fish hatchings of carp trout and eels planned this season with notices via the columns.
James White of Petaluma California has patented a compact quartz mill that costs less than 1000 dollars to build, including engine, and can crush ten tons of ore daily. The design uses upright pillage pillars, stamps weighing 150 to 300 pounds, springs, stay chains, a belt-driven wheel, and a horsepower motor, with the entire unit easily dismantled and relocated at low cost.
Don Ryan reports from Fort McDermit that residents of Willow Creek are buzzing over a new mining claim by A. H. Ruse. The ledge lies about a mile from Willow Creek station on the Adahe road and three miles from the Ohio mine, with silver assays high. If confirmed, the find could trigger a major local boom and further development at the nearby mine area.
Pishop and Lobert Luther returned from a 27 day journey tracing 5000 miles to visit their aging mother in Rochester New York. The seventy three year old mother walked two miles with them on departure and earlier crossed the plains twice beginning in 1847 as the first white woman in Colon California gold mines. The Young Police entertainment is postponed and a sociable at the Parsonage tonight invites all. Seventy five emigrants passed west today.
Advert listing shows Dever Bakery delivering fresh bread twice daily for five loaves at 26 cents to any part of town. Also promotes fresh oysters and celery salad at Dow's, plus mentions a station and names Joe Harrison and R.K. as associated.
The note questions why the body visits Lavy and Co’s store for goods. The answer states it is the place to get cheap items for cash, quoting the line “Because that is the place to get cheap fer cash, m i.”
A fragmentary advertisement page notes August Flower touted for ailments and a mass of dubious claims. It cites two million bottles sold, a price of 75 cents, samples for 1 cent, and mentions a Green's Atlas and Diary free with stamps. Also listed are bakery offers, a NY caterer, a Depot Restaurant, and a Third Street dwelling for sale with office contact.
An old style advertisement lists garden seeds for fresh grass and flowers and calls on Chenoweth at his Cash Store on Bridge Street Winne macca Nevada. It mentions free launch nights at A. D. Williams Palace Saloon and Frank Fellows fashion rooms with various garbled branding and liquor mentions.
Lame back and side of chest relief offered with Shilohs Porous Plaster priced at 78 cents. Sold by Cy As DeSaussure, Druggist in Winnemucca Nevada. Also advertised is a read offer for five loaves at twenty five cents from Daror Boxer.
A damaged fragment shows Monsieur Picard sending compliments to customers and informing them of a move or obstacle removal. It mentions material and fashion details and solicits patronage, with unclear names and places. The text is garbled but indicates a formal notice about business and service.
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