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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
3
E Reinhart and Co plan a new brick store on Bridge street with 60 by 80 feet footprint. R F Hoy draws up plans and may secure the contract. The building features two stories with 20 foot ceiling height and shelving to the top with a surrounding balcony. Fronts will hold four show windows and a main entrance.
Engineer Frelich of the Southern Pacific was mauled in a wildcat assault while a train passed Blue Creek station. The animal leaped from brush and attacked, tearing his face and shoulders as the fireman fought to defend him. Frelich suffered severe injuries and was brought to Terrace.
Town guards discuss possibly building an armory with a library reading room billiard gymnasium and drill room to attract young men and support the soldiers. Dinahue the architect files suit for 600 against A Livingston Carson representative. Lords Sholto Deusless turns prospector in British Columbia. Judgment by default in Carson district court awards 4900 to Carrol for training Fitzsimmons in Texas.
Frank Hammond arrived from Golconda yesterday. Neighbors report tree trimming and fruitless weather. Dr. C F Moore, the Elko dentist, arrived last evening. Reno trustees organized under a new law and headed for the insane asylum. A Cherry Creek mining company bids for 10,000 cords of wood signaling activity. E Corbeillis sold 42,000 pounds of wool to Ballard & Hall. Wool prices near nine cents. Deputy sheriff from Elko bound for Carson with a man to stand trial for selling whisky to Indiana. Mary Peterson taken along for trial. Sixteen to One brass band serenaded Mr and Mrs Hansen after their San Francisco trip. Dr D W Wiles, eye specialist, arrived and registered at the Lafayette. Local printer notes new job machinery and low rates for tablet form work. Weather in Winnemucca praised as springlike. poets and printers are inspired.
News from Lovelock reports cattle sales by John OKane and George Webb to Joseph Marzen, Henry Miller shipping eight cattle to Oregon, and local arrivals. It notes rain, travel, a move by Dr Williams, improved health of John Brown, a minor accident near Mrs Silverwood's party, and ongoing mine openings in Elko County. A Washington dispatch covers Mississippi flood relief with a proposed $200,000 and presidential approval. A Utah mine at Mercar yields ore worth millions with $600,000 in preliminary expenditure. A humorous aside features a flirtatious exchange about saving young men. An American cycling group claims a giant in Yanan Fao, China, tall at seven feet nine.
A digest of market dips and election results across cities in the United States, plus remarks from Greece on independence day celebrations. The wheat market fell by three cents a bushel, Chicago elected Carter Harrison by a large plurality, and St Louis backed a Republican ticket with majorities. Greece celebrated 1821 independence with fireworks and military displays, while U.S. House tensions rose as Simpson attacked Speaker Reed over committee appointments. Also notices offer dental services in Winnemucca and promotions for handmade gloves makers in Reno and Lovelock.
An old prospectus style ad extols Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething babies curing fever, diarrhea, wind colic and inflamed gums, claiming universal use for over fifty years. The piece also hawks eye tests by D W Willet in Winnemucca, mentions Oliver Chilled Plows, fast Eastward trains via Union Pacific, and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 guarantee.
The notice touts La Grippe danger and promotes Chamberlain's Convic Remedy as a preventive and fast cure. It claims thousands have used it with no pneumonia cases, and advertises 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by W. A. Brown. The ad also mentions a song prompt and directs readers to F C Robins & Co for an Oliver Chilled plow.
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