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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1880
Page
3
Observations recorded simultaneously at all stations including April 21 1880 and August 2 1890 with times 4:17 A M and notes on collections of the Sires Stars and corresponding receipts for sare in a military signaling context.
Local intelligence reports February Term proceedings with Eliza J. Akin vs J. B. Akin decree of divorce set for April 20. Berry named attorney of record. Akin v Ferrall and M S Bonnfield motions appointing J. H. Millan commissioner. Reese G. & S. M. Co v Rye Patch amended judgment adding L. W. Greenwell as defendant. Eaton v McWorthy attorney changes. court adjourned.
A severe Sierra Nevada blizzard last night buried about twenty Chinese workers in a snow slide. Seventeen were rescued, two still missing, one confirmed dead. The passenger train remains halted west of Truckee as telegraph lines fail. never before has spring storms battered the mountains so intensely.
Seventeen county citizens including Foreman BR. W. Lewis and members J. F. Abel M B. Staunton George Berrett Ka Rinkle George Berk Daniel Harkins M Hofman L. K. Drais Dewal Van Lennep George F. Smith Robert Watherly Robert Kemp 8. B. Hughes William Wear John Jurgens H. C. Tandy were named to serve. If a Ring exists to fleece taxpayers they should expose it.
Mrs G G Barry returned from Tuscarora after visiting her dying brother. Judge Osborn departed for Reno and will be away for a few days. Superintendent Rawlings of the Paradise mine left for the West noting beastly mountain weather. D N Brown of Paradise Valley returned from a States visit, saying business is livelier now than years ago.
The weather remains harsh and wintry with no clear sunshine for nearly two weeks. A persistent southwest breeze dominates, keeping temperatures cool and skies overcast.
A seven carriage excursion train with 137 travelers reaches the depot at Winnemucca. Locals comment on the passengers as wealthy but politically and socially critical, noting Governor Head of New Hampshire among the group and comparing the men unfavorably to miners while admiring the women’s appearance. The town mocks the so called Athens of America image and laments the perception of culture versus wealth.
A San Francisco Call correspondent reports rising Indian unrest near Fort McDermit with Piute and Umatilla bands rumored, families fleeing ranches for protection, signals seen on Stein Mountain, and fear of an outbreak before next month. White-led bands accused, Duck Valley reservation Indians linked to nearby wanderings.
The two headed woman known as Miss Christine is billed as the greatest living curiosity of the age. An estimated seven hundred people crowded to see the living phenomenon in Eu reka. She is expected to perform in Winnemucca on her return to San Francisco in a few days.
Harry Watson, back from Wadsworth, reports five locomotives sent to that place were pulled by mule teams into Nye County. It is thought they will not succeed in this state due to scarce wood and water along the roads.
A party of fourteen vacqueros led by J E G Hunter departed today to Stain Mountain country with orders to drive about 5000 head of cattle into Cheyenne Wyoming Territory, consolidating cattle movement through the border region.
The Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution instructing the District Attorney to commence suits immediately against those with delinquent 1879 taxes. Delinquents must pay promptly or face costs, to square accounts with the county. Paradise is well represented in town today with many from there summoned as witnesses before the Grand Jury.
San Francisco Call notes a colored mob in Virginia forming to avenge a trespasser, hanging him by arms and legs but not by the neck, in a warning of racial vigilante action. The piece also mentions hidden gold finds near Ashland Wisconsin and reflects on social changes over two centuries, including stockings and maid duties.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Wisstow's Spormma Syror for sick teething children. It claims immediate relief from pain and regulation of the bowels, describing the product as pleasant tasting and safe. It markets the syrup as prescription of renowned female physicians and nurses in the United States, priced at 25 cents per bottle.
An elderly citizen Rev George H Thayer proclaims he and his wife owe their lives to Shilohs Consumption Cure. Ad claims cure for lung diseases with free trial if no relief. Sold by C A DeSacsa, Druggist, Bourbon Indiana May 15 1878. Also notices for rent and catering services listed amid miscellaneous ads.
Why do many people head to Levy and Ces? Answer: because their store offers goods at low cash prices. Shoppers report affordable prices and steady stock, making it a popular destination for everyday needs.
The fragment advertises Green's August Flower for dyspepsia and liver issues, claiming popularity and imitators. It mentions three doses for dyspepsia, prices, samples, and other products like Gates's Atlas Almanac and various services at a caterer in New York. It also references seed potatoes and Lovelock Station with a dated postmark.
Readable ad notes Chenoweth operates a cash store on Bridge Street in Winne moooca Nevada offering garden seeds grass and fewer seeds with a contact line to call for fresh garden supplies.
Free lunch advertised nightly at A B D Williams Palace Saloon invites patrons to join the meal run. The note stresses the free meals for the evenings, targeting local patrons and workers.
Odd OCR reads show Frank Fellows fashion sample rooms offering imported Charles Heidsieck wine while a baker known as The Caror Baxony man delivers fresh bread twice daily to the town center.
Postmaster Rostys reports mailing windows from 8:00 to 9:00 AM and 1:30 to 4:00 PM with Sunday mail issued. East mails close at 9:50 PM and West mails at 12:15 AM, daily. registration letters accepted 8–9 AM and 5:30–6 PM. Products advertised include Everybody's Baking Powder, Shiloh's Plaster, and assorted local goods.
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