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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1880
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR note reports a wartime military dispatch with a timestamp near 4:17 A M and mentions a death or incident at an unnamed station. Details are unclear due to text damage and inconsistent formatting.
The District Court heard cases from the State v. dames Doraine and State v. James Thacker plus others. The court denied a motion to relax cost but granted a five day stay of execution after a counsel argument.
James Richie of Little Humbilt reports rapid snowmelt after a warm spell. He notes high water in streams and forecasts heavy rains, potential flooding, and a busy fall if farmers lack markets for their crops.
John Clayton district recorder Mount Rose in town. Nichols and James Richie Paradise witnesses before the grand jury left for home today. Justice Osborn returned from Reno today. He notes no through train for several days yet.
At a regular Humboldt Lodge No. 16 session in Virginia City the following were elected Representatives to the Grand Lodge convening in June: David Melarkey, K. W. Lewis, Ro Wood, Frank Naramore, William Blackatook, and C. Palmer.
The Reno Journal notes Emigrant Gap, twenty-two miles west of Summit, received sixty eight inches of snow since the Mth instant, part of a winter total of four hundred forty one inches.
The Board of County Commissioners met yesterday with Wood and Scott present. They allowed W R Adams constable fees for Paradise Township amounting to 213 dollars. Plans for a bridge over the Humboldt river at Rye Patch were adopted and bids invited. The Little Humboldt bridge near James Richie’s ranch will be repaired with notice to the Bowl Supervisor. Unionville area gaines added to Buena Vista Road District enlarging it to Star Creek to Spring Valley, with Josiah Got continuing as Road Supervisor. Meeting adjourned to May 7 at 9 a.m.
Owners of the Lucky Dog mine at Uniinsile began crushing ore at the Eagle mill in Spring Valley. Severe weather hindered ore transport but by the 1th instant about 150 tons yielded roughly 575 pounds of crude bullion, with value yet to be ascertained. The owners are hopeful the venture will pay and reward their pluck amid storms.
A report from SILWEE CATE cites a stranger operating in an abandoned tunnel near Dun Glen for ore reduction. Vance M. Nelson confirms the camp activity and notes the worker’s unknown name and ties to Juin Aiken’s Vestiaese feud. Nelson says the tunnel site yields ores mined there, with workers earning wages from about 175 pounds of bull lion grams.
A heavy storm in the mountains halted through service and impeded blockade efforts. Wires were blown down and avalanches trapped crews. recovery hinges on improved weather. Hundreds of workers and multiple locomotives labor to clear snow drifts, aiming for a possible opening tonight or tomorrow if conditions improve.
Another shooting affray occurred that evening ending with the arrest of the person who fired. The trouble reportedly grew from uncomplimentary remarks about a woman who resented the insult and fired at the inquirer.
Grichtal Hall to host Prof Alston Buckner free concert with the continuation of the Indian Girl's Dream. Event scheduled Saturday at 8 P M and open to the public in Carson City.
An odd handwritten notice touts a renowned New York caterer Dr Apotru Garrager offering cures at the Depot Restaurant with meals from 25 cents. It mentions fresh fish and game, Garden Seeds from C Chenoweth at a Bridge Street Cash Store in Winnemucca Nevada.
Petitions circulate for a new Eagle Mill post office in Spring Valley with a tri weekly or daily mail from Unionville to Oreana or Rye Patch. Oreana and Rye Patch vie for the mail terminus while rail stations lie ten to twelve miles apart.
The note promotes Levy and Co as the place to buy goods cheap for cash. It claims customers go there for low prices and direct cash purchases at the store.
The notice promotes Green's August Flower claiming cures for dyspepsia and liver issues since 1868 with two million bottles sold last year. It advertises 75 cent price, 10 cent samples, and a free Almanac upon stamp request from Woodbury New Jersey. It also offers four varieties of seed potatoes for sale at a Nevada station with vague location and dates.
A dated edition advertises imported Charles Heidsieck wine at Frank Fellows rooms and Devor Bakery offering five loaves for twenty five cents. It notes oyster and celery salad at Doc's, with bread delivery twice daily in town and price specials from Luvyet Co.
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