Local and Personal News From Battle Mountain Area
Wise arrived from Battle Mountain last night. I Palmer of Minneapolis is at the Lafayette, B Brown & Co have received and are unloading a car d-4,000 pounds of barbed wire. Superintendent Gilcrest returned from an official inspection of Miller Lux ranches in this county and southeastern Oregon. Sheriff McDeld left for Paradise to subpoena witnesses in the Juett case which will go to grand jury next Tuesday. W A Henry left last night for Velock to furnish music for the grand ball at Id Fellows. Surveyor General E D Kelley at Jonville looking after mining interests. District Attorney Hood returned from Battle Mountain and says town is livelier than usual with extensive building. Yesterday's weather was windy with dust. last night temperature fell below freezing and trees were damaged. An entertainment by the Junior League at the M B Church tonight features literary and musical program with refreshments for 25 cents. A large contingent of Tennessee drummers registered at the Lafayette hotel: E J Sam, A F Sewell, B R Jones, B E Bertheim and M Bestandig. Winnemucca is deemed the best business town in the area. Eight carloads of hogs from various points for San Francisco were unloaded last night to be fed and rested. Hogs from Utah and Nebraska have boosted the San Francisco market in recent months. Daily carloads of prime corn-fed cattle pass through.
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Ah Points
Sanandiaco
Utaty
Nebraska
San Francisco
Woman Fires Shot At Intruder In Frame House Incident
Residents report a night time alarm when a lone intruder attempted entry. A woman fired a pistol to frighten the burglar who fled after knocking at the door, later identified as a Chinese man from Golconda who had arrived on the night train with a delivery task.
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Ose
Golconda
Arning
Tonapah Mines Sale Pending as Brent and Price Return
The Tonapah mine sale is not completed and remains pending. Brent and Price arrived on the northbound train but offered no talk, while W. C. Gayheart holds a potential sale that he does not want to pursue. Brent plans to return in a few days. Gayheart owns three of thirty-two shares in the company.
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Brent
Price
Tonapah
Mr. Brent
Hawthorne Bulletin
Trib Lubricates the Muscles for Quick Action
An old note claims Trib lubricates the muscles, promotes quick action, and does not weaken. The brief asserts enhanced performance without negative effects.
Indian Desperado Joe Pete Charged in Genoa Murder
The trial of an Indian man accused of killing William Moore near the Carson River cabin proceeds in Genoa. State witnesses, including a local eyewitness near Moore’s cabin, describe a mounted shooter who fired outside the threshold and fled after dragging the body into the burning cabin. The accused is a young half blood about twenty years old.
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William Moore
Genoa
Moore Cabin
Carson River
Joe Pete
Moore
Cargon
Whale and predators battle near San Francisco harbor
A dramatic mêlée unfolded off San Francisco with a whale fighting a thirty foot fox shark and a swordfish. The whale was repeatedly attacked, sank after brutal assaults, and then surfaced briefly before finally sinking.
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San Francisco
Drilling for Oil Begins Near Elko
About ten minutes after nine this morning Mrs. Eggers started the engine that began boring the fleet well in the State. The machinery moved smoothly as the drill rose and lowered marking the start of a long journey toward the earth’s center. The work progresses rapidly under the direction of Mr. Aldrich who oversees the operation. If the old adage holds true a good beginning may lead to early production.
Smooth verdict struggles with coroner notes and railway death
A newspaper fragment notes that coroner reports often shield feelings with careful wording such as a railway casualty described as dying from being run over by a train due to a misunderstanding with an engine driver. The passage then shifts to advertisements for dress goods and dental services.
State News Notes on Carson Builders and Local Events
Building operations are active in Carson with carpenters busy. The old American Exchange in Virginia City is being torn down. N C Railroad locomotives have been remodeled to wood burners. Uncle Dick Sides is dying near Washoe City. Mero Triplett exhibited a coal chunk at the Depot hotel. Papers for the Modoc Land and Live Stock Company are filed with $300,000 capital. Memorial Day parade may be canceled for the G A R post in Virginia due to veteran scarcity and high costs.
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Carson
Old American Exchange
Virginia City
Dick Sides
Washoe
Theodore Winters
Washoe City
Mero Triplett
Depot Hotel
Elko Independent
Modoc Land and Live Stock Company
Secretary of State
George Mapes
O. H. Martin
M. E. Ward
C. T. Bender
G. H. Bayley
Capital
Deafness Cure Promise and Local Dances Advertised
An Eyes hearing cure claim offers a $100 reward for deafness caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Also announced are a dancing school social series at Armory Hall each Saturday night with dancing instruction, and a dentist visit to Winnemucca along with new carpets and wallpaper from B Rein hart & Co.
Musical Program Features The Other Woman Sketch And A Woman's Won't
The program includes voice orchestra violin trombone and cello selections followed by The Other Woman sketch and the comedietta A Woman's Won't. A. W. Thomas, known on the Pacific Coast as an athlete and contortionist, appears. A social dance until 1 A. M. is free for all. Tickets for children and adults are available at $0.50 with reserved seating. Doors open 7:30 and concert starts 8:30. see bills for details.
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A. W. Thomas
Pacific Coast
Spring Sacrifices At Leaders of Enterprise Store
Bargain sale listing wide assortment items at reduced prices. Brown muslin fabric, hats for men and boys, ladies shoes discounted, black underwear for men, and silk fabrics pitched as superior quality and value in Winnemucca.
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Piedmont
South Carolina
Winnemucca
Advertising Wisdom From Historical Clippings
A fragmentary ad focused piece quotes varied voices on newspaper advertising’s power and strategy. It highlights that ads reach many, emphasizes adaptation to each case, and likens marketing to farming effort.
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Yestern
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M. Bestandig
Winnejucca
DM Strauss
CAC
Cal
Splint
F. C
Robins
H. A. MacMillan
Bridge Street
DeWitt
State News Notes
Babcock Memorial Kindegarten
West
Sixth Streets
Reno Gazette
G. A. R. Post
Virginia
Carson_ News
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Armory Hall
W. A. Henry
H. B. McDonald
B. Reinhart & LO. (Inc
Ise
Lington
Purlington
Salt Lake City
Oma
Chicago
Salt Lake Office
Lux
Urious Buffet
Den
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West Second South
R. F. Nesten
F. C. Robins & CO
Los Angeles Herald
East Aurora
N. Y
Berk
Feed and Sale Stable
Castle Gate
N. Owen
Felix Poulin
Hartware
Pridge Street
J.H. Hoyt
E. Reinhart & Co
B.C. Dake
Merchants’ Exchange
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