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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1899
Page
4
Unclear fragmentary text suggests a track or sports clash linked to named places Gua deloupe and Cuba. mentions Columbia in lead position and a sensational cyclones reference. Details are unreadable. no precise event, date, or participants can be confirmed from the fragment.
New Orleans reports the Italian envoy Marquis Romano presents the Italian view on the Tallulah lynchings. He cites Vicksburg evidence of three Di Fatta brothers’ U.S. naturalizations, while Governor Foster’s documents raise questions. The Italian inquiry deems the lynching atrocity with some mitigating factors disputed. The latest dispatches cover yacht racing at New London Gardiners Bay with Columbia defeating Defender.
The day's bulletin confirms the Sun printers strike continues at the New York publication office with some stereotypers reportedly returning to work. Big six officers deny attempts to pressure others in the Sun composing room to quit.
The Board of County Commissioners met in the County Clerk's office. They accepted C. B. Brown & Co. bid for four iron rods through the courthouse. A Golconda school district vote approved an ad valorem tax of sixty cents per hundred. They ordered sealed bids for a Lovelock jail and adjourned to September 4.
H Bunch returned on No 3 today M R Penrose visits Lafay J G Marx of Battle Mountain in at sown J F Cook arrived yesterday from Gol sonda J D Biggins from Lovelock J Vieira Paradise arrived yesterday on the stage 8 R Swain the mining man left on No 4 for the west Mrs R E Staudinger Humboldt House came up on No 3 Tom Sharkey passed through yesterday on No 3 Commissioner Morey departed for Paradise valley Commissioner Westfall returned to Lovelock yesterday afternoon Mrs M Hawekins arrived from Paradise and returned this morning Dan Fitzpatrick Southern Pacific special detective arrived from the exit yesterday A Keil visited today advertising ranches A R B Hardin left on No 4 yesterday for San Francisco then to Santa Rosa Deputy Internal Revenue Collector A May and Frank Boskowits arrived on No 3 today Politta the sheepman shipping wool returned home William B Wightman National Bank Examiner arrived from the west yesterday examined First National Bank and departed for Salt Lake F X Murphy and wife arrived from the east Mr Murphy an attorney plans to make this his home Formerly with Elko Deputy Sheriff Rose this morning courts John Doe for being drunk and disorderly hearing to follow Doe bailed from the scene as he was offering to carry more than capacity before law seized him
A freight train of twenty cars on the Cincinnati and Southern Railway derailed in Tunnel No. 4 near Somerset Kentucky after a naptha tank car exploded. The wreckage caught fire and the entire train may be a total loss. Initial reports of fatalities were denied by railroad officials.
A morning report notes a trainload of sheep from Bodas Springs Wai esd for Ogden paused through the area. E Austin's teams left for Paradise with heavily loaded wagons. The N L Cattle Company bought Bert Cabos stock cattle, about 376 head, and A Hardin's team departed with lumber for Quin river valley. Business on the railroad has run above average, prompting contemplation of expansion and greater capacity across local sections.
Sale of property in Winnemucca transfers ownership from Mrs. P. B. Roberts to W. Davey adjoining J. J. Hill’s residence on Baud Street. Parish church notice states Rev. Hamm will conduct Paradise Valley services Sunday morning and evening, marking his final appearance before conference on the 22nd.
Cattle receipts in Chicago near 2000 with steady market. beef and dairy prices range 3.75 to 6.00. Kansas City reports 9000 cattle, steady. sheep around 3.75 to 5.75 for lambs, strong market. Omaha cattle 3200 with mixed grades. sheep at 3.90 to 5.50. San Francisco wheat unsettled. Denver cattle firm. New York copper firm with brokers at 4.35 to 4.60.
Weather report notes yesterday's hail and heavy rain, producing street flooding but largely benefiting crops. Assessor Guthrie says damage to hay on low ground minimal and high ground will drain. alfalfa second crop now growing will benefit, with grain and vegetables aided. One Minute Cough Cure advertised by Eagle Drug Store.
Uncle Collis guides slow and fast test trains to evaluate economical fuel use. Measurements will be averaged from ongoing trips to decide which future trains run on this system. Community notices and local ads intermingle with health cures and drugstore offers throughout this historical page.
Advertisements offer two ranches for sale near Winnemucca Nevada. First property five miles north on the Humboldt River can cut 250 tons of hay yearly with ample water. Second property fifteen miles north on the Little Humboldt yields 800 to 1000 tons of hay annually and includes a fine stock range suitable for cattle or sheep. For particulars address.
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