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Newspaper

Silver State

Location

Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1896

Page

3

Local News Roundup With Dances Mines and Elections

Rain slows press as public speaking at courthouse and a lawn social set the tone for tomorrow. Mill City crowd eyeing Monday dance. White River valley to be settled by Mormon colony. Nominations expected as 18 candidates appear on first page. Populists plan a September state convention. Dexter company’s quartz mill advances and Belmont Courier notes $1000 per ton ore at Harrison mine. Canadian Pacific shifts to check pay for all employees. Locals James Pardy and family arrive en route to Ogden. Gold Note mine near Kennedy under new management by J A Blossom. Ore grades from $50 to $200 per ton. 200,000 Indians in the U S speak 76 languages and use sign language for distant conversations. Battle Mountain social with Slovans orchestra, while a Carson Indian school alumna dies in Beckwith. Wadsworth Dispatch quips about Bug Holliday and a desert town tale. Golconda’s J A Langwith seeks county district attorney post.

Mill City Ely White River Valley White Pine County Tuscarora Dexter Company Belmont Courier Chas Harrison Jefferson Canyon Canadian Pacific Atlantic Pacific James Pardy Edith Ray Ethel Payne San Francisco Ogden H. Warren Kennedy J. A. Blossom Battle Mountain United States Slovans

Lovelock Notes: Local events and sights in one valley

Wadsworth Dispatch items report Mrs Reid ill Chas Stoker bed bound with malaria Sadie Larson ill but convalescent Bryan club strong in the valley W J Langevin on sick list chills Ed Emmons copper claim at White Cloud averaging 40 percent Henry Fuss wheat crop looks strong Main street property owned by Mrs Torrey renovated A Foliz Big Meadows Hotel repainted Dre Williams and Banks busy serving valley health needs Reid Hill Ladd Dumas plan quartz and placer mining at Cionabar mountain Thies harvested 13 sacks of wheat per acre a productive year Lovelock visitors at Kyle springs John Hill I Hanson family Mrs A Westfall John Reid church social at court house yard tomorrow night ice cream cake refreshments and M E church ladies organized brass band to play proceeds aid good cause Admittance free all invited music at 8 o clock sharp.

Wadsworth “Dispatch John T. Reid Chas, Stoker Sadie Larson Bryan Club W. J. Langevin Ed. Emmons White Cloud Henry Fuss Main Street Dre Williams Banks Robert Reid John Hill Geo. Ladd James Dumas Cionabar Mountain Henry Thies Mr. Thies M. EF. Church

Public Speaking Tomorrow Night by Van Duzer in Winnebago

Nevada land agent C D Van Duzer arrives from the East to address Winnebago at the courthouse on the day’s political issue. He has delivered silver speeches in Kentucky since Congress adjourned and is expected to share news, with a pleasant demeanor and war firsthand experience. The meeting is set for Friday at 8 o'clock.

Political odds shift as Bryan leads in East

Bryan gains momentum with free coinage fever spreading. McKinley odds shrink from four-to-one to even money as Bryan and Sewall clubs form nationwide. McKinley managers fear a reversal of fortunes. A casual note at end touts Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Company as a gentle remedy.

Bryan McKinley Sewall The California Fig Syrup Company

Bryan Denies Mine Owner Pay Motion in August Statement

An Upper Red Hook dispatch quotes W. J. Bryan denying any employment by mine owners or a bimetallic group. He lists income from editorial work, legal fees, and lectures, noting occasional travel deficits and occasional $200–$300 fees. He recalls drafting free coinage planks in 1890 and Nebraska platforms 1891–1896, and challenges the Republican committee to officially verify or refute his speech income.

Upper Red Hook New York W. J. Bryan John M. Thurston Bryan Republican National Committee Mr. Bryan Thurston the World-Herald Congress Lyceums Senate Nebraska

Bryan banker predicts Bryan landslide in Nebraska

Lincoln banker E Brown, guest at the Brown hotel, says Bryan will win Nebraska by 15 000 to 26 000, despite some county support for McKinley. He cites the Australian ballot and silver coinage as public sentiment drivers, notes Denver Colorado rumors, and stresses bankers favor prosperity with general public gains.

Bryan Nebraska FE. E. Brown Lincoln Neb Brown McKinley Colorado Denver Denver News

Notice to Water Consumers Shuts Mains Overnight

Water will be shut off from the mains from 9 p m to 6 a m with pump start at 8 a m. Second, Third and Fourth streets will be pumped until noon then shut off and water pumped to the upper town until 4 p m. Domestic use resumes until 9 p m. Three taps on fire bell stop water below Fourth street, four taps stop water townwide. J Rowery Supt. Hood's Sursaparilia pledge of purity and health claims.

Golennila Announces Silver Party Candidacy

Golennila declares himself a candidate for the Silver party in today’s political brief. The announcement signals a challenge to established factions and signals possible campaign activity this year.

Golennila Silver Party

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Katie Stuent Carson Indian School Beckwith Cal Wadsworth Dispatch Bng Holliday Agler Matlin Bug Missouri Tree J. A. Langwith Golconda Southern Pacific Company Lovelock A. Foliz Big Meadows Kyles Hot Springs I, Hanson A. Westfall John Reid the Church Social J. Bryan Washington W. O. H. Martin Reno Journal Seattle Bob Lindsay Telegraph Bates Mapeens Western Union Telegraph Company California Oregon Nevada Mattie Overman C.O. Brown W. W. Scadder Alameda Miss Overman Dr. Brown F. J. Cheney & CO Toledo F. J Keey West & Truax G Walding Kiinan Leonard & Son's Woolcock Chamberlain Lina Hinton, Grahameville Marion Co Florida W. A. Brown Burnham F.C. Robins & Co Upper Winnemucca Tuomas Sitoni Busch Hotel M. Hofman F. C. Robins & Co Hood NEW Today Disrater Arrongey Hempouer County Humboldt County
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