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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1879
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR presents a wartime note referencing the War Department Signal Corps of the Army. The readable elements mention observation times and a moment of significance, but many words are garbled, leaving the exact event and entities unclear. The fragment hints at military communications or signals activity without concrete details.
Local intelligence notes a ladies fair at the clerked next Monday and Tuesday evenings. It promises domestic and foreign goods including holiday items at low prices with a claim buyers can double their money while shopping. Authors like J Gould are cited to emphasize leisure and public accommodation over profit.
The snow has almost disappeared in the valley while higher elevations retain heavy snowpack. Days are warm and bright with cold nights, and ground remains unusually wet. Mountain snow exceeds levels seen in three years, and local observers note tidier conditions for the season.
Personal notes record L. P. Coscia returning from Yan kee Park Country last summer. George Gregg, master mechanic at the Railroad shops in Wadsworth, was in town yesterday.
Railroad men say a new timetable for the Central Pacific is being prepared and will likely take effect within ten days.
About seventy recruits for the Eighth Infantry traveling through Utah last evening caused a scene on the train. They raided sleeping cars after drinking homemade spirits known as galfeytau. Conductor Hopkins and sober soldiers intervened, two-thirds of nearby passengers bore facial injuries. Captains Potter and Haskell led the unit in preventing further disorder.
Chris Deihl, proprietor of the City Bakery, announces he can prepare fancy ornamental wedding cakes on short notice. During wedding season customers should order early for guaranteed satisfaction. Read labels to avoid impostors posing as Uncle Harris at 221 Kearny Street between Buel and Sutter.
In Winnemucca on December 1 157i a man recounts a jealous woman entering his room and firing through a window when a bail landed on his stove. He says he spoke no word to her and did not threaten or touch her.
John Cox opens the old Brew ery Saloon of Chas Kesler as Horse Market Saloon promising first class style. Advertises Shiloh’s Consumption Cure and Shiloh’s Vitalizer as proven remedies with prices. Announces upcoming dental work and a practical watchmaker offering warrantied services.
A 65 mile narrow gauge line is proposed from Wadsworth to Walker Lake with California incorporation filings, capital stock at 500000 dollars. Wadsworth is seen as a potential lively shipping point if Nye and eastern Esmeralda mines grow, doubling as regional trade hub. A cattle train to San Francisco totals about 5000 head. Major Sabine unveils a large toy assortment for holidays.
The Battle Mountain Messenger reports a sale of ownership with Judge Scott transferring control to Spoule and Davia. The move transfers management and ownership to the new proprietors.
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