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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1899
Page
2
Daily except Sundays notice lists Mitoe location at Corner Bridge and Fourth Streets with subscription rates.
Weather conditions for 24 hours ending 6 PM show max 41, min 12 above zero, mean 26 with normal 31. Prevailing wind north, precipitation 0. Forecast: fair tonight, cloudy Sunday. Christmas paper not issued Monday. wishes of Merry Christmas from The Silver State.
The piece discusses Secretary Gage potentially purchasing 25 million dollars in bonds and increasing government deposits in national banks by at least 50 million. It questions risks of bank control over funds and the possibility of bankers influencing the market, noting Gage’s banking ties and seeking honest distribution of legal tender. The writer urges caution about the drift of public finances into bankers’ hands.
The passage argues that without full bonding of railroads and other enterprises and heavy stock dilution, Wall Street would face fewer tasks and the financial system could not be pulled down periodically with reckless ease.
The St Joseph Missouri chief of police promises a reward of 100 dollars for every footpad killed by an officer. Officials expect the policy to cut town hold-ups, lawful or not, as a result.
The lamb shearing machinery of Wall Street seems to have been working day and night shifts recently, indicating intense ongoing activity in the financial market.
Frank Bryan charged at Lovelock with stealing a horse and saddle. He was arrested yesterday from Clear Creek ranch in Grass Valley by Deputy Sheriff Sam Guthrie and brought to Lovelock for examination before Judge Young. Bryan had been employed feeding cattle by P. Sweeney and carried the stolen property.
Judge Bonnifield discharged J W Puett and Mrs J W Puett after hearing in Elko. The writ argued no evidence linked Puett to the alleged offense. Puett’s release followed evidence at the preliminary and a decision that no basis existed to hold him before the grand jury. Mrs Puett also bonded and was released.
Colonel Wingate succeeds Kitchener as Sirdar and governor general of the Soudan. The Lawton fund totals 7449.55 dollars for a Christmas present to the dead general’s family. Moody family postpones funeral to Tuesday afternoon. Paris denials over Boers envoy Leyds aiding peace efforts. War Office lists minor Pietermaritzburg casualties. Ladysmith still holding out. Montana Supreme Court finds Attorney Welcome guilty of bribery, disbarment. Train collision kills Peter Nichol and three others. two more injured.
A Sunday school session starts at 10 30 A M with the theme Christ s Coming Foretold The Junior League meets at 2 30 P M and the evening sermon at 7 P M centers on The Greatest Discovery of the Ages The first ten minutes of Sunday school will welcome new songs Special music includes a Christmas anthem and a cornet violin and organ trio Everyone is invited to attend.
Notice to stockholders of the First National Bank of Winnemucca Nevada. A meeting will be held at the bank on Urige and Fourth streets in Winnemucca on January 1 1900 to elect a board of directors and transact other proper business. By order of the Board George S Nixon secretary Winnemucca Nev December 11 1899 td
State notes report Battle Mountain amateurs presenting a drama on New Year’s night. A carload of government horses shipped from Battle Mountain Tuesday. A San Francisco buyer recently purchased horses and mules in Reno. Prices paid described as very fair. Smallpox cases at Carson Indian school show no new infections and patients are well. Galena in Lander County promises bullion production as rich mining districts emerge. Proctor Allen to install four 1000 pound stamps at Olinghouse, Washoe County, plus a ten stamp mill engine. Ely Mining Company properties in White Pine County show strong ore body with samples valued 50 to 90 dollars per ton. Dexter mine in Tuscarora reports gratifying lower level ore body developments and a mill running on ore with increased value. Fireman Scheer killed in Terrace accident was on his eighth trip and thirteenth day in the company. burial planned in Wells.
Advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. Claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure can cure nine of ten cases and offers one hundred dollars for any untreatable case. Promoter F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio, markets Halls Family Pills as best.
If you suffer from impure blood and related symptoms Hood's Sarsaparilla claims to fit your case exactly. It promises to purify blood and cure scrofula rheumatism dyspepsia catarrh and restore perfect health. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills and are non irritating.
Hall announces a social dance at Armory hall on Monday evening December 25 1899. Music will be provided and a good time is promised for all attendees. Admission is one dollar.
Ad copy claims consumption is preventable and that Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure cures severe cold or cough. It touts a fifty year positive guarantee and lists Eagle Drug Store as seller.
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