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Local News and Notes From the County Town
I V Batton visits town and a masquerade ball is announced for next Saturday. Legal holiday next week and railroad business picking up. Col Hardin shipped cattle west yesterday. Bonnifield suffers erysipelas. grippe prevalent. County prisoners do good work on streets. Lent begins in 40 days. Dr Hanson returns from California. Political fights heat up in state papers. Reno hosts Waldemar society natives of Denmark. Secretary Howell visits Carson amid eye inflammation. Mining industry prospects excite locals. Winds turn gale force. sun shines. Attorney General Beatty appeals Saddler case decision. A white woman fined $12 for opium in Chinatown. Silver State orchestra to meet at Lavenga residence. Armory Hall packed for masquerade events. Grand march to start at 9 oclock. Pirates on the hill gamble through the night. Indian poker favored among Nevada tribes. Gold Hill mine at Grass Valley to reopen with $4,000,000 credit. electricity from Nevada County Electric Power Co. Grand jury clears murder charge against Monico Echeverzia. Johnny Buster indicted, but case moved due to indictment discrepancy. John Reese will probate. Joe Jesse calf killing case continued to March term. Mary Elizabeth Dunlop dies suddenly after banquet. funeral Monday. Robert Laughlin confesses to murder after house fire. wife and niece slain, he claims impromptu acts.