Local notices from Winnemucca and vicinity
Miss Rose Bird visits in Wadsworth while J T Wheeler returns from the western part of the state. J F Mullaney arrives from McDermit Ranch to San Francisco. Mrs Henry Ebert and Miss Mamie McKenna of Winnemucca visit In Wadsworth. Wallace Murray and family, plus Mrs Etta Murray and Mr and Mrs Carpenter, stay at the Lafayette. Dr H A McMillan, from Denver, plans to return to Winnemucca February 224 evening. Twelve carloads of mules delayed by railroad re-up, shipped from Marysville to R C Leonard & Co Memphis. Chinese New Year festivities begin with explosives and firecrackers, celebrated by local Mongolians for several days. A drunken Indian fight Saturday left Johnny Nip severely beaten by Willie John. Constable LaVoy arrests Willie John and James Hodges for furnishing liquor to Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Bird
Wadsworth
J. T. Wheeler
J. F. Mullaney
McDermit
San Francisco
Henry Ebert
Mamie McKenna
Winnemucca
Wallace Murray
Etta Murray
Carpenter
Saranac Lake
N. Y
Lafayette
H. A. McMillan
Denver
Marysville
Cal
R. C. Leonard & Co
Memphis
Tenn
Legislative Notes From Saturday House Session
The House met Saturday morning with much business executed as bills were introduced and general file and third reading proceeded. A Reno Journal note mentions a tempestuous Senate discussion on newspaper treatment of Legislature, but the Senate continued steadily. A Senate bill allocating 1000 to the State Board of Health passed, and Senator Hardesty plans a Nevada fire insurance company incorporation. Humboldt’s Mr Nelson will introduce a constitutional amendment to place state water ownership in the hands of the state, aligning Nevada with Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Reno Journal
Senate
State Board of Health
Hardesty
Nevada
Nelson
Humboldt
Wyoming
Wise Justice Fines Man Then Sends Him Far For Payment
The Justice of the Peace at Bunkerville fined a young man five dollars for disturbing the peace and imprisoned him for nonpayment. He was sent to Ploche over a hundred miles away to appear before the grand jury. The county would spend about eighty dollars to bring the prisoner up, and the only way to recoup is to levy half the justice’s property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunkerville
Ploche
Lincoln County
Rumor of Tax on Aquor Dealers Denied By Reno Journal
The Reno Journal reports there is no foundation for a $100 monthly tax plan on Aquor dealers. The proposed levy is criticized as favoring saloon owners with ample funds and harming independents who earn a living in the trade. State lawmakers doubt the idea benefits temperance efforts and revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno Journal
Ben Hur at Armory hall for Methodist church benefit
General Lew Wallace’s Ben Hur will be presented at Armory hall on Thursday evening March 5 for the Methodist church benefit. Mr King narrates the tale with seventy five stereopticon pictures by Preslun. Tickets are 50 cents, children 25 cents, reserved seats 26 cents extra at Brown Bros. drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hur
Lew Wllace
Armory Hall
Kotol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Immediate Relief
Letter from W W Ellis of Sacramento endorses Trib for chilblains and notes Kotol Dyspepsia Cure digests all foods completely. The advertisement claims it digests what you eat, cures worst indigestion, and provides instant relief, with Brown Bros as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Ellis
Sacramento
Cal
Brown Bros
Knights of Pythias choir of reports from Nevada lodge
Supreme Chancellor circular details Knights of Pythias finances for December 31, including cash on hand 319261, endowment bank growth with 62 new sections, 2570 new applications, 174 death claims totaling 375725.65, last quarter income exceeding disbursements by 28734.97, expenses reduced by 6779.40, 11 new Uniform Bank companies, Galveston relief gifts 40635.4 with Nevada lodges contributing 264.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Winnemucca
Supreme Master of Exchequer
Endowment Bank
Uniform
Supreme Lodge
Knights
Galveston
Texas
Nevada
Mines and Mining Notes From Lincoln County and Tonopah
The Lincoln County Record reports John Vietti and Duncan McDonald bought the Woodbutcher mine at Blind Mountain for 5000 dollars. Nevada Reduction Works buys Pursley and Millsaps near Rock Point dam to expand tailings ground. Abe Lincoln group’s mill erection is resumed and expected to finish in about a month. Horseshoe mine output from Fay, Lincoln county, shipped to Salt Lake totals 114 pounds of cyanides and was purchased by J. C. Griffiths. Major Myers records a patent from the General Land Office for Shores Lodge in Quartz Valley Cal, with survey done 21 years ago. possible new ruling may limit time to prove up claims. Belmont Courier notes District Attorney Oddle reports Tonopah mines look well. twenty-three leases let, leasers working claims. camp houses few, boarding house for 40, one store, one saloon averaging 150 dollars daily, four homes in camp, others in tents. Rumor of a 300 dollar offer by Captain De Lamar via H. A. Cohen proved false. Tonopah expected to become a permanent mining camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vietti
Duncan McDonald
Woodbutcher
Blind Mountain
Lincoln County
Nevada Reduction Works
Pursley
Millsaps
Rock Point
Dayton
Abe Lincoln
Major Myers
Fort Jones
General Land Office
Washington
Old Shores Lodge
Quartz Valley
Siskytou County
Cal
Belmont Courier
Oddle
Tonopah
de Lamar
H. A. Cohen
Cohen
Tonapah
Oil and Coal Prospects Near Elko Hit by Salt Lake Company
The Elko area south of town shows coal with two vein layers tapped, one twelve inches and the other about twenty inches, dipping toward the river. Oil prospectors plan to drill with diamond bits after gearing up machinery, while a promoter rents a residence in Elko for a long stay to explore depths of 1000 to 1500 feet, hoping for a bonanza amid oil and gas indications. The Wells Herald notes rising throat and lung illness and endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a swift, safe relief praised by children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Company
Elko
Wells Herald
State News Notes From Nevada County and Surrounding Areas
John Erickson of Eureka broke his leg after an ice fall. Sunset Telephone plans a private line between Floriston and Reno. Eureka resident Giovani Biggio died in San Francisco at age 16, a Nevada native. Pioche snow reached about three feet on level, four feet nearby. Verdi hit 10 below zero, Boca 28 below felt mild to ice men. A Seattle resident formerly of Eureka, W. H. Remington, faces smuggling charges of Japanese laborers. Reno Journal reports Truckee river near top of stone wall, water rising. snow receding. Eureka hay scarce with prices rising from 15 to 25 dollars. A dawn wreck in Reno yards involved a swing train and an eastbound freight due to fog, causing some damage. Talbot of Elko and longtime Nevadan, died suddenly in Connecticut aged 63. Judge Talbot left immediately for the East but was delayed by Southern Pacific wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Telephone Company
Floriston
Reno
Giovani Biggio
Eureka
San Francisco
Nevada
Pioche
Verdi
Boca
Washington Dispptch
W. H. Remington
Hureka
Seattle
United States
Reno Journal
Truckee
The
Sentinel
Journal
Mr. Talbot
Judge Talbot
Elko
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Other Remedies Ad
An old newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a $100 reward for any failure to cure, plus testimonials and address to F J Cheney Co in Toledo. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for grippe aftereffects and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve from Brown Bros as the original effective remedy for piles and skin diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Grippe
Brown Bros
Their Claims Set at Rest Chamberlain Cough Remedy Testimonial
Mr C D Glass of Gardiner Maine testifies after a long winter of coughing he found relief with Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He says the medicine cured his sore lungs and bronchial tubes and that he now uses it for colds and recommends it to friends. The advertisement notes DeWitts Little Early Risers liver pills as a popular option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
C. D. Glass
Bartlett & Dennis Co
Gardiner
Houlihan
Brown Bros
Counterfeit DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Warning
There is danger in using counterfeits of DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve. The original is a safe and certain cure for piles and a soothing healing salve for sores and all skin diseases, Brown Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Brown Bros
No Spectators Barred from Dance Until Masks Off
A policy note states spectators may not dance until face masks are removed and bans any gentleman in a lady's costume, reflecting crowd etiquette rules at the event.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johnny Nip
Willie John
LaVoy
James Hodges
Mines and Mining
Fay
Salt Lake
J. C. Griffiths
State News Notes
John Erickson
of Chicago
Union Pacific
Chicago
Burlington
Black Hills
Salt Lake Office
West Second South
R. F. Nesten
Winnemucca Hose Company NO
J. Rougon
B. Brown
J.T. Dunn
Roy Trousdale
H. A. Gilbert
G. M. Rose
G. B. Ackerman
A. L.brackett
J.H. Sadorus
D. Staunton
H. M. Leonard
Winnemucca Hose Company
A. F. Trousdale
J. J. Hill
A. C. Brown
J. T. Dunn
C. Wolf
Diehl’s
Philadelphia Record
Humboldt County
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