District Court Session Opens With Arraignments and Demurrers
District Court convened at 10 A M with Judge Bonnifield presiding. Victor Bouton arraigned on indictment No 7, counsel sought a plea deadline until 9 A M tomorrow, trial likely to follow other indictments. pleadings and demurrers debated in Schellon v Thomas Nelson Co and Ward v Ah Loule, with demurrers overruled or granted and deadlines set. court recessed until 10 A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Bonnifield Presid
Victor Bouton
Ient No. 7
Vaner
Bouton
A. M. Tomorow
Frank X. Murphy
J. A. Schellon
Thomas Nelson Company
Frank X Murphy
C.D. van Duzer
H. Warren
Peter Ward
Ah Loule
James F. Dennis
C. D. van Duzer
F. Murphy
Paradise visits and local news mix with storms and snowfall
Local and personal notes report visits by Samples of Paradise and various residents, with several departures to Paradise and Silver City. A man named Juett pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct and received ten days in jail. Weather updates describe ongoing rain and snow, several nor’easter-like storms, and concerns over water supplies as snow accumulations grow in the mountains and on the Tuscarora road summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Juett
Rutherford
H. F. Dangberg
Carsonval
George H. Greenfield
Reno Fire Destroys Mill Building at Reno Mill and Lumber
A Sunday afternoon blaze leveled a building owned by the Reno Mill and Lumber Company, causing an estimated $20,000 in damage. Employee James Henry suffered severe burns before fleeing. The fire is believed to be incendiary in origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Reno Mill and Lumber Company
James Henry
Ranch suspect Joe O Neal jailed after cattle stealing indictment
Joe O Neal indicted last Saturday by the grand jury for cattle stealing was arrested at his Rye Patch area ranch this morning by Deputy Sheriff J M Taylor. He was transported from Rye Patch on No 6 this afternoon and lodged in jail. A full attendance is urged for Humboldt Chapter convocation on Wednesday evening February 21 at 7 o clock. Work in the B A Degree. By order of the H P W A Brown Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe O'Neal
Rye Patch
J. M. Taylor
O'Neal
Humboldt Chapter
Vaquero Shot: John Cross Killed in Starr Valley
A letter from James Curtis to B A Stauffer reports William Dikeman known as Scissors Bill killed John Cross in Starr Valley Owyhee county Oregon on the six of this month. Cross was a long time vaquero and former Old Corner saloon keeper. The quarrel stems from Dikeman not appearing as a witness in a prior land dispute won by R T Evans at Silver City Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Stauffer
James Curtis
John Cross
William Dikeman
Starr Valley
Owyhee County
Oregon
Dikeman
Owyhee
Cross
Idaho
R. T. Evans
Silver City
Evans
Laccer
STATE AND COAST NOTES
Snow fell six inches in the Bullion region of Elko county last week. Patents filed by owners of iron near Lovelock. A Butte barkeeper invented forty eight cocktails. Copper strike reported at the Ada mine in Ely White Pine county. Whooping cough prevalent among Reno children with several deaths. J H Hartman of Company C Nevada Battalion struck by bubonic plague in Honolulu. A 5000 pound butter shipment sent to San Francisco from Douglas county creamery last week. A brick warehouse rising at Floriston with paper plant machinery in place. Dave Norris earns local reputation in Eureka by advertising for the owner of a $5 gold piece found. Antone Miller buried under tons of caving rock near Nevada City Calif injuring legs and more. Nye county sheep raiser Sam Wheeler aims for $500 prize at Chicago livestock show for best half breed Cotswold lambs. Revolting prisoners seize Evanston jail. food cut off, plan to starve them. Three masked men robbed Sheep Ranch gambling room in Salt Lake City of $1000. Transmission poles work begun Floriston to Virginia, seven miles from Reno. Frank Belmont of Hunting Valley injured in runaway. run over abdomen. Dr Gardner attended the injured man after. Wyoming wool clips held at 23 cents per pound. some contracts at 19-20 cents. hope for rise. Extra choice flaked hominy advertised by F C Robins & Co.
Better Days for Horses Promise Higher Prices in West
Ontario dispatch quotes James Lackey, general manager of the Omaha N G horse breeding firm, predicting a booming horse market. He cites past low prices and current scarcity, saying a 1200 to 1500 pound horse may bring about $100 in leading Western pens within a few years as demand rises and prices climb.
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Ontario
Oregonian
James Lackey
Great
Omaha
N.G
United
Lackey
Friend of Man
Winchesters
East
West
Ranking British Generals in South Africa Rank Order
British generals listed in order from Field Marshal Roberts to numerous lieutenant and major generals as the army operates in South Africa, followed by a medicinal cure advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure offering $100 for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials and sale notices for a Winnemucca hotel range and Karl's Clover Root Tea as a blood purifier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irge
South Africa
Marshal Roberts
Herbert Kitchener
Redvers Buller
George White
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Age of Niagara Falls Calculated at 31 000 Years
Popular Science News reports Professor Spencer in Brooklyn estimating Niagara Falls age at 31 000 years. He bases this on erosion episodes plus recession rates, dating river existence to 32 000 years ago and Erie basin drainage for 1 000 years with no cascade.
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Niagara Falls
Elliot
Lyell
Woodward
Gilbert
Professor Spencer
Brooklyn
Spencer
Erie
Ontario
Buffalo
Mississippi Popular Science News
Dutchman and Buller in Boer War verse panel
The Denver Post prints a playful verse about the Boer War. A Dutchman warns to keep off the kepje while Buller advances shouting Vie-to-ree. He plants a flag, trips a serapje, and exclaims about another Boer trapje in comic fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Post
Buller
Karl's Clover Root Tea Breath Purifier Ad
An advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as purifying breath by cleansing the bowels. Sold for years with an absolute guarantee. Priced at 25 and 50 cents, available at Eagle Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
Jana
Eagle Drug Store
S. C. Wells 4 CO
Leroy
Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure Advertised
Young mothers warned croup is deadly and Shilohs Cough and Consumption Cure claimed to relieve or cure cases of croup with immediate effect. The Eagle Drug Store promotes 25, 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles, offering refunds if not satisfied. Also announces new onion sets and garden seeds from F C Robins & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Drug Store
F.C. Robins & CO
Shiloh
Doorkeepers and Costume Rules At Event
CHRIS WOLF Floor Director announces no spectator dancing or masks inside. No lady in gentleman costume nor gentleman in lady costume. Admission for gentlemen in costume is 100 dollars. ladies in costume free. Spectators: gentlemen 100, ladies and children 25 cents. Prizes awarded to ladies first and second and gentlemen first and second. About 200 people seek costumes and masks at Diehl's Book Store.
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Paradise
Prradise
Bonnifield
Carson
J. HL. Slegal
San Francisco
James Byrnes
C. W. Hinkey
North Fork
John Holland
Elko Independent
Humboldt River
Tuscarora Road
Ralm
Bullion
Elko County
Lovelock
Butte
Montana
Ada
Ely
White Pine County
J. H. Hartman
Nevada Battalion
Honolulu
Douglas County
Floriston
Dave Norris
Eureka
Antone Miller
Nevada City
Cal
Sam Wheeler
Nye County
Chicago
Evanston
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Virginia
Frank Belmont
Hunting Valley
Tennell
Gardner
F. C. Robins & CO
Frederick Forestier-Walker
Lord Methuen
Francis Clery
Wiliam Gatacre
J. D. French
Archibald Hunter
Henry Colville
G. Barton
N. Lyttleton
A. FitzRoy Hart
H. J. T. Hildyard
E. Wood
J. P. Brabazon
G. H. Marshall
BE. Crook
Winnemucca
Nev
Ceisa Cae
Congress
Winnemucca Hose Company No
Armory Hall
A. F. Trousdale
C. B. Brown J, Rougon
Chris Wold
G. M. Rose
Winnemucca Hose Company NO. 1
U. B. Brown H. A
Gilbert A. L. Brackett
Chas.neth
H. M. Leonard
J. W. Guthri
J. J. Hill
Chris Wolf
J. Rougon
M. Rose
Diehl’s
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