Local and Personal notes from town and court
Scott Davis of Salt Lake Abe Wise of Battle Mountain and others arrive or stay in town from various places including Oakland Francisco Reno Love rock and Mill City. District Court sessions hear cattle theft case bail set for Joseph O Neal and missing Lt Bane discussed. Articles note a masque ball and incorporation of E Reinhart & Co a Humboldt Chapter meeting announcements and Hood’s medicine advisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Davis
Salt Lake
Abe Wise
Battle Mountain
Giant Powder Factory Heads to Colorado Springs Venture
Ogden party led by rail man Shell builds a plan with Colorado Springs investors to acquire the Great Western kieselgore near Carlin Nevada and erect a giant powder plant and nitro glycerine facility. The deal valued at 50000, aims to compete with International Powder and Hercules, with directors Davie Bernard McKinnie and others backing the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Carlin
Melville Shell
Butte
Colorado Springs Evening Telegram
Colorado Springs
Nevada
R. P. Davie
George Bernard
J. R. McKinnie
Great Western
C. B. Bernard
D. W. Hill
M. Sholl
International Powder Company
Giant Company
Hercules Company
Santa Cruz
Cal
Elkton
R. McKinnie
el Paso Bank of
Independence
Cripple Creek
Wm. A. Stratton
Atlantic
Pacific
Colorado
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Verner, Reed, McKinnie
Bernard
Davie
Lands Forfeited to the State for Nonpayment Under 1899 Act
The January 26 1899 act allowed deferred interest payments for land contracts. By January 30 1900 the Land Office reports 27509338 acres forfeited for noncompliance. The state collected 7011322 on principal and 4021973 on interest totaling 11088795 with other forfeitures not included. An advertisement for extra choice flaked hominy follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register of the State Land Office
Land Office
Paradise Records Severe Hail storm and community notes
Paradise reports one of the fiercest hail storms in years with two inch deposits and vivid pink lightning followed by thunder. Snowfall adds to mountain totals while locals note feebleness of Mrs P M Palmer and visits among residents. The cemetery well at I O O F property nears completion and a Rebekah petition seeks a windmill purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Lewis Ward
Rebekas
California March 1 harvest and naval orange exhibit noted
State and coast notes describe March 1 celebrations in California towns for Chinese harvest or bomb day. January saw 72 oil companies organized in California with capital of 17 million. Reports mention high grade ore in Nye and Lander counties and a fatal wagon accident in Elko County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Uring
New Klondike
Nye County
Gold Park
Lander County
Frank J. Belmont
Huntington Valley
Elko County
Boers Repel British Near Foodoosrand and Pardetsberg
Reports from Pretoria on February 17 to 18 describe Boer forces under Commandant Stein engaging British troops near Foodoosland. Boers claim one killed and one wounded, with booty including twenty one horses and mules. General Dewet reports heavy firing near Pardetsberg Foodoosrand. kopjes stormed, British dead and wounded left, forty prisoners. Boer losses cited as two killed and four wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Stein
Foodoosland
Dewet
Pardetsberg
Foodoosrand
Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted as universal remedy
A period advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh with a $100 guarantee for any failure. It also touts Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Cure and Hood's Sarsaparilla, plus prize notices and a display of theater costumes and masks for sale at Dieh's Book Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Croup
A. B. Brown
H. A. Gilbert
A-L. Brackett
H. M. Leonard
Shiloh
Eagle Drug Store
Dieh's
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Jorgan
Mill City
Seboen
Francisco
George L. Chandler
Oakland
Lafayette
N. Cohen
H. Moise
Tike Erickson
Loverock
BE. H. Reid
Frank Germain Sr
Reno
Joe Sullivan
Tom Lessig
J. R. Harvey
Paradise Valley
Noble
Rintendent Fitzgerald
Sake Division
Bane
Stoward K. Bane
First
Nevada Cavalry
Philippine
Thirtyainth Volunteer Infantry
Bonifield Presid
E H. Warren
Vic Bouton
West
Joseph O'Neal
H. Warren
Sputy
Taylor
Ernoon
Bonnifield
O‘neale
Peter Organ
Millbury
D. Pascal
Winnemucca
E. Reinhart & Co
Moses
Edward
Simon Reinhart
America
Hood
RAM
Humboldt Chapter
Giant Powder Factory
Shell
F. C. Robins & CO
P. M. Palmer
W. F. Twist
Winnemuncca
James
James Byrnes, Jr
Jimmy
John Blattner
William Blattner
Carson News
Carson Mint
Riverside
Enterprise
Wisconsin
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
William Scott
Dayton
The
State University
State University Regents
Stubbs
P. Beveridge Kennedy
Washington
Inyo Independent
Los Angeles
Frank Gardner
London
Paris
Bull Point
Martinez
Pacific Coast
Mr. Gardner
Enceisa
Karl
Ss. Co. Wells 4& CO
Leroy
N.Y
Eagle Drug Sturb
Winnemucca Hose Company No
Armory Hall
A. F. Trousdale
C. B. Brown J
Rougon
Chris Wolf G. M. Rose
Winnemucca Hose Company NO. 1
J. W. Guthrie J. J. Holl
Chris Wolf
J. Rougon
G. M. Rose
Sweshon
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