Weather and local notes from Nevada towns and events
Weather Bureau report covers 21 hours ending 6 PM with mean barometer 26.1, temp highs and lows, and light precipitation. The piece then recalls Reno governor rivalries, prize fights, jail escape and capture, Silver Republican moves, potential Corbett Fitzsimmons fight attendance interest, a sheep owner notice, and county surveyor information from Anderson with office in the courthouse.
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U. 8
Dera Trent OF Agricultire
Frank BR. Branan
Band practice and local notes in Nevada town
Constable Feliz arrived from Lovelock and the Sixteen to One band will meet at Armory hall tonight at 8 for practice. A five ounce gold nugget was found in Osceola district White Pine county. Mrs Welch and Miss Lotta Crenshaw left Winne mucca for San Francisco yesterday.
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Feliz
Lovelock
Armory Hall
Osceola
White Pine County
Indians Scare Follows Arrest Of Two Suspects In Nevada
Two men Silas Logan and Charles Ganzell, linked to an attack that triggered militia alert in Mack valley, are jailed in Winnemucca. They allegedly killed Indian policeman Jim King near Yerington after attempting to kidnap an Indian woman. Logan and Ganzell face charges as authorities pursue trial in Lyon county. The incident sparked a regional outcry and militia deployment, now quelled by their capture. Logan and Ganzell will be moved to Dayton, while cold weather and boxing chatter fill local den.
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Nevada
Macon Valley
Winnemucca
Silas Logan
Charles Ganzell
McDeid
Little
Lyon County
Logan
Genzell
Humboldt County
Dayton
Jim King
Walker Lake
Yerington
King
Justice of the Peace
Carson
Mercury
Alaska
Martin Julian
San Francisco
Cook
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Capitol
Bonnifield
Washington
Senate
Elko
Medical
Muccans
Dan Stuart
Shaw's Springs
Hayseed
McVey
Delaney
Woods
Joe
Corbete
Julian
W.W. Naughthon
Carson Hayseed Letter From Winnemucca Feb 1897
A Winnemucca column from Hays rep. dated Feb 22 1897 discusses Carson Nevada news. The writer reviews boxing events in Shaw Springs and describes Corbett and Fitzsimmons performances, local figures, and social life including politicians, editors, and visitors in Carson with humor and local color.
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Hays Rep
Winnemucca, Nev
Box Key Redemption Notice by Postmaster
All persons holding box keys must present them to the postmaster for redemption within thirty days from the notice date. Keys presented will be redeemed at original cost and reissued at twenty cents each. Unpresented keys will be forfeited and the money paid will be lost. By order of department. Harry Warnes, P. M. Dated Feb 24, 1897.
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Harry Warnes
P. M
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