Local and Personal News from Paradise Valley and Vicinity
Local and personal notes report visitors arriving from Golconda and Paradise Valley, including Bert Caves and J A Hardin, along with Seymour Case heading to Reno for State University. Fireman H H Jones returns from San Francisco, and letters note Townspeople at Reno and Lovelock. A lively snowstorm receded after a brief fall. Townsend, elected assemblyman, was thrown from a horse and dislocated a shoulder. W R Campbell was discharged from jail after grand jury declined whisky-to-Indians charge. In the Palmer vs Silvertow suit, rebuttal testimony continued with measurements and ditches discussed, with anticipation of further witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Owen
Golconda
T. C. Vohnson
Seymour Case
Paradise Valley
Reno
The
State University
H. H. Jones
San Francisco
J. D. Bradshaw
Miss Minnie
Paradise Vallley
Justice Young
Loverlock
Henry Hollingsworth
W. E. Townsend
Dr. Rice
B. F. Riley
A. D. Trousdale
Ferndale
Cal
Silve Place
W. H. Brooks
Joel Bradshaw
High Wind Expensive to Tailings Operations
Commissioner Woodbury from Empire explains that high winds blow tailings away during storms. He notes hundreds of tons of tailings lost from the mill operations and cyanide vat readiness, with over a hundred tons blown from the Mexican mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury
Empire
Carson
Date of Easter Rules From Moon Phases
To find Easter, churches use the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21, with a Sunday following if the full moon is on a Sunday. Moon cycles repeat every 15 years. Easter dates thus cycle similarly, never earlier than March 22 or later than April 25.
Year’s Marriage Licenses in County Clerk Dunn’s Records
Dunn records show thirty-two marriage licenses issued last year, down from thirty-eight in 1899. The list cites couples and dates from January 3 to December 23, including James W. Davey and Ida Drake, Doroteo Lasa and Maria Telleria, Juan Martin Legarza and Florencia Erquiaga, and many others with varied partners and marriage dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
James W. Davey
Ida
Samuel Otis Rice
Clara Schwartz
Andrew T. Hanson
Ellen Camm
Charles W. Fisk
Effie M. Felts
Charles B. Daniel
Mabel Points
Tyson Johnson
Evalina Owen
Seymour D. Riley
Gerttrude M. Lye
William W. Carpenter
Nellie M. Williams
Charles Camppell
Nellis
Hitler
A Cure for Frost Bite in Carson
A letter from Latta describes severe frost bite after a tide of ice and wind driving sixteen miles. After applying Trib the cheeks healed by Monday, and the writer claims Trib surpasses promised effects, praising its use as a rubdown for frost injuries and muscular troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Latta
Trib
Jack Frost
An Important Case Sparks Legal Battle at Elko District Court
The Sparks Harrell Company versus W H Chipman and J W Chipman sits in Elko District Court with San Francisco Salt Lake and Ogden law firms. The complaint seeks 200 dollars in damages and 100 dollars in counsel fees claiming defendants drove a band of sheep onto land held by the plaintiff as lessee of the Central Pacific Railroad. The case, moved from Justice Court over real estate questions, is watched as a key dispute for sheep and cattlemen over grazing on public domain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks, Harrell Company
W. H. Chipman
J. W. Chipman
Elko
San Francisco
Salt Lake
Ogden
Landa
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Justice Court
District Court
Wibe
Humboldt County Jail Inmates of 1900 Record Crimes
In Humboldt County Jail during 1900 there were 135 prisoners. Crimes include Murder three, Felony ten, Insanity six, Selling whisky to Indians eighteen, Petit larceny one, Misdemeanor total to reach one hundred thirty five. Some sent to Carson or Reno, two Indian boys to Indian School, four U. S. prisoners awaiting a federal grand jury, others discharged or sent to state prison. The year mirrors San Francisco in offense patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt County
Tadiens
Carson
U. S
Insane Asylum
California
Reno
United States
Humboldt
San Francisco
Elko opens candy factory and townites cheer
State notes report Elko gains a candy factory while local girls in high glee. Other items note a serious injury near Reno, heavy snow in the Comstock, a Reno public library petition, deaths of local residents, a fatal wagon accident in Grass Valley, and a discharging pistol incident. Also confirmed appointments and a medical cure ad for catarrh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
J. M. Steinberger
Reno
Comstock
Chris Guldager
Waldo Bawden
Grass Valley
Chinaman
Bodie
Information Wanted on Lewis Langewisch in 1896 Westward
A nephew in Staunton Macoupin County Illinois requests information about Lewis Langewisch who left Illinois for the west in 1896. Traces include Lewiston Idaho Walla Walla Washington and Humboldt County Nevada where he is thought to be a taxpayer. Tax collectors should note and any information will be gratefully received by Louis Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Langewisch
Illinois
Lewiston
Idaho
Walla Walla
Wash
Humboldt County
Nevada
Louis Miller
Staunton, Macoupin Co
County Commissioners Transact Business in Regular Session
Board members A F Trousdale W D Morey and W C Huddell approved county officers bonds counted 38457 80 in cash claims acted on with reductions and rejections. Courthouse bonds 11 to 15 called for redemption. A Lake district road petition granted while another road petition and a well petition were laid over to next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
A. F. Trousdale
W. D. Morey
W. C. Huddell
Lake District
N. W
Lake Road
E. Cor
S. W. Cor
Jackson Creek
Mexican War Veteran Endorses Remedy For Pension
A prominent editor and Mexican war veteran recalls contracting Mexican diarrhea in 1847 and 1848 and states that Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy prevents pension increases by restoring him on each renewal. The ad praises its quick cure, pleasant taste, and safety. Sold by Brown Bros. druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mexico
Brown Bros
Teachers Examination Notice for Humboldt County Nevada
Notice of regular semi annual examination of applicants for teachers certificates in Humboldt county Nevada to be held at the schoolhouse in Winnemucca starting 8 am Monday January 1 1901. Persons desiring to take the examination must notify the County Superintendent by January 14 1901 Bert L Hood County School Supt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt County
Nevada
Winnemucca
The Mother's Favorite Cough Remedy Ad
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy praised as safe for children and adults. It claims to cure coughs colds croup and whooping cough with no opium or harmful drugs. Sold by Brown Bros. druggists with assurance of safety for even infants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Bros
Sheriff's License Collections Set County Record for 1900
Sheriff McDeid's license receipts for the 12 months ending December 31, 1900, total $11,962.50, the largest year in the county's history and $2,378 more than last year. Revenue from licenses accounts for nearly $12,000 of the county's receipts, reflecting strong attention to this duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDeid
Seevenee
Silver State subscription bills due January first
The Silver State will mail bills on January 1 to subscribers in arrears. Please remit before the date or promptly after year start. Send payments to THE SILVER STATE, Winnemucca, Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnemucca
Nev
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bert Caves
Col
J. A. Hardin
Santa Rosa
John Dooley
Henry Bates McDonald
Louiseark
William B. Borland
Pearl Ethel Hampton
Juan Erquiaga
Palonie
Rubaneo
D. H. McNeil
Maud M. Whitman
Jacob Jesse Cullen
Elizabeth J. Morrison
Fred Castro
Natalia Savala
Jose M. Jaca
Martina Telleria
Philander B. Sanders
Minnie H. Haas
Charles M. Green
Mary Waiters
John T. Prince
Alpha Crook
Ernest H. Brown
Flora N. Davey
G. EB. van Doren
Laura Rutherford
Joseph Boardman
Ida ©. Parker
Solomon H. Hendra
Lucy M. Nelson
Albert A. Eagon
Rosie E. Smelser
Joseph C. Cathcart
Flora May Carrel
Earl L. Pease
Bertha Goodno
N. J. Lewis
Mary Stone
Julius Sarret
Varanie Vial
James A.cathcart
Martha Carel
John H. McClure
Ethel M. Bailey
State News Notes
T. D. Griffin
Carlin
Ireland
Major Long
General Land Office
Washington
Sidney Reeves
Reno Gazette
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
C. Hall
Bert L
Hood
F. C. Robins & CO
Sters
Bysicians
John Diehl
SO Atas
Paradise
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