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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1880
Page
3
The fragment notes a War Department signal and a dated military bulletin from 1880. An authorized office collects, issues receipts, and records a warning or instruction related to signals or supplies. It references the Silver State publication and a date near 21 1880.
The Rovarter report states James Shropshire known as Tex died at Paradise Village not Spring City. He fell into a deathlike stupor after heavy drinking for six weeks and died at 2 a m Thursday. He was about 50 with no apparent relatives. A grand spelling match and beef cattle shipment are noted in the same brief item.
Sam Strieff reports several hundred cattle in the valley below Unionville are starving after a harsh winter. They crowded in from all directions and now lie in mud unable to move. He urges owners to drive them to the foothills before they weaken further. Two personal crisis reports in Washoe County identify a twelve year old boy in Franktown who hanged himself after a quarrel and an Italian man in Huffakers who blew out his brains in an unexplained act.
A twelve foot long five inch diameter shaft weighing pounds arrived by express for the Paradise mill and was sent by Alex Wise to the mill with instructions to deliver before midnight. Charley McDeid began the delivery though he warned horses may fail. G W Coddington Humboldt Division superintendent arrived in town. Colonel Hardin Peter French Hock Mason J Hopenstall and other noted cattle owners are in town.
Paradise Valley displays in town as ranchers gather to testify in a significant water rights case in District Court. The scene features farmers from the region and references a high value Appleton Tracy watch model in a local sale listing.
The Bullion of Paradise Mining Company shipped bullion valued at 2500 dollars west today. The Argenta Mining Company of Tuscarora shipped bullion valued at 4910 69 dollars.
The Grand Jury filed a partial report to the Court and adjourned subject to the Foreman’s call. Paradise Rufsian. Paradise Valley Mining Company shipped yesterday two bars of bullion valued at 34 151.
Advertisements tout Sulok Consumption Cure as the best lung medicine with broad cures and low prices. C A DeSaussure and C A DeLacs advertise Shilohs Vitalizer and Porous Plaster for digestion and lung relief. Jouserson announces a two month dentistry absence. local druggists sell Shiloh products in Winnemucca and nearby towns.
Thomas L. Clarke, engineer for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, was attacked on Union street in Virginia City by five or six men said to be from the Mechanical Union of Storey county. He sustained a severe scalp wound and left ear injury but survived. Charles Huff and a Mr. Judge were stabbed while trying to intervene. Pete Fitzgerald allegedly threatened Clarke with a revolver. the incident halted Clarke from taking the 5:35 train to Reno.
Special locals promote free nightly lunches at A. D. Williams Palace Saicom. Mothers urged to use Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain, claimed to calm bowels and ease distress in children. Also advertised are champagne from H Mumm Co, fresh oysters from A Booth Co and watchmaker Geo F P Jackson with J K Sabine.
Special locals urge readers to prevent pneumonia and lung troubles by using Dr Boschee’s German prescription. The ad touts Sykop as the cure for coughs colds and severe lung diseases with universal success. It claims large sales and no failure, urging readers to ask their druggist for proof and to buy the 75 cent large size.
Wanted a steady woman to do housework and care for two children. Send address to Postoffice box 106, Winnemucca. Jy7 tf
A fragment from a vintage catalog or advertisement shows a bold pledge by a country store’s order department, asserting customer satisfaction as a top goal. The line hints at experience being valued over novelty in service.
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