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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1896
Page
3
Winnemucca sees a flurry of arrivals from McDermit Toll House and Salt Lake with notices of plays and church revival. Grand lodge sessions for Masons Knights of Pythias begin next week with a community effort to host visitors and a crowd-pleasing performance of The Henrietta at Armory Hall.
A May weather summary from May to June 1896 reports average temperature 54 degrees for May across 18 years, total rainfall 1.06 inches, and records of highs lows ranges and wind. Washington dispatch notes General Grosvenor signals that St Louis platform will seek a compromise on money with potential impact on McKinley and silver sentiment.
L Lt Roylance of San Francisco has canvassed Winnemucca and found strong support for an electric lighting plant. A local stock company may form, with a meeting at the court room at 2 30 this afternoon for interested citizens. Sunday school at 10 30, preaching at 7 45 p m. Subject We Still Belong to the World. Music is excellent, seats free and everyone is welcome.
The primary department held closing exercises in the schoolhouse assembly hall with songs recitations and dialogues. Miss Rose Gardner was praised for her exceptional teaching as the main contributor to the program’s success. Tamales are for sale from Nieves Seale and wife at Fourth and Melarkey for supper orders after 4 p.m. today.
No new developments in the Dunham murder chase. The House majority grew by two with two Democrats unseated. Judge Catlin fined editor K. McClatchy $500 for contempt, alternative jail at two dollars daily. Gettysburg saw a large crowd at Meade and Hancock statue unveiling. A San Francisco murder suspect Archibald Forbes seen in Denver area. Windrath executed in Chicago after feigning insanity. Authorities pursue fugitive minister Francia Hermans in Salt Lake City. Oregon results show close congressional races. Mitchell Senate seat insured. possible Multnomah recount. Local bakery promoter Chris Diehl pushes home-made Humboldt flour bread. Public notices and ads mix with patent remedies Syrup of Figs and Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
Humboldt county grand jurors excused to attend the next court term on Monday June 15 at 10 AM. Local ads announce hotel sales, auctions, fruit and veg deliveries, a dance at Mill City, new ice cream stand hours, sale of hay land and cattle, and a broad range of goods from Brown and Piper to E Reinhart Co. Oregon-California trade and local business offers appear throughout.
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