Silver State in Winnemucca, Nevada

Parson Simon Hint of Shame Ends His Ministry

Parson Simon, long used to cotton fields and joyful shouts, is ousted after a church trial for kissing an older woman. The jury convicts him as the seal of propriety breaks, and he walks from service stripped of rank. A separate note: a Philadelphia detective case ends with a wife’s divorce pursuit, and a Texas man builds an ark claiming a coming flood at 8 dollars per passenger.