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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1901
Page
2
The Silver State Windle Brackett lessees publish daily except Sundays from the corner of Bridge and Fourth streets Winnemucca Nevada Subscription rates by mail yearly six months and three months and carrier delivery to Winnemucca per week address business correspondence to The Silver State Winnemucca Nevada
Weather Bureau report for June 29 shows mean barometer 20.82, max 90, mean 74, and normal 0. Prevalent wind from the west. Precipitation recorded as 0.0 in four hours ending 5:00 PM local time. Observer Hayden filed the daily meteorological note.
A cool period is not expected with continued warm weather forecast for tonight and Sunday. The forecast notes a light grasp of humidity and largely settled skies across the affected areas. Local notes mention ongoing wedding chatter and a judge excusing a man from jury duty due to imminent marriage.
Senator P. L. Flanigan, grand marshal, will be escorted by fourteen young ladies as aids. The parade’s chief attraction remains the Washoe statesman himself amid the carnival’s splendor.
Congressman Newlands argues government irrigation could support 17,000,000 in a Nevada Utah cooperative area equal to Spain. He notes 95 percent of Nevada is government land. In San Francisco Secretary Wilson criticizes Berkeley College of Agriculture for only one graduate this year. The Record Union cites sensational San Francisco papers as rivalrous and unreliable.
The Geological Survey conducts surveys across arid region sections for reservoir sites. It highlights opportunities for mountain storage to capture flood waters and later irrigate plains and valleys with crops and homes. The piece notes the necessity of preparing for future water saving.
The hydrographers have spent a decade surveying hundreds of basins with potential for dams to form lakes. The sites and their watersheds must be protected from deforestation and misuse as water becomes the measure of land value in the West. A citizen remarks on the risks faced by newspaper professionals in public discourse.
A local supplier advertises a wide range of canned meats luncheon items and preserves with prices such as 20c for 1 Ib roast beef and 15c for deviled chicken. It highlights new picks like raspberry preserves in glass jars and water white corn honey, plus a carload arrival of flour sugar salt lime and farm equipment. The note invites customers to compare prices and save money.
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