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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1901
Page
3
The housekeeper must use Royal Baking Powder to ensure light delicious cakes. Inferior baking powder yields poor eggs and dull texture, while Royal gives that distinctive lightness sweetness and flavor expert bakers prize in cakes biscuits doughnuts and crusts.
Robert Denio of Denio Oregon and several locals arrived and departed towns with updates on travel. A District Court session issued letters of administration for G W Summerfield and discharged executors in the Edmondson estate. A new Salt Lake division time card took effect with minor freight changes. Seventeen carloads of beef cattle were shipped to Western Meat Co. from Lovelock via J Cotton.
The Carson News reports Governor Sadler has named J. H. Brearley of Humboldt Lem Allen of Churchill and P. L. Flanigan of Washoe as directors of the State Agricultural Society. The notice notes the historic appointment as a remarkable local event for the century.
Judge Linn of Reno tried fourteen cases in his court the other day. A new brass band organized in Reno has eighteen members. Theodore Winters, stockman, is very ill at his Washoe Valley home. Dr Olmstead reports a smallpox case at Deeth. Sheriff Quirk orders nickel in the slot machines removed from Virginia City saloons. Mill City wreck remnants moved to Wadsworth. Dispatch notes 1500 head of beef cattle in Churenil county for nine cents not market. Intercollegiate debate Hastings Law School vs University of Nevada set for Reno March 9. Nevada vs California basketball planned. University of Nevada vs Utah and Utah teams to debate in Reno. Board of Regents held meeting. new rules for the institution discussed. Skaggs proposes constitutional amendment abolishing the Senate, but it was stricken as frivolous. Cherry Creek near White Pine county fire started by gasoline lamp. three men burned. W T Smith cattle sold to Eastern buyers resold to John Sparks keeping herd in Nevada. Horse buyers left town. about fourteen head purchased. many rejected for being poor.
Fred Talcott reports delay due to poor roads while hauling ore from the Hidden Treasure mine at Kennedy. Two trips remain before a carload ships to Selby Smelting Works. ore rich at about 100 dollars per ton. Hidden Treasure owned by Colonel Davis and A Walrath.
Governor Sadler signs legislative apportionment bill adding one Humboldt Senate seat. The new seat will be filled at the general election of 1902, marking the start of the seasoning period for the incoming senator’s term.
Harry Westwood Cooper, an ex convict who wed Nora Schneider, was arrested in Ogden on a forgery charge by a San Francisco chief of detectives telegram. Mrs. Cooper testified they married in Crockett California and drifted via Winnemucca Nevada, where Cooper used the alias C E B Humphrey. Cooper pawned a diamond ring for forty dollars to fund escape. The couple quarreled as the jailer prepared to lock him up and Mrs. Cooper expressed she plans to return to California.
A committee led by Mrs J C Carver Mrs W J Bell Mrs A L Brackett Miss Louise Attinger and Miss Rose Bird entertained the Friday Night Social Club at Sliver State hall last night. Progressive whist and dancing followed prizes awarded to Miss Pinson Mrs J H Sadorus Miss Opal Miller and G H Kenyon. The hall decorations drew admiration and attendance was strong.
The Reno Gazette reports George T. Mills is a candidate for Consul to Hongkong replacing Wildman after his drowning in the Rio de Janeiro. The paper credits Mills with managing Nevada Republican campaign efforts and suggests his services merit recognition or reward.
Sheriff McDeid received a letter from John F. Seymour Chief of Detectives San Francisco thanking him for telegram about Harry Westwsed Cooper alias Chadwick passing Winnemucca and intending Ogden. The Chief credits McDeid with prompt action leading to Cooper's arrest at Ogden.
S Nixon reports Elko county oil indications are flattering and could make Nevada an important oil field. If Nevada proves prolific in oil along with gold silver beef and other staples, oil might lubricate commerce and attract foreign capitalists to Nevada properties.
The M E Church announces evening sermon on Infidelity with services including Sunday school at 10:30 A M preaching at 11:30 A M class meeting at 12 30 P M Junior League at 2 30 P M and Epworth League at 6 P M Pastor GEO C KING invites all to attend.
A short verse warns against trusting slick talk that claims superiority of Trib. It argues caution, asserting any supposed success and sale is the reader’s own risk and burden to bear.
In Winnemucca Nevada on March 2 1900 a son was born to the wife of Peter Woolcock. In Paradise Nevada on February 28 1901 a son was born to the wife of B D Riley.
A list of midwinter offers includes men's and youths wool overwear and wool hosiery. blanket lined and fleece lined gloves and mitts. men's leather coats. corduroy lined reversible outerwear. blanket lined pants. canvased rubberized coats. ladies flannel and flannelette shirt waists. silk waists. high collars. and black underskirts.
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