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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1899
Page
3
Community notes detail travel to Willow Point and East Lake City. Mrs. Isabella Sloan’s illness is noted, while D. S. Truman moves to Salt Lake City to practice law. Aged Eylar recalls Winnemucca’s 1867 townsite survey, and Joseph Platt from Carson buys a California lottery ticket.
The Nevada Senate and Assembly approved several bills on salaries for the lieutenant governor and county board powers, plus rules on flags and water rights. John G. Fox, 65, a Carson pioneer and Mason, dies. his funeral will be in California. 140 head of steers from Paradise Valley sold to Western Meat Co. for about $50 each. A legislator regrets a party line vote after a high profile case, urging deadlock to avoid a noted senator. Water pumping and access issues are reported at Cornstock, with tanks and stops noted during repairs. Trib herbs are praised for reliability as a liniment.
Charley Thrall's transfer from the W. & T. railroad. Rev. Riddle resigns as Sabbath school missionary to pursue newspaper work. Northern Pacific to run double daily transcontinental trains from St. Paul to North Pacific coast points starting March 12. Progress on pumping plant funding and recognition as a success. California intends governor's residence. $50,000 appropriation with $40,000 for building and $10,000 for furniture. Eureka Consolidated mine in Base Range Nevada to resume work under Ruby Hill. dividend total $5,112,600 with last paid January 1892. A gale lifts a large barn in Jack's Valley near Carson, moving it 100 feet. 30 tons of hay inside, owned by Henry Fuletone. Engagement announced in San Francisco between James Newlands Jr. and Mrs. Hollister. wedding planned at bride's home next Wednesday. Groom is Congressman Newlands's nephew and former Virginia City resident.
A Hanauer assay from the Boston and De Lamar property in De Lam ar Nev shows astonishing gold values though manager Griffith refused to release figures. Foreman notes the sample from deeper vein reaches thirteen feet beyond prior workings, sixty five feet from the tunnel mouth. Mining men say results at DeLamar and April Fool mines at similar depths are not surprising. A One Minute Cough Cure advertisement follows with local shop notices and studio changes at Eagle Drag Store and photographer Richards.
Glasgow & Western representative Mr. Stanley Macquisten reports strong ore flow at Tom Boy mine near Telluride with 200 tons daily. Smuggler Union mill partial operation and Meldrum tunnel progress toward a four mile daylight passage between Telluride and Ironton. Estimated $2 million cost. Nevada visits planned. Captain Wearne notes rapid mill completion aiding regional revival. Also includes an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure pricing and testimonials.
Report from Wells Herald notes heavy snow near Bishop and and Wemella headwaters with 2.5 feet depth at Bishop. John Sparks and Webster Dorsey, snowswept on 28 mile trek from Thousand Springs to Wells. Notices include medical ad warnings and a lost shawl at Armory hall masquerade. Drug store ads promote One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt’s Little Early Risers.
A Tucson family endorses Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine for a sickly boy, noting improved strength and health. They claim the tonic cures nausea headaches biliousness indigestion and constipation.
An old classifieds section advertises a resident section job with liberal pay and advancement at Shepp company in Philadelphia. Also promotes One Minute Cough Cure by Eagle Drug Store and Butterick Patterns agency, plus jackets and capes from E Rewaarr & Co with New York supply and inspection urged.
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