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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1880
Page
3
fragmentary note records observations taken at the same moment, listing War Department Signal materials and military units including Army Manen, with unclear codes and numbers indicating an in‑field reference or status update.
Local intelligence reports an ox carcass near Kumboklt House attracting coyotes. Jack Poole, car inspector at Humboldt House, set a trap and killed a coyote. a lynx attacked but Poole shot it, escaping with minor injuries. He carried the large lynx to Humboldt House as a trophy. Also notes mail irregularities and a murder verdict against Jose Lopez in Elke, to be sentenced next Monday.
Articles of incorporation for the Wild Goose Mining Company were filed with the County Clerk. The firm will mine on the Wild Goose ledge in Mount Rose District forming 1,050,000 in capital stock across 105000 shares of 10 each, with Winnemucca as principal business location. Trustees J R Harvey N Deibanyo and J H Job preside for six months. The Wild Goose mine near Paradise and Bullion mines features shafts 30 40 and 70 feet deep with two shifts active. An assessment of five cents per share was levied with one fifth due immediately and the rest on board call.
Two Piute men, Joe and Bob, were arrested by Cornstable Rose for assaulting fellow Piute Cinnabar Dill while drunk. Joe pleaded guilty and drew two days in county jail. Bob, with no clear evidence of assault, was jailed by Justice Osborn until sober. Authorities warn Indians face punishment for drunken brawls with whites in mind.
At noon in Winnemucca a lamp exploded spilling oil and triggering the fire bell. Firemen arrived with their machine but the blaze died within about a hundred yards from the base house. No damage beyond the lamp and its contents.
Sheriff Fitch of Elko arrived with three prisoners bound for Carson. George Kenedy received two years for burglary, John Dunn eighteen months for horse stealing, and John Tappan one year for burglary. All pleaded guilty.
James Gould of Mill City is in town today and keeps his foundry running constantly despite tough times and culls, reflecting local industrial resilience.
Considerable numbers of emigrants are moving west daily via the Central Pacific Railroad, reflecting the era’s westward migration and transportation push.
A special meeting of Wienemaces Lodge No 19 F and A M is set for Saturday evening March 6 at 7 o'clock. Sojourning Master Masons in good standing are invited by warrant of the W M or Secretary J E Sannxe to attend.
A conman named Mons Albert, posing as a chiropodist and dermatologist, arrived from the west offering skin cures and hair restoration. He bilked locals, fled to Eureka, was implicated in a pox pit case where croton oil was used, later escaped arrest but was captured at Carlin. He faces charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and practicing medicine without a diploma.
Postoffice regulations show money orders handled from 9:00 to 9:00 A M and 1:30 to 4:00 P M daily with no Sunday issues. Registered letters accepted 8:00 to 11:00 AM and 1:30 to 9:00 PM. Mail closures listed for the east at 9:50 AM and west at 12:15 PM daily. Notices of watchmakers and other local ads accompany the postal details along with a free lunch tease at Palace Saloon.
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