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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1880
Page
3
A wartime data note from The Silver State indicates synchronized observations taken at all stations at 4 17 A.M. on a specified date with references to War Department and Army authorities. The fragmentary text notes signal correlation and timing across lines.
Sheriff Vitch of Elko escorted Jose Lopez to the State Prison after Lopez pleaded guilty to horse stealing and received a two year sentence. Lopez was later tried for murder, found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged on the Witch of April. A motion for a new trial was filed and an appeal to the Supreme Court was anticipated, delaying the death sentence.
The gem puzzle known as the game of 15 is rapidly filling Tanatic asylums of the East and now gains attention in Winnemucca. The cold wave offers a brief respite from the craze as people seek relief from long hours of solving it, and observers hope the trend fades when weather warms.
A vote held at the school house Saturday on a proposition to levy a 1,000 special tax to build an additional school room was defeated. Very little interest appeared and only a small number voted. The tax was rejected by a small majority.
At a Silver Bul Mining Company meeting held last Saturday the Trostens were reelected. The company plans to resume work on the mine this Spring.
Yesterday's express train west arrived after 4 pm, more than eight hours late due to storms on the Union Pacific line.
Several prominent mining men from San Francisco left for Spring City to inspect the Mount Rose mines and assess prospects during a day trip.
An advertising squib touts Everybody's Baking Powder as equal to Levy & Co's claim, boasting no alum unless desired and implying superior charm in courting. The text ends with a stray token myll.
The report details a persistent North wind and biting cold from last Thursday across the coast and inland Nevada. Strong winds froze parts of the Humboldt River area while California towns report similar chill levels. Temperatures, though not as low as last December, remain uncomfortable with intermittent mild days.
Steve Tirrell reports multiple promising discoveries in Rebel Creek District over the last three months. The Ohio mine shows a 120 foot shaft with a 10 to 14 foot ledge and ore averaging above 200 per ton. Other mines named include the North Star, Moonlight, Columbus and El Dorado with at least 100 per ton in silver from North Star samples and high value ore indicated near Buffalo Station.
Isadore Lichtenstein sent his father forty dollars by Wells Fargo express on February 14 and has not been heard from since. He was en route to Ogden and his father offers a reward for information on his whereabouts. See description of the young man under the above head in another column.
World famous royal illusionists Thorn and Darvin will perform at Centennial Hall next Thursday evening. They played four nights in Virginia City last week to sold out houses and earned widespread praise for their tricks and illusions.
The East sent no mails today as storms stall trains on the Union Pacific. The Central Pacific formed a train at Oden last evening and it reached the town on time today. Ferdinand de Lesseps, theFrench engineer, is believed to bound for a passage tomorrow. Captain George G Lyon, Governor Kinkead's private secretary, arrived yesterday. W L French, once a county resident, passed through for New York. Nathan Levy returned from the West yesterday.
Henry Pratt reports Lew Cahoon is sinking an artesian well on his Clover Valley ranch. Depth reached 80 feet before Pratt left home, with expectations of flowing water by week’s end as prospects looked favorable.
The Tines-Review reports photographer H. J. Cook is dangerously ill with pneumonia in Tuscarora. Local friends express concern and wish him a speedy recovery as his condition is noted in the community column.
Special Locals touts German Syrup as a trusted remedy from Dr A Boschee. It claims to cure coughs and lung troubles without being experimental and notes two million bottles sold yearly. Introduced in 1868, it is said to be sold in every town and village with three doses enough for an ordinary cough. Price 75 cents. sample bottle 10 cents.
Phil notes that Levy & Go’s shop draws crowds seeking cheap goods for cash. The speaker presents the store as the best place for bargains and immediate purchase.
A mixed page listing onion setts and grass seed available for cash from T C Robins and C Chenoweth at their stores. Also ads for a dwelling sale on Third Street, bread prices at Depot Bakery, fresh oysters and celery salad nightly at Doc's Loew Stan, and Frank Fellows selling Charles Heidsieck champagne.
Reverend George H Thayer credits Shiloh's Consumption Care with saving his life and his wife after severe lung illness. The claim appears in a testimonial in Bourbon Indiana where the product is advertised as a remedy that has shown perfect satisfaction in all lung disease cases.
A compact old advertisement page touts Shilohs Vitalizer for digestion and liver issues with a 75 cent price, Shilohs Porous Plaster, fresh bread delivered in Winnemac s Nev by Devor Bakery offering five loaves for 23 cents, and a note on Geo F Jackson and J E Sabine as watchmaker duo. Also promotes Dr Avonen Garraxnr, a New York caterer at Depot Restaurant, and Doe's Loncat Granite bakery items.
An advertisement urges mothers to note a free lunch program available every night at the Palace Saloon run by A D Williams, promoting meals for patrons visiting the venue.
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