Local and Personal News From Elko and Nearby Areas
The river fell an inch and a half in the last day. Mrs B A Pearce arrived from Kennedy and visited Beowawe relatives. A D Hearn, Southern Pacific traveling engineer, came from Lovelock. K E Matlaney shipped 93 head of beef cattle to San Francisco, bought from J P Anderson. Revenue official Blakeslee arrived to handle state matters and noted Elko oil excitement with flowing wells likely. Dr Webb and party, en route to New York, passed through on a five palace car train after a California tour. Sheriff J L Campbell returned from Elko to recapture escaped prisoner Tom Ebner, arrested here yesterday by Sheriff McDeid. Ebner, serving a petty offense sentence, escaped on the chain gang days ago. Elko Sheriff brought him back. Fearless Dan Pinkerton disciple worked on the Wadsworth car robbery case fixing the crime on a Weary Willie, now jailed. no further evidence against the suspect.
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B. A. Pearce
Kennedy
Beowawe
A. D’hear
Southern Pacific Company
Lovelock
KE. F. Matlaney
San Francisco
J Pp. Anderson
Blakeslee
Elko
Webb
California
New York City
Dr. Webb
New York Central
Wagner Palace Car Company
J. L. Campbell
Tom Ebner
Ebner
McDeid
Dan
Allan Pinkerton
Wadsworth
Willie
Fined for illegal timber cutting case in court
Hang Nelson of Douglas county was fined 500 in one case and 300 in another in a United States Court session. Nelson had purchased timber rights from Indians near Pine Nut, but the land is held in trust for the Indians, making dispossession invalid. He pled guilty after information was judged yesterday, leading to the today’s fines.
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United States
Hang Nelson
Douglas County
Nelson
Pine Nut
Carson News
Public Dipping Vats Serve Sheep Men at Mil City
Sheep Inspector Holt reports Wheeler Land and Stock Company flocks have just been sheared in Mail City and more owners will shear there this year. Peter Organ has completed building shearing pens and a large dipping vat at Mil City for public use. Dipping will begin in a few days.
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Holt
Mail City
Wheeler Land and Stock Company
Peter Organ
Mil City
Tragic Accident: Fred Rheim Loses Both Legs
Fred Rheim of Virginia City was crushed by a moving train near Truckee on Sunday. He had worked in Sacramento railroad shops and was returning home to his parents when he stumbled while boarding, the train passing over his legs and severing them at the ankle and knee.
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Fred Rheim
Virginia City
Truckee
Sacramento
Southern Pacific Earnings for Seven Months Ended January List
Southern Pacific Company reports seven months ending January List gross earnings of 45,293,166 up 3,926,641 from last year. Operating expenses total 27,921,580 leaving operating surplus 17,471,586, up 2,065,417 from the previous period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific to Cut Freight and Passenger Rates
The Southern Pacific Company plans sweeping reductions in freights and fares to keep San Francisco trade with the Orient. The move aims to hold the Orient trade from moving north, with Nevada to gain if reductions cover through traffic only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Acite Ftaihoad Company
San Franciaco
Orient
Nevada
Old Roan Mare Tied to Nevada Ranch Claim
A. Cleveland of Nevada says his roan mare may be the United States oldest horse. He rode the mare from Visalia, California, thirty years ago, and she remains in good condition on his White Pine County ranch.
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United States
A. ©. Cleveland
Nevada
Kenyon Hotel
Visalia
Cal
White’ Pine County
Salt Lake Tribune
Miners Union Planned for Tonopah Reach McDowell
John F. McDowell vice president of the Western Federation of Miners received a letter requesting him to go to Tonopah to organize a Miners Minion. The union will begin with about 200 members and he will depart soon to arrange the details of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. McDowell
Western Federation of Miners
Tonapah
Virginia Chronicle
Van Durer Chooses Mount Lovelock for Home
The Carson News reports Speaker COD Van Durer has decided to locate at Mount Lovelock and will build a residence there as soon as possible to move his family.
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Lovelock
The
Carson News
Cod. van Durer
Mt Lovelock
Nevada Athlete Praises Triblinigrent Remedy
A Reno Nevada athlete, A C Helmold, says triblinigrent has given best results for years. He uses it before and after athletic work for rub downs and believes it eases bruises and sprains, calling it an ideal remedy.
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Nevada
Gold Mining in the Future predicted by Harvard professor
Professor Shaler of Harvard told Cambridge students that within thirty years a unprecedented gold influx will flood the market. He cited improved dredging machinery and profitable work in alluvial soil from Leadville to Russia, projecting 6,000 to 8,000 square miles in the United States as reliable gold producers plus similar prospects abroad.
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Shaler
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Russia
United States
Leadville
Cal
India
Africa
Australia
State News Notes Reflect Local Developments and Appointments
The state university plans a new hospital east of the mining building while the Sunset Telephone Company gains subscribers in Virginia City Carson City and Reno. Capt James Brett resigns as military instructor. Capt W L Cox succeeds him. Governor Sadler may take ten days to sign bills from the recent session. The Truckee River Power Company will supply Storey county lights from its power plant. Civil service exams for stenographer and chief clerk in the U S Land Office set for April 8 and 28 in Reno. State fair directors meet elect officers and schedule Reno races after the California State fair. L J Timmons faces potential dismissal for opposing unionizing efforts. Col H B Maxson leads a survey party to Lincoln county for government and railroad work on a Salt Lake to Los Angeles route. Lincoln county land sales top twenty thousand acres in three months.
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State Univeristy
Virginia and Gold Hill Exchange
Sunset Telephone Company
Carson
Reno
James Brett
The
State University
W. L. Cox
Sadler
Truckee
L. J. Timmons
Wells
Good Templars
Timmons
Southern Pacific
H. B. Maxson
Lincoln County
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Reno Journal
St Louis World’s Fair Opens to Public May 1 1903
In Paris a trial of two partners reveals a corset firm makes 18000 pieces annually for Frenchmen with 3000 shipped to England mainly for officers. Mrs Anna Douglass of Frankfort Indiana celebrates her 100th birthday with a public reception and large family reunion. Samuel S W Hammers of Gettysburg Pennsylvania says 2650 women offered to marry him after a newspaper advertisement.
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St. Louis
Paris
England
Anna Douglass
Frankfort Ind
Douglass
Samuel S. W. Hammers
Gettysburg
Who Is She A Nevada Stenographer Resigns
A Washington dispatch reports Miss Alice Atkinson of Nevada has resigned her $1 600 yearly stenographer post in the Pension Office. The piece questions whether she is from Nevada or another state and whether a Nevada girl should hold the job.
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Washington
Alice Atkinson
Nevada
Stewart-Jones
Residence and Lots for Sale in Lovelock Nevada
The undersigned offers for sale her residence and Lots 6 and 7, Block 14, Lovelock. For particulars inquire or address Mrs Minnie A Reed, Winnemucca, Nevada.
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Lovelock
Minnie A. Reed
Winnemucca
Nev
Cough Cure Endorsed by Mothers for Croup and Grippe
Mothers highly endorse One Minute Cough Cure for croup and all throat and lung troubles. It quickly cures coughs colds grippe asthma and has long been a remedy for whooping cough. Brown Bros.
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Brown Bros
Farm wagons and carts at Brown & Co's sale
Farm wagons spring wagons top buggy carts in all sizes and site at Brown and Co's. mhbiete.
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C, Brown & CO
Mining Notes Show Active Prospecting From Nevada to California
W A Kelly arrives in Dayton to inspect the Logan and Hulley mine at Como and will report findings. J H Marriott ships two tons of hubernite concentrates east, valued in the hundreds. White Pine News notes the property looks promising. American metal mines are deep below sea level in California and Michigan. Calumet & Hecna shaft bottom is about three quarters of a mile below sea level. Kennedy mine bottom near 1000 feet. Reno Gazette reports mining activity and miners heading north. A Peasville mother lode is anticipated. Several promising prospects develop toward permanence. Van Camp of Salt Lake City near Ballarat approves Anvil Springs mines and plans a three-stamp mill in San Francisco. The district lies beyond the Telescope range near Death Valley.
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W. A. Kelly
Dayton
Como
Logan and Hulley
Dayton Times
J. H. Marriott
Tungston
White Pine News
United States
California
Michigan
Calumet & Hecna
Kennedy
Reno Gazette
Peas Ville
van Camp
Salt Lake City
Ballarat
Anvil Springs
San Francisco
Telescope Range
Inv
Death Valley
Inyo Independent
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Digestive Remedies Advertisement
An old ad offers one hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from Toledo wholesalers vouch for F. J. Cheney & Co. and its product, priced 75 cents per bottle. Also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion and stomach troubles, claiming wide suitability and effectiveness.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Grand Social Dance at Golconda Hall Friday Evening
The Golconda social club invites all to a dance at Golconda hall on Friday evening in March. Tickets are 1 dollar, include refreshments at Golconda Hot Springs hotel, with music by Golconda Orchestra led by George Brady J L Shaw and Miss M Polkinghorne.
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Golconda
Golconda Hall
Golconda Hot Springs Hotel
George Brady
J. L. Shaw
M. Polkinghorne
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promote Health
An advertisement praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as prompt and pleasant pills praised for digestive and bowel relief. The copy notes Brown Bros as sellers and claims broad popularity wherever known.
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DeWitt
Brown Bros
Masury’s Mixed Paints Now Available in Bulk
Masury's Mixed Paints are now carried by Brown & Co. Two tons received in assorted shades. Agency secured for these well known durable paints. Try them to be convinced they are the best made.
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Mp Lorr
B. Brown & CO
Advertising as a Profitable Market Practice
A National Printer-Journalist quote from Charles Austin Bates argues advertising drives trade regardless of profit margins. It suggests spending to maintain vigorous, steady sales, noting variability in weekly effort but urging consistent promotion to sustain a busy store and prevent stagnant sales.
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Charles Austin Bates
National Printer-Jouralist
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Cleveland's
Miners' Union For
A.C. Helmold
Reno, Nevada
Colorado
State News
Mhbiete
Mines and Mining
Grand Social Dance
Masury
Humboldt County
Denver
Burlington
Omaha
Chicago
Salt Lake Office
West Second South
R. F. Nessen
Grocery Department
New Wisconsin
Delaware
Armour’s
F. C. Robins & Co
the Bulletin Atlas
Pacific Coast
Bulletin
Silver State
Winnemucca, Nevada
Felix Poulin
Tron
Lumber Steel
Bridge Street
Jewelry Store
Dave McB
Rose
Bridge Street, Winnemuece
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