Local News and Oddities From The West
A cluster of brief items notes H Buseh leaving for sudorus district and J O Weatrope arriving from Hoppin ranch. Artesian water found near The Dalles at 30 feet. Crook county Oregon expects about 40 000 mutton sheep this spring. Cald well Idaho restricts under 18s on streets after 9.4. Hardin party travels from west to Quin river ranch. Weather forecasts cloudy with a possible shower. A quip about six things for a happy home cites a cook and money. Carson residents joke about new terms enya the Tritone and bogus melts. An Anaheim man ships ostriches to Paris 1900 expos. Frank Mayer improves after medical treatment in San Francisco. Bakersfield reports land for sale with water rights near 50 an acre with no principal for 3–4 years. R H Connor announces hay derrick patent. inquiries to Paradise. Reno public building bill advances, 50 000. Riverside town cleanup noted, warning of later street debris removal. Yellowstone contains dry geysers. Hell's Back Door lowered 10 000 feet without bottom contact. J T Jones mint rage jurors discharged after deadlock five for acquittal seven for conviction. Lewiston Maine man misused neighbor’s battery for rheumatism, never powered. hands done the work. DeLamar two Indians quarrel with knives, one hand clipped, other back wound four or five inches. Salt Lake Pacific railroad plans a 2 million capital line through Deep Creek to Muncie Nevada, grading within sixty days. Utah & California Co to build Salt Lake to Now Angeles line with capital 9 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Mayer
San Francisco
Bakersfield
Cal
R. H. Connor
Paradise
House Committee On Public Buildings
Reno
Riverside
Fair Will Contest and Massive Rabbit Drive Reported
The Fair estate dispute grows as the pencil or Craven wills face challenges. Meanwhile in California a massive rabbit drive is planned at Preano with ten thousand participants expected, fencing spanning eight miles and a three acre corral, bringing a near total halt to nearby towns and anticipating a historic slaughter of pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Fair
Supreme Court
Herman Oelrichs, Jr
Levington
Preano
Cal
Ormus
Foster's Forecast for April 1896 Weather
Foster's last bulletin outlines an approaching storm wave crossing the continent from the 24th to 28th and a warm wave reaching the eastern states by April 3. A cold wave is set to cross the Rockies and central valleys around April 1 to 3, with high temperatures in the East and lows in the upper Missouri Valley. The next bulletin will project April weather and spring drought impact on crops for 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Great Central Valleys
Missouri Valley
South African man’s odd path to a millionaire dream
John B. Robinson, once a multimillionaire hopeful from the Orange Free State, wandered in debt in 1878 and begged 300 miles with his wife to Kimberley. There he found a rough diamond worth 1200 dollars, setting the stage for an enormous fortune and a claim to become the world's first billionaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
Rockeffler
John B. Robinson
Robinson
Orange Free State
Kimberley
Church Services And Sunday Schedule
Sunday school at 10:30 am Epworth League at 6:30 pm preaching at 7:30 pm Subject A Momentous Question Prelude The Verdict of the Council First class music seats free Everyone welcome Pastor Francis Brows directs services in a plaincord parish setting with a clear invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
School Entertainment Delights Patrons With Varied Program
Yesterday afternoon at 2:30 Miss Alice Eae’s department staged a three hour program featuring a boating glee, recitations by Grover Hill and others, piano pieces by Bertha Mayer and Addie Reid, dialogues including Tobias Turniptop at General Court, vocal solos by Carrie Palmer and Nellie Frye, a flag drill by sixteen girls, and the Colored Band number. Decorated assembly hall, praise for Miss Ede, and mention of modest revenue from local sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Eae
Grover Hill
Bertha Mayer
Tobias Turniptop
General Court
Carrie Palmer
Paso del Mar
Nellie Frye
Addie Reid
Kate Dunn
Tabitha
Winnie Minor
Frank Hoy
Hazel Webb
Arthur Benson
Hawthorn Buds
Pearl Brewster
Alice Hoy
Abbie Duncan
Fred Case
Glen Trousdale
Ede
Telegraphic News Roundup From Here There and Everywhere
Condensed notes report Bayard criticized in Parliament for anti American speeches in England. New York sees heaviest snowfall of the season, eighteen inches, halting traffic. Monaco renews casino concession for fifty years, with annuity raised to four hundred thousand dollars. General Weyler informs Madrid satisfied with Cuba operations and no resignation. Nicholas Claussen pleads guilty to murdering his wife, later changing to not guilty after counsel advice. Civil service extension to include two thirds of officers is under presidential deliberation. Senate committee meets on direct election of senators. majority finds report acceptable, minority to file later. Syrup of Figs praised as best family laxative. Catarrh Cure advertised with sales in Nevada and Humboldt county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Bayard
England
New York City
Senate Committee On
Mitchell
An Interesting News Item Promotes Tamales and Shoes
An interesting notice urges patrons to buy tamales from Nieves Seale and wife at Fourth and Melarkey, with orders fillable after 1 PM today. It advertises a full line of mens and ladies shoes, including Gold Medal school shoes for children, at Scamrot's Boot & Shoe Store, plus rubber hoses, lawn sprinklers, paints and oils at Brown & Piper's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette
Nieves Seale and
Fourth and
Melarkey Streets
Winnemucca
Scamrot
Boot & Suor
Wu2see
Brown & Piper’s
One Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
An old advertisement proclaims a hundred dollar reward for the use of Mall's Catarrh Cure and asserts the sellers F J Cheney Co Toledo 0 and West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists endorse the remedy. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface tonic, offers testimonials free, and lists a price of 75 cents per bottle with druggists selling it nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
F. J. Cheney &C
Toledo
Cheney
West & Truax
Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Tol Hall
New Goods En Route From F C Rows & Co
New goods of the latest styles and qualities are on the way. Hold your orders in these lines for a few days as shipments proceed. F C Rows & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Rows & Co
Notice to Sheep Owners in Golconda Nevada
Notice to sheep owners advertising first class sheep shearings venuses and a hot mineral water sheep dip that terminates scabe. Water fed by pipe allows 1000 head per hour. Agents for all steel Aermeter windmills and towers Brown and Pirer invite inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Durerrre
Golconda
Nevada
Brown & Pirer
Eso
Wall Paper and Border Arrivals At Winnemucca Store
E Bernard & Co announces a fresh stock of wallpaper and borders direct from factories at low prices in Winnemucca. The note touts fast rail times via Union Pacific to Denver Omaha Chicago St Louis Kansas City and New York with through Pullman and dining car service. Also advertising garden tools from Brown & Piper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnemucca
Exer
Paloes Ae
Hitf. E. Bernard & Co
Denver
Omaha
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
New York
Union Pacific
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims quick relief for pain and crying, soothing gums, correcting stomach and bowel issues, and reducing inflammation. The syrup is priced at twenty five cents and sold by druggists worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Winslow
Mrs. Wielow
Winson
United States
Winslow
Wanted live man to sell Singer machines in Nevada
Wanted a good live man who can furnish an honesty bond and a team or horse harness and wagon to sell Singer Sewing machines and collect on same in Nevada. No experience required. Good terms offered to purchaser and large commissions paid for selling and collecting, with permanent business to the right party. Address Tut Styaun Meg. Co 1001 J St Rucamente Cal Hw
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer
Nevada
Tut Styaun Meg. Co
J St
Rucramente, Cal
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. Buseh
Sudorus District
J. O. Weatrope
Hoppin
Willow Creek Yesweday
Dalles
Oregon
Crook County
Caldwell
Idaho
Col. J. A. Hardin
C. H. E. Hardin
Quin River Ranch
Carson
Anaheim
California
Yellowstone National Park
Hell's Back Door
J. T. Jones Mint
Lewiston
Maine
Faith
DeLamar
Salt Lake Pacific Railroad Company
Salt Lake City
Deep Creek Country
Muncie
Nev
Utah & California Company
Salt Lake
Angeles
Church Services
I. Francis Brows
Sidney Brown
Neil Kennedy
Sage Spring
Paradise Mining District
Hood
U.S. Gov't Report
Telegraphic News
Madrid
Weyler
Cuba
Nicholas Claussen
O'Byrne
Claussen
W. J. Gill
Wadaworth
L. Malifesta
Mr. Gill
Humboldt County
Chris Diehl
CES
Wall Paper
East
Brown & Piper's
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