Local and Personal Notes From Western Railway Routes
A. Wilkinson arrived from McDermit and Thomas Cotter from Oakland. The Southern Pacific paycar arrived at noon. J Sibbald of Golconda was a passenger on No. 6. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Owens returned to Carlin. J. A. Blossom arrived from Battle Mountain. H. R. Wood came from Philadelphia. James J. McNamie the wool buyer went up the road yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Gomes arrived from Golconda on No. 3. James Cooley arrived from Miller and Lux's Black Rock ranch. Miss Bessie Shields visits at Willow Point. Reinhart returned from a San Francisco trip. P. Garat the cattleman passed through to Elko from San Francisco. Two locomotives for Loyalton Lumber Company were taken through to Truckee. W. H. Holt came down from Golconda. A large number of sheep are being sheared at Golconda. inspector duties keep him busy. Superintendent Abbott of the Eureka and Palisade railroad and Charles Read, a mining man at Eureka, returned to that place from San Francisco. Twenty Signal Corps men from Fort Myers passed through to San Francisco en route to the Philippines. the Signal Corps is largely telegraph operators and well paid. Reports say Mrs. Ella Wilkins attempted suicide at Battle Mountain. life saved by a physician and stomach pump. Mrs. Wilkins was tied to a San Francisco sensation nine months ago, having gone there to answer a bird tamer’s ad and marry him under hypnotism. she later grew tired of the arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gomes
Golconda
James Cooley
Miller & Lux
Black Rock Ranch
Bessie Shields
H. Darrah
Willow Point
Loyalton Lumber Company
Truckee
W .H. Holt
Ella Wilkins
Battle Mountain
Wilking
San Francisco
San Frrncisco
Southern Pacific Plans Reach Salt Lake City and Rate War
The Lake cut-off aims to reach Salt Lake City to connect with the Burlington while sidelining the Union Pacific, fostering an Eastern link and potential coast bound fare war. In Seattle, Canadian Pacific offered a large party to Washington below tariff, signaling tension among continental lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake City
Burlington
Union Pacific
Salt Lake
Ogden
Continental
Seattle Wash
Canadian Pacific
Washington
Buffalo Gateway
Tarif
Seattle
Death of Mrs Gifford in California News Telegram
James Hurst received a telegram that his niece Mrs Gifford nee Hazel Hurst died in San Ramon California yesterday with no cause given. She was well known here after visiting Mr and Mrs Murst for several weeks the winter before last. The telegram noted the body would be cremated Friday in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
James Hurst
Gifford
Hazel Hurst
San Ramon
Cal
Murst
San Francisco
Greater American Company Delivers Varied Armory Hall Program
Carrington's Greater America Company presented at Armory hall to a small audience that offered little applause. Miss Bowen displayed a remarkable vocal range in La Traviata and a lullaby. The Willards impressed with musical mastery while Hight accompanied with flair. Carrington's drumming and a vivid Greater America scene closed the show, with a full-house crowd expected tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater American Company
Carrington
Greater America
Armory Hall
Miss Bowen
Che Willards
Yes
Hight
Nevada Bloodlines Boost Cattle Image Says Keno Rancher
John Sparks of Keno Nevada asserts the state has top beef cattle, with strong demand in stockyards as Nevada ships about 700000 head total cattle and 150000 head exports this year. He notes no dairy cattle in the region and advises careful breeding for high beef quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sparks
Keno
Nev
Kenyon
Nevada
Salt Lake Tribune
Pumping Plant Contract Abandoned by Risdon Works
The Comstock Pumping Association met in San Francisco to learn Risdon Iron Works canceled their contract to lower the C. and C. shaft by 500 feet after payments were made. Risdon will supply pipes and nozzles for a year while a better pumping method is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comstock Pumping Association
San Francisco
Risdon Iron Works
Risdon Company
Risdon
Virginia Enterprise
Relief of Volunteers in Congress: Bills for War Veterans
A number of bills have been introduced in the current Congress to aid Spanish American War volunteers. Proposals include extending homestead laws reimbursing naval volunteers expanding lands for disabled volunteers land warrants pensions and job preference for volunteers, none yet enacted into law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lander Cattle Purchase Ties Blackburn to Carload Deals
J L Blackburn wholesale dealer of South San Francisco bought three carloads from Pat Walsh and five from Charley Ahlers and J E Hess. The steers were shipped over the N C line last Monday. Blackburn also collected several carloads locally and will ship them to the city in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Blackburn
Allen & Blackburn
San Francisco
Pat Walsh
Charley Ahlers
J. E. Hess
N. C
Mr. Blackburn
Austin Reveille
Wool Shipment From Local Merchant Totals Seventy Thousand Pounds
Fred Corbeil shipped three carloads of wool eastward. Two carloads were consigned to Fennell Bros. & Childs in Boston, the remaining carload to Justice, Bateman & Co. in Philadelphia. The total shipment weighed about 70 000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Corbeil
Fennell Bros. & Childs
Boston
Justice, Bateman & Co
Philadelphia
Nevada State News Roundup of Smallpox to Mine Disaster
Smallpox reported at Terrace. Ten inches of snow at Reese river head and Ione. Two violators fined in Reno. Mary Peterson jailed for disturbing the peace. Plan to build Elko to South Fork and Mound valley telephone line. Colburns return from Costa Rica. Bryan to speak at Ashland gathering. Mine blast injures Williams, Ross, Rozella at Ione. Newlands denies property sale rumor. Reno and Sacramento wheelmen relay May 1. Elko hall conversion planned. Commercial hotel expansion. Hutchinson’s $11,000 found in concertina. Mountain Indian shooting leads to lone siege decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrace
Reese River
Ione
Virginia
C. H. Colburn
Costa Rica
Sam Farnclace
Ashland
W. J. Bryan
California
Nye County
W. J. Williams
Dan Ross
Dan Rozella
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward and Endorsements
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh. It features F. J. Cheney & Co. assurances, West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin as endorsers, and notes internal use with direct action on blood and mucous surfaces. Price is 75 cents per bottle with testimonials free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
West & Truax
Toledo
Ohio
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Chamberlain Remedy Endorsed For Diarrhea Relief
A testimonial from Mrs. F. E. Watson of Aiken Alabama praises Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy noting five doses provided permanent relief after months of suffering. Sold by Brown Bros Druggists. Saloon sale notice and other classified items follow including 200 box elder trees for sale and a dentist visit schedule for Winnemucca Nevada in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Watson
Aiken
Ala
Brown Bros
Union Pacific Offers Luxury Library Car Buffet Service
Travel ad praises Union Pacific luxury library car with buffet, barber shop and current literature across western routes. Promises fastest travel time and best service from Salt Lake City via H M Clay agent. The second item notes Karl's Clover Root Tea claims to cure constipation indigestion sick headache with a money back guarantee at Eagle Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Nevada
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Union Pacific
Colorado
H. M. Clay
Salt Lake City
Karl
Eagle Drug Store
Estray notices for five mules with rewards in Nevada region
Five brown and buckskin mare mules, various marks and weights, missing from Luning since the night of the 16th, possibly in Mason Valley or between Wadsworth and Healy. A $50 reward offered for return or reasonable fees for retention, with location possibilities including Carson Sink and Winnemucca areas in Churchill County. Also includes patent medicine ads for Camberlain's Pain-Balm and Hood's Sarsaparilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Valley
Carson Sink
Wadsworth
Healy
Churchill County
Winnemucca
Golconda
Battle Mountain
J. C. Leonard
Sodaville
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Wilkinson
McDermit
Thomas Cotter
Oakland
J. Sibbald
W. C. Owena
Carlin
J. A. Blossom
H. R. Wood
James J. McNamiee
BE. Reinhart
P. Garat
Elko
Abbott
Eureka 4 Palisade Railroad
Charles Read
Eureka
Signal Corps
Fort Meyers
Washington City
Cuba
Philipines
Lander Cattle Purchase
State News Notes
Reno
Mary Peterson
South Fork
Mound Valley
W. E. Sharon
Reno Gazette
Francis G. Newlands
Capital City
Sacramento
Harris’ Hall
the Independent
Patrick Hutchinson
Sanger
Dad
F. J. Cheney
By Weir Norm
Cape Nome
Charles Housser
W. Funk
H. B. McDonald
Shilohs
United
Sole Proprietors
S.cwells & CO
Leroy, N.Y
Toronto, Can
Hagle Drug Store
Camberlain
Hood
Mozenbeak
Mozenbean
F. C. Robins & CO
Greater America” Co
Shiloh
Lumiere
Cinematograph — Moving Pictures
Marie Edgle Bowen
Diehls
M. Hofman
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