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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1880
Page
3
The War Department signal corps U S Army records observations taken at seven moments at all stations. The date given is May fourth, with noted times around 4 07 AM. The report documents timing and synchrony of signals across locations.
President Locan of Patadise Mining Company returns from the mine and reports favorable prospects. He says if current developments justify it, ten more stamps will be added to the mill. D. V. Bliss, cattle owner, travels to town. C. O. Biles and Robert O'Neal are Democratic State Convention delegates from Parwise Valley with little opposition outside Winnenweca.
County Assessor Rickard has commenced assessing the county's taxable property for the current year. Deputies Gilson, Perkins, and Fenton return from last year. He notes it is early to survey cattlemen as many do not yet know what percentage of their herds perished in the Winter and Spring.
The ad lists W H Winters offering five hundred horses for sale in lots with prices to suit buyers. Sale runs from May 1 to May 20 at the Spanish Ranch near Swearora. The notice mentions Peace Conservatives John Golightly and a former hostler Bilger now on the San Francisco Police force tied to earlier events.
Last Sunday Billy Martin was killed at Eureka by John Brent aboard a train route between Eureka and Palisade. The fatal confrontation occurred in the Tiger saloon over a trivial dispute and left Brent jailed. Martin, a sheriff posse member, had a long record of violence, and Brent was described as quick to anger.
A southwest wind storm yesterday brought notable discomfort with a forthcoming stiff freeze. Today shows calmer conditions with continued cold expectations. Reportedly the Redda mine in Silver State District is promising, with rich silver ore samples from a shaft forty five feet deep.
Two carloads of emigrants headed east last evening while three carloads moved west today reflecting ongoing migration patterns.
An escaped convict in Alabama withdrew from prison with a leg iron attached and carried the irons until reaching a river. He chose to swim theCurrent with the weight rather than surrender, but was submerged. Separately a rumor denies an tsarist ukase ordering foreign Jews to leave St Petersburg as crowds in New York seek naturalization papers.
Notice promising free lunch for boys each night at the A. Williams Palace in Suloau. Details unclear but advertises ongoing offer to patrons and invites attendance.
Citizens flock to Levy and Co for affordable wares. The Dever Bakery delivers fresh bread twice daily, five loaves for 25 cents, at every park in town.
The Silver City Avalanche notes high returns from the Red Jacket and other War Eagle Mountain mines including Pauper Mahogany and Golden Chariot. Morrison’s group reports strong rock yields, with further tunneling at the Owyhee Potosi Tremont and Florida Hill mines. new mills and cross-cuts promise ongoing production.
F C Robins advertises five pounds green coffee for FH price and four cans tomatoes or oysters for cash at Sacramento prices. Levy & Co open today with a wide dry goods stock. Depot Bakery offers tables for weddings and events. Bayern & Werneriy sell top quality hose in town.
An 19th century advertisement touts Brown's Household Panacea as the most effective pain destroyer, claiming double strength and cure for aches from side and back pain to sore throat and rheumatism. It recommends a bedtime teaspoonful in water and prices at 25 cents per bottle.
An eclectic ad mix promotes Brown's Vermifuge for children worms and a claim of safety. It also touts 25 cent boxes, a fresh groceries shipment at C Cursonera with seven pounds brown or six pounds white sugar per dollar, and a New York caterer offering Calion Dr Avorn Grrraxke meals at 25 cents and up. Seed potatoes offered at Lovelock Station. Ends with price list and local shop chatter.
An advertisement proclaims Shilohs Consumption Cure as the best medicine for coughs asthma bronchitis whooping cough croup and consumption cures. It offers remedies for digestion and stomach issues and lists prices and local druggists including C A DeSaussure. Also promotes Shilohs Vitalizer and various products and services with multiple local names and shops.
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