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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1880
Page
3
A fragment notes authority granted to a party to make collections and to issue receipts for the SinvWe State. The garbled text confirms power to collect and acknowledge payments under specified authority.
A thousand head of cattle move toward Nevada for shipment east, purchased by General Coe of Nebraska from A Stevenson and part of the Smith Maw herds. Cow Carter aims to ship about 5 000 head from the station to Nebraska this Sumner. Eastern buyers now frequent Nevada markets after prior reliance on San Francisco for stock sales, with cattle fed in Iowa before Chicago runs.
Ford Bauman and L H Morse report the bullion stolen from Bullion of Paradise Mining Co was returned to Mrs E P Torrey. Officers admit hastiness in affidavits and withdraw them. situation resolved. Easy Doctor Johnson itinerant, called to Battle Mountain then Lewis and Golconda, telegram prompts sudden departure.
The article recounts how early California emigrants were often the target of practical jokes by settlers. New arrivals believed exaggerated tales of salmon in streams, hostile Indians, blooming roses, and silver veins, while gullible travelers played along then later swapped roles with new migrants.
The Austin Convention appoints C. Stevenson of Gold Hill to confer with the Central Pacific Railroad Company on round trip rates for delegates to Chicago. T H Goodman, General Passenger Agent, replies rates cannot be reduced as the company does not grant discounts for conventions on the coast.
Four emigrant cars departed east last night and four headed west this morning, echoing a steady flow of settlers. Local railroad workers note sizable passenger movement as the season accelerates, with word of cautious optimism about future migrations and routes.
The Vandewater Mining Company in Humboldt County Nevada halted briefly as the new management shifted to ore concentration. A 10 stamp mill was leased for $100 daily and new concentration machinery ordered for rapid completion, with California mine buyers like Haggin and Tevis pushing innovative ore processing. The Bulletin lists current carcass prices and notes a freight market surge, as 70 to 80 tons of merchandise expected for Idaho, while the Nevada field leads in adopting new reduction methods.
There will be preaching at the M. E. Church tomorrow Sunday at 11 a m and 7 40 p m with Rev. Mr. Werrington officiating All are invited to attend Sunday school opens immediately after the morning service
Special locals note ripe strawberries arriving at Winne Macka market at Chenoweth's new grocery store where all the fresh fruits of the season will be kept and sold at bedrock prices.
An early advertisement warns that many imitate Geeey's August Flower seeking profit from sufferers. It touts a dyspepsia and liver cure with symptoms listed such as sour stomach and indigestion. Claims include relief after three doses and two million bottles sold last year. Alamanac offer notes free delivery with a small stamp.
Prev Grucerten reports a new sugar sale at Cuxsowell’s cash store where customers may buy seven pounds of brown sugar or six pounds of white sugar. The ad touts ten teenies goods, shopworn or defunct, displayed to evoke pity and boost purchases.
The proprietors announce the Mountain Brewery will open its lower ice-house today and will supply the market at low rates, offering affordable ice and related products.
The notice touts Lavy & Co as the place to buy goods cheap for cash. It mentions a new in-store brand and a terse sales pitch urging readers to shop there for savings.
A column of mixed advertisements touts Brown's Household Panacea as a universal pain remover with claimed internal and external efficacy, plus Brown's Vermifuge Comfits for worms, priced at 25 cents. Also promotes cash sales of groceries, seeds, bread, and three-ply rubber hoses, plus various tonics and hair remedies from multiple vendors.
Levy and Co open today offering a larger stock of dry goods and buttons. The hangout features a fuller assortment, inviting locals to shop the expanded offerings and review new inventory.
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