Local and Personal Notes From the District
M A Jaenseh arrived this morning from San Francisco. Alfred Wilkinson came from his Oregon ranch. G N Tichenor registered at the Lafayette after arrival from San Francisco. Mr and Mrs Dave Palmer arrived yesterday from Paradise Valley. F D Giroux arrived last night from Golconda and returned this afternoon. J Cotton, a well known sheep buyer, arrived this morning from San Francisco. Mrs A D Wilcox left this afternoon for Stone House to visit Mr and Mrs Thomas Nelson. Sheriff McDeid left yesterday for Paradise Valley to subpena jurors and witnesses for the Harry Ks trial in District Court next Tuesday. P M O'Brien and Jack Poole arrived last night from Jackson Creek, praising the district's outlook and copper camp prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Jaenseh
San Francisco
Alfred Wilkinson
Oregon
G. N. Tichenor
Lafayette
Dave Palmer
Paradise Valley
F. D. Giroux
Golconda
J. Cotton
A. D. Wilcox
Stone House
Thomas Nelson
McDeid
Pradise Valley
Harry Ks
P. M. O'Brien
Jack Poole
Jackson Creek
Death in Sacramento of Italian given fatal head injury
Carlo, an Italian, died from a fractured skull after a saloon row in an Italian resort. He was transported to Sacramento by a relative. Two Italians Menicucci and a saloon keeper are charged, but the case remains unclear and requires full investigation.
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Carlo
Upper Town
Sacramento
Menicucci
Cities of the First Class by Census Bulletin
The Census Bureau reports nineteen cities of the first class. New York City has over 3,000,000, Chicago and Philadelphia exceed 1,000,000, and St. Louis Boston and Baltimore are among five cities with 500,000 to 1,000,000. Cleveland Buffalo San Francisco Cincinnati and Pittsburg fall in the 300,000 to 400,000 range, while New Orleans Detroit Milwaukee Washington Newark Jersey City Louisville and Naples total eight in the 200,000 to 300,000 bracket.
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Census Bureau
New Pas
Chiazo
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Buffalo
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Detroit
Milwaukee
Washington
Newark Jersey City
Louisville
Napolis
Spontaneous Combustion of May Questioned
Weather Bureau official reports fermentation in moist hay can raise temperatures to 374 deg F causing clover hay to ignite. Preventive measures include rapid, complete ventilation to keep oxidation and fermenting substances cooled below ignition.
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Weather Bureau
Died at Golconda Child of Duvivier Dies of Typhoid
Six year old James B A Duvivier died at Golconda after two weeks of illness from typhoid fever. He was the idol of his parents and Winnemucca friends express sympathy. The obituary notes the family’s loss and local condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gotconda
James
B. A. Duvivier
Winnemucca
Golconda
Newlands Aims to Secure Irrigation Aid at Congress
Congressman Newlands will attend the National Irrigation Congress in Chicago as Nevada’s delegate. The drive seeks federal funds to build an experimental storage reservoir to irrigate vast arid valleys, leveraging Nevada’s need for waterways and public sentiment to back appropriations. He plans an active role in the conference deliberations with delegates from the Mississippi Valley and mountain regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newlands
Chicago
Nevada
National Irrigation Congress
Reno Journal
Les
Mississippi Valley
Lovelock Mines Seen Expanding Vast Nevada Ore District
Reno Journal notes Lovelock area mining growth with Mountain Beauty ore shows strong prospects. Sweltzer and Boyer prepare road to copper mines in Bellmare canyon while Azurite canyon gains a Boston organized company. Tiger tunnel yields twenty feet of rich ore and a $100,000 bond offer is refused. Nevada Copper plans a 50 ton matte smelter with 25,000 bushels charcoal, to be mixed with coke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovelock Mining
C. M. Sain
Lovelock
Colonel Lowe
Lamertine Canyon
Sweltzer & Boyer Company
Bellmare Canyon
J. E. Wilson
Jackson Creek
Tiger Tunnel
Manager White
Nevada Copper Company
A Child's Idea Blends Words With Little Understanding
A wee child asks if she has honored her mother after a long Sunday, quoting the Bible phrase about honoring parents and joking that it has been the longest day she has seen. The mother questions the meaning behind the child’s use of the biblical exhortation.
Six Million Spent on Union Pacific Track Upgrade
Union Pacific Railroad reports six million dollars spent to improve an original top Western track. The result is a straighter, level roadbed with dustless Sherman gravel ballast, enabling higher speeds and safer travel. The company promises solid comfort and pleasure to patrons and invites inquiries through General Agent F B Choate in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific Railroad Company
F. B. Choate
Salt Lake City
Dentist Dr H B McDonald To Visit Golconda Winnemucca
Dr H B McDonald will be at Golconda Hot Springs hotel from October 21 to Navy 9, then at the Lafayette hotel in Winnemucca for two weeks. He offers gold bridges and crowns, gold and silver fillings, and guarantees first class work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. McDonald
Golconda Hot Springs
Navy
Lafayette Hotel
Winnemucca
Campaign diary note praises Chamberlain's Coke remedy
Under date of November 4, 1897 from Vryburg Bechuanaland Captain C G Dennison states he bought Chamberlain's Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy before the last campaign and used it on himself and his men with beneficial results. For sale by Brown Bros. Druggiste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
C. G. Dennison
Vryburg
Bechuanaland
Chamberlain
Brown Bros
State news notes recount Nevada election results and incidents
Carson reports record rabbit drive near Carson killed 100 rabbits. Washoe county hosts sixteen gambling games. Reno leads with thirteen. Wadsworth has three. State Senate composition and Assembly breakdown shown. Gypsum mining from Empire mine boosts fertilizer supply. County returns favor Democratic and Silver tickets with margins across Bryan Newlands Fitzgerald Evans Booker. A stage driver Harmer shot by accident near Elko. Two defendants found guilty of beating the Rogue's March at election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washoe County
Wadsworth
Reno
Jones
United States Senate
Carson News
Judge Fitzgerald
Bryan
Newlands
Booker
Evans
Turrittin
J. B. Schweitzer
Gus Hoffman
Justice Linn
Reno Journal
Deafness Cured by Constitutional Remedies Not Local
Holistic claim that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and can only be treated by constitutional remedies. Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 promise for any catarrh deafness case not cured, plus Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claims by Dr W H Lewis with patient testimonials and assurances of digestion aid. Brown Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Hall
W. H. Lewis Lawrenceville
Brown Bros
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Busch Hotel
Thomas Shone
Notml
Nev
C. P. Anderson
Azurite Canyon
Cottonwood District
Charles A. Hitchcock
State News Notes
Carson
Senate
Fusion
Eureka
Assembly
Messrs
Williams
Adams
Empire
Mound House
Lander County
Cortez
Fitzgerald
Harmer
Elko
Silver State Mills
Paradise
Novara
Business Man
Winnemucca, Nevada
Diehl’s Book Store
Bridge Street
Sven" Veercuss
Sangazines
C. Diehl
E. Kennedy
Practical Assayer
Kennedy, Nevada
Felix Poulin
J. H. Hoyt
Reinhart & Co
Uphetserine
Anita Repall
G. W. Summerfield
Buon
CWI
Superior
Castle Gate
N. Owen
Upper
Winnemuces
Dave McB. Rose
Winnerness, Ney
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