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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1899
Page
2
The Silver State reports its daily publication schedule as a Winnemucca paper with Sunday exceptions. Office located at Corner Bridge and Fourth streets, and a postal address for correspondence and advertisements.
Weather Bureau report from Hayden provides a late evening update with barometer readings around 2.48 inches and temperatures near freezing. Forecast calls for improving conditions tonight into Tuesday with solid weather and lighter winds, signaling a mainly clear period ahead.
At Missoula Montana delegates from seventeen states and territories gathered for the Irrigation Congress. President Stubbs of the State University and Col H B Maxson of Nevada led speeches as resolutions favored federal storage reservoirs and public water ownership, opposing land cession to states and urging a national irrigation system with strict settlement rules. The congress adjourned to meet in Chicago next year with Maxson elected secretary and Stubbs on the national executive committee.
An Administration official visiting Reno experiences ecstasy upon realizing the expansion plan has official backing. The moment is likened to a Democrat celebrating Texas flipping to the party, conveying strong gratification and political alignment with the initiative.
The Indian Advance No. 2 from Carson Indian School is a handsomely printed monthly sheet supervised by W. L. Taylor of Carson. It focuses on Indian welfare and education, and the current issue signals strong progress toward this aim.
A newly found mineral dubbed manjak on Barbodion in the Lesser Antilles is praised as a superior fuel surpassing coal and asphalt. It reportedly contains low water and high solid organic content, and may resemble petrified petroleum.
In a rough exchange Hogan curses a stranger after an opponent is pulled off. The stranger doubts Hogan’s chances, while Hogan boasts it is a fight between friends. The two invite each other to continue, trades taunts, and preparations to clash again.
On the night of September 22 or morning of September 28, 1899, a bay saddle horse with a white facial strip, about 900 pounds, branded bull head on the left thigh, and other horse gear were stolen from Bull Head ranch on the Little Humboldt River in Humboldt County Nevada. Also taken were a heavy stock saddle from Main Winchester San Francisco, stamped on stirrups and leathers, leather saddle bags with damage, and a common bridle with a four-keeper left cheek strap. Richard Barry, superintendent of the Jordan Valley Stock Company, offers 100 dollars for the delivery of the thief or thieves to Humboldt County Sheriff. Charles W. McDeid, Sheriff. Winnemucca Nevada September 25, 1899.
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