Local Notes and Movements Across the River
W R Lewis returns from Quin River Crossing. L Godchaux departed for Willow Point. E Reinhart Co unloads coal oil today. Robert Denio and family arrive from Denio Oregon. Mr and Mrs G F H Piper depart for Willow Point. Mrs D L Ragan of Ogden visits Winne muera. Emigrant families arrive and encamp across the river. Jennie Forest dies in Carson. Belcher and Crown Point mines paid large dividends per the Virginia Chronicle. Reinhart Co moves to a new store with stock transfer nearly complete. An arc elevator is being erected from second story to the cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Reinhart & Co
Robert Denio
Denio
Oregon
G. FH. Piper
Willow Point
D. L. Ragan
Ogden
Winnemuera
Thomas Shone
G. H. Piper
Jennie Forest
Carson
United States
Virginia Chronicle
Belcher Mining Company
Crown Point
Comstock
Booming West Sheep Industry and Local Crimes Noted
The Kansas City Star reports a booming sheep business with rising mutton demand and wool prices boosting profits, while Montana and Nevada towns record crime and social events. A man named Jack Griffin died after a confrontation with Red Rodgers at Cherry Creek, and Miss Rutherford, a Winnemucca teacher, was honored at a Reno fair gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Kansas City Star
Kansas City
Chicago
Ansas
Utah
New Mexico
Nevada
White Pine
Jack Griffin
Cherry Creek
Griffin
Comon
James Rodgers
Red Rodgers
Rodger
Rodgers
Equali zation and county business dominate session
The county board met as a board of equalization ordering 1897 mortgage surcharges added to the assessment roll. Godehaux's request to cut M Brandenstein Co property and ranch improvements was denied. Regular session later considered road improvement near Winnemucca, indigent aid, and physician salary, with funds totaling 23,604.55 dollars. Burglars arrested in Battle Mountain and state news on labor and fraternal resolutions closed the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Equalization
Messia
Morey
Tronadale
Westfall
M. Brandenstein & Co
L. Godehaux
G. PD. Blige
C. H. Wilbur
Winnemucca
Central District
Escolastico Landasabal
T. ©. Hanson
Riot, deaths, rail accident and civic notices from Edwards and Winnemucca
A telegraphic dispatch reports a miners riot in Edwards with a military company ordered in. Captain Frederick Chatard, a former Confederate navy officer and longtime St. Louis resident, died yesterday. Reports also note drought in Osceola Arkansas drying wells, a fatal prairie schooner collision near Willow Springs Missouri, a murder suicide in Chicago, Spain's crisis and a dangerous Sacramento to Portland train incident. Various local ads and notices follow including sales, housewares, jobbers, and public notices in Winnemucca and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Chatard
St. Louis
United States Navy
Dead Man's Cut
Willow Springs
Kansas City, Fort Scott
Memphis
Chicago
Wm. M. Caleb
Nevada could host annual base ball tourney like California
The Virginia Report says Nevada might hold a statewide tournament modeled after California's Examiner trophy. It cites Reno Carson Virginia City Dayton and Elko Battle Mountain Winnemucca Austin Carlin Eureka Lovelock clubs forming regional contests with a final state championship at a neutral site such as Wadsworth or Reno. The note also mentions Co D NN G drill at the armory tonight at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Report
Nevada
California
Reno
Carson
Virginia
Dayton
Elko
Battle Mountain
Winnemucca
Austin
Carlin
Eureka
Lovelock
Wadsworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. R. Lewis
Quin River
L. Godchaux
Elko Party
Elko Independent
G. 8. Garcia
Reno Fair
Elko Argorel
Commissioners’ Proceedings
Memoriam
Knights of Yesterday
Pythias and Rathbone
Haymarket
Council
Chicago Federation of Labor
High Council of Union Labor
J. A. Blossom
Montana
Bozeman
Pedro
Tranhoe Lodge No
K. of P
Wreneas
A. D. Wilcox
Hermion Temple No. 5
Rathbone ‘Sisters
Hermion Temple
Silver Starr
Ayn E. LaVoy
Menca J
Telegraphic News
Edwards
Beene
Osceola
Ark
The
London Standard
Senor Segasta
Spain
Sacramento
Portland
John Shanahan
Oregon Express
Shanahan
Aucurn
Hood
Frank Mayer
Lower Second Street
Cole
Brown & Piper's
Statz Oy
Crry
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
J. Cheney
CD Ase
Srat
A.W. Gleason
Notary Public
J. Cheney & CO
Paradise Valley
Remnant & Co
Winnemucca Hose Co. No. 1
J. Roveoxs
East
Union Pacific
Omaha
St. Paul
Denver
H. Kitto
Southern Pacific Co
D. E. Burley
Union Pacific Co
Salt Lake
E. Bermnanrr & Co
Croup
Movuntors
Chamberlain
F. A. Tuorwray
W. A. Brown
Brown & Piper
Sestion
C.C.C
CO. C. C
Royal
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
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