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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1895
Page
3
A busy Lovelock roundup lists arrivals from San Francisco and Reno, cattle shipments to San Francisco, Halloween warnings, theater plans, and local improvements. District officials and residents report mining interest, agricultural yields, and irrigation work while new residents, births, and staff changes dot the scene.
Carson City reports a sensational mining claim in the Silver Lake district with Hayward and Lane financing Buckeye mines. Reported $120,000,000 in sight, water works cost $500,000, and a potential boom town for Nevada hinges on early work. Bonded claims and district-wide activity lift Carson City real estate as speculation grows.
N A Hommel of the Wadeworth Dispatch reports confidence the Republican convention will be held in San Francisco. Press members favor the location and funds are raised by city and country papers to cover expenses, with public subscriptions near $100000. Railroads may offer low fares to attract visitors and potential investments in mining, agriculture, or manufacturing.
Rev J W Henry shares personal experience from 16 years in southern Pacific islands with a stereopticon lecture at the M E church. The event features shells and curios for display and sale. Tickets 25 cents, children 10 cents. audience praised by the San Francisco Chronicle. KE Reinhart & Co advertises Health Protector shoes from Stern Auer Co Cincinnati Ohio and Guest line ladies shoes.
The first session of the state league of Woman Suffrage opens at the local opera house. Mrs. Stanton Marshall presides, with Mrs. D. B. Boyd as temporary chair and Mrs. P. Stanton Marshall as secretary. Emma Smith DeVoe addresses on women’s rights and equality, drawing applause amid a diverse turnout from across the state.
Gentlemen are promised a broad stock of hats and furnishing goods with appealing prices. The notice highlights superior selection and customer appeal for men while noting ongoing offerings from F C Robins & Co featuring dried fruits like prunes peaches and apricots from Santa Clara County California.
See Brown & Piper's showroom for parlor stoves heating stoves and ranges before buying elsewhere.
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