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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
2
Notice warns patrons not to buy paper from any carriers. Management states the action is strictly prohibited and that regular carriers have no authority to sell papers. The notice requests compliance to avoid improper sales.
Ada Gallagher long time manager of the Valley View hotel died suddenly yesterday morning from inflammatory rheumatism after a week of illness. She was a Mason Valley native who moved to Tonopah three years ago with her parents and leaves her father Pat Gallagher, mother, two sisters Mrs Parker and Miss Gallagher, and three brothers. The body will be taken to Mason Valley for funeral services Saturday.
W I Johnson returned from Rawhide yesterday. W I Eddy of Rhyolite registers for the Mispah. J C Plorey Jr will cache for Chicago this morning. Lewis Parkhurst returned yesterday from Goldfield. Raymond D Frivbie has returned from Los Angeles. W O I Martin of Nye County Mercantile Company returned from Reno yesterday. Fred Tarbell hosts Tarbell hotel at Round Mountain visiting in the city. B Tanner with C F Reynolds operating a lease in Rawhide cane returning yesterday. S H Brady and Mrs Brady left for the coast yesterday. Mr Deady returns in a few days. Mr and Mrs J A McIntosh visitors from Berkeley yesterday. W F McDonald manager Rapid Transit Auto Company in Tonopah yesterday. Milan Davidovitch leaves today for Reno for universities commencement. He will be absent about a week.
New York June 4 Damon Regan manager of the Knickerbocker hotel led his answer to Keeslyn Nesbit Thaw s suit to recover 25000 damages He admits he requested Thomas to leave the grill room with Mrs Thaw In justification he claims testimony of the plaintiff in the Thaw affair gave him notoriety and doubt of her truthfulness She was most objectionable in the grill room and objectionable to patrons and guests That the plaintiff was accompanied and escorted in the grill room by one Bert Thorn a married man
Mr and Mrs J W Morrig entertained last evening at earda during their first wedding anniversary. Twenty five guests enjoyed the gathering with the game "five hundred" and Chinese motif decorations. Delicious refreshments followed as Mire Morris conversed in a white band-embroidered garment by Ruspire sixty and eutaste.
In Judge Brissell court GM Vichakia a Greek section hand faced stealing ties from the railroad. The rail line resisted prosecution and the defendant claimed ties were for fuel given his $3.4 day wage. It shown he had permission from a railroad official to take ties. After debate the judge released Vichakia and censured the railway for not prosecuting after a complaint.
Major Montewich and Col. Lewis Parkhurst relay requests to aid Malcom Macdonald trapped by Great Northern washouts. Woll undry Montana station replies water scarce, predicting forty eight hours to reach dry land. Telex notes certificates of location offered for sale at the office.
The Mohawk Combination lease on Consolidated ground reports 210 tons produced in the day at 70 tons per shift. Ore grade wore off from day one with grab samples suggesting under $70 average. No new ground opened as crews race to ship marketable ore to smelter or mill and clean every possible vein before the lease ends.
The Western Union comgraph Company recently established in its new Nyco building quarters. The room is well lighted and the accommodations for patrons are as good as any office in the West. Manager Rawle and his assistants are affable gentlemen and pleased with the change.
Oonard Kepper of the Lothrop Davis Company has been named to the fire department filling the vacancy left by Tig Dick Rainville who plans to enter another line of business.
The regular meeting of St Mark's Guild will be held at the guild rooms Friday afternoon at 2 30 o clock. Mrs Branson and Mrs Gayden will be the hostesses. M R S M C Gayden Sec
A large turnout greeted the Taylor Daniels Stock Company at the Pavilion for The Man of Mystery. The troupe drew high praise for the production and wardrobe displays while promising another show tonight and a Saturday performance of In Old Kentucky by Jacob Lett.
Invitations announce the marriage of Miss Ella Roche daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Roche Chicago to Joseph Clifton Piercy son of J C Piercy Weather Bureau Tonopah on Thursday June 18 in Chicago. Piercy is a graduate chemist working in a local drug store.
Joxepn Alexander is appointed constable of Round Mountain to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Sam G. Cook as announced in The Bonanza and public notices.
The governor proclaims Wednesday June 10 1908 a public holiday in Nevada to unveil the statue of the late John W. Mackay and dedicate a donated building for the University of Nevada School of Mines. Clarence H. Mackay and wife and Mrs John W. Mackay are honored guests. proceeds urge all businesses to close and citizens to observe the day.
Auction notices list a new five-horse power Wagner 60 cycle single phase motor for sale at the Bonanza office. Also offered is a fine store building at Millers for sale cheap by Bonanza. A three room house is for rent at $15 per month in Bonanza.
Effective March 24 1904 local or packet rail runs daily between Goldfield and Tonopah with through Pullman service both directions and dining cars in both directions beyond Mina. Milers Ax through service to Los Angeles with connections to Goldfield and Tonopah under W D Forster general superintendent and general passenger agent Tonopah.
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