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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1893
Page
3
Broad fragmentary roundup cites Arbor Day plans, school improvements, dances, marriages and weddings, moves of Dr Harmony and Mr Haight, mining payroll, shopping and travel notices, weather, and local antics. It mentions Elko voters approving 3000 for school, Wadaworth exhibits, Ophir mill employment, and regional social happenings.
Renj Miller and Didian Agent Warner depart on an inspecting tour of the Walker Lake Reservation. Nevada items include local social chatter, church notes, promotions for the World’s Fair exhibit, and opinions from Senator Stewart on state unity with Utah.
Early Monday morning a section of train No 7 led by Conductor Cheek derailed near Wadaworth yard after the head brakeman Harris lost track of the switches. Engine 178 left the rail, cars splintered, but engineer Ed Rhepley applied brakes and saved the engine and train. Harris swooned from the shock, several riders in the head car were frightened, track was cleared and engine 179 retrieved. A list of names near Wadworth P O for March follows.
A list of new arrivals and names including John Gleason Streeter Benj H Miller Maryland W L Pritchard Garson Sink OG Higgins Terrace Rock Beauchamp Mrs Partridge and family Reno L Becker RD Clarke TK Stewart Jas Griffin Hapgood JR Plunkett Carson J.M Jones San Francisco W H Moulthrop EM Brown St Clair T Furgurson H Theelen HM Allison JC Day Stillwater Dave Sanford W W Sanford GH Frasier Frank Galls Bert Brewster M Brown W Cole J Johnson J A Workings D Marnell John M Day Winnemucca LJ Sparks BP Co Henry Gibeon Boca Hamilton Fureka New Alonzo Street O Hunte man Battle Mountain W Wood Omaha Mim Allison Lovelock Miss May Johnson Warner Nevada Agency OL Lowry Frank Burkhart Ortland Or
A young Indy type in Wada worth spread a tale on fool's day about a printer's makeup rule. He claimed applying it five times at midnight to a young lady's nose would make her beautiful and guarantee marriage within six months. The office has struggled to maintain a makeup rule amid daily feminine visitors.
One third off marked prices during the next fifteen days. A stock taking sale offers ladies and misses shoes at two thirds off. Bright new stylish regular goods discounted ten percent. Come and examine.
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