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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1895
Page
4
Storied Reno area items report fruit trees blooming and straw harvests, local storms, and rising goods. Mentions of officials, business moves, trains, and rail routes mix with town gossip, cattle market notes, legal notices, and upcoming entertainments in Wadsworth, Virginia City, and Carson City.
The Sacramento division will extend to Walworth and the Salt Lake division from Ogden to Wadeworth with James Agier as Superintendent and Tho Itagerald as Assistant Superintendent. Headquarters move to Ogden, W. Knapp reassigned. An experimental freight run Wadaworth to Car-Win undercuts time, aiming to speed fruit shipments and counter Santa Fe competition.
A Las Vegas era clipping notes reactions to Governor John K. Jones's request for 100 words endorsing Cleve land's financial views. It reports Nevada voters reject the policy, urging restoration of bimetallic coinage at 16 to 1, with gold and silver legal tender dating back to 1873 demonetization.
An agricultural note extols gypsum or gypaum as a valuable sulfate of lime found in Nevada. It praises gypsum for fertilizer use and neutralizing alkali, preventing flies in barns, deodorizing manure, killing scale on trees, insect control, and benefitting poultry by controlling mites and lice.
Mrs. T. F. Haydon of Reno will be in Wadsworth tomorrow to canvass for a lodge of beneficiary members of the Order of Chosen Friends and may visit surrounding families to fill the quarter.
Campbell's Fine Shoes offers a wide selection of fine footwear at San Francisco prices with made to order and repair services at reduced prices. Also features health warnings and mentions Mrs. E. Puulier as agent in inquiries.
Friends gathered Monday night at Mr and Mrs James McCulloch to celebrate T F Moran birthday. Prizes were awarded to G Honshell Dornberger and Geo Dunfrey as guests danced, sang, and enjoyed tea cake strawberries and cream.
The Nevada push urges restoring silver to spur mining and steady employment, expanding irrigation to boost land productivity, promoting immigration and private colonization to move homeseekers west. Railroads align with this plan, offering low rates to lure eastern surplus population, with the Dispatch urging public support.
Washington dispatch notes silver holds center stage as factions debate free coinage, with eastern workingmen showing renewed interest and Democrats alarmed by moves in Illinois and Minnesota. Senator Roach argues a free silver plank could fracture the party and ensure victory for the Democratic candidate. An exchange mocks rural life with absurd ridicules about diet and health.
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