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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1894
Page
4
Broad town chatter notes alfalfa fields green gardening activity and a grand Firemen's ball. Town visitors include M Willey and Revenue Collector May. Reports of fairs, marriages, Odd Fellows anniversary, zoo news, and local commerce fill the page with a lively, era-appropriate update.
Early notices describe a social dance from 7 to 12 after a dancing school and a sale at E Grunwold's store later in the day. Reports mention new buildings, rail workers favoring Wadeworth, seasonal drought effects in California valleys, a miniature Liberty bell arriving, and local fraternal events.
The Public School Board will hire Mrs HH H Hartley for the remainder of the term to teach drawing in the high school on three afternoons each week at a salary of $50 per month. Mrs Hartley is an artist of recognized talent. thirteen of her paintings have been accepted for the Loykian Art Academy in San Francisco.
Fraternal Cemetery event in Wadsworth drew large crowds for an Arbor Day tree planting. Trustees praised the location by the Truckee river, and a village ball at Music Hall featured flower booths, fraternal colors, and an evening of dancing.
A brief letter from Onatavem urges residents to avoid gossip in small communities. It questions the motives of critics toward County Commissioners Cemetery committee and domestic relations work, urging neighbors to mind their own business and walk on an even keel.
The Wadsworth Athletic Club elected officers for the ensuing month with W. F. Hunt as President and E. C. Crown as Vice President. Pawel W. O'Brien Beere H. Osborn served as Treasurer and A. Giadaing as Janitor. details list other posts.
The Nevada statutes of 1887 prohibit keeping houses for prostitution within four hundred yards of schools. The Dispatch condemns Chinatown establishments. It urges swift action by property owners and officers to close or compel compliance. The editorial warns it will persist until nuisance houses are shut or inmates obey the law.
Morning service planned at Mt Stenday School at 2h Me Ey with evening service at 7. Betws rector announces schedule for Bunday services.
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