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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1897
Page
4
A fragmented Wadsworth dispatch mentions routes and timings around the county line. It references a Monday through Friday schedule and a vague map update with scattered place names and mirrored typos.
Brevities recount a social dance at Music Hall, local weather, arrivals and departures around Reno, Truckee, and Winnemucca, plans for the Riverside Hotel annex, mill repairs, and town commerce. Mentions the State University opening September 1 1807 and various local figures visiting or moving.
A reporter visits Henry Baden as work on the electric plant ditch continues. Several days of pick and shovel work proceed with heavy earthmoving ahead. Four men labor now, walls for the head, stone transport by car, and water capacity of 3 000 inches located with potential to expand to meet demand.
Week warm with highs in the nineties across the state and clear first. last two days brought some clouds and no notable rainfall. Grain ripening and baying well advanced with alfalfa second crops in the north and in Douglas county. Barley and alfalfa harvest ongoing in Lyon Nye Elko Washoe Oro mar. Cattle and sheep in good condition as ranges dry. fruit and vegetables reported generally satisfactory.
Sunday morning service at 11. Evening services at 104. Sunday School at arom Rey Betpan. Rector piano. Anyone wishing to purchase a plane may inquire at the post office or with Wa Macetensoy.
J A Gregory will in the future close his store on Sundays from 1 PM onward. The change sets Sundays as non shopping hours, aligning with local business hours practices.
In Memoriam. The Grand Master and Supreme Ruler of the Universe has seen fit to take from among us our beloved brother. This notice honors the deceased with solemn tribute and remembrance in accordance with fraternal tradition.
The lodge notes the passing of William W. Gesey and expresses heartfelt sympathy. They praise his honest heart and willingness to serve worthy causes, plan a thirty day mourning charter, and request publication in the Wadeworth Dispatch and a copy to the bereaved family.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and fraternal orders for aid during bereavement including the Knight Templars and local orders in Oroville Marysville Truckee and Wadaword. The note also thanks railroad officials and old-time friends in Wadsworth. A separate White Pine News item reports a county range clearing effort that killed about 1 000 wild horses deemed valueless, with uncertainty about carcass hides and impact on local stock.
To miners we state we buy well and stock a larger hardware line than any firm in Nevada. We offer tools, implements, steel, powder and more at competitive prices. We guarantee satisfactory service and can accommodate on short notice. Yours truly Nevana Hardware Co. C. M. Wenderson. Chicago profile ladies shoes advertised at Grivwold's with value pricing.
Ry Hy Cowles announces sale of his Wadsworth General Merchandise building, lot, fire-proof cellar, stock, goodwill, and fixtures. The prosper ous store, unsold due to split focus, offers a prime opportunity as Cowles shifts to other industries in Nevada. Contact BR. H Cowles for details.
Homely language touts Pabst Malt Extract as a sleep aid and tonic. It promises quick drowsiness with a glass before bed and natural sleep after a week, crediting health, strength and calmness to the product from Starr Bros Wholesale Dealers.
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