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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1894
Page
3
A collage of short items notes July rail trips, ads, a San Francisco visit, and store expansions. It mentions election expectations in several counties, a Beasigh School graduation, a tremor warning, lodge sessions in June, a heart issue near Reno, and Nevada State University growth. It also touts Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a tonic.
Wadsworth and Reno area notes include a mining expert at Churchill county properties and a Fourth of July celebration in Cuming. Edits mention religious recitation, state politics with Nevada Republicans losing hopes, and local social letters from Wadsworth, Truckee, and Virginia City.
A fragment from Fresno California notes a small town scene with remarks on local agriculture and education. It mentions a public school class of seventeen and comments on crops while hinting at upcoming travels and a personal signature.
The Rebekah Convention in Virginia City convened this week to elect and install officers and conduct lodge business. Newly elected Grand officers include Provident Sister Addam of Reno Vice President Sister Mary Davis of Virginia Secretary Sister Emma M Reynolds of Dayton Treasurer Sister Josie Fuller of Wadsworth and Mareral Sister Mary E. Johnston of Dayton.
The notice paints a vivid scene of festivities in Wadsworth for the upcoming July Fourth celebration. It highlights parades, decorations, fireworks, dancing, and a grand pavilion with a lively crowd. Rail travel offers a special round trip fare for families, promising a carefree, rejuvenating holiday experience.
Warren Dillard of St. Clair Nevada a 94 graduate of Nevada State University has been notified by the Civil Service Commission that he passed a clerk copyist exam taken in April though State excess appointments limit chances of immediate placement. The narrative includes a quote about a Munchausen yarn and a traveling salesman anecdote from the Washington Star.
Brooks McClane as Chairman of the Fourth of July Finance Committee calls for sealed bids for booth rights at the Celebration grounds on the 4th. Bids due before June 25 in three categories: ice cream cake candy fruit and nut booth, flower booth, and soft drinks and cigars booth.
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