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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1893
Page
3
Fragmented OCR notes cover a busy Nevada town with frost and snow ahead. Mentions include Dan Proctor and John Mackey improving, Dillard arriving from St Clair, machinists dance April 7, and Arbor Day ideas from Secretary Morton. Also references to taxation, mortgages, a pugilistic bout, new incorporation talk for Reno, and local store ads.
Local items recount odd notices, visits, and misadventures in Wadsworth Nevada including visitors from Lovelock Reno and Carson, a shooting attempt on John W. Mackey, a starch plant brewing, and civic chatter about teachers and civil service.
The Wadeworth improvement drives a street cleanup. Don aldson and Herman crews will remove rubbish while sewers connect, and residents are urged to tidy homes. County Commissioner Crosby urged to enforce yard and street cleanliness. Cholera fears loom as preventive action is stressed. K of P Hall installation on March 6 gathers invitees at Music Hall.
A Swiss ranch hand named Dolph, age twenty four, died suddenly near Stillwater after buying an ounce of chloroform to ease a bendies. Witnesses said he arose at night, drank water, then died. Coroner Moss appointed Fred E. Woolcock as deputy. services to be arranged through the Nevadan office. Battle Mountain notes the incident and the town’s belief in fate.
Fragmentary notice notes the courthouse is for rent with directions to inquire at the Post Office. Mentions the young men, Austin, and warnings about where boys should not go, with a period style reference to Rever se.
List of claimed letters for February at Wadsworth Post Office includes Wilfried foreign Harden C G Kenedy Gee Killehy W HL Stan G J Wetzel Frank A W Macmerson P M and others. Some names appear incomplete or misspelled in the OCR.
A note inviting the ladies of Wadsworth to call on the sender at the Nevada Hotel for health discussion and to thoroughly investigate Viavi as a worthy remedy.
Sir Knights urged to attend the officer installation at the Armory on Friday evening March 3. All members and visiting Sir Knights invited. By order of the Captain. 46 A Macritonson Recorder.
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