18 Nov 1904
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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1904
Page
1
Mrs. W. C. Givan is down from Sparks. Engineer H. L. Huston is spending time locally. Elwood Beemer visited Sparks. Dan Wilson returned from Reno. Bert Yeorgin came back from Sparks. John Monte Jr. joined E. Griswold. George Felne visited Reno and Ed Rogers at the Olinghouse school. Sunday in town.
A poem and local notes recount cats invading neighborhoods as residents complain of Mrs. F Kidder’s arrival from Sparks and a string of moves, jobs, and social events in Wadsworth Sparks and Reno with names like Mr. Short and J Knowles. The piece ends with a humorous bid for a cat fur bounty and a state legislature petition.
Charles A. Beemer and Louise Davis were married by Rev T L Bellam at the bride’s brother G W Davis home in Sparks last evening. The couple, long known in the area, will reside in Sparks where the groom works as an engineer for the Southern Pacific Company.
The Shriners of Nevada and California will visit Reno Nobles tomorrow afternoon to tour local sites. Nevada Meat Company reports new sausage machinery a lard refinery and a fertilizer plant on modern lines. Management plans a luncheon with house specialties to welcome the visitors and show goodwill. S. Arnstein advertises mining stock as a snap.
A wide span of Nevada items details arrests for passing counterfeit money in Reno and deportations at Goldfield. Deaths include W. G. Hilderbrandt in Reno and Mace Wilson in Virginia City. Sparks gains power from steam and electricity for new railroad shops while a steam laundry opens at Sparks. The Knob Hill strike near Searchlight excites mining interests as a Jumper ore run nears a thousand dollars per ton. A large wreck near Granger, Wyoming claims Jake Tucker, a Nevada resident. The Douglas mining plant shipping cyanide equipment to a county mine progresses toward operation before winter.
A short comic exchange features Weary Walker lamenting wealth and Tired Tatters replying that some rich men change shirts twice daily. The piece plays on class contrasts with light humor.
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