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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1895
Page
4
Social dance drew a good crowd in town while weather cooled. a schoolhouse arson attempt occurred at Carson, and Reno hosts a Nevada State Tennis tournament on the 28th. Area activity includes mining work near Pyramid Lake, a large State East commencement in Reno, and a rising nugget found in Gem mine.
G W Grayson a noted mining nun and stock raiser sues in the United States District Court of Nevada to recover the use of Humboldt River water in Eureka county. Defendants Dash McConnell He Howernden and Char Kobinen own a fence along the river and are accused of diverting water from the Elaphe He tee area to outside holdings.
The State Board of Health met in Carson to curb a smallpox outbreak at a local school. All pupils and staff are quarantined. vaccination will be required for all students and public school pupils within five years, with free vaccination for families unable to pay. Nearby Indian children may also be vaccinated to prevent spread.
The Examiners New York correspondent reports Mr. Huntington denying a scheme to withdraw Central Pacific trains and divert overland business to the Southern Pacific. He grows angry at the question, demanding to telegraph that it is a damned lie and asserting no intent to harm Central Pacific business. He says they even haul freight over mountains to favor the Coast Pacific.
The town may host a baseball game if most of manager Jin Wild's railroad team is in town. A $50 purse is promised and local supporters expect a lively match with a Cleamant day. Rivalry simmers after last Sunday's contest.
The Elko Independent notes Lew and Prosser drive 200 head of beef cattle to Carson Sink with sleek stock expected to be first class. Tonia Dean buys cattle for Baden Company shipping fifteen car loads from L itton and Hunter and others. Cattle moved from Rowse River to Austin and Smokey Valley. George Russell ships 18 carloads to the Chicago market from Argente.
Fragmentary text notes plain sewing tasks offered in Wisconsin with names like Lamb and references to a workshop at a home. Details are unclear but imply local sewing work or instruction available to residents.
A large furnished room is available for rent in Heh tition. The notice provides limited readable details and lacks clear contact or exact location information.
A rambling account blends a honey theft tale with a campfire style ride to Lovelock. Prof, Wallace, Gene, and others pursue a bee laden haul, fail to find honey, and flee as a crowd readies for confrontation. The fragment ends with public notices and a restaurant debt call.
A small family rental offers half a house with full conveniences including hot and cold water. Inquire at Disparen Orne.
Fragmentary ad text lists prices like 25 cent Ts and 35 cen items with garbled names and stray phrases. Readable items include 40 Cts and mentions of The unsly and Pola. Local context and full items are not decipherable.
A court decision in the Sheep Case finds the defendants liable and the case will be appealed to the Supreme Court. An unrelated notice advertises a four room tenant space for rent and asks inquiries at the Ladies' Journal office.
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