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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1884
Page
6
The Weekly Heals State Journal reports Saturday edition dated April 19 1884. It highlights local notices and brief items from the town and surrounding area. The paper preserves era speech and local concerns in a compact format.
Brief notices from Peavine to Reno report arrivals and travel plans. Mentions Thyes Co. schooners, N. & O. train, and Captain Canavan as a passenger. District Court had no notable business. several local tradesmen seek workers. Snow, hay stocks, wool shipments, mining news, and local social events populate the roundup.
The Austin Reveille urges Nevada to hold a State Fair soon and supports any location. It notes Reno should lead or give way to Carson andокол emphasizes Reno would assist a successful fair regardless of whether Washoe Ormesby Humboldt or Lander hosts it.
A brace of vagrants tried to examine a freight wagon in Lee's hay yard Friday evening. They fainted when confronted by a Henry rifle aimed at them. The assailant warned against more fooling, recalling a previous incident.
In Benicia California an officer was approached by a man who asked to be arrested as a vagrant. He refused to march on. As the officer walked away the tramp threw a stone at a show window and then asked to be arrested. He was taken into custody.
On Friday night Charley Becker's saloon was burglarized and valuables were taken. Yesterday Thomas Ryan was arrested as the alleged thief. A portion of the stolen goods was found on his person. Justice Young bound the defendant over to the Grand Jury on the charge of parary.
Teachers and pupils resumed work after a refreshed start. The Last Lecture, titled Success, argued that true success comes from care, effort, fit vocation, and character. It cited Daniel Webster, Old Hickory, David Broderick, Andrew Goodyear, Maj. Dennis, and warned of the perils of disreputable trades and wealth built on vice.
The undersigned express heartfelt thanks to neighbors for saving her house on the evening of the 8th. Wesley Crow's strength held flames in check until help arrived. Miss Polly Thomas cleared the dwelling quickly. Also, Reno's April 12 notice notes a spirited but peaceful election with 250 votes. Blaine ticket favored by about three quarters. Verdi supports Blaine except J. C. Smith edged Leete by five votes.
The District Attorney of Yalo county California offers a 250 reward for the capture of Woodland lawyer B. A. Hodson who is said to have borrowed $3,500 from a local woman and fled the country. The captor also receives 20 percent of any recovered funds.
A recently released county jail inmate told Constable Nash I ain't dead yet but was later found dead. Charles Jourdan reports from Bernice that the Bothwell mill has shut down and most workers have left the camp forcing boarding houses to close. The Golden Crown and Wild Goose firms may build a mill on site this summer if terms with Mr. Bothwell or a new buyer are arranged. Charley expects to profit from his property prospects.
Several Rebel Creek District mine owners in Humboldt County have incorporated as the Mayon Mining Company to work their mines jointly. Development work will begin with the spring opening as Willow Creek, about 50 miles north of Winnemucca, gains prominence as a thriving mining district with ample wood and water.
Helen Blazen, a young lady traveling to the Pacific coast, introduced her name to a reporter at Carlin. The pencil whittler reacted fearfully, claiming he is married and that part of her name sounded like his breakfast, while the full name resembled his supper, described in a playful anecdote.
The Republic reports recent days in Truckee have brought foul weather with rain and snow, interspersed by rare sunshine. The sky stays murky and gloomy, and residents hope for better conditions this summer.
The Hawthorne Bulletin notes Superintendent Cross plans to hire a few workers at Holmes within two weeks. Business prospects brighten in neighboring town as the burned area is rebuilt and residents grow hopeful about renewed activity and growth.
A party of prospectors reached Bozeman Montana from the Yellowstone head waters and report a newly discovered geyser basin on the east side of the Yellowstone. They observed two geysers in action with clear evidence of continued activity. The basin lies ten miles south of the petrified forest in a rugged, largely inaccessible area.
Notices from Austin Truckee Carson City Reno and surrounding towns. Measles and whooping cough affect Indians and children. pay-day on the V and T railroad. miners set to return to Holmes mine by May first. various travelers and officials pass through Reno and nearby towns. snow storms hit eastern Nevada. Easter services are well attended. a Reno boy convicted of murder awaits execution by hanging. local water supply limits irrigation. painter Nelligan seeks workers. a New York court upholds murder penalties for intoxicated defendants.
Three men appeared before the judge for disturbing the peace with two admitting guilt and receiving six days in county jail each. The third defendant was convicted and sent to jail for 20 days. James Crowley faced burglary charges after feloniously entering a Second Street dwelling and stealing clothes. found guilty and held for Grand Jury action. Three indigent men charged with vagrancy were discharged after promising to seek work in the countryside.
The list of names called for in the Reno Nevada Post Office on April 19 1884 includes Baker Frank Hall Thos Bowers L S Tindell Wm Barna Fred Mapbell Miss G Bryan Billy Morrison Mary Carray C McDondall M Carroll Chan Rothuck W E-2 De Gormo Stanton James Dodge Alonzo Stafford Frank Hayes Leone Vining Jeremiah 8 M Jauton P M.
A notice seeks information on Joseph Howells a miner about thirty who formerly worked at the Eureka Consolidated mine in Eureka Nevada. He left eight years ago for South Mountain Idaho and his brother John Howells in Tuscarora Nevada requests any information.
The Messenger reports the Battle Mountain Smelting Company has decided to start up its smelting works. The company is on a solid basis and serious about business this time. Preparations to treat all ore types are under way and the ablest management will be employed to ensure success, ending excuses for not working the mines nearby.
Within the past week a small army of rough characters gathered in town and began brisk activity. Fifteen or twenty have fallen to Constable Nash retributions. Two of them are likely to land in the State Prison.
A Reno Guard connected brass band will include green hands facing practice. In London William Cash assaulted neighbor John Ford over loud horn practice, fined one shilling as magistrate notes the “eight hours torture from a horn” is worse. May issue highlights editor Talmage’s pieces, articles by noted writers, and various features. single copy 25 cents, annual $25 via Mrs. Frank Leslie in New York.
Tom Cummings Hank Storey and companions left Eureka to prospect newly found mines in Krum Canyon between Lewis and Bullion, Lander county. Jim Madox Tom Slaven and Col Mills join their expedition as they expect strong mining prospects. The group notes Bullion mines pay steadily and Radovich Co now owns Mountain Queen. They anticipate a boom in Lewis this summer.
Post Office Department figures for the quarter ended March 31 show total revenue fell versus the same period last year yet two cent stamp issues rose 27 percent. The combined two and three cent stamps surpassed prior period, while postal card usage dropped by about 13 million pieces since the two cent rate was introduced.
Central Committee has not finished canvassing votes from Saturday for delegates to the State Convention, but six gentlemen appear elected: W. M. Boardman, W. R. Chamberlain, E. R. Smith, T. G. Herman, C. F. Moeller, and P. N. Marker. Their first choice for President is Blaine. The State Convention meets in Virginia City on the 30th. Jerry Schooling shipped 34 blooded horses to San Francisco, each over 1,200 pounds, all raised in this county.
An ad touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children as instantly relieving pain and curing dysentery and diarrhea. It claims universal value, pleasant taste, and sale by druggists worldwide at 25 cents per bottle. Also brief notices urge Ayer's pills for liver torpidity and report salmon demand in Portland with limited local supply from Chinook runs and shipments via the Northern Pacific.
Advice to Young Men warns of drinking harming health and career prospects in colleges banks and railroads. A new American dredge near Aspinwall digs through soft ground at about five thousand meters daily. the vessel towed from Philadelphia will be ready in five to six weeks. Yellow fever prompts 140 canal workers to return to Europe and 300 more seek passage.
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