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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1877
Page
1
Weekly issue note from publisher Powning states delivery details and advance paid status. No paper forwarded by mail unless prepaid. handwritten lines indicate monthly delivery expectations and carrier schedule.
National and regional reports discuss post crisis recovery and labor treatment in railroading, with calls for humane wages and retrenchment. The Virginia Chronile notes hope for positive outcomes from past wrongs as progress resumes. The Gold Hill News notes District Attorney Drake declines to join county lion tax suits, suggesting lawyers will take the case for half the fee. Vermont Supreme Court holds national banks subject to state law unless Congress laws conflict.
Annia Merrill has reportedly resigned from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after failing to subscribe to the oath. Merrill is a stockholder in Clayatroat Bank, which is currently lending to Benator Sharon, a Boricg Valley Trustee. The Great Council of the Improved Order of Red Men for Nevada will meet at Apache Tribe No. 6 in Gold Hill at 4 o clock next Thursday. T. H. Alchern, Great Sachem, will preside with T. Damars, Great Senior Sagamore, assisting. dignitaries from across Nevada are expected.
Tru Central Pacific Company announces the appointment of Jesse Atwell as special detective to oversee internal integrity and protect assets. The move aims to deter theft, monitor receipts, and safeguard investor interests within the company.
Local town leaders announce discharge of Chinese workers at the Sierra Flame and Lumber Company sash door and blind factory. Sixty or seventy white men and boys will be hired by September, with other local firms considering similar moves. The piece argues toward labor enforcing a treaty repeal to favor white labor and reduce Chinese competition.
On Montrane estate near Qapar Scotland laborers uncovered a buried pot containing about 9000 silver pieces dating to the twelfth to fourteenth centuries. Most coins resemble sixpences with florin sized examples, likely used during the reigns of Robert II III I and David II.
The Cincinnati Gazette clipping argues publishers should adopt paid advertising like the fines. It questions why candidates, resolution writers, and event honorees do not pay for space, claiming current ad volumes harm publishers and subscribers. The piece urges press friends to consider the plan.
Con O L Wenner, president of the Ophir and Mexican Mining Companies, has spent four or five days in Virginia investigating charges against Captain Curtis, superintendent of the two mines. Curtis is suspended and Superintendent Hardy of the Imperial is placed in charge of the Ophir works.
A drive in firearms trade has run through San Francisco and Sacramento over the last two or three days. Dealers attribute the surge to Chinese buyers who appear prepared to use weapons if attacked, signaling a willingness to fight.
The Enter prise notes good trout in the Carson river above Empire City. No trout are captured below the quartz mills as they cannot endure the tailings. Upper waters yield the silver trout, said to be very fine.
The Qometock mines employ thirteen hundred and fifteen workers at four dollars per day totaling fourteen thousand sixty four dollars each day. Reports indicate about nine thousand idle men in the region, reflecting a substantial labor surplus and wage pressures.
In Tularora district 61 children are recorded with 31 boys and 39 girls. The District court of Lyon county opens August 6. Daily toil at Consolidated Virginia shaft sees 654 men. Storey county bonds trade at 9924 plus interest. Tuscarora Times notes Independence valley hay yield down, though irrigated meadows show large output. Tuscarora has eight saloons, one jail and no alcohol house. town remains orderly. Virginia police report thefts on Sutro Tunnel machinery. Savage pump upgrade increases strokes to twelve per minute from seven. Observers note child presence near Consolidated Virginia mine at shift changes. Storey county hires Sooly and Deal to aid tax collection. they receive twenty percent of collected sums as full service fee.
The Virginia Chronicle suggests a 19 mile railroad from the Truckee river to Virginia could be built for about 450 000 dollars and pay for itself within two years. Lower timber costs from Sierra forests and cheaper ore processing could boost mining and employ thousands. Lumbermen of Truckee and mining companies show strong interest, urging Virginia to back the project.
Hon Thomas Fitch announces he must leave Prescott on Saturday with Mrs Fitch for New York and possibly Paris to undergo cancer surgery. If Paris is chosen they may reach by August 20, she would be unable to travel after October 1, and he plans to return to Prescott for the November district court term.
Town notes recount editor and congressman elect H B J Cummings visiting Madison. Sheriff Shoemaker and Reno officers are amid pursuit over a prize split with Barlow and Avery. Farmers Store advertises seasonable goods and groceries at low prices, claiming top quality on town and shore.
Louis, named administrator after a friend’s death in Buttero Cal, rushes to assume control but finds the estate improving. He returns home wiser and more trusting, sensing the turn of fortune from a troubling situation.
Reports detail Ward's fine woodwork and a pavilion display at the fair. John Cronono faces twenty days in jail after Judge Richardson cites repeat offenses, with sobriety urged. Prisoners linked to a murder case near Pioche are moved to Carson, while Murray, shot near Mayberry’s store, lingers. Fire equipment tests fail and water mains break in Washoe Valley.
Morris Ash showcases select wines liquors and cigars as sole agent for Lemp s calibrated St Louis bottled lager beer from Western Brewery of St Louis Mina ouri. The beer is widely distributed across the United States Mexico West Indies and other foreign markets and earned the Centennial Exhibition prize medal in Philadelphia. Morris offers large quantities at liberal rates.
Chronicle notes a Sunday gate block on Washoe road by Captain Dall's agent. Travelers were refused passage for not hiring teams from Derby Hurhart's stables, forcing longer routes and city officials question the agent's actions.
A reader endorses the Rumors and Chism livery as one of the town’s best places to hire a horse and rig. The writer, speaking from experience, urges all parties to visit this popular establishment to get what they want and feel comfortable in fashion.
A prominent Truckee mill man stated they will push for pro rata freight rates from the V and T BR or face another route to Virginia. Central Pacific has promised to secure similar business terms as Yerington Bliss and Co. The V and O T must meet the benchmark.
A local ad proclaims a sixty day clearance at the Burnett store corner of Commercial Row and Virginia Street. The firm aims to liquidate current stock to fund purchases in European markets, offering numerous bargains on good goods at low prices.
Murray, shot last Friday at Mackay-Fair's camp by McDonald, died yesterday afternoon at 2. Coroner will hold an inquest this morning. Funeral set for Catholic Church this afternoon at 2.
Bishop Whitaker's school for girls opens tomorrow in a nourishing condition with nearly fifty pupils, a larger enrollment than in either of the two previous years.
Don Neorgan announces new offerings at the well known stand this morning. Patrons may sample the luxuries Dao keeps behind the bar and enjoy a welcoming drop in.
The new bridge will be open to the public on and after Monday next. If the board finds the work satisfactory, it will be accepted without a thorough test. U D Law and M McDermitt collected 116 40 to give Murray a decent burial for his destitute widow and three children.
Cuz card of August Watke a premium boot maker appears in ads this morning with strong endorsement. His shop is beside Ward's furniture. Dispatch notes moves at Journal building rear room and Reno Gas Co rents front office amid gas supply concerns. Various town notes include trains, weather, crops, counterfeit cash, Gov. Brapay's visit, game law changes, and a newborn death.
Specimens of silver ore from Peru's Cerro de Busco reveal a submerged mountain wealth. Estimates suggest $00,000,000 to $500,000,000 of ore may be exposed as a new tunnel drains the lake. First loads to Lima expected in four months. ten years may yield more silver than Nevada. Columbus noted for voyages and unintended consequences.
A fragmented note records a column of air shifting at Savage and Hale and Norcross with up cast and down cant, and mentions Jon Hovkat, a twelve year old boy, who reportedly drowned while fishing at daybreak.
A long time Ohio Supreme Court judge and noted city lawyer is cited as the authority behind a planned new political party called the Union Party. Prominent figures including Ex-Senator Foote and ex-Senator Lynan Tromball are named as backers, with caucus plans in Washington to unite leaders from both major parties, aiming to influence Congress and shift power in the forthcoming political alignment.
The author notes frequent misunderstandings in political and legal talk. When parties state terms in writing and sign, ambiguities vanish and many lawsuits are prevented. Words can shift meaning by sentence structure, so fixed wording prevents costly court battles.
Goop Prac plans to av Winterman tel s hotel and restaurant Doutches Gaithens Pennion Francaise Center street near the depot Reno El Dorado saloon next to the hotel with shooting gallery ten pin alley billiard table and pigeon hole and musical instruments Musicians may select their instruments from piano to Addo Tex mecess Osburn Shoemaker promote legitimate business and fair dealing pay no percent age on prescriptions to physicians and offer careful compounding Barnett Bros reduce stock of dry and fancy goods and invite early calls Sarno Baresi Bros selling goods at lower prices amid fall stock arrivals and bevo noted.
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