Town and County. Daly Journal Brevities
Quiet at the freight depot. W H McInnis in good humor over the cold snap. Money order business light at the Post Office. Pete Evans' buggy robe returned. Advertising opportunities noted. James Dealey visiting from Carson. Messrs Waldo & Julien to start a new daily from the Plaindealer office. Chinese prepare for New Year decorations and feasts. Slight earthquake shocks reported at Auburn and Boneville. Justice's Court consumed by McTarnahan vs McFarland with lively remarks. Sutro donates $600 to city and county hospital and alms house for books and periodicals. G W Huffitker halts fine house construction until Spring due to unseasoned lumber. Indians report drunken intruders in camps. white youths supplying whisky.
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Daly Journal
W.H. McInnis
Pete Evans
James Dealey
Carson
Tom and Jerry
Chase & Thyeg
Jas. T. Davis
C. C
Amity Lodge
K. of P
Auburn
Boneville
Cal
Nevada
McTarnahan
D. McFarland
Yesterday's Runaways in City Streets
Yesterday morning Mia Leete and her youngest son were thrown from a cutter at Centre and Second streets when the horse bolted. The boy held the lines with pluck and pinned the horse near an awning post after a bystander restrained it. Mrs Leete and the boy were unharmed. A milk wagon horse also ran away but was stopped by W S Watson. A later runaway in the west part of town was corralled against a fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
B. F. Leete
Centre
Second Streets
Cookesa Corner
Salary Act Sustained in Supreme Court Ruling
The Nevada Supreme Court denied the writ in the case of R H Scott holding over County Commissioner versus W A Trousdale County Auditor. The decision sustains the Salary Act on mileage and old compensation during holdover terms. Judge Belknap with Justices Hawley and Chief Justice Leonard concur.
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R. H. Scott
W. A. Trousdale
Supreme Court
M.S. Bonnifield
Belknap
Hawley
Leonard
Advertised Letters in Reno Post Office Week Ending Jan 7
List of names including Alt Daria Ball Chas Burner Geof Burk James Boody Phillip 3 Central Market Clary Wm H 2 Clary Wm Collins James Crooks Aaron B Cotter Dr Cooles Mrs M Day RN Davis Ed Deveensher Phil Dunhouse Gao Duno Jas Farrell MJ Garvin LA Garvin BJ 3 Godschaul L Hubb Geo Hannon EJ Hall Chas H Hughs Wi Kineale HC Kinney Miss Kate Martley Mrs CJ Murphy Jas D McFarland Alex Needson E Nye G8 Rivers Mrs Frankie Roberts Rachel Ruser I D Schiedges J Stanley J Turner MP Watson David Wilson Magsie MM Jamison P M
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Reno Post Office
Alt
Daria Ball
Chas Burner
Geof Burk
James Boody
Phillip
Central Market
Clary
Wm H
Wm Collins
James Crooks
Aaron B Cotter
Dr Cooles
M Day
RN Davis
Ed Deveensher
Phil Dunhouse
Gao Duno
Jas Farrell
MJ Garvin
LA Garvin
Electrical Doll draws solid Reno crowd last night
The Electrical Doll drew a good house and kept the audience spellbound with strong songs. The troupe was managed by John Piper of Virginia who had booked the theater for the fifth. He plans to bring better troupes to Reno if encouraged, with the Alice Oates troupe appearing next.
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John Piper
Virginia
Comstock Heat Dangers and Local Oddities
The Virginia Enterprise outlines miners enduring 115 to 120 degree heat with thirst extreme ice water and chewing ice. It notes cooling stations at 100 degrees and reports on Mrs. Dildine, a tall woman suspected in a local murder scare, and a Comstock woodsman describing her as wildly dangerous. A Candelaria tract report mentions hot weather impending. The Daily Report discusses Christmas clerks getting paid and a suspect in the Poloack murder, W. P. Coup, a Union Con mine worker.
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Comstock
Virginia Enterprise
Dildine
Six-mile Canyon
Carson
Pollocks
Hesh
Quail
W.P. Coup
Virginia
Polo Lock
Union Con
Captain Dave reports on Pyramid Reservation and Piute affairs
Captain Dave and six Piutes returned from San Francisco with papers, including a letter of recommendation for captaincy and an Indian Police appointment at Pyramid Reservation. He describes the dam and irrigation ditch, school, farming plans, and governance, urging suppression of whisky traffic. Also notes Portlocks murder suspects arrested in Ogden with Jewelry linked to the case.
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Nuomana
Dave
Plute Nation
Guy, Kinkead
Pyramid Reservation
San Francisco
Agent McMasters
McMasters
Mustash
Mr. McMasters
Capt
Cave
Nevada
Bradley
Virginia City
Ogden
Pollock
Six Mile Canyon
Virginia
Salary Law A Benefit Cites County Saving
County Commissioner John Flynn of Hamilton says the Salary Law saves the county money. He notes that $3,000 of county scrip was issued this year while $6,000 was redeemed, and he speaks with strong knowledge of the law and its workings.
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The
White Pine News
John Flynn
Hamilton
Johnny
Telegraph Contract Renewal Ties CP and Western Union Coast Wires
A ten year renewal of the Central Pacific Railroad Company and Western Union Telegraph Company lease gives the telegraph firm access to Pacific coast wires. They will pay yearly lease and handle repairs and maintenance. The Adin Argus praises a Nevada State Journal almanac and comments on State Printer Maddrell’s editorial duties and Reno affairs.
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Central Pacific Railroad Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pacific Coast
Telegraph Company
Madurill
Reno
Virginia Chronicle
Senator Keyser Visits Stillwater and Local News
A compilation of small notes: Senator Keyser arrives from Stillwater. G W Mapes and family stay at the Lake House. Robert McGinley and troupe perform at Adin Cal soon. town visitors include T G Herman D Ebler and Wo Donaldson from Wadsworth attending court. District Court heard Towle vs Thompson. McTarnahan vs McFarland jury failed to agree. Rev Dr Scott baptizes several converts as revival continues. Justice Young presides over Van Meter vs Orr Ditch Co. incident. Christmas Eve lantern mishap repaired by donor.
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Senator Keyser
Stillwater
G. W. Mapes
Lake House
Robert McGinley
Adin Cal
T. G. Herman
D. Ebler
Wo. Donaldson
Wadsworth
E. B. Towle
Wm. Thompson
Geo. Wilson
Eastman Pond
McTarnahan
D. McFarland
Justice Court
Dr. Scott
Justice Young
van Meter
Orr Ditch Co
Pete Comstock
N. J. Roff
United States
Knights of Pythias growth and insurance feature observed
From Wednesday's Daily Journal, the Knights of Pythias rank fourth among fraternal orders after Masonry, Odd Fellows, and Knights of Honor. An optional assurance degree under Supreme control boosts growth. October deaths paid total $42,000 and overall class funds reach $897,750. Also noted, an immigrant train near Verdi reports several Smallpox cases, with one very bad case.
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Masona
Odd Fellows
Knights of Honor
Pythians
Supreme Officers
Verdi
Death of Henry A Jones in Gold Hill Nevada
Henry A Jones brother of Senator J P Jones died in Gold Hill Nevada from gas tritis. Aged about fifty he had been in poor health for years but grew ill three days before death. He lived many years in the Comstock and was highly esteemed. He died at the family mansion and flags were at half mast in Gold Hill. Remains were sent to San Francisco.
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Henry A. Jones
Virginia City
J. P. Jones
Comstock
Gold Hill
Crown Point
Belcher
Imperial
Board of Pardons action and local notes in Virginia City
The Board of Pardons met at 104. Mm. Monday and, by 3 PM, denied Harris and Hing, continued Squires, and pardoned Indian Bob. Other items note fever remedies, Dave Martin’s California visit, Pollock murder inquiries, Coup’s discharge, Nichols facing grand jury, Hobart’s daughter’s Portland wedding, Truckee annexation talks, university history image costs, cold causing burst pipes, a teaking Reading Room closure, Mrs. Sandy Bowers fortunes, a Reno Tribune launch, and four inches of ice on Evans' reservoir. Weather.
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Board of Pardons
Chas. Harris
John Squires
Bob
Charley Hing
Prophecies for 1882 Predict Weather by Planets
The Enterprise reports an 1882 almanac extract from R. Manaill of Rock Island detailing seasonal forecasts. It predicts above average January February temperatures in Europe and the US, a warmer March, an early spring around April 5 to 10 followed by cooler May with heavy rain on northern shores, urging farmers to act in March and April. It notes Captain Sam Wagoner, who has 78 years of weather checks, agrees with cyclical planetary positions guiding the forecast.
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R. Manaill
Rock Island
Europe
United States
Sam Wagoner
Sam
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