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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1884
Page
7
The July 26 1884 weekly Nevada State Journal issue presents regional news, notices, and market items typical of a frontier paper. The edition likely includes editorials, transportation updates, and community notices relevant to Carson City and surrounding areas.
Stocks are lively in Reno as residents and visitors travel to San Francisco and Donner Lake. Notables like Judge Houston and Mrs. Hatch are mentioned alongside railway journeys, circuses, and a rising school census. Local trials report Beebe convicted and Abel Wood delivering updates from Surprise Valley.
The Jevenay publishes current rents across three main town blocks at the Palace Hotel corner. Listings show Al White paying 105 ground rent and 200 for Arcade, subletting the saloon and restaurant for 50 and 75. John Belz 30 for barber shop. Charley Becker 60 to Hoffman. Davis 80 with Post Office sublet for 30. Marshall asking 100 for twin store. Chielovich 100 ground rent with October lease. Hammersmith 30 for barber. Bank 65. Martin 150 with Meyer's cigar store sublet for 30. Randrup and Freehill private deals. many others in own buildings or sublets, with rates ranging from 25 to 150 across multiple properties. Ground rents and subleases depicted across town parlors, shops, and offices.
Bernice mill in Churchill County leased for twelve months by W. W. Williams & Co owner of the Golden Crown mine Mr Williams to supervise both mill and mine Henry Ransdor titled foreman of the mill with ore melting value reported at 100 dollars per ton and capacity of eight to ten tons daily. Williams noted as a prominent Churchill County sheep king and eager to boost bullion output with expectations of two to three thousand dollars weekly.
Aa J P Winfrey led a horse home last evening and overtook two strangers who asked for a ride. One rode the horse and the other tried to pull up the rider. The horse started calmly until the rider fell and his neck broke. John Sheehan of Crown Point Ravine Gold Hill died instantly leaving a wife. Coroner Dickens and Undertaker Sanders went to the scene and an inquest is planned for this forenoon.
The Reno Nevada post office lists uncalled letters dated July 191 with names including Barnett Mrs Rah Barnett L J Barney Aba Burnham William Church Fred A Chandler Will E Corkill Mrs Fred Cordier JE Diehl TR Downe Eugene Fitzmeyer Frildo E J Guthrie Addison Gorman John Guion J W Hayes Simon Hamilton Alex Hersey Jamar Herbert J B Hindly A Hisekey Fran Hoffelt Mike Sylvester E R Hubbard E L Stock Jacob Hoag JH Swickard J C Hoffell Jacob Taylor Jacobson Chas Taylor E H Keller Daniel Wallace James King James Wilber G Oatanpo Evans P M Lackey A W Moyes L Morgan Mrs J McAnister Mrs E Newton Mrs A 2 Neuton Jon Noy WP Oman G W Powers Nicholas Pierce Mrs B F Peterson Chas Reed Mrs E H Robinson John Roan Wm Rood FL Russell Wm Rodgers Mrs A A Russell Mrs M 2 Shaw Benj Mrs J B Willams has gone on a visit to the Comstocks at Boca
Post mortem held by Drs. Lewis Hogan and Dawson found a four inch fracture in the skull and a large clot in the right hemisphere. The coroner’s jury ruled death resulted from a wound inflicted by a blunt instrument in the hands of John Hart.
Hon John P Jones arrived in Reno with his family on a west bound train and went by special train to Gold Hill. He planned to stay in the state during the campaign with occasional trips to San Francisco. He voiced strong support for Blaine and Logan and praised Blaine's acceptance letter as a challenge to Cleveland. He aims to argue the tariff as central to Republican policy and remains in good health.
The article describes Steptoe Valley and the Eagan Range near Ward Nevada with contrasts of green foothills and snow clad peaks. It notes a canyon where aspen trees rise from buried winter snow now thawing, revealing green leaves while roots remain under several feet of ice.
Residents complain fast driving on Reno business streets endangers pedestrians and cross traffic. A near miss at Virginia Street and Commercial Row yesterday underscores need for caution at crossings. The ad touts Hall's Hair Renewer as a reliable, proven remedy for hair vitality and color restoration.
District Court session planned for today. Notables include Herbert Coffin returning to Hawthorne, Wm. Thompson sailing to San Francisco, and Capt. Griffin shipping Peavine ore. Weather, politics, theft of worms, and Steamboat picnic rules pepper the local notices, with possibl e administrator appointment in the Lake estate and plans for Reno racing by the Nevada Jockey Club.
Rev C McKelvey's Sacramento ministry reports Kingsley Chapel debt paid. Congregation plans a $5000 rebuilding with a lowered floor, basement lecture rooms, a 20 foot clear ceiling auditorium 40 by 70 feet, a 90 foot tower, and a smaller tower. Subscriptions are being gathered with a goal to begin by October and rededicate at Christmas.
Mr Borror reports a six hour visit to Reno State Insane Asylum with former townsman William Gresham. The facility features wards iron beds and clean linens, its own bakery and shops, a large dance hall, and separate grounds for 156 inmates. The asylum irrigates orchards via Truckee river and emphasizes courteous treatment by staff. K Rice.
The coroner's inquest into John Sheehan's death revealed that he fell from an unbroken saddle animal while attempting to mount it. The fall crushed the back of his skull, killing him instantly. He was about 30, single, with relatives in Gold Hill awaiting burial arrangements to proceed by rail.
Prof Moss and A H Barnes visited Peavine on Monday to appraise raymaster Con Poe and other mines. They tested ore at Unit mine four miles north and found plentiful free gold, calling the prospect promising for substantial prospecting investment. The party returned to the south afterward. Meanwhile a jury awarded Albion plaintiffs $13 in a damages suit against Richmond Mining Co, with $608,000 sought.
The July installment of the Public School fund for Washoe county is apportioned to Franktown Sinigea La Verdt Reno North Trackee Peavine Winnemucca Valley Pyramid and other localities with varied sums. A letter of thanks from Mrs Ipa A Manroy expresses gratitude for support and floral tributes after her husband’s death. Also notices an advertisement from Marshall Michigan offering trial Electro-Votaic Beit and other electrical appliances for nervous debility and related ailments with a 30 day trial and free pamphlet.
An old advertisement urges mothers to buy Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething. It promises immediate relief for sick crying infants, claims to cure dysentery and diarrhea, regulate the stomach, ease wind colic, soften gums, reduce inflammation, and energize the system. Sold by all druggists worldwide for 25 cents a bottle.
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