Reno Nevada Briefs in 1884 Journal This Week
Short notes from the week include two men bound over for ten days, a Wilmington Ohio visitor, Reno and California arrivals, Wild weather in Carson Valley with two inches of hail, a notable marriage in Sierra Valley, and political chatter about the Democratic State Convention in Austin. Also reported are mine activity near Washoe City, a hospital revival by the Salvation Army, and a Duck Valley land settlement appropriation list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burress
Fogus
Nebraska
Carson Valley
Floyd
Barney Clow
Justice Young
Austin
Jerry Schooling
Charles Kent
Nevada City
Cal
Los Angeles
Wm. Thompson
Washoe City
Salt Lake
Geo. H. Morrison
New Orleans
Grand Lodge
K. of P
Nev
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Salvation Army
Methodist Church
Mr. Newton
Newton
San Francisco
Phillips
Bisbee
Sierra Valley
Arkansas
Reno
Lively Emigrants Pass Through Winnemucca on Train
About two hundred colored travelers, men women and children, passed through Winnemucca on Saturday en route to Haggin and Carr's cotton fields in Kern County California. The Silver State notes banjo players and tuba dancers among them. They performed for two hours and collected several two-bit pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver State
Winnemucca
Haggin & Carr's
Cotton Fields
Kern County
California
Senator Slater Proposes Right of Way for Rail Line
Oregon Senator Slater introduces two bills creating a right of way through public lands for the Astoria and Winnemucca Railroad Company and granting authorization to build bridges over navigable watercourses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slater
Oregon
Billienee Astoria and
Winnemucca
Miner Cartouches Injured In Cedar Hill Winze Fall
An elderly miner named Cartouches fell into a winze in an old Cedar Hill tunnel Monday while Andrew Charles and another man worked nearby. He suffered a dislocated shoulder, deep arm lacerations, and multiple rib fractures with a lung puncture. Rescue teams hoisted him from the shaft where he lay. prognosis uncertain. Cartouches, a longtime Pacific Coast resident and former El Dorado deputy sheriff, once served Wells Fargo as a detective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cartouches
Cedar Hill
Andrew Charles
Cartouchee
Conn
Robbery case of Frazer dwelling by tramps near Verdi
At Justice Young's Court Monday evening Jack Frazer reported his Reno home robbed of jewelry clothing and goods while his family was away. A gang of tramps seen near the place fled toward Verdi. Nashs sleuths followed and found two arrested two captured thieves and most stolen items recovered. The third accomplice remained at large. The capture foiled their escape before Reno knew of the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Young
Jack Frazer
Steamboat Springs
Verdi
Nash
Frazer
Reno
Felice
Paradise Valley Miners Arrested Over Rich Ore Theft
Five Paradise Valley miners were arrested on a Sunday complaint by J. W. McCurdy after he found a team loaded with ore from the Paradise Valley Company mines. The ore, valued at about $5,000 per ton, sparked public outcry as authorities pursued warrants. Superintendent McCurdy had just returned from Virginia City to repair a shaft when the theft was discovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Valley
J. W. McCurdy
McCurdy
Virginia City
Paradise Village
Paradise Valley Company
Justice Case
Lewis
McCardy
Man shoots into ceiling after pistol drops in barber shop
At Golden Eagle barber shop a man, while bathing, dropped a pistol from his pocket. The discharged ball whizzed through partitions near Hon. Henry Edgerton’s head, struck the ceiling, then fell to the floor. Edgerton kept the bullet as a memento and joked he'd rather have it in his pocket than in the back of his neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Bee
Golden Eagle
Henry Edgerton
Lecture for public school library at Methodist Church
Next Friday evening Rev. Mr. Lucas will deliver a lecture at the Methodist Church in aid of the public school library. The subject is Our Boys. No admission fee will be charged. Capt. Griffin shipped a carload of ore to Denver Monday evening.
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Methodist ‘Church
Lucas
Griffin
Denver
Cruelty to Children Case in Sacramento Reader
Mrs Agnes R Davis was arrested Sunday morning for cruelty to children. She has one child and four step-children at home while the father is in British Columbia awaiting return. Neighbors fed the hungry youngsters, a physician found scars on their bodies, and a bottle said to contain strychnine was discovered. The case is set for Police Court June 9 and the children will stay at the Orphan Asylum until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento Bee
Agnes R. Davis
British Columbia
Davis
Orphan Asylum
Election of Officers at Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Stockholders elected directors D O Mills William Sharon H M Yerington I L Requa J W Eckley D L Bliss J E Wratten W H Blauvelt and H P Cohen for the year. Directors then chose officers: Mills president H M Yerington vice president and general superintendent E B Yerington secretary Bank of California treasurer D A Bender. appointees include A M Ardery master of transportation Hume Yerington general supply agent R H Wright auditor George T Mills paymaster C C Atherton roadmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company
Virginia City
D. O. Mills
William Sharon
H. M. Yeringtop
I. L. Requa
J. W. Eckley
D. L. Bliss
J. E. Wratten
W. H. Blauvelt
H. P. Cohen
H. M. Yerington
E. B. Yerington
Bank of California
D. A. Bender
A. M. Ardery
Hume Yerington
R. H. Wright
George T. Mills
C. C. Atherton
Red Book signals strong demand for political convention guide
The first B. and O. Red Book of the year, titled Republican National Convention, offers concise, well organized data with bold side notes for quick reference. It minimizes figures, promises usefulness as the campaign unfolds, and can be obtained for two cents by mailing to C. K. Lord, Baltimore.
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C. K. Lord
Baltimore
Secretary Teller Rules Patent Rights For Mining Claims
Secretary Teller's decision in Sacramento California states that upon entry under law a mining claim leaves public domain and becomes subject to contract performance. It allows specific performance of the whole contract without further action, equates vested rights to a patent, and rejects the need for separate applications per contiguous locations. The article notes 964 schoolchildren in Carson, down 87 from last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California
Teller
Brevities From Thursday's Daily Journal Items
Rural and city notes recount repairs at the Court House alfalfa harvests near, a Steamboat picnic planned by Virginia Turn Verein and Amity Lodge, local weddings, weather, rail timetable shifts, and minor court outcomes.
Prom Friday's Daily Journal BHEVITIES
Prom Friday's Daily Journal items note Ben Hunter renting a house, Tom Carey a Wadsworth landlord visiting, Judge I B Marshall and wife back from California, Dr Bishop predicting 150 tons of hay from the Asylum farm, and chatter on the Chicago Convention. Other notes include Bishop Whitaker's church visitation, Phil Reese's new Reno residents, limited cattle shipments to California, horses shipped to California, Reno Lumber Company's mill busy, Horn building completion delay, secret-order hall plans, Asylum attendant vacancy filled by Billy Ross, no new diphtheria cases in Virginia or Gold Hill, Amity Lodge picnic date change, Lew Cook in San Francisco, gum market dip, seminary commencement essays, a five-legged horse and a three-tailed dog in Georgia, a joke about chickens with ten wings, and Charles Maltby’s fragile condition after a blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Amity Lodge
Lew Cook
White Pine
Japan
San Francisco
Seminary
Georgia
Charles Maltby
Uncle Bill Smith Dies After Long Stay at Nevada Asylum
Old Nevadan Bill Smith, long a familiar figure in many towns, spent eight years at the Nevada Insane Asylum where he lived as a harmless imbecile. He died Tuesday and was decently buried at the asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smith
Nevada
Lix
Nevada Insane Asylum
Martin and Polly Thomas Wed in East Truckee Meadows
The article celebrates the marriage of Polly Thomas and Mr. Martin at East Truckee Meadows with Rev. E B Hatch officiating. Mrs. Thomas hosted a large reception, gifts poured in, and the couple soon left for Reno to catch an evening train to San Francisco for their honeymoon.
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Journal
Martin- Thomas
East Truckee Meadows
Thomas
Martin
Reno
San Francisco
Rested steel pens discussed for education aid
The article extols steel pens as costly items and notes second hand pens are reused in watch springs and knives. It cites a Dresden plan to collect used pens for educating poor children and explains pens regain writing ability after rest and cleaning, suggesting pens can last a lifetime with proper care.
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Dresden
Plucky Girl Inspires Crowd After Silent Witness Reveals Secrets
A New York tale centers on Becky Jones who chose jail over disclosure of a family secret. Lily witness Misa Jones gains public sympathy with bouquets and gifts, while General Butler’s envelope and rumored donations surface amid a guarded, courtroom backdrop.
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Jovenan
Lily
New York
Becky Jones
Abe
Misa Jones
Miss Jones
Butler
Russell Sage
Gordon
Hammeraley
John W. Harmersley
May Report on Nevada State Prison and Local Nuptials
May highlights include prison figures with 5114 prisoners at end April and 120 remaining May 1 as expenses show salaries for officers guards and staff. Also notes marriage of Miss Kittie Faulk to Charles Colburn in Reno with reception in Virginia City after church ceremony. A humorous anecdote questions Reno post office sign readability and clerks.
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Bell
Nevada State Prison
Kittie Faulk
Bishop Whitaker
Charles Colburn
Virginia City
Twain
Episcopal Church
Colburn
Surveyor General’s
Reno
Burke and Dr Brooks to inspect Burke mine near Mount David
Farmer Burke and Dr Brooks depart for Reno and then to the Burke mine on the north side of Mount David, owned by James Burke and the farmer. They plan a thorough inspection based on high assays published elsewhere. A new cigar called the Tratermission gains San Francisco popularity for its compact size and few puffs.
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White Pine
Burke
Dr.Brooks
Reno
Burke Mine
Mount Davidgop
James Burke
San Francisco
Italian fined thirty days for liquor sale to Indians
Justice Young sent an Italian over the river for thirty days for disposing of liquor to Indians. The man protested when the mabala he overloaded with vile staff was allowed to testify against him. The Government steamer McArthur found San Francisco Bay water depth has deepened after three days of bar surveys.
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Floyd
Barney Clow
Justice Young
Mabala
McArthur
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Unpaid Employer Holds Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
The unpaid employer of the National Park Improvement Company still holds possession of the company's hotel at Mammoth Hot Springs, and all efforts to settle short of paying the full claimed amount have failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Park Improvement Company
Mammoth Hot Springs
Pioneer Hicks A California Forty-One Year Homecoming
An Old-Time: GIt Gazette notes only two dozen Americans arrived before Uncle Billy Hicks in California. Hicks crossed the plains in 1843 near Coloma, helped rescue the Donner party, and built a vast 1100 acre estate near Hickaville. Widowed years ago, he remains hale, with plenty of familiar hospitality and a resilient, long life ahead.
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G.it Gazette
California
Billy Hicks
Hicks
Colo Unes
Coloms
Donner
Sierraa
Alexander Slkirk
Lozary
Largest gem found at Kimberly mines yields 302 carat diamond
Late Cape advices report a digger at the Kimberly mines uncovering a 302 carat diamond measuring 12 inches in diameter and 134 inches long. Described as an octahedron with Cape color, the stone is valued at about £3000 in its uncut form, rivaling famous stones in rarity and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape of Good Hope
Kimberly Mines
South Africa
South America
World moves as Lynch chairs Mississippi delegation
John B. Lynch, elected temporary Chairman of the Republican National Convention, is noted as one of the colored delegates from Mississippi. His speech on taking the chair is praised as creditable and showing him to be a man of brains and a credit to his race. The author remarks such an occurrence would have seemed unlikely two decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Lynch
Mississippi
Mr. Lynch
Mexican Troubles Deepening As Fever Spreads
Yellow fever reappears in Guaymas prompting isolation measures to sever links with Hermosillo. In Mexico five states rise against President Gonzales over the revenue stamp tax, while troops shift from Guaymas toward interior.
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Guaymas
Hermosillo
Gonzales
San Francisco Girls Union Incorporation Filed
Articles of incorporation have been filed for the San Francisco Girls Union. The object is to extend material aid to self dependent, self respecting girls of San Francisco irrespective of creed or denomination and to benefit them socially and morally. The union plans to erect and maintain a suitable building in San Francisco and acquire hold and use property for these purposes.
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San Francisco
How to End a Summer House Fly Nuisance
A home tip for controlling house flies involves placing a deep dishpan with a lighted candle, molasses, and closed doors and windows before nightfall. By morning, a large number of insects are trapped and perish, though the molasses becomes unusable for eating.
Global Agriculture and Livestock Percentages Compared
The passage compares land cultivation and livestock across nations. It states Buasia farms 60 percent more land and has 60 percent more horses than the United States, while the US has double Buasia’s cattle. Great Britain cultivates under a quarter of US acres, has one quarter as many cattle, and under one-fifth as many horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buasia
United States
Great Britain
Mark Twain retires from lecture platform era ends
The Exchange notes Twain quit the lecture circuit after earning 200 dollars a night, saying it felt like highway robbery to perform before a 300 dollar house and see others bank the extra 100. Also reported are drownings near Florida of General E Babcock Levi Plucky and Benj P Sutter. Babcock's body was recovered.
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Mark Twain
Mark
General E. Babcock
General Grant
Levi Plucky
Gen. Grant
Benj. P. Sutter
Washington
Florida
General Babcock
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Brevitiies
Wege
Emma Taylor
Wilmington
Ohio
D. Allen
BR. E. Ross
Jane
Abel Wood
Surprise Valley
Saturn
W. 8. Judkins
Melissa Hoy
E. B. Hatch
W. H. Havenor
Leadbetter
Mabel Gray
Hank Chamberlain
Eagle Valley
Washington Territory
House of Representatives
Duck Valley Indian Reservation
Levi Harris
William Harris
Henry Boyle
J. H. Babb
Ww. BR. R
Actidvent
Comstock
Reno Public Schools
The
B. & O. Red Book
Im Carson
Lummer
Virginia Turn Vereins
Truckee
Glendale
Bob Glen
Times
New Tacoma, Washington
Truckee Meadows
Gus Martin
Polly Thomas
Odd Fellows At
Winnemuces
Knights of Pythias
Dan Boyd
Court House
Cassidy
P.N. Norton
Peavine Mountain
Virginia
Chicago
E. Meyer
Gerald Massey
Emmitt
Mayberry
Jack Fraser
Virginian City
Gold Hill
M. J. Smith
Deadwood
Butte County
Willow Creek
Humboldt County
Highland Range
Baldwin
Tallac
Tahoe
Daily Journal Bhevities
Ben Hunter
Bee
Tom Carey
Wadsworth
I. B Marshall
Bishop
Asylum Farm
Phil Reese
Billy Ross
Martin-Thomas Wedding
Ld Steel Pens
Ed Wee
T Treasury
Democratic Party
Vanderbilt
London
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