Town and County Notes From Bodie Era
Long column of briefs from Bodie on March 29 1884 noting cattle markets weather snow in Austin and Eureka political sentiment in Douglas county and local commerce including bids for mine supervision and future lumber output with mentions of residents such as J D Minor Phi Bates and W L Deal.
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W. R. Chamberlain
Bay
Rev. L. Ewing
Truckee
E. G. McClellan
Santa Rosa
W.L.F. Deal
Virginia
Phi Bates
Tule Frank
Hock Mason
Loavelock’s
Western Shoshone Agency at Duck Valley Detailed
Interview with John Mayhugh, Duck Valley Agent, outlines reservation size about 290000 acres with 40000 irrigable. 9500 suitable for cultivation. Describes community crop of 250 acres wheat and 75 barley, family gardens, rations for 300 daily and 500 annuity recipients, livestock, and housing. School has 36 pupils. natives prefer remaining on site over removal. Treaty funds, annuity goods total about $11000 historically. agency expense last year about $21000. aim to self-sustain with government aid phased out.
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Tuscarora Times-Review
John 8. Mayhagh
Duck Valley Reservation
Mayhugh
Father Callan
Duck Valley
Department
West Point Cadetship Examination in Winnemucca
Nevada youths aged 17 to 22 may compete for a West Point cadetship to be tested on April 28, 1884, in Winnemucca. Qualifications include height, health, reading writing arithmetic and English geography and US history. Cadet pay is 510 dollars yearly. exam board includes Dr T C Hanson and S Bonnifield with E D Kelley supervising.
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West Point Military Academy
Wianemuces
United States
Nevada
T. C. Hanson
Bonnifield
C. Chenoweth
E. D. Kelley
Silver State
Congressman Cassidy
J. Bonnifield, Jr
Winnemucca
Alt vs Fig Syrup Company Case Deferred to Saturday
The Alt against the Fig Syrup Company case was continued until Saturday. In the Russel Bergman matter Judge Webster allowed Bergman until Saturday April 9 to answer the charge. The Hagerman insolvency assignee was filed and a hearing set for next Saturday. Utley vs Utley was called and set for hearing next Saturday. Alexander Genesy, Italian inmate of the Nevada Insane Asylum from Washoe county, died yesterday of apoplexy at about 50, leaving a wife in Virginia City. A colored man sent from Humboldt county to the Asylum years ago also died there yesterday morning.
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Alt
Fig Syrup
Russel-Bergman
Webster
Bergman
Apri Sth
J. C. Hagerman
Utley
Alexander Genesy
Italy
Nevada Insane Asylum
Washoe County
Virginia City
Humboldt County
Nevada and Oregon Railroad
T.J. Slick
Bartington
Iowa
Chas. J. Stormer
Nevada
Surprise Valley Stage
Salt Lake
W. H. Dickson
Reno
Jim Kinkead
Pyramid
Mt. Cory
Hall
Hot Springs
Wadsworth
John L. Crow
Clover Valley
Stein’s Mountain
Crow
Joe Guthrie
Winnemucca
Guthne
Washington Territory
Pete Murray
Kanaka Jim
Tom Barnett
Tom Hymers
Rich
C. W. Jones
The Pioneer of Pioneers Asa Kenyon Dies at Ragtown
Asa Kenyon of Ragtown in Churchill county Nevada died at his home Monday night of apoplexy. He founded a trading post in 1852 at the Carson river junction and guided emigrants across the desert. Known for generosity, he left a wife and several children in comfortable circumstances. Peace be to his ashes.
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Asa Kenyon
Ragtown
Churchill County
Nevada
Wadsworth
Hogan
Kenyon
Mr. Kenyon
Carson River
As Low as the Lowest Groceries Sale
M T Barnett advertises a large stock of fresh groceries bought for cash at the lowest prices and invites customers to call for quotations, promising savings by selling as low as the lowest.
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M.T. Barnett
Action by Nevada Live Stock Association to stop stock theft
The Nevada Live Stock Association vows to hunt down horse and cattle thieves and vigorously prosecute them. The Silver State notes broad newspaper approval, believing the move, though costly initially, will prove the cheapest method to protect property and rid Northern Nevada of thieves.
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Nevada Live Stock Association
Nevada
Fish culture push by Tennant aims at Washoe Lake fish supply
Deputy Fish Commissioner Tom Tennant prepares for the fishing season at Washoe Lake promising to supply Carson market with perch and catfish at one cent a pound. He notes Washoe Lake offers inexhaustible fish supply and plans to add trout next year. Nevada residents already see benefits of fish culture.
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Carson Appeal
Tom Tennant
Washoe Lake
Carson
Nevada
A Good Mine Offers Development and House for Rent
A mine owned by Ed. Harris shows style in development work as he settled with his hired men by pounding out $1,300 with a hand mortar and squaring his accounts. The message notes a small house to let for $5 per month with inquiries at the Jovman office.
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Ed. Harris
Jovman
Bodie Stocks Improve and Town News Roundup
Friday's Daily Journal Brevities notes Bodie stocks higher and social visits by Prof. Young Arthur Nichols Frank Dickenson Hattie Lewis, plus plans for a lecture and local travels. Other items include births, arrivals, weather moods, railroad sale timing, stage delays, a dubious court filing, jail for two youths, and insurance payouts.
Democrats Pay Tribute To George T. Marye Sr
The Democratic State Central Committee adopted resolutions praising George T. Marye Sr. for his service and integrity. A committee of Ellis and W. E. B. Dean drafted the memorial, to be filed on minutes and sent to his family. A separate resolution thanked Canavan and Westerfield for their impartial leadership. Debts are paid with $8 in the treasury.
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Democratic State Central Commuites
Canavan
George T. Marye
Co. Ellis
W. E. B. Dean
Ao Committee
Witeress
Geo. T. Marye, Sr
Democratic Party
R. Sadler
Eureka
Westerfield
Democratic State Central Committee
Brennan v Raphael: District Court dismisses appeal
The Supreme Court review of Brennan v Raphael confirms the District Court ruling dismissing the appeal from Justice Court with damages and costs. The case cites insolvency testimony and notes damages of ten percent of the original judgment against Raphael. Senator Jones discusses national prospects from Washington.
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Brennan
Raphael
Justice Court
Wadsworth
Raphel
District Cour
Supreme Court
District Court
Veterans Plan Fundraiser In Virginia City April 4
Grand Army of the Republic members in Virginia City prepare a grand military civic social at National Guard Hall on Friday evening April 4 to raise funds for Memorial Day expenses and to aid ill and disabled Comstock veterans seeking admission to the Soldiers' Home in California who cannot pay.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Virginia City
National Guard Hall
Comstock
California
Secretary of State Dormer Marries in California
Secretary of State Dormer wed Mrs. Belle Harrell at Bishop Creek on the 27th, a union noted amid local society. A casual observer muses on whiskey drinks and costs, proposing a wife sold at a dime per drink to aid families, then asks where a man would go if turned out by a bar keeper.
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Dormer
Belle Harrell
Bishop Creek
Cal
John
Political Notes in New York March 26 1880
A Republican returning from the South reports strong Grant support among Republicans and Democrats alike. Grant could win North and South Carolina Florida Alabama Tennessee and perhaps Arkansas if nominated. The Sun notes Grant’s hostility to Blaine and Hayes’ weakness. Beecher is pushed as a Kings County delegate with free trade views and likely unpledged status.
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New York
South
Grant
Arthur
North
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Arkansas
Leo
the Sun
Washington
Hayes
John Sherman
Blaine
Chicago
Conkling
Logan
Beecher
Kings County
Henry Ward Beecher
Kings Country
Sargent Named Minister to Russia in Place of Deceased Hunt
The Senate confirmed Aaron A. Sargent set to leave Berlin for Moscow after reporting the change to his post. Frelinghuysen sent his compliments, noting the shift reflects U S policy amid past food export disputes and Bis marck’s cool reception. Expected delay in appointing a successor, with talk of keeping the Berlin legation under the First Secretary.
Whisky Bill Defeated in House Vote
A Washington dispatch from March 27 reports the House in Committee of the Whole struck out the enacting clause of the Bonded Extension bill by 131 to 87 and then confirmed the action by a vote of 175 to 83. Friends of Carl Schurz had offered a $100,000 testimonial, but Schurz requested the fund be returned and the subscribers were repaid.
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Washington Dispatch
House
Carl Schurz
Schurz
Transfer of Minister Sargent Forges Diplomatic Path
The transfer of Minister Sargent from Berlin to St Petersburg while under fire appears as a backdown but is likely a calculated move. Observers expect the President may delay appointing a new minister to Germany, with the German mission handling business directly with Washington.
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Sargent
Berlin
St. Petersburg
United States
Mir
Sirgent
Senate
Germany
Washington
Sargent transferred from Berlin to St. Petersburg
The New York Tribune notes Sargent's move relieves him from a painful post and spares the country humiliation while not reflecting on the nation’s minister. It suggests the State Department may learn from the action, a point journals praise alongside Frelinghuysen’s letter and the President’s decision.
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New York Tribune
Sargent
Berlin
St. Petersburg
State Department
Frelinghuysen
Superintendent McCusicks Resignation Accepted
Washington dispatch reports the removal of McCusick, late Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service for the Pacific Coast, after a hearing by the Postmaster General. McCusick tendered his resignation and asked for acceptance, which was granted with official confirmation by the Postmaster General.
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Washington
Saya
McCusick
Pacific Coast
MccCusick
Governor E Hamilton Withdraws From Gubernatorial Race
The Carson Index reports Governor E Hamilton releases a letter to Illinois Republicans stating he sought the full term after serving as Lieutenant Governor and succeeding Governor Cullom in the North. He says party sentiment favors ex-Governor R J Oglesby and withdraws from the nomination.
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Hamilton
Republicans
Illinois
Cullom
Senate
R.J. Oglesby
President Arthur Praised For Convention Support
The Carson Index predicts Arthur will receive respectful treatment at the Chicago Convention. It notes his administration began under severe difficulties and has been largely successful, bringing prosperity and reduced political acrimony, with a peaceful, enthusiastic convention ahead.
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Arthur
Chicago
Andrew Jackson
Carson
Frelinghuysen Honors Sargent With Petersburg Minister Nomination
Secretary Frelinghuysen telegraphs Minister Sargent in Berlin that the President approves his conduct in the Lasker matter and nominates him Minister to St Petersburg. The nomination, without committee reference, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate, signaling government appreciation. The Reno Gazette notes a Republican warning to withdraw federal officeholders from local committees, with Massachusetts affected but not Nevada.
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Frelinghuysen
Sargent
Berlin
Lasker
St. Petersburg
Senate
Acon
Republican State Committee
Reno Gazette
Massachusetts
Nevada
Nevada Wool Growers to Meet in Reno Saturday
A number of wool growers in Eastern Nevada plan to attend the Nevada wool growers convention in Reno on Saturday, April 5.
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Nevada
Convention of
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J. Gerber & Co
Sacramento
Frank Borden
Washoe
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South End
D. B. Lyman
Mount Cory
Chase & Thyes
Jake Lewis
Gold Hill
Senator Marker
Lovelocks
P.J. Toli
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Pacific Lumber & Flume Company
Boca
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Horn
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Agent Mayhagh
West Point Cadetship
Godl
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Gen. R. M. Clark
Prof. Young
Arthur Nichols
Frank Dickenson
Winnemucca Valley
Methodist Church
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Cedarville
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Fire Department
Hetter
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Bayes
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