Miss Sadie Sykes Goes To The Bay
Friday's Daily Journal Brevities note several Reno items including Miss Sadie Sykes heading to the Bay and J J Linn located at Oakland Cal Hornis. Carpenters fit up the Prescott building post office. The Reno leap year party is planned for April 15. The market sees corn meal white as flour and Leadbetter sells a barrel. Senator Fair will pass Reno en route to San Francisco. Cattlemen and ranchmen depart for home. The City Hotel to be surrendered April 1. Lake House manager McClymonds to take charge. hotel transformed with improvements and ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Reno
Leadbetter
E. C. Leadbetter
James G. Fair
San Francisco
Joe Byers
A. E. Ross
J. Minor Taylor
Comstock
Senator Fair
City
James Bradley
Bradley
A. Korn
Salt Lake
C. M. McClymonds
Lake House
M. C. Lake
Mr. McClymonds
Interior secretary recommends Nevada survey office appropriation
Washington dispatch states the Secretary of the Interior urged Congress to grant $500 for the Surveyor General's Nevada office and to raise its Contingent Fund to $2,500, at Cassidy's urging. The Enterprise and Gazette misreported the telegram. No official request to increase the fund to $2,500 is on record. the $500 request may cover the purchase of a safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marcy
Seec of the Interior
Nevada
Cassidy
Enterprise and Gazette
The Last Rites for Joseph Leonhard
The funeral for the late Joseph Leonhard was held yesterday at the Baptist Church, delayed to allow his daughter Mrs. Littlefield to arrive from Ogden. She will stay to finalize estate settlements for several small rental houses east of Bragg's lumber yard. Also noted is a contagious horse disease spreading in Oregon, especially Clackamas and Yamhill counties, causing many deaths. vets have assisted but with limited success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowles & Bainbridge
CG. T. Martin
Mason Valley
M. A. Vesey
Ed. Vesey
Lake House
Reno
Montana
Geo. Robinson
Spanish Springs Valley
Humboldt
Eiko
John Foreman
Foreman
Humboldt County
Joseph Leonhard
Baptist Church
Littlefield
Ogden
Bragg
Oregon
Clackamas
Yamhill
Rail change eyed to speed westbound mail train
The Central Pacific plans to adjust the western mail run to reach Reno by 6 30 p m for supper and depart at 7 for San Francisco arriving next morning at 6 40. The move requires rearranging the . and T lines and northern stages, a welcome change for Reno. Eureka and Nevada rail stockholders meet April 7 1684 at noon to elect directors and handle other business.
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Central Pacific
Reno
San Francisco
Clem Lemery Welcomed Home By Amity Lodge Friends
Clem Lemery and his young wife returned from the East to a warm reception at the depot yesterday morning. Amity Lodge No 8 Knights of Pythias hosted a dinner from seven to eleven with Dr Dawseen presiding. The lodge presented a solid silver pitcher card receiver and goblet in gratitude for their return and welcome.
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Clem Lemery
Mrs. Lemery
Amity Lodge No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Mr. Lemery
Lemery
Amity Lodge No. 8 K. of P
A New Overiana Route Opens Across the West
The Chronicle notes a third overland railroad from San Francisco to the East has begun with little fanfare. Captain J. W. Smith was elected president of the California and Nevada Railroad, a narrow gauge linking San Francisco with Denver. The route runs from Oakland to Bodie then through Nevada and Colorado to Denver with track laying underway and a 30 mile goal to Walnut Creek soon. A ferry line will connect San Francisco with the Oakland terminus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Chronicle
San Francisco
J. W. Smith
California and Nevada Railroad
Denver
Oakland
Bodie
State Line
Nevada
Colorado
Walnut Creek
Foot and mouth scare in Southern Utah ends as false alarm
Local cattlemen worried by reports of foot and mouth disease in Southern Utah sought expert opinion. A veterinary surgeon from an eastern college examined the stock and declared no disease present, attributing the trouble to frozen foot rather than infection.
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Utah
Cold weather, new town roles, and local business notes
The weather remains cold as Campbell and McNally lease the Lafayette Hotel and Geo H Morrison visits town before leaving for the East on April 5. Local tradesmen Eline buy Ganther’s harness shop, painters plan a fresh look for the Odd Fellows’ building, and various residents travel to Auburn Winnemucca and beyond. The Northern Belle property sells for 310000 to Holmes M Co, while Knowles Bainbridge and Gallatin Folsom push business as Palace Hotel hosts busy patrons and merchants tout value and steady demand. Cassidy selects Winnemucca for West Point cadetship exams with details to follow.
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Odd Fellows
James Cross
Candelaria
A. H. Ricketts
L. F. J. Wrinkle
Virginia
August Schaefer
Winnemaces
Holmes M. Co
J.B. Gunther
Chase & Thyes
Charley Hill
Bodie Consolidated Declares Fifty Cent Dividend
Beate Dividend. Bodie Consolidated has announced a fifty cent dividend to be paid in April.
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Bodie Consolidated
Debris ruling eyed by California Fish Commissioners
At a California Fish Commissioners meeting Mendocino complaints about sawdust from mills harming stream fish were raised. Commissioner Dibble noted limited enforcement power under the latest legislature but suggested the Debris decision might provide protection. The discussion touched on water quality controls and embargo options if the ruling stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bawyer
California Fish Commissioners
Mendocino
Dibble
Sawyer
Debria
Bear-shaped mountain near Verdi seen from Reno
Eastbound travelers at the Depot platform note a snow covered mountain west of Verdi resembling a grizzly bear with pine eye and nose details. The body of Jacob Buchler, believed to have drowned in the Carson River, remains unfound as the Ancient Order of United Workingmen of Sutro continues river dragging for the remains.
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Verdi
Reno
Jacob Buchler
Carson River
Order of United Workingmen of Sutro
Judge Boardman Refuses Confirmation of Raphael Insolvency Sale
Sunday’s Daity Journal reports Judge Boardman declined to confirm the Raphael insolvency report and sale finding collusion between the assignee and buyer. Outcomes depend on further attorney remedies and possible new sale.
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Boardman
Raphael
Thompson
Reno Savings Bank
Huffaker
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Reese
Kinkead
Crock
Stock holders meeting for Steven A. Douglas Mine
A meeting of stock holders for the Steven A. Douglas Mine alias Forty Thieves will be held at Nanby's Bazaar on Commercial Row at 7 o'clock Monday night March 24. Executive Committee orders full attendance for important business. Local notices report improvements at the Orphan's Home property with trees planted and irrigation pipes laid. Also, word arrives that R P M Gardner, a painter, fell from a scaffold in Oakland and likely suffered fatal injuries.
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Eureka & Colorado River Railroad Company
Nevada Midland Railway Company
Eureka
Steven A. Douglas
Forty Thieves
Nanby’s Bazaar
Commercial Row
Carson
Mills
The
Orphan's Home
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims quick relief from crying and pain, and asserts cures for dysentery, diarrhea, wind colic, and stomach issues. Sold by druggists worldwide for a few cents.
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Mrs Winslow
Local notes reach Reno with varied items of interest
SREVITIES covers visits by H Joy Mrs Hall and others, a looming equinox storm, cattle shipments to San Francisco, spring and school topics, a lecture by Prof C S Young, mining notes, and school library plans. It mentions legal cases, a jail tally, a geese flight, and changes at the Asylum grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public School
C.S. Young
Constable Nash
C. L. Parsons
Coeur d'Alene
Spokane
W. T
Coeur d’Alene
J. 5. Smith
Tex
Elko County
Taber
Pacific Railroads Sinking Fund Invest Proposal Recalls 1856 Chicago Conventions
The Treasury held nearly 2 million in the Pacific Railroads sinking fund but could not invest without railroad consent to buy securities in larger blocks. Union Pacific consented to invest its 1.135 million. Central Pacific pending their decision on about 864 thousand. Profit uncertain but likely sizable. bills seek to amend the law. The Folger suggestion is seen as solving the issue without new legislation as fifteen presidential conventions since 1856 have reflected Chicago as a frequent host.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Pacific Railroads
Treasury
Thurman
Roada
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
Folger
Estate sale notice for Edward Rice assets announced
W H Dickens as administrator of Edward Rice estate notifies sale of real estate on the estate premises scheduled for April 16. Interested buyers must provide payment to secure purchase and transfer rights promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Dickens
Edward Rice
Washoe County Republicans adopt April 12 primary plan
The Republican County Central Committee met at the Court House and adopted a plan for a Washoe county primary on Saturday April 12 1884 with polls from 1 to 7 pm at Browns Franktown Glendale Pyramid Reno Salt Marsh Verdi Wadsworth and Washoe. Election boards at each site named with a provision to fill vacancies under state law and seven delegates to the State Convention to be elected in Virginia City Storey County on April 30 1884. Voters must be Republicans and support nominees of party conventions. Also California Board of Prison Directors exonerates General John McComb Warden of Folsom Prison.
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Republican County Central Committee
Court House
B. F. Leete
F. R. Waggoner
W. H. Joy
Frank Bell
Fulton
J. G. Law
J. W. Denning
Mr. Pearson
Wadsworth
Leste
Republican Party
Washoe County
Town
Browns
Franktown
Glendale
Pyramid
Reno
Salt Marsh
Verdi
Washoe
A. M. Lamb
W. F. Everett
E. Crane
Geo. Beecroft
C. A. Lee
Wm. Thompson
John Denning
J. P. Johnson
H. M. Frost
Bart Monroe
John A. Hymers
K. Barber
T. V. Julien
Seymour Bryant
E. L. Bridges
J. F. Bonham
L. G. Clark
Jas. Sutcliffe
B. F. Bacon
J. P. Foulkes
Wm. Merrill
Wm. McPherson
T. G. Herman
N. D. Massey
P. N. Marker
W. E. Price
C. Haskell
Virginia City
Storey County
Wadaworth
Brown's
Salt, Marsh
United States
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Nevada State Journal
Daily Journal
Sadie Sykes
Bay
J.J. Linn
Cal- Hornis
C. C. Stevenson
Gold Hil
D. L. Bisa
Preble
J.h.whitlock
P.M. C. Lee & Sons
Wood & Co
Dorr Russell
Henry Orr
E. Ward
G. G. Clough
A. 3. Gould
J. H. Variel
T. L. Haggard
E. T. Hogan
D. W. Jenks
A. Orr
Jno. Smith
Sean & Ulch
D. Eisner
Cohn, Lewy & Co
J. D. Goodwin
F. P. Whiting
A. W. Keddie
Hall & Howard
L. F. Cate
F. B. Whiting
W. S. Dean
H. 8. Porter
Quincy
Stockholders Meeting
Fair
Sierra Nevada
Pat Reddy
Inyo
W. W. Kellogg
Plamas
Sacramento
Winlock
Bright
Board of Commissioners
Fogus
Sierra Valley
W. BR. Chamberlain
H. L. Fish
Griffin
Frank Merril
Lafe Hant
Peavine
District Court
Amos Alt
Emmitt
Palace Hotel
Martin
Gallatin & Folsom
Winnemucca
West Point
Beate
Will Bettie
Nevin
Virginia Chronicle
W. E. F. Deal
Supreme Court
Daity Journal
Dick Kelley
R. P. M. Gardner
H. Joy
Mrs Hall
Ophir
Colonel Ide
Lafayette Hotel
H. N. Hailey
John Fisher
Honey Lake Teamsters
Henry Ruhe
Mary Wall
L. L. Rickard
Bishop
Erin
Saint Patrick
Ireland
Longfellow
Pacific Coast
Holland
Public School Library
Young
Osburn & Shoemaker’s
Wickersham
Reacher
Yees
D. Allen
Peavine Mountain
Old
Brooklyn Company
Allen
Pacific Railroads’ Sinking Fund
Chicago
Republicans IN Council
California State Board of Prison Directors
John McComb
Folsom Prison
AL Baking Powder CO
Worldkyq
Weil
Ewapape
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