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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1884
Page
4
The Nevada State Journal presents its weekly issue dated Saturday May 10 1884. It features local news summaries, notices, and advertisements typical of a late 19th century Nevada paper, reflecting regional events and community updates of the era.
Brevities report reforms and events across town and county. Tramps cleared by officers. Lawrence Hausland recovers from illness. Erwine Crane injured by a horse near Steamboat. Varian matriarch dies in New York aged 58. Murphy convicted of robbery in District Court. Also updates on Sacramento Bock Beer, Thyes & Co. billiards contest, Fred Baylies’s return to Truckee, sheep losses from cold, Humboldt sheep band report, and Nevada Press Association formation with officers named.
California lists four at large delegates W W Morrow George A Knight Thomas R Bard Horace Davis and twelve district delegates with alternates for each of six districts. First district C C Bush B O Carr with no alternates. Second district W H Parks G W Schell alternates D E Knight T H Barnard. Third district William Johnson Eli Dennison alternates W E Pond T H Thompson. Fourth district David McClure Fredrick Crocker alternates Frank I French W B May. Fifth district J D Spreckels M Blake alternates J W Rea Sargent Norton. Sixth district D G Reed Oregon Saunders alternates Thomas Flint Mr Crooks.
The California Supreme Court affirms the lower court ruling enjoining Golden Gate Consolidated Hydraulic Mining Company from depositing tailings in Yuba River channels after an injunction served in Yuba county was challenged as improperly served on company agents. Also notes a past Greenville Bulletin fire report and local Reno brewery claims and Union Pacific striker resolution restoring wages.
News from the Mojave Desert reports a new artesian well near Lancaster delivering about 140000 gallons daily from 368 feet depth. The water flow is expected to irrigate 160 acres, boosting settlement by 14 Scottish families who bought 640 acres and plan immediate improvement.
The Nevada Wool Growers association met May 1 in Winnemucca with S C G Hall of Reno presiding and G F Turrittin elected Secretary pro tem and later named Association Agent. Membership requires sheep ownership and a ten dollar fee. about 100 000 sheep represented. tariff support for wool favored. invitation sent to Eastern Nevada growers to join.
R G Courtney went west yesterday. John Thayer rented the State Fair grounds for four years. Wada from Lassen county cattle visited Reno. Grand Jury to meet next week with cases awaiting action. Republican delegates depart about May 20. Local crime and court actions noted along with town commerce and civic updates.
Prisoners attempted to breakout last Sunday afternoon by cutting a floor hole and removing foundation stones while hidden beneath the building. Commissioners counted the Treasury cash yesterday. on hand total 21,418.21 dollars, matching the Auditor's records.
Judge Barnes joined William 8 McBessed and Maggie Cornwell in wedlock linking two Truckee locals. The couple’s celebration on Jibboom street featured beer or whisky and drew public attention as later reports described a domestic dispute with a divorce lawyer sought.
The article lists uncalled letters at Reno Post Office dated May 3, 1884, including Allen to Ziegler. It reports Virginia City broker W H Clark found mortally wounded in his office with a self-inflicted gunshot, unconscious, age 52, leaving a wife and no children. cause unknown.
Prof C S Young departed last evening for San Francisco and will continue by the Southern route for a three month visit to his old home in Ohio He is among the alternates and will attend the Chicago Convention.
A private letter from San Francisco reports Mrs. Pierce Evans at the Baldwin with her husband is not improving. The message says her health is not as good as when she left home.
Crowded Methodist Church holds the funeral of Mrs Gould with an outside crowd as a long procession of carriages and mourners fills the streets. The Reno services include a solemn sermon by Rev G W DeLaMatyr and resolutions from public school teachers praising her life and urging comfort for her husband and family. A second funeral at 4 PM for Wm Cain at the Baptist Church features Masonic and Reno bar pallbearers and a quiet cortege to Masoonic cemetery.
Preliminary exam in Elko addresses the fatal Williamson shooting in Mound Valley. Witnesses testify Goodwin acted in self defense, justifying the act, and Justice Green orders discharge for the defendant.
William Edwards and N B R Stuart of Eureka plan to erect reduction works at Reno modeled after Denver methods. They aim to work refractory base metal ores in the region and have chosen Reno as the site pending location. In court, Timothy Managan alias J C Murphy was sentenced to seven years in the State Prison for robbing N S Sherman of a gold watch.
A Washington letter reports Senator Miller’s bill to grant a homestead on a quarter section in California to a San Francisco orphan aiding her widowed mother. Investigations revealed the family’s wealth and a valuable water right tied to the land, leading to the measure not being reported by the committee.
The United States Revenue Cutter Tom Corwin departed Sunday for a long Arctic voyage above the Arctic Circle. A relief party should not be organized to rescue the missing crew or recover bodies. Prof. Allen of San Jose will lecture next Friday night May 9 at the Methodist Church.
The county treasury records show April receipts from the Recorder 207.75 dollars, Sheriff 307.87, Assessor 9, and Clerk 208.75. An advertisement promotes Parker's Ginger Tonic as a remedy for malarial influences and general debility.
Hall's Sicilian Hair Renewer is praised for restoring color to whitening hair and improving scalp health. It is favored by old, middle aged, and young users for color, growth, and glossy appearance, with broad appeal and consistent results.
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