COUNTY BREVITIES REPORT PICNICS AND SHOPS
Notes from Saturday’s Daily Journal include picnic season start and local shop openings. updates mention 11 patients in the county hospital a mine contract and a fatal infant morphine incident in Salt Lake. primary elections in Washoe next Saturday with locals and travelers passing through Reno and Virginia Street commerce firms in town.
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Mc Horn
D Allen
California
Marshall
Beavine Mountain
J. C. Hagerman
Hall
Lizzie Purdie
Long Valley
Reno
Washoe County
Lee
Quincy
Doctor Signals Partial Recovery for Maltby Patient
Dr. Dawson said Maltby shows partial consciousness but cannot be questioned about the incident. He was encouraged yet cautious, believing two additional days of endurance could determine whether the patient survives.
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Dawson
Bodie mob coats merchant with tar and feathers
Last Thursday evening armed Bodie residents seized Louis Cohn a local dry goods merchant and tarred and feathered him over alleged indecent assault on the daughter of W H Beadle. Cohn protests his innocence as authorities consider the case.
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Bodie
Louis Cohn
W. H. Beadle
Cohn
Boundary lines traced by Roope county officials
H Murdock deputy assessor for the northeast, with Assessor Stoddard, went to Cargon yesterday to trace and determine Roope county boundary lines. Murdock, familiar with the land, believes there will be no difficulty in locating the correct boundary.
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H. Murdock
Roope County
Stoddard
Cargon
Mr. Murdock
Lecture on Judaism at Baptist Church Next Sunday
Rev Mr Hatch will discuss Judaism and the Jew at the Baptist Church next Sunday evening. A Reno Jewish citizen suggested the topic to him and the lecture aims to show the word's indebtedness to Judaism. The First National Bank was examined by Langford, the Pacific Coast National Bank Examiner, last Wednesday and some items were not in perfect order.
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Hatch
the Baptist Church
Reno
First National Bank
Langford
Pacific Coast National Bank Examiner
Lady Bryan
Knights of Honor
Jane
Reno Guard
S. P. of A
Theresa Fair
San Francisco
Europe
Pacific Coast
Golden Eagle
Finois
Robert Buck
Glenn Crutcher
Paradise
Mr. Corliss
Ben Richardson
Peavine
Corliss
John B. Gough
The Holiness Band Anew Moves From California
A group described as the Holiness Band advances over the mountains toward Reno, after arriving in Grass Valley Nevada City last Monday. They travel in a two horse wagon, bearing banners and music, as locals debate the efficacy and impact of their evangelizing method. Meanwhile in Austin Reveille, a wealthy Eastern company led by W H Tabor plans copper mining expansion in Battle Mountain, purchasing thirteen copper dams and seeking iron for flux, with a new furnace to be built within sixty days.
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Holiness Band
California
Reno
Grass Valley
Cal
Nevada City
Satan
Christ
Salvation Army
Europe
Austin Reveille
W.H. Tabor
A. J. Ralston
Pacific Irion Works
Battle Mountain
Lander
Goodwin Condemned by U S Inspectors at Glenbrook
The Carson Tribune reports inspectors Hillman and Freeman examined the steamer Ted Goodwin on Tuesday, found her unseaworthy, and refused a certificate to sail the lake until defects are fixed. Restoring seaworthiness will cost several hundred dollars. The inspectors are praised for prioritizing safety over expediency.
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Carson Tribune
Messrs
Townsend to Leave for Reno to Start Mill Creek Properties
Captain J W E Townsend, six months editorially with the Free Press, departs tonight for Reno. He expects a brief absence to begin operations on Mill Creek properties, having earned a long Pacific Coast newspaper reputation for veracity. He arrived last evening.
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Free Press
J. W. E. Townsend
Reno
Mill Creek
Townsend
Pacific Coast
Odd dollar measure cited in Times-Review dialogue
The Times-Review quotes a playful exchange about exact type thickness and diameter a dollar would be, then questions the finances for experiments. It notes the boss has been away six weeks and left the key to the molasses barrel in trusted hands, hinting at a minor mischief or precaution.
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Reno JovEnsu
Tom
Thander
Times-Review
Gough to Speak on the 28th in Sunday Davy Journal
SREVITIES notes announce Gough will lecture on the 28th drawing crowds. Reno may celebrate the Fourth. various locals travel, trade, and news flow from Hart pursuit to mill and mine reports.
Where Was Bob
Bob Lindsaywent to Baker City Oregon for a major lawsuit and news reports say the stage between Portland and Baker City was halted on Wednesday. Wells Fargo express box was stolen and about 1200 dollars in money watches and jewelry were taken. Friends fear he may have been among the victims.
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Bob Lindsay
Reno
Baker City
Oregon
Portland
Wells, Fargo & Co
Bob
Washoe to Hear Charge of Horse Theft From Storey County
The Chronicle notes Jange the turfman now in Storey County Jail faces transfer to Washoe on Monday to answer accusations of horse theft. In Washoe he may face harsher leniency questions as locals view horsefencing skeptically. A quoted attorney offer of eight horses proved fictitious, revealing only the accused's imagined property.
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Storey County
Jange
Washoe County
Storey
Washoe
Comstock
George
George E
Family Row Ends With Knife Wights Near Greenville
Greenville Bulletin reports a family dispute near Greenville days ago. Rolin Hough and son in law A B Chapman on Hough porch, Charley Hough returning drunk drew a pistol and threatened Hough, then attacked Chapman. Chapman, weaker, used a jack knife, inflicting four wounds on Hough, who was injured. Chapman surrendered in Taylorville after self defense. Chapman later discharged after examination.
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Greenville Bulletin
Rolin Hough
A. B. Chapman
Hough
Charley Hough
Charley
Mr. Hough
Mr. Chapman
Chapman
Taylorville
May 16 1884 Reno Post Office letter list itemized
The Reno Nevada Post Office release of May 16 1884 catalogs a roster of recipients or addressees including Anna Allen E Kelloge C T and P Bowers LS Kerr J P Brown Albert Kempton Geo Broder L F Kelly EEF Boislain Felix Luke N G-2 Cody 5 N Lamb P A Craig Win Mack J E Dwelly MB Stegeman Duffy James Sullivan T-2 Eriksen H Talbert J M Grego GD Toombs H C Gillham C Thompson AL Grant 88 Watson R Honter 8 B Wabbick Sam Onanno Evans P M.
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Nevada
Postoffice
Allen
Anna
Kelloge
E Albutz
Kubler
P Bowers
LS Kerr
J P Brown
Albert Kempton
Geo Broder
L F Kelly
Eef Boislain
Felix Luke
Cody
N Lamb
P A Craig
Win Mack
J E Dwelly
MB Stegeman
R Duffy
James Sullivan
Eriksen
H Talbert
J M Grego
GD Toombs
H C Gillham
C Thompson
AL Grant
Watson
R Honter
Wabbick
Sam Onanno Evans
P. M
The Beef Monopoly and a Narrow Escape in Rock Creek
A San Francisco cattle kingpin monopoly by Muller & Lux supposedly controls live stock and meat pricing, forcing dealers to buy from them or face losses. Also recounted is John Kinney and his seven year old son’s perilous escape when their wagon was swept into Rock Creek, the wagon later recovered.
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Muller & Lux
San Francisco
John Kinney
Battle Mountain
Tuscarora
Rock Creek
Mr. Kinney
Lent Farr
BE. Liebig
Liebig
Lik- Big
Aix
Liebig Dispensary
Geary Street
Cal
Ertrance
Mason Street
Kearney
His Old Home in Susanville Commentary Attacks Assault Claim
The Susanville Advocate recalls harness dealer Charles Maltby as a peaceful local figure with a brother J. E. Maltby, condemning the assault as cowardly and unprovoked. It then notes 12,073 of 63,145 California families lacked a Bible last year, 4,636 given by the American Bible Society, and remarks on California’s godliness versus Nevada.
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Mr. Maltby
Susanville
Charles Maltby
J. E. Maltby
California
Word of God Free
American Bible Society
Nevada
Navigable Humboldt River Prompting Funds Talk
The Silver State declares the Humboldt river now a navigable stream suitable for most crafts. It suggests Congressman Cassidy may seek about one million dollars to improve navigation, noting past near-millions spent with little return. Paradise Valley farmer James Ritchie cites higher water levels than any settlement era, Asa Moore on an island, water near Willow Point station, and the lower valley flooded with hay ranches submerged.
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Humboldt River
Cassidy
Congress
James Ritchie
Paradise Valley
Winnemucca
Asa Moore
Willow Point
No Condemnation for Ted Goodwin Steamer Says Captain
The Carson Appeal quotes Captain Prey asserting there is no truth in the report that the steamer Ted Goodwin is condemned. Inspectors found the vessel requires additional gauges and safety devices to meet the law, at an estimated $50 cost. The boat will be passed once these changes are installed.
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Carson
Prey
Ted Goodwin
Dangerous Crossing at Sierra Street Rail Road Crossing
Commissioners urged to act on a dangerous Sierra street railroad crossing on the main northbound thoroughfare. Also includes advertising prose for Mrs Winslow's Baby Teething Syrup and a note about Ayer's Pills praised as “Sweet Curing Seeds” by a Chinese mandarin.
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Sierra Street
China
Dr. Ayer
Ayer
Celestial Empire
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Charley Thurston
Poor's Ranch
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