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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1884
Page
4
Republican ticket praised while campaign chatter fills Reno Washoe and surrounding towns. Daffy shooting case adjourned. divorce suit filed. telegraph time adjustments. local business moves. three Wells Fargo robbers plead guilty with five year San Quentin sentences.
Notice to Pabilie announces Nick Hammersmith recruiting old customers at Chas Coleman’s barber shop and promises superior service. The District Court and Grand Jury were in session yesterday. the jury reported no indictments and were discharged for the term, ending court business until after the election.
Letters from Ep Harrison and Ep Jovanyan defend postal service accuracy in Franktown amid a Reno Plaindealer article. The exchange questions judicial authority over guilty pleas and fines, cites judge Young and Clark cases, and lists local brief items about Reno and surrounding communities including mining, voting, and residents.
P J Toll renowned furniture dealer died yesterday afternoon from stomach infirmation after a brief illness. A Pacific Coast pioneer, he had lived in Nevada since 1868. He was 14 and admired by all who knew him. Remains expected to be sent to Sacramento for burial.
A notice from J.3. Becxrr states that no deputy sheriff has been selected to serve under them if elected. The writer emphasizes that such selection will occur only after an election, clarifying a potential misunderstanding.
Mr Driggs, aged eighty, severely injured when the express wagon capsized in front of the Palace during Fair week, remains in good spirits with his arm in a sling. One bone in his left forearm broke in the fall but he is getting along first rate.
Election day nears with a partisan call for voters to choose between a high protective tariff and pauper labor and English aristocracy. The piece advocates the Republican position as protective policy versus the Democratic stance. It lauds Hugh McCullough as a top choice for Treasury Secretary, likening him to Hamilton Gallatin and Chase.
The speaker explains the Clark case, detailing doubts about convicting on Indian testimony against white witnesses, the district attorney's advice to accept a $30 fine and dismiss, Clark paying and pleading guilty, and a soldier fined $120. John Bowman, calling himself Taxpayer, circulated the facts to the Plaindealer.
Father Hugh ONeill of St Patrick’s parish leaves for New York to present a gold headed cane to Blaine based on a parish fair vote of 389 for Blaine to 196 for Cleveland. He notes Blaine’s strength among Irish Catholics while children favored Cleveland. The interview cites 70 percent of New York Catholic clergy for Blaine and discusses Irish voting patterns. The Very Rev Stephen, leader on Indian school interests, meets Commissioner Dudley, aligning with Blaine.
A miner from the Harris mine near Washoe Lake recounts a famed strike. A pocket yielded about 40,000 in gold quickly after initial finds of nearly 3,000 from decomposed quartz. During last winter storms he pounded 60 to 70 ounces in an evening and hopes rise to uncover another deposit before snow flies. Mr Harris keeps two men prospecting the ledge with strong hopes of a new find.
Maria Halpin denies any improper conduct with Grover Cleveland and asserts her life was virtuous before meeting him. She states paternity of their son is certain and rejects links to Oscar Folsom, sworn before a public official on October 28, 1884 in Weatchester county.
A collection of brief obituaries and life summaries notes centenarians and near-centenarians across states. Elizabeth Sameer of Orange Virginia is 104. Thankful Donnell of West Bath Maine died aged 100 years 4 months. James McCabe of Mars Hill Maine lived 110 years. E. Lendrick of Chillicothe Ohio 95 in his year. Terry Johnson of Jamaica Long Island is elderly. The widow of Peter Finegan of West Chester Pennsylvania is 94. Polly Shoulders of Jasper Indiana, in her 90s, walked fourteen miles in one day.
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