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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1884
Page
6
Office hours for business connected with the se are from 9 to 1 30 o'clock in the morning and 1 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The money order department opens from 9 to 4. Sunday hours are from 9 30 to 1 30. Report dated May 1, 1834 by Evans F M Rano.
Reno is out of eggs and a flood of local notes follow. Visitors like Tom Carey W E Price Jim Richardson and politicians Senator Jones Kaiser and others arrive. trains and the N and O extension progress with four miles graded and potential junction by December 1. Potatoes weighing 27 pounds at Martin's store. mining plans at Pyramid. a Grand Jury convenes with one case likely for Palace shooting. Dreyfuss and others cause small-town stir.
An examination of goods and prices at the White House clothing store shows the same quality of suits sold at remarkably low prices. Good warm, nice fitting clothing is much cheaper than cough mixtures and Doctor bills.
W I Lemmon of Reno won gold bracelets. Abrahams Bros of Reno won a gold pen holder. Miss Nellie Day of Truckee won a gold chain and locket. Gov Lewison of Truckee won a heavy silver revolver. Mr Mike Martin of Wells won a gold watch. Miss Mollie Sheehan of Elko won a silver toilet set. Mr Pierce Evans of Reno won a China tea set. No 170 holder won a French mirror presented by Sisters of St Dominic. Geo W Cassidy won the Black Thorn prize with 208 votes to William Woodburn 182. Father Maloney thanks Reno and vicinity for donations. A U S Circuit Court suit seeks $5600 from bondsmen of former U S Marshal Augustus Ash. Bondsmen listed: Ford, Kaneen, Beck, Hall. others scattered. Clerk’s records show delays in accounting. A tempers in a teapot note clarifies a misreported fine of $120 for A J Clark. the correct amount was $30.
Roll of Honor for the month ending October 22 lists Cora Manning Emma Blannett Flora Northrop Emily Cutting Carrie Melly Annie Crutcher Mary Lucas Louisa Lucas Nettie Rising Lillian Kenyon Lydia Hosking Mary Franklin Annie Becker Mina Atchinson Bessie Boardman Agnes Rowland Hattie Higgins Edith Nation Mariel Nation Belle Nation Sallie Foster with top marks above 90. Department of Music honors Kittie Grippen Mrs. Ray Cora Manning Annie Becker Minnie Christopher.
The South End notes ongoing prospecting near Washoe Lake and the area between the lake and Mount Davidson. Mining remains at or near the surface with no deep shafts or machinery. Hoisting relies on windlasses, and operations target veins showing pay on the surface only.
On the 20th of next month Central Pacifico will begin selling round trip tickets good for 60 days to the New Orleans Exposition for 150 dollars. No tickets will be sold after April 30 1885.
A circular to all state and territorial governors requests each appoint one delegate-at-large to the National Cattle Men's Convention to be held in St Louis on November 17.
The Reno Lumber Company yesterday assigned to the First National Bank. Liabilities are estimated near 17000 dollars with assets not disclosed.
Members of Nevada Lodge K of H are reminded the lodge will meet tomorrow evening on Thursday instead of Friday as previously. It is reported the Wine House will open at some time next month.
Dennis Hogan of Peavine will cast about fifteen votes this year in Peavine precinct. A large delegation went to Verdi for the dance. The Verdi event, plus town chatter, politics, and local business fill the day, including barber shop closures and rail-road progress.
Senator Jones spoke for over two hours addressing the Silver question tariff and Chinese issues before a large Washoe audience. He refuted allegations about Huntington and Clark, recalled stock details, and denounced a rival as a vulgar deceiver, drawing fervent applause throughout.
A man closely known to Sheriff Emmitt describes a factional push by reformists backed by Justice W. Young and Constable Nash to determine Washoe County officers. The piece notes a “community of interest” among local elites and criticizes officers seen as lax. It also reports the Reno Lumber Co dispute and sale of Nevada and California properties by the McIntosh brothers to C. T. Bender to settle debts.
The Ohio Supreme Court with three affirmations and two dissents declares the Scott liquor tax unconstitutional. The majority holds the lien clause of the Scott Law is a license provision and renders the entire act void. No opinion on whether the law is void as tax or license.
The District Court sat yesterday while the Grand Jury met informally and adjourned to 10 o clock today. No business was transacted by either the Court or the Jury. Weather prophets predict a very mild day.
In Vinton Iowa October 28 Republican Attorney General nominee A J Baker retold a tale about Thomas A Hendricks with a Union veteran son insulted for wearing a Federal uniform. Blythe of Vera Springs heard Hendricks refuse to greet the son at his Indianapolis office provoking anger from soldiers in attendance who shouted they would rather hang him than vote for him.
The Nevada Land and Cattle Company based at Kelly Creek sold 1000 head of beef cattle last week to Chapman and Horn of San Francisco, with about 400 head shipped from Iron Point. Cattle average nearly 700 pounds, reflecting the impact of graded stock and Durhams crossbreeding on Nevada ranges. The Kelly Creek and I. L. ranches, consolidated under the company, raise bulls and improved stock, expected to command higher prices and encourage further herd improvements as prices stay strong.
Long-headed John Sherman and President Arthur predict Republicans will carry every Northern State. The claim inspires Blaine and Logan supporters with confidence that Blaine Logan protection will win by a larger electoral margin than Garfield. It implies a Republican Congress a stronger navy and firm American policy.
The latest grocery line from Chicago arrives via Gal Latin and Folsom. King’s Favorite Food is a ready to cook blend of ground popcorn, Mexican pinole and oats. It is described as excellent and wholesome for breakfast, a delicious dinner dessert, and an ideal diet for children and invalids.
A large delegation traveled Wednesday evening to Verdi for a blowout. The dance began after the 9:30 train arrived while Republican candidates held an enthusiastic two hour meeting for the gathered crowd.
The friends of F. W. Dunn of the Nevada Central Railroad, who left Battle Mountain for the East in a dying condition, are pleased to hear he has returned home to Brimfield Illinois in fair condition to recover. Hon H F Bartine of Carson was in town yesterday and may speak in Reno next Monday night.
Mexico plans to astonish the world at the New Orleans Exposition with a Gulden 192 feet by 288 feet residence style pavilion featuring an open courtyard 115 by 184 feet and advanced Mexican architecture. It will also showcase a large octagonal iron mineral exhibit described as a fairy like structure with delicate tracery.
A woman’s unseen burden frames a life of quiet service. She bears sorrow and brushes past despair to comfort the poor and lonely. Her daily acts of mercy, not fame, prove a grand woman’s true life.
The item details multiple centenarians and near-centenarians across the United States and Canada, noting ages 90s to 110s, marriages, deaths, and long lifespans. It cites Mrs Elizabeth Sameer of Orange Virginia 18104 years old and others in Maine Massachusetts Wisconsin and beyond with varied life events and anecdotes.
A prominent Nevada politician and state senator said Nevada would give Blaine and Logan a 1000 vote majority. The Democrats back Cassidy for Congress against Woodburn who has a strong record in the western district. The legislature is seen as Republican and the Supreme Judge favored to be Republican, with Nevada joining the Republican column in Blaine's favor.
Theodore Lyman reviewed the birth of county agricultural fairs in an opening address at the Mechanics' Fair in Boston. He traced their roots to New York over sixty years ago and noted their growth into state and institute fairs, shaping industrial progress. He also cited international fairs in London, Paris, Philadelphia, and New Orleans as further developments of the idea.
Austin Cobin, president of several railroads, offers New York and Brooklyn $250000 yearly to run the railway passenger business on the East River Bridge or $450000 to use the bridge with all current city rights. He guarantees passenger and team tolls will not exceed present rates and pledges a 2 cent railway fare and 25 percent lower truck fares, a rental under 3 percent of the bridge cost.
Across the country railroads face costly weed growth along tracks. Burlington trials a new device with two front pipes that channel exhaust steam onto the ground, killing weeds for two feet on each side and promising effective control.
Tadousac at the Saguenay St Lawrence inlet claims the oldest church in America. Built in 1617 by Jacques Cartier for the French colony the twenty feet square building houses ancient vestments and a remarkable Virgin Mary painting said to bear miraculous properties by Quebec habitants.
George M. Lee, linked as a Lundy shoptust kin, is noted as a nephew of the Lee tied to Mountain Meadows massacre. In the East, Irish Catholics express strong backing for Blaine amid political alignments and regional sentiment.
The Mil and Express reviews New York politics and projects Blaine carrying the state by 30 000 to 40 000 votes from a total around 1 300 000. Butler may reach 45 000 with 12 000 in the city. Prohibition votes may collapse before election day. Tammany Hall is said to be in distress and Grant may win mayor, with trading and schemes expected.
The Nevada Wool Growers Association at Winnemucca September 8 1884 urges voters to back the Republican party and its congressional candidate to restore the 1867 wool tariff. They argue Democrats favor free trade and oppose protective tariffs, citing voting patterns from the 47th Congress and various committees to support their position.
Senator John Sherman states Blaine is certain to win Northern State and that a wide victory is a foregone conclusion. He asserts strong support and predicts an easy triumph for Blaine in the upcoming contest.
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