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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1884
Page
4
Weekly Seada State Journal outlines new regulations for Reno office operations. The order department will operate from 6 o'clock A M to 1 o'clock P M with Sunday hours 8:30 to 10:30. Details dated May 1, 1884 by Evans P. M. Euno.
Saturday's Daily Journal notes Capt Griffin at Canyon City Colorado and an inter-State shooting match set for Carson next Tuesday. Charley Chase to open a new saloon next Wednesday. Paradise Mining ships bullion worth 4134 dollars. M T Barnett to wind up business by month’s start. Vandermark couple visit Virginia City. Armory Hall lit for first time. Weber lake property sold to W B Tiffany. Bidwell party returns from California. eight cabinet specimens sent to New Orleans Exposition. J W McCardy reports Paradise mine dividend. a drunken assault on a Virginia Street lady leads to police action. Al White brings Kentucky curiosities home. Central Hotel sold at Sheriff sale for 700 dollars. Prof Dobsen travels to Mt Corey to study Mexican smelting works.
W J Bryant pleaded guilty to forging a 35 cent railroad certificate to 235 cents and selling it to Tom Barnett. Judge Boardman imposed the minimum penalty of one year in the state prison citing youth and remorse. Sheriff Pave took him to Carson after sentencing. A Nevada and Oregon Railroad contract to extend from Oneida to the Junction 6 miles was awarded to J J Holmes and H L W Knot. Work begins with tools and machinery for a December 15 completion target and possible winter operation if weather allows. Daily trains may run once the section finishes.
The Messenger notes Galena mines are prospering with ore ready for shipment and new starts. B F Wilson plans to reopen White and Shi-Job, Trinity mine ore appears sufficient for a year, Me lander brothers ship a carload of first class ore, Blossom mine employs several men, Honora O Neal shows top galena in the state. A Justice Court jury failed to reach a verdict on Sherman charged with giving whisky to Indians. retrial set for today.
Sunday Daily Journal reports a wide mix of Reno area happenings: D E Miller and S Pauley in town, E B Ryan westbound, Gen R M Clarke to Elko on business, earthquake felt in Sierra Valley, Dr Bergstein visiting San Francisco, Jim Foxwell and Judge Borman in Verdi, wheat and cattle movements in Reno market, N & O railroad trains, Sallie Winnemucca seen on streets, freight teams at the depot, six carloads of cattle to San Francisco, more wheat absorbed by Nevada State mill, Adventier camp turned into baseball field, Mrs L J Whittier birth in Cincinnati, a fresh cigar lot at E Meyers, diphtheria receding on Comstock, California rifle team en route to Carson, Douglas and White Pine politics, Democrats nominate Robert E Brigga for State Senator, White House stock up, Bourgeois family moving to Sacramento, Ex Senator Stewart speech in San Francisco, Levy Brothers dry goods sale, Eugene Griswold to arrive from California, Lillie Rule visiting Reno, Douglas county Dems mass convention in Genoa, Lindsay and Dawson return from Winnemucca with game, assault hearing on Virginia Street, Grizzly Dan examined for insanity and committed, pests becoming comatose, E B Zubriskee forms Mitchel Post G A R, 25 charter members, rabbits and game threatened, Peavine Mountain expedition, Charley Williams returns from Long Valley to Reno plant, Huffaker nominated for long term Commissioner, no change in Assembly ticket, N S Sherman guilty of giving whisky to Indians, Blaine belt fashion, Charley Hill Native Son silk, Brookins stock of school supplies, envelopes at $2 per thousand, N & O to extend road to Oneids Monday morning.
Alex Wise, owner of the Humboldt Reduction Works, announces a $250 reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who started a fire near the dry kiln at the mill on the night of the 19th instant.
The Carson Index notes Tom Tennant’s push to annex all territory south of Ophir to Ormsby county, with 1871 legislation cited. If Tennant wins the Assembly race, annexation becomes his defining effort amid a factional contest over 1200 acres of land and ten miles of railroad.
An Indiana doctor now in Kansas writes to a Reno friend praising the state’s wealth and prosperity. He notes contented people and that prohibition satisfies temperance voters while access to whisky and beer in many towns pleases others. He predicts the St John party will fade in the next election.
Mr Horn devised a simple boss hinge to replace nuisance old trap-door straps for a sidewalk cellar passage under a new building. Merchants may use the hinge royalty free and may gain a share of the patent when obtained.
Maurice May earned a standing status among Reno pedestrians after a Friday Verdi trip. He walked there around 1 p.m., conducted important business, and returned before dark, presenting a certificate from Jim Foxwell as proof of the journey.
The Carson Crawford primary yesterday drew 491 votes with no opposition to Senator Evan Williams. It is believed G N Folsom Alfred Helm and Geo Tyrrell were chosen for the Assembly. A very close contest occurred between Crisler and Swift for Sheriff.
The Postmasters at Fort Bidwell and Cedarville are described as careless officials. The Reno office frequently returns letters that should not go there and some addressed to nearby residents. Recently several Cedarville letters were routed to Reno from Bidwell.
Augustus Williams and his wife, longtime Comstock residents, have been appointed Superintendent and Matron of the State Orphans Home. They are described as well suited to lead and to provide fatherly and motherly care to the orphans. In district court Indian Bob pled not guilty to an assault to kill, with trial set for October 1. Clark vs Antelope Mining Company is slated for trial Saturday.
A dated advertisement urges mothers to use Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething to ease night time suffering from a teething child. It claims immediate relief for crying and pain and lists cures for dysentery diarrhea wind colic gum inflammation and general toning of the body. Sold by druggists worldwide 25 cents. feb 21 awilyr Blaine bats are plentiful hereabouts and Blaine men are more 90
Tuesday’s Deily Journal reports 160 patients in the Asylum. Frank Merrill from Pest vine and Geo Froman of Sierras Valley visit town. The Bodie and Mono stock quotes appear with 2 and 224. Local elections and party tickets are noted, with meetings in Gold Hill and Candelaria. The Reno Guard receives chairs and a piano. a marriage license is issued. and Postmaster-General Hatton extends post office hours to 6 PM.
The Enterprise notes a fine contribution by William H Patton with drawings and photographs of ponderous Comstock machinery. The works, largely built at Union Foundry in San Francisco, are sketched from multiple angles to convey the device’s remarkable mechanism for readers.
The Roll of Honor for girls lists Cora Manning 98.5 Emma Blunnett 98.5 Flora Northrop 98.2 and Carrie Meily 97.9 for the month ending September 24. In music, Cora Manning is noted with Mrs. Ray for the same period.
The Supreme Court ruled the act extending County Assessors terms unconstitutional. Washoe County faces a fixed situation with the treasurer serving as ex officio assessor under the Fish law. If valid, no election needed. if not, an assessor must be elected. Commissioners meet next Monday to consider options and submit a plan to the court before election day.
Walter Fulmer, promoted to Nevada Central Railroad agent, was honored with an impromptu farewell by Reno friends at the Nevada Theater on Sept 9. The Reno Guard Band presented a miniature gold cornet and speakers praised his manly career, community respect, and future self reliance as he departs for new residence.
The Enterprise urges consolidating Storey Ormaby Washoe and Lyon counties into one county under a Legislature with about 22 000 population. It argues savings from eliminating 30 to 40 officials, suggests Reno Carson and Dayton could be governed as towns, and proposes a popular vote to decide county seat name and indebtedness arrangements. The piece notes Washoe as the proposed name and calls for dissolving costly county pride.
P9d recounts Kelly leading a sheep-guarding party to Sardine Valley. He camped in Skedaddle Valley, awoke to missing barges and horses, hunted three days, walked home exhausted while the animals reached home shortly before him. A recovery team later retrieved the wagon.
L. N. Arnold, a veteran prospector, arrived from the Black Rock country with ore samples. He recalls several ledges on a summer hunt, praising a rich nickel content in one sample showing 30 percent nickel in a San Francisco assay. He plans thorough testing of all rock before returning.
The District Court yesterday handled probate matters and issued an open venire for the State v Indian Bob, set for trial tomorrow morning. This appears to be the sole jury trial this term, with all other cases likely to waive jury, making the September term quieter for taxpayers.
Last Saturday evening Colonel E B Zabriskie of Carson instituted General Mitchell Post No 69 G A R. Officers elected for the current term include W E Lindsey Commander T F Laycock Senior Vice Commander N P Jaques Junior Vice Commander 8 BR Hemp Adjutant Dr E P Bemis Surgeon Rev Win Lucas Chaplain A Fletcher Quarter master I M Thompson Officer of the Day A A Evans Sergeant Major H H Hogan Quartermaster Sergeant.
Mapleson reports Miss Nevada will create the role of Lakme in the United States with Deli bes supervising the opera’s production and adapting new music for a ballet. He praises Emma Nevada as a major triumph since Faust and notes Patti’s October 25 sail. Nilsson’s contract hangs pending a favorable word from the New York Academy of Music.
The North Trudes School honors list for the month ending September 26 features Frank Vance with 99.2, Lottie Shaber 99, Frank Dunning 97.5, May Kinney 97.2, Minnie Smith 97.2, Kelle Kinney 95.5, Emma Ross 94.1, Charlie Ross 94, Bessie Gault 93.3, Perry Moore 93, Ide Moore 92.2, Emma Burch 91.1, and Frank Smith 90.1. Exxta Bisnor is the teacher.
Last Friday Havener packed the Nevada State mineral collection at Carson weighing two to three tons for display near the California State Cabinet at the Exposition. The Carson Appeal reports J D Kersey's newborn child is totally blind from birth and eyes swollen before diagnosis. The family and community express deep sympathy for the affliction.
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