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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1884
Page
7
The post office adopts new hours for business with the money order department from 9 to 11 and from 1 to 5. Sunday hours are 8:30 to 9. In Ontario Reno May 1 1884.
Long Valley visitors and locals populate the week with social notes. Mentions include Jim Holbrook carrying a Hawthorne cane, Merritt from Long Valley, and Morris Ash using a cane. Boots and shoes stocked at Tom Barnett’s, Mrs. Steinburger’s return to Long Valley, and La Fay’s restaurant building trade. Wool from lambs, Cedarville visitors, repaired saw mill, citizenship admissions, and race pools at Monarch Saloon. A revival draws attention as red sunsets blaze. Street conditions improve ahead of winter. electioneering tour to Pyramid. Odd Fellows roof repairs. apple crops sold at Nevada prices. torchlight procession in Austin for Senator Jones. travel to Susanville and Surprise Valley. funeral of Mrs. Tife. mineral curiosities bound for New Orleans. train passenger loses $210 at a dice game. Bragg’s ranch visit. and Bernard’s ore theft sentencing in Winnemucca.
The second day of the Catholic Fair drew a bigger daytime and evening crowd than Monday. Admission is 250 and grants a chance in a prize. Tickets are numbered. numbers are collected at the stair entrance and a duplicate placed in a cylinder for a nightly drawing awarding the prize.
The six year old son of George Wilson the ice man cut his tongue on a broken nail Monday evening. Dra Hogan and Dra Dawson stitched the tongue to hold its shape. Doctors believe it will heal properly.
A sizable audience heard Daggett defend Republican protection and labor rights while denouncing free trade and Democratic paths. He praised Blaine and Senator Jones, urged support for Washoe County Republicans, and endorsed Judge Hawley, who pledged to maintain past performance. Hawley then extolled Republican measures and urged young men to align with the party.
Two tramps rode brake beams on freight train No 8 as it paused over a road crossing east of Wadsworth. H C Scribenhauser was torn from the car and cut in two, his left leg severed. Coroner Pierson led an inquest confirming he was an 18 year old butcher from Springfield Illinois, headed to San Francisco after riding from Chicago. He was buried at Wadsworth Monday evening.
Senator Jones tours Elko and Tuscarora to speak while receptions for Jones and Woodburn energize Eastern Nevada. W H Havener and family visit Virginia. Daggett and Hawley depart by V and T. Verdi event hosts AOUW charity next Wednesday Oct 29. Local mining and church news share social and civic notes.
Dan O Keefe and Patsey Barry from Carson clashed about 11 last night as Barry fired twice at O Keefe. one shot hit Barney Clow s boy, grazing the scalp, though the youth is not dangerously hurt. May Murphy attempted morphine suicide yesterday afternoon but was rescued. by night she was out of danger. Weather was good and track attendance improved with lively races and pool box wagering.
From Friday's Daily Journal Dr Newmane's lecture features personal observations from Babylon and Nineveh. At Virginia City the Enterprise praised his two hour talk for its quiet polished style, vivid word painting, and scholarly discourse drawing on the Bible Zenophon Herodotus and antiquities.
The fair is well patronized each evening with ample amusements and entertaining ladies in charge. Attendees may contribute beyond the admission or not as they choose, with no pressure. Booths display ornaments, useful items, soda water, ice cream, candies, fruit, and a varied selection. The north side booth features a black thorn cane and a portrait of President James G Blaine.
A.J. Cuarg announces plans to publish a small daily paper named Nimble Nickel, delivering a neat sheet to customers at no charge. The notice invites customers to request items not on display and assures updates on the store's wide daily arrivals.
Wesley Clow, accidentally shot at the Palace Tuesday evening, lies at the Reno Exchange and is reported improving. The ball entered the scalp above the forehead, threaded under the skin for three inches, and exited near the crown. Dr Hogan says the skull was slightly creased but brain injury unlikely, while shooter Daffy fled, believing Clow was killed after he fell unconscious.
A reporter found Boyd in the treasurer's office with coat off and surrounded by books and ink stands, working hard. When asked when he would stump, he said he must finish organizing his books and send invitations to every taxpayer in the county, a task likely to take about a week.
The Republican meeting at Verdi moved from Friday October 31 to Wednesday 29 to allow attendance at the AOUW dance. Brown's appointment shifts from 29 to 31. Storey county Democratic Central Committee met Monday night. Resignations of Ogden Hiles and John Fegan as State Senate nominees were accepted and John Currie and Henry Daffy substituted.
Brevities collect a mix of visits and movements in Long Valley Reno and surrounding towns. Notable items include James Templar and Jack Wilkson in town, visits by Geo Stewart and Mrs Peck, and Woodburn’s campaign talk with projected support between 400 and 500 votes. Reports mention voters registered in Winnemucca Wadsworth Franktown and Pearine, railroad and theater events, upcoming Republican rallies, and mining prosperity with pyramid mine silver copper specimen display.
Wm Bovard of Long Valley found a man near the junction lying speechless with no identification. The sufferer, who uttered only the word Tone, was taken to a nearby house for care and will likely be moved to Susanville after Bovard notified Lassen County authorities.
Lyon County Times reports Lyon County may secure a small majority for Blane and Logas amid a statewide Democratic county swirl. The piece notes Lyon likely supports Blane and Logas while other counties trend with the party.
Ton Jalien the Republican nominee for County Clerk is praised for long legal experience and public service. The piece notes his modesty and strong qualification to run Reno-Washo County clerk duties, predicting a large majority. Also mentions Grismor Davies Co. Nevada Theater November 17 in Monte Cristo review by Los Angeles Herald praising Grismer and cast performances.
Yesterday Wm Sprague a brakeman on the W T local train was accidentally killed near Brunswick mill beyond Empire. He disappeared from his post at the Mound House and the down passenger train men notified. His mangled remains were found at Brunswick and brought to Carson where his parents reside.
The New York campaign plan for Blaine and Logan includes a return trip from the West with stops in Elmira Binghamton Corning Oswego Port Jervis and Middletown. Two grand demonstrations are planned and a large parade of uniformed clubs will feature nationally known travelers with a concluding mass meeting likely on the final campaign nights.
The Courier defends its platform stance on the Cassidy controversy, urging readers to review the Belmont Courier archives from September to November 1882 to verify headlines and typographical accuracy. The paper accuses Cassidy of misrepresentation and notes records available at the County Recorder in Belmont, asserting no such error exists in its columns. A closing plug promotes Old Log Cabin whiskey.
A mass meeting in Wall Street drew 15 000 merchants bankers and brokers to back Blaine and Logan. J H Herrick presided with reps from Produce Exchange and Dry Goods groups. Speakers included Gresham Morton Boutwell and Woodford who urged protection of American industry.
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