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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1884
Page
3
Office hours run 8 to 12 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Money order department open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday hours 8:20 to 10:20 a.m. - Evans, P. M. Orlando.
Entered items report Uncle Jake Moran retires from Ocean Spray Saloon and an inch of snow at Junction Long Valley. Many short notes on residents travel, business, school appointments, and local civic updates across Elko County.
A meeting of California competitors for the Inter-State match in Carson City NV heated over rifle choice. Fifth Infantry shooters refused to go without Remington Hepburn rifles, while Adjutant General Crosby restricted to Springfield and Sharp-Burchard. Predicts likely California default and Nevada victory, despite last year's close loss.
A Journal reporter recounts a Saturday evening dance at the Nevada Asylum for the Mentally Ill in Reno. More than a hundred visitors from Reno Glendale and the Truckee Meadows joined inmates in a cheerful program with the Reno Guard Band and the asylum string band providing music. The superintendent supervised with care, inmates dressed neatly, and the event ended with orderly goodnights as visitors departed. The piece praises the wholesome recreation and notes the asylum’s reputation for care and kindness within its walls.
The Reno Nevada post office for September 6 1884 lists uncalled letters including Armstrong WH Lesle WFP Berzen Henry Marsh WJ Black Roberts 2 Mahoney John Bighan W D Monroe Col E B Bailock WS McKinney J 8 Bonchard Mrs E McBride Frank Bowling Mrz Nelson Mary Campbell Matt Nagle Ellen Carlgon Oscar Overton L J Dickinson Mrs M O'Hare Jennie Dennis DC Powers J J DeVali H Petton J8 Feiche W Reed Mrs H Ellen Fitzmier Geo 3 Remer Geo Fox C F Salomon J Fisharty John Sadler J W Fleming 8 R-2 Neg We Faull Mrs E Stackpool Mary A Grant John Stoddard Chas F Gladson Geo Ws Taylor H J Haskel D H Townsend J W E King R M Wallen Thos Lane FL Wedekind Geo Lewis Miss LC White Dr Liddle John mien vom Oxzxanpo Evans PM
The Enterprise reports progress at the Comstock lode with deep exploration and drifting 1000 to 1500 feet below the surface. Miners are reaching previously neglected areas as they push deeper, recalling earlier bonanza depths at Ophir Mexican Gold Gill and California Consoli dated Virginia. Exploration aims to balance depth with thorough examination of older ground.
Bids to rebuild the Mayberry Bridge over the Truckee river were opened by the Commissioners. J J Walker offered 3200 dollars, Lankey and Smith 2800, and San Francisco Bridge Co 1843. Action deferred until next Monday with possible award to California Bridge Co whose bid is about 1000 lower and lumber deduction of 12 dollars per thousand to be applied. The net county cost is about 1400 dollars.
The Justice Court yesterday dealt with Pat tick Prunty for drunken and dis orderly conduct and sent him over the river for ten days. Two Indian women, too drunk to navigate, were picked up and taken to the cooler then given a temperance lecture before being released. Richard Collins, after a cooling period to sober up, was discharged.
Greenfield residents donate 320 toward race purses at Mason Valley Fair. Fulton Foundry’s Alex McCone to supply six new pans for Eureka mill with injector upgrade planned. Byron Gates yields large blackberries. A C Flemming brings stock for Mason Valley ranch. Wheat crop expected to grow despite no local mill to grind flour.
County Assessor Perkins of Humboldt completes the 1884 assessment roll showing total taxable property at 3 153 689 dollars. The 1883 valuation was 3 046 391 dollars, an increase of 106 289 dollars confirming a stable outlook for Humboldt County's economy.
Wednesday’s Daily Joureat reports A K Lambis as Sierra Valley, local miners’ concerns in Tuscarora, and town news from Reno including court terms, mill operations, and a failed train switch. It notes elections in Virginia City, business ads, and a lecture by Sarah Winnemuca.
The Eureka Sentinel discusses the Coffin Coffin divorce suit with the U S district attorney arranging the divorce in Sacramento and the second husband marrying the woman. It notes adultery charges are likely to excite Carson society while preserving the subject’s innocence until proved.
A Virginia City lawyer argues that amendments agreed by the last Legislature are to be voted on at the next election, but editors are mistaken. Amendments require both houses to approve before being submitted to the people in 1886, while the Convention remains the sole constitutional issue the public will vote on next November.
Douglas County lies in Nevada with diverse resources including farming, mining, and lumber. About 50 000 acres are tillable, soil fertility supports crops, and surplus produce is shipped to other parts of the state. Long Carson River irrigation aids agriculture and transport, Empire expands wood output to Gold Hill and Virginia, and nearby Sierras and Pine Nut District hold rich mineral wealth evidenced by a recent strike in the Golden Belt mine.
The Washoe County tax roll lists 860 taxpayers. Notables paying over ten thousand dollars include C Derby and John H Dall with 10 550 and 11 270 respectively, several individuals and firms such as J Brey and Thos Mayberry, and corporations like Ward Bros Irvine Ayers and Nevada Lumber Co. Total overage amounts to 1 190 345 with many more over 9000. The Board of Equalization may adjust levies but reductions appear unlikely.
Appraisers appointed by the District Judge A A Longley H L Fish and C W Jones valued Lake estate property at 184000. Tax assessment lists the property at 65840, about one third the appraised value. The discrepancy suggests a sale value much higher than the tax value.
Morris Peyser assistant treasurer of Baldwin theater San Francisco arrived in Reno as advance agent for the Ellsler company to arrange a Wednesday September 17 engagement at the Nevada Theater. Peyser is praised as a square man and the show is touted as a good entertainment.
A saloon displays a potato vine bearing well developed potatoes that grow above ground like tomatoes. The tubers show a slight green tinge. Probable use as food is doubtful due to health concerns.
Daily trains run on the E and P Railroad between Eureka and Palisade. Previously three trains weekly, the Post Office Department contracted a buckboard mail run in spring and summer. Efforts seek to switch the mail to rail service.
In California yesterday marked the 34th anniversary of statehood with recall of the arrival of the news in San Francisco. In Reno several people were aboard the steamer that carried the first report and Dick Kelly, a former newsboy, bought 1500 copies of the New York Herald and Tribune and sold them all by night for a dollar each.
Paymaster Milla visits. District Court in session Saturday. Congressman Cassady departs for Eureka. Capt Griffin due back from Colorado. E L Seitz ex sheriff Elko in town. Prof Legate predicts pleasant weather through holidays. Maine GOP majority exceeds 19000. Reno voter list may reach 900. Carson native sonChina education trip east. Long Valley funeral. two carloads of wheat arrive for Silver Star Mill. John Douglas improves Commercial Row. Stevenson and others travel to Comstock. Cassady begins campaign. Mrs Ent and daughter visiting Franktown. Mining machinery shipment en route to Blackfoot. Walter Fulmer heads to Battle Mountain as Nevada Central Messenger. Lake House transformed. District Court citizenship filings light. Central Pacific expanding snow sheds. Burke mine nearing tests. Pyamid furnace completed. test results awaited. East emigrant flow exceeds West for CP railroad. N & O Railroad buys Reno land for side tracks. Prince Naches in Reno from Winnemucca seeks Dr Bergman. Smiths return to Tahoe. Sanderland stock airs. Old proverb cited. John Sunderland stocks largest range of boots and shoes in state with flexible orders.
The magazine edited by T. De Witt Talmage is praised for liberality enterprise and talent. It features sermons by Moody poetry by Mrs Worvey Longfellow and others with serial stories and essays. A single copy costs 25 cents and a yearly postpaid subscription is $2.50. Mrs Frank Leslie publisher Park Place New York.
The Truckee Republican explains the swing train will run daily between Truckee and Reno to handle local cars and reduce regular trains workload. Engineer Charlie Garcia will operate the locomotives and live in Reno.
Reno residents will see Effie Ellsler perform Hazel Kirke for one night only on Wednesday September 17 in a tour that features Henry Lee and Frank Weston. The program opens with David Belasco's four act romantic drama A Belle Russe, presented with New York quality scenery and stage effects.
Assessor Stoddard explains the wide gap between court appraisals and the assessment roll for Lake estate property. About $100,000 of estate property is assessed to others, including Silver Star Mill half to Beck & Co Arcademe Hall, Palace Hotel taxes paid by Al White, Bowers Mansion by Dave Lodge, and $7,500 assessed to Reno Gas Co. Other estate property similarly situated adds to the discrepancy.
Pat Keating, a fearless veteran past seventy, spent the summer erecting an elegant brick residence on his Western Addition grounds. The project, excluding his labor, costs about 1500 dollars and will provide a lasting home for the remainder of his life.
Levy Brothers plan to relocate to the Horn building by month end, gaining better display space for their extensive dry goods stock. The firm is described as carrying the state's largest and most varied dry goods selection at notably reasonable prices.
Farmers Burke and Dr. Brooks from Sherman District plan systematic work at the Sherman mine. They purchased hoisting works and buildings in Virginia and will move the equipment to the site, with Jim Burke handling details and removal. A Methodist camp meeting is set for September 17 in Meekins grove near Loyalton led by Rev. G W De Ls Matyr. E W Crutcher sold his Piute Valley cattle ranch in Northwestern Humboldt to Lux and Miller.
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