17 Sep 1887
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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1887
Page
1
The weekly issue of the Hevada State Journal published every Saturday morning presents local news, brief notices, and community updates. Includes headlines from nearby towns, weather outlook, and public announcements for residents and readers.
The speaker argues Nevada must unite to secure irrigation water, criticizing decades of mining wealth extraction. A state-run water department is urged to develop and control water rights, enabling home making and agricultural growth. If not undertaken, Nevada risks desert stagnation and demographic decline.
The Coroner's inquest into George Pic coli's death at Bailton Elko county showed George Lewis the slayer left the building after the fatal shot and returned to fire two more rounds into the dead or dying man. Two Munich electricians Mestern and Helldobler have invented a telephone that records spoken words on chemically prepared paper. Rog
The 1887 Reno document states that county officers, including the District Attorney, are paid fixed salaries under state law. It concludes deputies may only be authorized where law permits, notably for the Sheriff and the Assessor, and that all deputy bills or extra help claims should be rejected unless explicitly authorized by statute. The District Attorney advises the Board of County Commissioners to refuse payments for deputies not supported by law.
The London Times via the San Francisco Chronicle mocks Gladstone's invitation to represent England at the Constitutional Centennial. It questions his suitability while asserting his status as the finest exemplar of constitutional liberty and noting Blaine would not be the American pick for an English celebration.
The Times attacks both Gladstone and Blaine amid a debate on Irish rights and reform. The piece lauds Gladstone for pushing suffrage and representative government, while praising Blaine for sympathy with Irish suffering and a stance against outworn traditions. The Times is portrayed as overheated yet powerless.
Governor Lonesbury received from Colonel Jones the flag taken by the Fifteenth Connecticut Volunteers at Plymouth surrender in 1964. The guidon made by Hartford ladies was presented to the regiment and will be delivered to the sixteen at their reunion next week.
The Humboldt Hiver reports cattle king William Dunphy bought upland railroad lands and plans to divert Humboldt River waters for irrigation. The move could dry ranch meadows, Hum boldt Lake, and Big Meadows, prompting suits and injuring county property. Ranchers sent a committee to Beowawe. claims of dammed streams were found but no action taken.
Tuesday Dail Journal brief reports a dog poisoner active in Virginia City. Other items note 15 men on sewer work, ore discoveries at Grey Eagle, Crown Point and Yellow Jacket operations resuming, and local social updates including births, deaths, and moving plans in Reno.
Gov Davis and several officials visited the Bay area while Senators Fuley and Boyle traveled in and out of Virginia. George Russell and John Mackay passed through, with local business figures, mine reports, and a Chicago colony planning settlement in Nevada County. The Enterprise notes improvements in the Boss process for quicksilver, a booming Reno fair demand for stalls, and rising land prices amid strong mining optimism across western Nevada.
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