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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1884
Page
3
Public notice from Revada State Journal listing office hours and postmaster Evans. Clerk hours are 8 to 12 A M with afternoon session from 1 to 4 PM and 8:30 to 10:30 PM. Addressed to readers and customers.
A special car with James Gordon Bennett and his party traveled east yesterday morning. Nearby, W. H. Dickens residence was burglarized Tuesday afternoon during the family’s temporary absence. thieves took 140 dollars in cash. Ben Bacon testified before the Grand Jury at Verdi regarding a shooting between an Indian and a white man. John Richardson and Charlie Becker adopt reform in cellar door business. Richardson led the move. Indian agent William Gibson moved to take charge of the Pyramid reservation, predecessor to vacate October 1. A Ruby Hill fire yesterday destroyed several buildings valued about 8000 dollars. Purcell was the principal loser, insured for 2000. Nevada State Mill floor give-away caused damage. repairs underway and new machinery to raise capacity to 75 barrels per day.
The Seventh Day Adventists hold a state camp meeting in Oakland with over 200 tents in an affinit eucalyptus grove four blocks long. The event opened on Sept 18 and runs to Sept 30 with a 700 plus Sabbath school and a large pavilion gathering. Prominent speakers include J H Waggoner J N Loughborough A T Jones H A St John J O Corliss and G D Ballou among many local ministers.
Races set for Paradise on Oct 8-10 and Winnemucca on Oct 28-30 with Frost Day, Szcoxp Day, Tarpa Day programs. Purse details include premium races for running and trotting, with specific prizes and distances, featuring Humboldt County horses and several named owners and horses.
Undertaker Sanders was notified by John Borland of Rye Patch to bring a metallic casket on the first train to ship East the remains of a person who died at Rye Patch the name not given. Justice Young fined A J Clark $120 for selling whisky to Indians urging full penalty including six months in jail.
At Winnemnacea and Sept consorts the first meeting offers Free for All races with purses of 200 dollars per race. The program includes half mile heats first and second place prizes of 125 and 75 dollars respectively in multiple events spanning two-year-old Humboldt county horses and trot events with 300 dollar purses and mile heats.
At 1 pm yesterday John Hogan and Chris Zaspel were admitted to citizenship on the witnesses of Judge Webster, Wm Reynolds, P N Marker, and Charles Becker. Prisoners W J Bryant and Indian Bab were arraigned. Bryant pleaded guilty and faces sentence this morning, Bab awaits pleading until Saturday. Both defendants are represented by H B Cossitt.
Judge Field rules habeas corpus cases against Chinese immigrants, stating that a wife cannot enter the United States on her husband's certificate. Each wife must have her own certificate issued by the Chinese Government and approved by the U S Consul at departure. The ruling significantly restricts bringing Chinese women to the United States for immoral purposes.
Firemen complain to Commissioners over depositing the fire plug key with the Sheriff on the bridge. They say the location is out of the way and a fire could burn the bridge before the key is found. They urge leaving the plug unlocked for instant access in emergencies.
Charles M Fassett of Ruby Hill declares his bid for Assemblyman at the Republican County Convention He is well known and expected to win if nominated His youthful intelligence and reliability are touted as assets for a trustworthy legislature member Local readers are urged to consider Fassett as a strong candidate in the party process.
The October number of Frank Leslie s Popular Monthly features over 12 pages of articles stories and sketches with illustrations numbering above 100 including a colored frontispiece The Intoxication of Draught The House of Lords by Noel Ruthven A Day at Chiselhurst by Sarah K Bolton and An American Impress irio s Experience in British Britain by J Charles Davis The serial A Dark Deed concludes along with poetry by F H Parker C Grierod Susan K Phillips and more Subscriptions are $2 50 yearly or 25 cents per issue Mrs Frank Leslie publisher at Park Place New York.
Coroner Sanders transported the metallic casket with the remains of Edwin Darrow to Batavia New York after Darrow was found dead in his Rye Patch bed Thursday about 8 am. Darrow had come to Humboldt County last spring for mining with a Batavia company, later returning to develop a mine near Rye Patch believed connected to the Humboldt Queen. He belonged to the Masonic Lodge in Batavia where his family resides.
The Eureka and Sentinel papers praise Charley Fassett as a strong candidate for Nevada’s Lower House, calling him an educated, business savvy man who would be an industrious legislator. Churchill County Democrats nominate a full county ticket including Pike, Little, Brandon, Kent, Brulyea, Allen, Daniels, Whitman, Walker, and Brander for various offices. A variety of local notices follow including sales offers, Paradise hotel expansion, Gold Hill voter registration progress, Tuscarora hall purchase by secret orders, and other crop of regional items.
Carson Appeal argues the issue should not be treated as a party or railroad fight. It notes that both pro and anti railroad papers align, suggesting the railroad itself has no stake in forcing a Convention.
A chronicle of sprint and distance marks across major tracks. Alla and Elizabeth set two year old mile and dash records at Sacramento and Sheepshead Bay, while Miss Woodford dominates multi mile races. The piece praises California climate for horses and notes fractions matter more than overall times.
The item lists statistics on literacy, government payrolls, post offices, river and harbor costs, and political figures. It notes illiteracy rates, clerk counts in various offices, postal costs, rail and street data, and the distribution of illiterate voters by state, along with notable individuals such as James G. Fair and Tom Chiltren.
Fett Reviewer reflects on clearing out holdings at the Produce Exchange and now farms forty acres back home split between onions and turnips. He expresses relief at avoiding grain pests, floods, and frost harming crops in Kansas Illinois Missouri and the Ohio Valley. He notes weather balance favors one crop over the other and calls the situation a great relief.
Los Angeles leads the 1864 honey output with an estimated 10,000 tons valued at 1,000,000 dollars. Other counties lack received statistics but ranking places San Diego first after Los Angeles, followed by Ventura Santa Barbara and San Bernardino in that order.
Poetic call to Cleveland voters to back James G. Blaine in November. Rousing language warns against opposing factions and urges supporters to quit hesitation and join the Blaine movement, framing the choice as a shared victory in the upcoming election.
The report surveys global trade and finance trends. It notes war price shifts for tea coffee pepper and tapioca in London, Austrian vessels to boost commerce, Japan's diverse coinage with 1000 pieces per dollar in some cases, and a surge in cheap interior telegraphy boosting French telegram activity. It cites Garfield biography sales, cotton crop totals with declines, Scotland fishery value and social reach, Han Qua’s Chinese banking practices pairing pawn brokering with banking, high interest in China at twenty to thirty five percent, and collateral pledging at low values.
The Proce Record lists upcoming Republican primaries with no contest, promising a cold day for old bums. It warns old drunks to clear out, noting no free drinks or meals will be provided and calling the conduct despicable and an outrage to the bulwark of the United States.
The Appeal reports Secretary of State Dormer says papers statewide may publish the Constitutional Amendment if they choose and await payment by the next Legislature. He may designate one paper per county and notify them the payment is conditional on future legislative action. This would grant semi official status and likely lead to bill approvals under such a plan.
An order from Union Pacific headquarters bans issuing passes except to employees on company business and forbids trip passes to the Missouri river. All holders of complimentary annual or quarterly passes will be notified at expiration.
A historical census item shows that 38 Senators, half the Senate, represented specific state populations. States listed include Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Oregon Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont West Virginia and others, with populations ranging from about 62,266 to 996,096. The passage notes the uneven representation relative to total US population of 49,371,340.
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