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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
3
The notice urges immediate voter registration ahead of an election, warns delays are dangerous, and states registration is required by law. It directs readers to the Bank building to register and emphasizes duty to self and community.
Nevada political notes spew rumor and intrigue from Tonopah to Reno. Buzzlets Patrick Henry McCarren plots dramatic speeches while Colonel Maxson eyes a Republican nomination. Local figures Ira Wagoner and Judge Rogers are named in whispered campaigns as Lyon county politics hums.
A Sunday August 16 challenge match is issued to the Yerington Regulars with a forfeit keg of refreshments for the losers. The Regular lineup and substitutes are listed with positions from Brown catching to Driscoll as sub. The piece also urges careful county commissioner selection and notes Mrs. Mollie Lewis of Oakland arrives in Yerington planning prospecting.
The second camping party came back last Saturday after a short trip. Four men Mason McLeod Frank Estes Harry Holland and Charles Doudell reported bear tracks a brush escape many trout and a dramatic dream of mountain lions. They fed a California game warden grouse to avoid arrest and killed two deer in a running fight. Venison was served that evening at the Yerington hotel.
A surprise motor trip hosted by J. J. Beatty took guests to Hinds Hot Springs in Smith Valley. The party stopped for water tasting and a lunch, returning in under two hours with praise for the host from J. J. Beatty Thad Hoppin Miss Pierce Josie Becker Edna McNeely J Cheatham and City Attorney N W Willis.
The committee of Greenfield Lodge No. 30 K of P submits the 4th of July report detailing activities, expenditures, and plans. It outlines fundraising, parade arrangements, and civic participation for Independence Day events.
A close call averted by a city official and luck after a late night in Yerington. Gun carrying residents were involved in a near double killing, prompting locals to seek cooling drinks at Vic Bernard's. Meanwhile New York Life reps Crane and Schaefer toured Nevada-Douglas ore properties and praised growth prospects.
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