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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1907
Page
5
Local notes list numerous residents and visitors in Yerington. Sam R. returns from illness. Sheriff Randall and many others are seen in town. A funeral at the M E church honors a prominent resident with large attendance.
Terrence McGowan, a 59 year old immigrant from Ireland who helped shape Bodie and Aurora in their heyday, died after a life noted for integrity and community service. A former Lyon County legislator in the 1880s, he built a large family in Mason Valley and left a wide circle of friends mourning his passing.
James Parker of this city leaves Friday for several weeks in southern Idaho and Utah. He parted from his twin sister forty seven years ago during a fortune seeking journey in the west. They may reunite Christmas morning at Montepelier Idaho with a tearful, joyful embrace and stories of a long life apart. Parker, once an engineer on the Comstock, has varied fortunes in the west and now resides in Mason Valley with son James Parker Jr. and Ed Ross in the meat business here.
A hunting party built a fire Thursday in a Plummer ranch field that spread and burned ten acres of valuable pasture. The ranch, a premier hunting ground in the valley, may have its owner tighten controls to prevent repeat incidents.
Greenfield Lodge No 30 Knights of Pythias elected J W Guttery C C Theodore Trankel V C McCoy Chappelle P George W Willis M of F F J Wicks M of B W B Hannon K of RK H Blanchard M of W Wm Hetherell M at A Neil McLeod J G John Arends C G Trustees F H Kneemeeyer C M Mcleod I W Vogier on Thursday evening to serve the ensuing term.
All persons knowing themselves are debted to the Werington Coach Horse company are requested to settle before January 1 1908. At that date all accounts will be put in the hands of an attorney for collection. W G Larne is authorized collector for the firm. Parties he does not see may settle with John Snyder or C Hironymous Veringingon Exrnction Coacu Horst Co.
City bids per ton for hauling broken rock and gravel from the hill northwest of the bridge to Main street for filling and macadamizing. Contracts go to the lowest and best bidder. Deadline is noon Monday December 23 1907 with bids filed at the city clerk’s office.
Mrs. T. M. McGowan and family express gratitude to those who offered sympathy and help during the death of their husband and father.
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Mason Valley Mines Company a Maine corporation by Her bert R K Gaon attorney in fact residing Yerington Nevada filed for United States patent on the Excelsior group of claims in Mason Mining District Lyon County Nevada comprising Excelsior Excelsior No 2 No 3 No 4 No 5 and North Excelsior with surface ground and survey details, asserting a total area of about 1400.5 acres. The claim is recorded in Lyon County records and located in Township 4 N Range 25 E MDM, with magnetic variation noted. Publication requested in Yerington Times for nine consecutive weeks.
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