Local notes on events and people in Yerington
In Yerington and nearby areas a flurry of civic activity and social notices unfolds. Election results prompt commentary as residents attend rallies and vote. the Greenwood Ditch Company meets. a carnival and Women’s Book Club plan events. locals travel to Reno, Virginia City, and Rawhide. mentions include W. C. Gilmore, Arthur Montague, Judge Bartine, Leslie Smaill, and M. Segal among others.
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Yerington Creamery
Yerington
Eugene Gratt
CC. Dunning
F. Gross
C. B. Holman
Rawhide
George West
Virginia City
W. C. Pitt
Grand Domain of Nevada
Knights of Pythias
Bartine
C. F. Meissner
J. F. Holland
W. C. Rosa
Bert Knapp
Stockton Group
Golden State Saloon
Jodson G. R. Smith
Pew
Thad Hoppin
Federation of Women's Club
Federation
Big 20 and nearby mines show rich ore at Granite Nevada
Ore samples from the Big 20’s 3 foot vein at the Bernard lease in Granite reveal gold sulphide with an assay of 18.28 per ton and no copper, while surface values reached about ten dollars. Lower workings at Mountain View yield decomposed sulphides around 40 per ton. the Big 4 ground, joining Big 20 and Mountain View, promises high grade ore and future production. multiple leases are active and ore is shipped to Schurz and Nordyke mills.
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Granite
Mountain View District
Bank
Mountain View
Banks
Gee, Wilson, McGowan, Beatty, Beach
Phelps Osborne
Osborne-Hilli
Schurz
Wilson Golf Mines Company
Nordyke
Pumpkin Hollow Ball Delight Prompts Generations to Dance
In Pumpkin Hollow on January 11 1908 Belle writes of the Hard Times Ball held by the Pumpkin Hollow Literary Society. The event drew all ages from children to elders who danced Virginia Reel and quadrille, with lively humor where Grandpa and Lulu Jenkins in her grandmother’s wedding dress provided entertainment.
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Pumpkin Hollow
Jim
Belle
P.S
Lulu Jenkins
Colorado Goes Democratic Triumph and Turner’s Senate Chance
Colorado swings Democratic from governor to assembly amid Denver factional fights and supreme court shifts. Corporation attorney Hughes moves to the United States Senate, Bill Evans loses the high court but gains Senate security, while Jon A. Martin wins Congress in the 2nd district, hailed as a trusted ally of Times editor D. H. Dickason.
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Colorado
Denver
Supreme Court
Hughes
United States Senate
Bill Evans
United States
Jon A. Martin
Congress
D. H. Dickason
The
Times
Kansas
John A, Martin
Sime
Hal
Thompson
J. G
I Comins
H. A
Sprague
Chas. S
Hudson
L. L
Miller, Sr
Jr. A
Gibson
J. B
Williams
Chas. T
Anderson
E. A
Miles
H. W
Independence
Dean
Martin
Hagerman
J. C
Wefen Lutz T
Lone Flanigan
P. L
Bartlet
G. A
Gritchfield
John
Pinzie Supreme Sige
Tate Sil
Surveyor-General
Ahern
C. A
Deady
C. L. Ty
Hawkins
Independence Codd
A. Regent
Smith
D. Aa
F. W
Kettle
Starrett
H. S
Sullivan
Jay
Meyers
Hanson
Lennard
Iran
Masterson
I R
Pilkin
Loftus
A. J
Stock
Dem
Miller
Herrill
Rene “ Leavitt
Wey
Carter
J. A
Vata
Mason
Vail
Baker
Hironymous
Powers and Carroll Wed in Yerington Nevada
W F Powers wed Mrs Annie E Carroll at Yerington November 5 1908 with Judge W E Hannon officiating. Powers is city clerk and a noted businessman. Carroll is a prominent, sociable member of Women of Woodcraft. They honeymoon in Reno before Salt Lake City.
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Yerington
Nevada
W. F. Powers
Annie E. Carroll
W. E. Hannon
Women of Woodcraft
Reno
Salt Lake City
Lyon County election quiet with large turnout
The Lyon County election was quiet with high turnout across precincts. The High School proposition passed by a large majority. county officer results appear in another column. In Yerington 479 votes were cast with majorities from 7 to 318. The count finished Wednesday after a tiresome process. officers performed their duties fairly and satisfactorily.
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Yerington
Kathleen Hironymous
Ethel Burroughs
Winnie Warren
Ane
Lyon County
N. W. Willis
Verington
Reno
Willis
Walker River
Children invited to Hard Times ball rehearsal at rink
All children who wish to take part in the Hard Times ball on the night of the 20th will call at the skating rink at 4 30 p m this Saturday afternoon for rehearsals in the Virgini ecel. Both boys and girls are invited for lots of fun. W N Woop Gro Wust FRANK BARNETT Cor
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Virginiecel
W. N. Woop
Gro Wust
Frank Barnett
Cor
Card of Thanks and Oil Prospect Near Yerington
Card of Thanks extends gratitude for sympathy and aid in bereavement. Separately Yerington Oil & Gas Co reports steady progress drilling 14 miles northeast of Yerington with two experienced wellmen from Pennsylvania overseeing a hole down over 300 feet at about 30 feet daily.
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Yerington Oil & Gas Co
Yerington
Pennsylvania
Tent Photo Gallery Plans Move by November 15
The tent photo gallery stationed across from the Pioneer Livery stable will depart around November 15. If you want photographs, act soon and schedule readings from Mdime Condy before she closes her palmistry and clairvoyant parlor readings.
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Pioneer
Mdime
Condy
Taft Wins Presidency and Republican Wave Driven
The election last Tuesday resulted in Taft’s victory for president by a large majority. The surprising size of his vote stunned friends and opponents alike. A Republican Congress was elected and Speaker Cannon was reelected despite strong opposition, signaling a broad wave of Republican power nationwide.
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Taft
Congress
Cannon
Unofficial Returns Name Candidates Across Offices
Unofficial returns list Reymers for the Senate Pollard and Ross for the Assembly Randall Sheriff Melarkey Clerk Guild Auditor Miller District Attorney Leavitt Surveyor Johnson Public Administrator Strosni der and Gates Commissioners Fr Churchill lacked enough voters and was consolidated with Ramsey. Canal and Ramsey totals pending exact figures.
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Reymers
Senate
Pollard and
Ross
Assembly
Randall
Melarkey
Guild
Miller
Leavitt
Johnson
Strosni
Fr. Churchill
Ramsey
Canal
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A.B. Nelson
Befere
W. C. Gilmore
Carlin
Arthur Montague
Union Hospital
Dayton
Greenwood Ditch Company
Smith's
W. H. McKeown
W. Sittel
Yerington Commercial Club
Albert D. Ayers
C. C. Perry
Perry
W. C. Ross
Grandpa Ross
American Mining Congress
Pittsburg
Clark Guild
Miss Patch
Owl Hall
Chicago Press Club
Chicago
Cwas
D. Bovann
G. M. Bovaro
J. M. Benson
Elmer Hanson
Eva Hanson
Frank Hanson
der and Gates
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