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Yerington Times

Location

Yerington, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1908

Page

3

Nevada State Police Created and Authorized by 1908 Act

The document certifies an 1908 Nevada law creating the Nevada State Police with a superintendent and ranks, detailing powers to arrest, suppress disturbances, serve processes, and cooperate with local authorities. It sets personnel counts, salaries, martial law rules, equipment provisions, and an appropriation of 150000 dollars, with repeal of conflicting Acts.

Secretary of State State of Nevada Polen Nevada State United States Novada Elgil Diocesa Jabors Fuller Superintendent of Police Arma Adjutant-General Pur Meo Army of the Congress Carson City State Board of Capitol Commissioners State Board of Examiners Armoval Nevada State Police W. G. Douglass

Henry A. Butters Dies Prominent Railway Leader

Henry A. Butters, president of the Northern Electric Railway and noted capitalist, railroad and mining promoter, died yesterday afternoon at Berkley. He was brother to Charles Butters of Virginia City, head of the expansive Butters plant on the Com Stock.

Henry A. Butters Northern Electric Railway Company Berkley Charles Butters Virginia City Butters Com

Reclamation Act era plan stokes irrigation vision

The 1902 Reclamation Act funds public land sales to reclaim arid western lands. The Reclamation Service built canals dams and rails, created towns, and employed thousands, with a goal to transfer ownership to small homesteaders. The piece advocates cooperation over private monopoly and national management of water and transport. It notes a Chafey boom injecting $50,000 into local development.

Reclamation Service Truckee Nevada North Platte Wyoming Minnedoka Dam Idaho Washington Force Newlands Pacific Monthly Panama Canal

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State Pol Niet Maid “Nevada A. D George A. Bartlett Henry Butters Chafey Charles L. Deady Democratic
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