The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-02-05
CHURCHILL ITEMS.
Notes of Interest from the Desert
County.

The denlZens OF the Desert county
sleepeth as doth the mole. For the last
six weeks orr
PEOPLE HAVE HIBEgNATED
Aud naught could be heard bat the in
cessant blat, blat of the half starved
boviues as they wander to aud fro ia
search of a m0rsel OF fodder. or the dis
mai howl OF the ubiquitous coyote max
ing toe night dreary Vito bis dismal
wall Our industries have ceased for
time aud every one given his time and
talents to the discussion of the unpre-
cedented cold weather. Que enterprls-
in citizen did start out one fac day 10
search of jack rabbit for. like the boy
meat and the minister vas coming
and finding none. for they hid al
starved. came across an untortunate
starveling of d wild cat aud captuTad him
from the top OF cotto wood tree by
lassooing him 18th a baling rope. In
exultant pride be took him home. boxed
him up and sent him to Wadsworih as
! specimen of natural history. thinking
that be might get a small compensation
for his trouble. bat on going to town a
few days after. his recompense consist
ed of having to set 'em up for the boys
| 10 the amount of four dollars on the
strength of his specimen. SJmueh for
deserving fame. We have experienced
! TIE CoLDEsT WEATHER EVER KNOWN
| La Churchill. The oldest residents say
| they never knew the Ike, aud the SHY
ering Pinte wraps his blanket more
CLOSELY around hun and despondently
remarks, too muchee no sun. no
good" Toe Carson river mas actually
been froz-n to the bottom, and ice to
the depth of tweaty inches has been
harvested. Very much more sickness
than usual has been among US the past
few months. cause unknown-priuci
pelIy fevers OF the typhoid class DR.
! Springstine of Wadsworth. has been
called to the valley seyera! times in the
last month. The last severe illness was
that of Mr.. Finley Ferguson. son OF
our Assemblyman (; be Was stricken with
lung fever aud pneumonia, and for three
days his life was despared of +; but the
| sklllful treatment of the DIR brought
him out, SO that he is Ear be,tsr than
/ three dead men. Ex Senator Grimes
has gone to the States on a splarge
Dame Rumor says that he will return
in March accom- panied by fair bride =
and now all the misses of the valley are
wondering why he should go SO far
| just TO get married" We are all anx-
lousiy
AWAITING THE ACTION OF THE LEGIs.
! LATURE.
Ia regard to freights are fares. No
| people of the State suffer more from
the extortionate rates charged by the c.
2. road than the citizens of Churchill
Rising scarcely anything bat beef and
barley. not even their wheat, buying all
their provisions Ia California. having
to pay outrageous freight on the beef
| they send to Sau Francisco. they feel
with keenness the unjust discrimi-
nations. Several good bills are before
our representatives. and now let them
act. aud as they promised, act for the
good of the suffering people, aud no, to
still further enrich aud empower the ra.
paclous corporations.
caURcaLL's REPRESENTATIVES,
Are pledged upoa their honor to suo-
port any bdi that will relieve the
people. Now then. ii they disregard
their pledges, woe to the devil OF Re
pu5llcaa that dares to aspire to political
honors again in Cbuschill;. aud of not
much less importance Is law to pro
| vide
A.HoME FOR OR INSANE.
II Is IN our opiuion, a Burning gbame
to our State ana its people. claiming to
be tae richest, propOrtionately, of any
IN the Union, that oar poor. uDfor