Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1883-06-16
BRIEF MENTION.


Major E. B. Stonehill was in town
on Tuesday shaking hands with old
acqnsintsnces.
Carson is threatened with a water
famine, owing to a scarcity Of snow
in the mountains,
Quite a number Of Daytonites at
tended the Turner's picnic at Carson
last Sunday, and had an enjoyable
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ely, of Como, were
in DAYTON on Tuesday of this week,
and dropped into the TIMES office a
few moments.
The people of Greenfield, Mason
Valley, are making active prepare
tions to have a first. class Fourth of
July celebration.
Mr.. Burns, of San Francisco, a
mining expert, came up Monday to
take the water out of the incline on
the Mount Como.
During the month of May the
Carson Mint purchased larger guam
tity OF silver than Ia any month for
the past three years.
The TIMES acknowledges the re
ceipt of very finely gotten up price
list and catalogue from the Mitchell
furniture Co., of Cincinnati.
N. II. A. Mason, one of the cattle
bosses of Nevada, lately purchased
Of n. r. Piper, of Fish Lake, 1870
head of cattle at $25 per head.
"Do you know what a grass widow
is, Johnny7"
Eyes sir. She's one whose husband
died OF hay fever"
The last load of the 100 tons Of
rock from the Como. Eureka, to be
worked at the Briggs mill was haul
ed this week. The mill started en-
the rock tuesday.
Travel between this place and Co.
mo has been quite brisk this week +.
A large number of Comedies were
down purchasing fire crackers with
which to celebrate the Fourth.
Last Tuesday evening very pleas
ant social gathering was held at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs w. Il.
Davis, the occasion beit Z the second
anniversary of their marriage.
Mari ied--Un June Sd, in Powell's
Valley, RECON, at the residence of
the Drlde's mother, Mrs. Mollie Les.
lie, Mr.. Dick Williams tn Miss Ida
! n. " Ostell, both OF Powell's alley
On -aturdsy night last sociable
dance was given at Odd Fellows
| Hall in honor of Miss Ida Roths.
child, who left on sunday to join
her mother and brother in California.
mAu in Tuscarora offers to wager
| 800 that he will eat at one sitting
four pounds of bacon, a peck of
| French beans, two pounds of butter,
a quarter loaf and drink a gallon OF
strong beer.
A letter received at this Office from
Frank Osborne, Of Greenfield, who
was run over and quite seriously in.
! jured week before last, states thar he
is rapidly recovering, and that he ex.
poets to be able to be around by the
Fourth.
Last Thursday the Knights of
, Pythias had an excursion to Haw-
tborne to organize a lodge in that
place. Fifteen or twenty of the
Knights from the Dayton lodge went
on the excursion and returned last
evening, well pleased with the trip
and with having accomplished the
object of their visit.
The Como Eureka Company have
leased Welter's mill, il Como, for q
period of three months, aud are to
start it up Immediately. The Com.
pany has also purchased the boilers
at the old Dana works and will have
them hauled to Como as soon as pos
sible. When set up the work OF
sinking will be continued until
depth of 500 feet is reached. This
is good news for the camp.
Considerable dissatisfaction was
caused in Como last week by the