Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1885-03-21
BRIEF MENTION.

ID. sims is agent ioI oniion N"ie'
Wabuska is to have blacksmith
shop in short time.
Babbett aetal for sale at this Office
At 40 cents per pound. "
lob work Of every description neatly
and promptly executed at this Office.
Miss Clara Noel has closed her school
in Dist. No. aad is attending school at
Wabuska. 80. ~
There is about as much demand in
Mason Valley for fresh butter and eggs
as there is for hay.
Or. Friedline returned last week
from al extended professional trip
through the country. ,'+
Wood men are afraid there will not
be water enough in the river to run
their drives this season. Gg
HI. CARING, County Assessor, has
begun the collection Of poll taxes, and
is now absent in Mason Valley.
Rauhut's dancing school was largely
attended last Monday night by the
young folks DESTROYS of acquiring the
art. =
Doc Benton, Of Carson. was in town
last Thursday. He had been out in
the yallies buying horses fer the gov.
eminent.
Archie Harrington passed through on
the train yesterday morning, bound for
Garfield. He was returning from San
Francisco.
Abou, one-half the ranchers in Mason
Valley have done seeding. Quite
number find the ground too dry TO pillow
and are waiting for rain.
The ranchers near the depot at Wa.
buska are turning to dairying, and
are shipping milk 10 towns south on the
a'Hc VI TIC u. o -. TOau.
It has been very ,unfavorable Winter
in the Valley for buried roots and vege.
tables. Many have been spoiled by
starting 10 grow in the pit.
The sheep shesters have finished
shearing auckland and Stallards sheep
and are now engaged in pcaling 5000
head belonging to Hubbard.
The nonsensieal law prohibiting treat.
ing does not seem 10 have much effect
in Dayton. The boys say "tske some.
thing" about as often as usual.
1t has been demonstrated that the
poorest kiad Of soil that has grown al.
falfa few years. il broken up will
raise an excellent crop Of wheat.
J. L. Campbell. Superintendent Of the
Sunday school. desires to extend thanks
TO the Literary and Dramatic Club for
their generous donation to the school.
Dennis Higgins. OF Mason Valley,
has brought over very fine Norman
stallion from California. lie intends 10
raise draft horses for California market.
The TIMES acknowledges the receipt
OF complimentary ticket to a ball to
be given by Co. !, LIST Regiment. at
Greenfield, on the goth Of this month.
1t seems to be the general wish OF
Democrats as we'll as Republicans that
x. w. Bollen, captain Of the guard at
the Mint, shall retain his position un.
der Garrard. So , t.te..
A small crop of ice. amounting to
about $50 tons. has been gathered this
Winter by the Sutro Tunnei Company,
but the season has. been too mild to per.
nit more TO be stored.
Miss Sheldon, OF Sn,ro. returned
from California last Monday, and on
wednesday evening a very pleasant
social dance was given in her honor at
the Sutro Opera House.
Major Garrard has been appointed
superintendent Of the Mint. Ii will be
remembered that this paper stated las,
week that Garrard would be the lucky
one. although almost everybody seemed
to think Ryan stood the best chance.
All the Mason Valley teacher. visited
the Wabuska school last Friday. A
large gathering Of teachers and patrons
were present and a very pleasant time