Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-03-13
BRIEF MENTION.

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A. Bonham, has just received a
fresh lot OF genuine maple sugar.
auckland has had I,2oo sheep shear
ed in the Valley so far this season.
The Misses Sheldon, of Sutro, left
last Monday evening for California.
&c. Hazlett, the druggist, is agent
for Shiloh's Cure advertised in another
column.
About ten or fifteen thousand more
sheep will be sheared in Mason Valley,
this year.
Dan E. Harkins will be examined be-
fore a commissioner OF lunacy, to-day
at 2 o'clock.
Mrs, Geo. w. Likens will make a
trip 10 California next week for the ben
eft Of her health.
Ia, Bonham, at the Postoffice store,
has large and fresh supply Of garden
and flower seeds.
Trenmor Coffin, OF Carson, and w.
E. F. Deal, at Virginia were in attend
ance on Court yesterday.
Mrs. Geo. Jaqua and children leave
next Monday for a visit to relatives at
Crown Point, Indiana.
Fred Ritter closed up his shooting
gallery in the Sazerac last Sunday, and
returned to Virginia City.
Another carload of Dayton potatoes
were shipped to Sacramento last even
ing. Dayton potatoes beat the world.
w. A. Harris has been invited to ad j..
dress the anti Chinese association Of
Carson on matters pertaining to this
issue.
J. c. Gruber, proprietor Of the Union
Hotel, has declared his intention Of
hiring white cooks as soon as he can
obtain them.
Mr.. a. J. Barrett and the Holland
Brothers, of Mason Valley, were in town
this week On business in connection
with the Merit estate.
The settlement Of the auckland estate
will come before the Court to day. Also
an argument IN the case of Geo. p. Ran
dali, against Lyon county
About 1000 or so, 900 head Of sheep
wintered in Mason Valley this season
on hay. 1t is said to be the best point
in the State for winlering sheep.
Mr.. Henry Rulison and his son Harry
arrived from PlaceTville, Cal, last
Wednesday. Mr.. Ruhson and family
Will very shortly remove to Placerville.
GeOrge Buckland will shear about
7,6oo head OF sheep here as soon as the
weather will permit, after which Hub.
bard and Crandall will shear band of
about 5000.
Ohm b. Gallagher, administrator of
the Merritt estate was authorized by the
Court to dispose and sell such parts of
the estate as he deemed to be for its
best interest.
Among the gang Of sheep shearers
now here there is man who the boys
will match against any man in the
United States, for quantity and quality
OF shearing, and Powell is his name.
Len Hamilton brought in twelve head
OF fine beef cattle this week from the
ranch of Hutson and Simpson,
in Smiths Valley. The cattle were
for J. L. Campbell, the butcher of this
place.
The Portuguese boys, in Mason Val.
ley, have had about 2,4oo head of fine
fat sheep sheared this season. They
are as hne sheep as there are in the
Valley, some Of them shearing as high
as y pounds Of wool to the fleece.
Mr.. Rae, who is connected with the
Whittier Dredge Bullion Company, was
in town this week. He will shortly
have boat built to travel down the
river in and prospect the bed, as far as
the company has made locations.
The Winnemucca Silyey STATE says
that J. B. Haggin is taking advantage
OF the low freight rates and shipping
hay from this State to Kentucky. Ii
costs So per ION to ship it and the hay
IS laid down in Louisville at s22 per
ton.
1t will be hard thing for Senator
Fair to find we'll established Democratic
newspapers to support him in this State.
In order to secure the endorsement of
the press he will be obliged to start a
new paper on his own money.-dPpeak.
Read the change in the Occidental
Hotel advertisement on the first page.
NO Chinese are now employed at this
house and it has been the first hotel in
the county to give the preference to