Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-08-18
BRIEF MENTION.

were in town last Sunday.
Walter Lotus came in from the Gignoux
ranch on Walker river last Sunday.
The Fire Company and Hose Team were
out for practice last Monday evening.
E. F. Morton went to Carson Saturday to
visit his family, and returned Monday.
The State Fair at Reno this year will be a
much finer and larger affair than ever before.
Homer Bonham left last evening for
Shaw's Hot Springs, at Carson, to recuperate.
George auckland returned from San Fran
cisco last Sunday after a visit of about two
weeks.
Fresh butter, eggs, buttermlk and all
kinds of farm produce at Lovejoy's Wabus.
ka store.
Don't forget that the registry books are
now open and that it is time for you to get
registered.
Daytonites have no way of getting washing
to the Carson laundry now unless they send
it by express.
]. X. Shaw returned from Ogden last Mon.
day where he has been to the Grand Lodge
of A. o. U. w.
Miss Kitty O'Connel. Of Virginia City, is
visiting friends in Dayton, and is the guest
of Mrs. ST. Vrain.
r. w. Burgess came up from below last
Friday. He had been visiting the e. A. R.
for week or more.
County Clerk J. S. Dallas and wife re.
turned from San francisco last Sunday after
an absence of two weeks.
Hugh CARING, Lyon county's efficient
Assessor, returned from his trip to Mason
and Smiths Valleys last Saturday.
John Briggs was in town last Sunday look
ing for a battery feeder. He intends to
start his mill near Silver City soon.
The wood will probably all be out Of the
river to day or to. morrow, and then the town
will settle down to its old quietness.
The Winters and Adams adherents are
preparing for lively fight at the Democratic
primaries in Carson on Saturday next.
Chas. Johnson came in from Washout last
Sunday to take charge Of this section Of the
C. & c. road He takes Fish's place.
There was an old time Republican rally
in Virginia on Saturday night, the occasion
being speech by Hon. w. NJ. Stewart.
Johnny Heritage came over from Carson
Monday and is now engaged painting Mrs.
Condeaux's new building on Main street.
Harry Beale will open grocery store in
the new building on Main street. He is now
IN San Francisco buying stock Of goods.
Paymaster Mills went out over the c. & C.
road last Friday and returned Sunday, hav-
ing distributed considerable money among
the boys.
Reports from Aurora are very discourag
ing anil Mason Valley ranchers are accord.
ingly Respondent for fear they will have no
market for their crops.
Joe Douglass, it is understood, says that
the Douglass mill will be shut down the
first of next month to remain shut until
times get better and silver gets to par.
Harry OHale left Silver Peak last week
for Candelaria. Not arriving at that place
a search party went out and found him dead
on the desert with his water canteen empty.
Doc Alley, Of Carson, formerly employed
in the Mint, was in town Saturday. He
does not believe the Mint will ever be open
ed again as long as there is Democratic
administration.
Judge NJ. A. Murphy Mr.. Robert Graves,
of the Bodie and Mono Lake r. r., and Mr..
Z. !. Smith, who is interested in the Esmer-
aida borax marshes, were passengers on yes
terdays train bound for Hawthorne.
Nine bars of bullion from the Holmes
mine passed through on last Sundays train
for San Francisco. 1t is feared that there
will be but few more shipments from that
mine, as the discount is so great that ex-
penses can hardly be made now.