Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-11-10
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| MERGED was llghted with eIectrlclty lof the
first time Wednesday.
Maricopa County, Ariz., gained 100 vo-
tiers in the last two years.
Sheep stealers are doing good business
in Santa Barbara county, Cal.
Eva Lewelling, an immoral woman, shot
herself at arson Tuesday night.
All the iron rails on the Oregon and Cali
fornia road are being replaced by steel ones.
Two cases of small pox have been found
within a short distance from ChehaHs,
Wash.
Charles Walker was killed at Albuquerque
Sunday, and Herman Burns is charged with
numbering him.
A large crowd attended the laying of the
corner. stone of the Union Railroad Depot at
Ogden Monday.
Chinsman stole $500 from the safe Of
David Tibbett at Marysyille Tuesday; the
money @as recovered.
William flanagan, railroad laborer, while
drunk, stamped and beat to death William
Stark yesterday at Los Angeles
A. F. Richards, Mormon elder has dis
appeared from Salt Lake City, and his iami-
ly fear he has met with violence.
Dumas Provencia, a well-known citizen of
San Rafael, Valencia county, n. NJ, was
killed while counting votes, Tuesday.
Eight mules and horses with farm machin
cry and hay, belonging to T. J. Harp in
Stanislaus county, were burned Sunday.
A new fishery is to be started al Bonner
Lake in the coming year. The output Of the
Nevada hatchery this season has been $780,
600.
Considerable excitement has been created
in Idaho over the election and the Mormon
and anti, Mormon feeling was strongly por
trayed.
Charles Philiber of Davisville was myste
riously murdered Sunday nigrt. A man
named Strauss has been arrested and charged
with the crime.
The first train passed through the Wickes
Tunnel on the Montana Central Railroad
October 10th. 1t is E, 200 feet long and
costs 81, 500, 900.
A young child of F. NJ. Ruse of Silver
City New, swallowed a shawl.pin last Sun
day. 1t got lodged in the childs gullet and
had to be cut out.
The citizens of San Luis Obispo have Pc
titioned the Board of Trustees to grant the
right. ofway through the city to the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company.
A man named Burns at Misssula, NJ. T.,
confessed to murder in order to defeat the
Sheriff, candidate for reelection. The OBJ
ject was to show the inefficiency of the officer
The Los Angeles paper publishes the
statement that nearly all the public officials
of that city have passes on the street railroads
and some Of them have passes for their fam
lilies.
Captain Lewis of the bark Emblem has
been held to answer in the United States
Court of Portland, Oregon, on charge of
brutally beating a sailor while on the voyage
from Japan.
The body of tramp was found under a
pile of lumber at Walla Walla last Satur-
day. He had laid down to sleep between
two piles of lumber, which toppled over,
killing him.
There were shipped Monday from Saint
Helena forty-hve barrels of brandy to Chi.
cago and eighty three to San Francisco, all
in bond. The entire shipment was made in
three carloads.
A man AIMED WEIGH, native Of New
York, and about 50 years of age, was run
over and killed by the cars at Battle Noun.
tain few nights ago, while attempting to
board moving train.
Dakota is growing splendidly both in pop.
ulation and resources. Last year the new
arrivals numbered nearly g, 900 persons,
making the population o4o, 900. New land
taken amounted to $500, 900 acres.
A vast bed Of borate Of lime has been dis
covered in Curry county, Or, near the coast
The borate Of lime is the crude state of Dor.
ak. This deposite is said to be half mile
long, 200 feet wide and 80 feet deep.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hawthorne was elected Clerk
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There were SIS votes cast, and she got ASS.
Twenty-Five women went to the polls and
were allowed to vote without question.
Young de Witt Of Portefville, went hunt.
ing near Deer Creek, Hot Springs. Tulare
County, last Saturday. He captured three
cubs Of California lion family and brought
them home. They are as playful as kittens.
The Santa Barbara stage robber is said to
be man of medium height, weight about