Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-02-04

Mrs. Mary Sims and son left last Thurs
day evening for San Francisco.
The roads between this place and Virgiaa
City are reported to be in horrible condi
ton.
The R ock Point mill started up Thursday
morning with ten stamps-half its crushing
capacity.
J. H. Rae, IT,, left for San Francisco yes.
terday on business connected with the
Dredge company.
1t is reported that a two weeks run on
Oest rock lately, netted the owners of the
mine over $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Alum of Mason Valley
lost their eldest son last week from ulcera.
ton Of the stomach.
A. w. Brann and wife went to Carson last
Tuesday to attend the grand army reception
given Commander Solomon and his staff
Hoods Sarsaparila cures catarrh by ex.
pelling impurity from the blood, which is
the cause of the complaint. Give it trial.
Gordon Rice wrote up quite an interesting
article for the Enterprise last Tuesday morn
ing, the news Of which had already appeared
in the TIMES.
E. J. Vests horse fell on him last Friday
while coming down Gold Canyon, and Yves
is now hobbling around on crulches with a
badly bruised left knee.
James Scott has been endeavoring. by
means of lire and salt, 10 thaw out the wafer
pipes this week. He succeeded in getting
the water to run Thursday night.
MIR. Robert Daniels, the deer.hunter of
the Como mountains came to tswn this week
Wednesday. He reports having killed four
deer before the storm; but none since an. I>r.
Hugh CARING stored about fifty tons OF
ice during the cold weather. He did this
tina, he might supply the Sutro Tunnel Com
psny should its supply run short next Sum.
mer.
The freight from Chicago to San Francisco
on a little type cabinet was s.. ana the
freight on the same article from San Frances
CO 10 this place was over ST. How high is
that!
Jim Erway, of Greenfield, gave a grand
invitation party and oyster supper week
ago last evening. Pinkerton Bros. furnishs d
the music for the dance, and a grand time
was had
Byron Gates is the happy daddy Of an
other daughter. The young lady arrived on
the 3Ist of last month. Mother and daugh.
ter are in good health, but Byron is not ex
pected to recover soon.
JP. Stidger, of Virginia City, and T. NJ.
Wood, his brother in law, of Nevada City,
Cal, were in town yesterday. Mr.. Stidger
was looking up the title TO some mining
property in Silver City.
Chas Snyder, the Mason Valley rancher,
has lost, SO far, this season, about thirty
head of cattle from blackleg. Henry Seton
dy for this disease is being tried now.
Sam Davis, of the Carson AbbeaI now has
all his correspondence printed on a type
writer. The machine was made a present
to him by his friends. The type writer is
quite useful machine in the Appeal Office.
We received a communication from a
traveller who had made trip through Mason
10 serious trouble with some Of the school
trustees and school marms, it is not publish
ed.
F. Lindsey, of Reno, was in Town this
week taking orders for tombstones. He is
one of the owners of the Antelope marble
mines, and had some very beautiful samples
Of marble with him that were taken from
this mine.
The ladies of Wabuska and vicinity will
give grand leap year ball at Wabuska on
the I4th of this month. Rangers band will
furnish the music. and good supper will be
Saved at E. P. Lovejoy's Hotel. Admission
to the dance, 81.
J. C. Hazlett visited Virginia City last
Wednesday to meet Governor Solomon, whs
is interested in Como affairs. The Doctor
believes that move will be made to work
the Mount Como mine, at Palmyra, as soon
as the weather is favorable.
School Superintendent Mack has made the
following apportionment of school money
for the new District. No. I3, in Mason Val.
ley. The new District drew from District
No. 10. SAT % and from District No. II,
$345 81. Amount in District No. -, $3ea IS.
Jack Bart on and J. McNealy. two Pizen
Switch dudes, while out airing themselves
Wednesday in a ge,cart, were spilled in the
mud by one of the wheels of the vehicle
coming off. 1t was amusement for the spec
talors, but the principals in the affair did