Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-11-17
BRIEF MENTION.

Quite number of the small bridges in
Smiths Valley need repairing.
Mrs. NJ. Osborn, of Santa Barbara, CAL.
is visiting Mrs. Rowland, of this place.
If you want to get some A No. dairy
butter send a crock to Bob Ames of Smiths
Valley.
1t is safe to predict that every branch
of the Carson Mint will be in full operation
within a year.
The Masters Sale of the Sutro Tunnel
property has been postponed until the 22nd.
See advertisement.
John Lothrop, of the Postoffce Store,
has been getting in some fine Christmas
presents this week.
w. T Warren was elected long term
school trustee and John Farrell short term
for school district No. s.
F. A. Teasland and T. D. Calvert and
J. 7. Davis are the newly elected school
trustees of Mound House
1t is trying hard to storm. Yesterday
and night before last a little rain fell, while
it showed quite hard in the hills.
Hoods Sarsaparila cures catarrh by
expelling impurty from the blood, which is
the cause of the complaint. Give it trial.
Nearly every house in Carson was deco
rated and Illuminated last Wednesday night.
The Mint looked as dark and dismal as a
tomb.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ranger, of Mason Valley, died a week ago
yesterday, and the funeral took place last
Sunday.
We should think it would pay some
one of our merchants to receive fresh fish,
saltwater fish, oysters, shrimps, ETC., once
or twice week.
The sale of thoroughbred cattle that
was to have taken place in Mason Valley
last Monday has been postponed until next
Tuesday. See notice on second page.
The vote on a Constitutional Convection
ton stands as follows in this county. For,
500; against, SO. All of the amendments
were also carried by large majorites.
Sheep men predict that mutton will be
eight cents before Christmas and ten cents
before February. Not over 10000 are being
fed in California and about 10000 in this
State.
The Bovard threshing crew returned to
Mason Valley this week after having cleaned
up all the grain around this part of the
country, and as far down as the Sink of the
Carson.
L. R. Davis, Sr. was elected Justice of
the Peace Of Sutro township, Tom Curran
Constable, and P r. Savage long term and
| S. Cornish short term school trustees of dis
trict No. 3.
A number of Daytonites attended the
Carson ratification last Wednesday evening
nd enjoned the proceedings very much.
1t was the biggest time Carson has seen for
many year.
Ed Cooper, Jim Millsap, Bill Hart and
Yves Ballinger started for the Sink last week
on goose and duck slaughtering expedition.
Game must be scarce as the boys have made
no returns yet.
Frank Rivers was elected Justice Of the
Peace of Smiths Valley Township, Paul
Ames Constable and J. N. Mann long term
and L. r. Ames short term school trustees of
district No. IL.
The Greenfield brass band, under the
leadership of Pref. Downey, is making ex-
cellent progress. With less than two weeks
practice the boys play "Sweet Rye and Dry"
in all the saloons in town.
Some OF our patriotic citizens propose to
build bonfire tonight, burn little powder
and hurrah for Harrison and partner Levi.
Everybody should be on hand to make the
occasion as noisy as possible.
j. D. Blackburn, for Justice of the Peace,
L. T. Jones, for Constable and A. J. Taylor,
and A. S. Dickson for school trustees are the
Township officers of Silver City. E. P. Ham
ilton, w. T. Cuddy and Thomas Mayne are
the Silver City Town Trustees.
The London police are now confident
that they are on the right track in their
search for the Whitechapel murderer. Two
persons have been found who saw the man
who accompanied the last victim to her
room on the night she was murdered. Their
descriptions of the man tally in every re.
spect.
H. F. Swasey came in frem Carson last
night. He had the misfortune to break one
Of his wagon wheels on the trip, but will be
ready to pull out for Virginia to-day. He
has written to Chicago for particulars about