Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-12-22
BRIEF MENTION.

-Distemper among dogs.
Tuesday is Merry Christmas.
School closed yesterday for the holidays.
Yesterday was the shortest day of the
year.
Charles Martin, of Mason Valley, was
in town yesterday.
Sam Davis, of the Carson Appeal was in
town last Wednesday.
Don't fail to try the fresh apple butter
just received at Flaws.
Send to E. P. Lovejoy, Of Wabuska, for
your Christmas turkey.
Lee Mccullough, Of Mason Valley, is
the papa of new daughter.
B. A. Downey was a passenger bound
for Mason Valley Wednesday.
L. L. Crockett and wife, of Reno, were
in town last Tuesday evening.
The Mason Valley Flutes are having
Dig dances every evening now.
Buy package of that delicious New
England mince meat for sale by Flaws.
Miss Eta and Fred Sims returned from
school to spend the holidays, Thursday.
-Saveral Mason Valley ranchers are TAX
ing their dressed pork to Carson to market.
Mrs. J. S. Craig, of Mason Valley, has
been visiting friends in Virginia City this
week.
Col. Thomas son, of Sutro, returned
from California to spend the holidays, yes
terday.
TIVE Cinnamon &efe arrested in Mason
Valley last Saturday for selling whisky to
Indians
To-day the majority of the Mason Val
ley school teachers will GO home to spend
the holidays.
The young folks of Mason Valley will
have grand Christmas tree at Craig's Hall
on Christmas Eve.
u. Strosnider, of Mason Valley, return
ed from Carson Wednesday, where he had
been on land business.
John Loihrop has some fine albums, toi-
let cases, stationery, etc., that would make
nice Christmas presents.
Dressed pork is selling for g and 10 cts.
L.. J. g. 10 oply Z
and 7 cts. a year ago.
Johnny Ludwig came in from Mason
Valley Thursday night and went on to Gold
Hill yesterday morning.
Miss Meissner, Miss Johnson and Ernest
Meissner, of Mason Valley, will spend the
holidays in Virginia City.
Henry Woods, of Mason Valley, has
gone back East to visit the old folks at home,
for the first time in Io years.
There is man in Elko who is so thin
that he is unable to tell whether his back
aches or belly aches when he is sick.
Duncan Mccarthy had the misfortune to
fall and dislocate his shoulder one night last
week while coming down Scott Canyon.
Henry Pursel, of Mason Valley, was in
town Thursday with load of fine turkeys.
The birds sold readily at 20 cents pound
j. A. Bonham has the largest and finest
stock of Christmas goods ever brought into
Lyon county. Call and examine the goods
before you 60 elsewhere.
Tom Flaws has just received large
stock of fresh candies and nuts for the holi-
days. He has fine stock Of lady'S foot
wear that would make suitable presents.
F. K. Merritt, an old time print and
newspaper man, paid US short visit last
Saturday. He is at present travelling for the
Gulttard Manufacturing Co. of San Fran
cisco.
Mana Brooks returned to Mason Valley
the first of this week from a deer hunt in
the hills. He found no deer, but reports
the Green and Meissner boys following the
trail of some.
Pat Gallagher has struck good gold
mine about two miles from Greenfield, Ma
son Valley. He has quite a large ledge, and
there are fine stringers of rich gold quartz
all through it. The rock will go SIS or $50
a ton, is free and can be easily worked.
Frank Cooper and Tom Barton, of Ma
son Valley, discovered a gold ledge last
Saturday in spur of the Palmyra range,
about two miles northwest Of Greenfield.
This is the second gold ledge that has been
found in the neighborhood, and as copper
can also be found not far off there are some
prospects for camp.
The Nevada Land & Cattle Company
has constructed a canal in Humboldt county
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