Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-03-16
BRIEF MENTION.

The south bonnd train was four hours
late Thursday. owing to delay on the c. P.
Assessor CARING has been out in the ag.
ricultural districts hustling up the ranchers
this week.
Some OF the Eastern parties interested
in the dredge are expected to arrive here
sometime this month.
Mr.. B. S. Leavitt. the we'll known car.
rier Of the Enterprise died Thursday after an
illness OF several weeks.
Mrs. T. P. Mack and daughter, Of Sill
yer City, have gone to California to visit
Mrs. Mack's sister, whe is reported quite i'll.
Pat Kelley. who went from here to San
Francisco. some time ago to be doctored for
cancer Of the neck. is reported to have died.
Al Harris returned from Independence
on Friday. where he has been for the hene6t
Of his health. He is very little If any i'm
proved.
considerable snow is reported to have
fallen in the Sierras this week. While it
was raining in our vallies it was showing in
the hills.
Noah Greenwood, of Wabuska, was in
town the first Of the week. He brought in
in some horses that had been Wiutering at
his ranch.
Tom Barton has returned to Mason Val.
ley after spending the Winter at Hawks
Corners, Cal, the home Of hddlers and
footracers.
Mason Valley potatoes. the finest in
the world, afe being offered for sale at $40
per ton, and very few buyers can be found
even at these extremely low figures.
Buckeye Billy Rogers, the Elko million
aire, was in town few days this week. He
is an old Dayton boy, having been born in
Dayton, Ohio, some thirty odd years ago.
The Christy Mining Co.. At Silver Reef
shut down last Saturday. This practically
closes up the camp. and = number Of old
timers are anxiously looking in this direc.
tion.-Poehs Record.
Persons wishing to improve their memo.
ries or strengthen their power Of attention
should send to Prof. Loisctte, a37,Fifth Ave-,
N. ". for his prospectus post free, as adver.
tised in another column.
The Pizen Switch brass band still con.
tinues to make rapid Roadway under the
leadership Of Prof. B. A. Downey. The
boys will be able to put in . bid to furnish
music for the Fair next Fall.
George z. Jaque is having the large
water wheel Of the Little BONANZA mill re.
paired. This little tailings mill runs about
as regularly as any Of the mills. and accord
ing to its size turns out much more bullion.
The names Of over one hundred men are
now on the pay rolls Of the Phoebe Con. and
Yuba Mining Co.'S, and upwards Of $40. 600
per month are disbursed. A few pay days at
this rate and the effect will be generally felt.
Prof. Daley, has given up his dancing
school here. He had but four scholars At the
last meeting. He would like to secure
class Of II or IS persons here, and unless he
can do SO will not visit this place any more.
Lottery tickets are still being sold in
Reno, gnd several citizens Of that place are
calling upon the District Attorney Of Washse
county to perform his duty and have the lot
terry ticket vendors arrested. Moral Reno!
Ten bars Of Mount Diablo bullion were
shipped below last Tuesday evening by
Wells, Fargo d Cos express. Wonder the
lone highwayman don't stand up the c. & c.,
train some day and furnish Us with an item.
The game law goes into effect on the lst
Of April and continues in force until the Ist
of September regarding the killing Of all
kinds Of birds, with the exception Of mud
hens and doves, which may be slaughtered
at any time.
The storm Of Wednesday and Thursday
brought gladness to the hearts Of our ranch
ers. Here it rained vesy hard all Of Wednes-
day and Wednesday night. and slightly
Thursday. 1t looks As though there would
be more rain.
The Mason Valley ranchers have been
feeling rather blue about the water supply
for this Summer. Until the storm Of this
week there was not = particle Of snow in
the mountains At the head waters Of the
Walker river. There is not great quantity
now, but probably sufficient to insure good
first crop.
The well.known and enterprising pub.
fishers, The History Company Of San Fran.
cisco, have just published the long talked Of
new book, entitled "Marvels Of the New
West" This grand book has been eagerly
awaited and will be largely sought for by
the people throughout the entire Pacific
Coast. The success agents are having on
this book is something extraordinary. The
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