Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-12-14
BRIEF MENTION.
Bar silver o5A.


Cooper and Watson went out to Sutro
Springs after deer this morning.
Terry MCGOWAN was in from Mason Val
ley this week.
John Lolhrop went out to Mason Valley
on school business last Wednesday.
There is snow in Como to the depth of
three feet. Good time to 60 deer hunting.
Are we to have Christmas tree or any
thing of the kind for the children this year?
-Ther rattle for Coffn's shotgun will
take place at the Odeon saloon tomorrow.
Senator Stewart has introduced a bill
for the free coinage silver. That what we
want
Miss Laura Bartine, of Carson, was
visiting relatives and friends in Dayton this
week.
Ernest E. Sanders is prepared to mend
all clocks and tins, at his house, at the
lowest prices.
James Meehan, foreman of the Sutro
Tunnel, has been quite i'll with his old CON-
plant, lumbago
"A sketch by Dan DeQuille entitled "An
American Miner in Mexico" will appear in the
0Ve,iand for January.
The snow here was not of sufficient
depth to make sleighing or coasting, but in
Virginia this sport was much enjoyed.
1t is expected that the Oest- Gruber min
ing suit will be decided by the Supreme
Court before the first Of next January.
Andy Walmsley is the father Of another
boy. Twelve months from last Monday the
boy will be year old. Mrs. w. is nicely
The snow is now sixteen feet deep on
the mountains on the c. P. The big snow
plows are being pushed TO their utmost ca
pacity.
e. P. Lovejoy, the Wabuska produce
dealer, has lot of fine turkeys for the hol-
days. Send to him for your Christmas
turkey.
Several Dayton wood piles have been
growing beautifully less by the dark of the
moon. Look out for bird-shot and pepper
you big footed pilferer.
1t is reported that goldite Congress
man at Washington left the room in a huff
when young lady commenced TO sing ''Sil-
yer threads among the gold"
The scholars of the Silver City public
schools will give Christmas entertainment
at the school-house on the evening of the
2sth. An interesting programme is in prep
aration.
The papers in the suit of the Sutro Tun-
mel Company shareholders against the Com
stock Tunnel Company were filed in the
United States Circuit Court at Carson on
Monday.
High water in the Sacramento river is
doing much damage. At Colusa the river
is twenty seven feet and seven inches above
lew water inark-higher than it was ever
known to be before.
Among the topics to be discussed in the
January Overland is the "Re-e establishment
OF the National Militia" The paper is
written by Major A. d. Cutler, Brigade In
spector, and Brigade, N. G. C.
Fred Dangberg had his ankle fractured
mixed up four-horse and six horse team and
buggy driven by himself A man named
Heninson and his teamster were also injured.
-Cobwgger-When your wife found those
pool tickets in your pocket did she say any
thing before she threw them in the ire2
Brownies. She asked if any of them
were winners.
"A large flock of geese got bswildered
in the snow storm yesterday morning and
Giro led around over the town for an hour or
more. They were too high to be reached
with shot although several shots were fred
at them.
The rainfall has been light in Mason
Valley compared to the fall in this section
of the county during the recent storm. There
is plenty Of water in the Walker river, how
ever, and lots of snow in the mountains sur
rounding the valley.
&C. +. Messner, of Mason Valley, was
passenger on Wednesday evenings train,
bound for Virginia City. He has been do
ing some work on his gold mine, near the
Mount Cory, this Fall, aud thinks that he
has claim that will some day make him
wealthy.
The foot-racer who visited Hawthorne
rerentlv and offered In rive II o.enfbol N feet