Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-07-27

The hot weather still continues.

The hot weather still continues.
Walker river is dry below Nc Leod S
ranch.
j. B. Gallagher has sold 1870 head Of
horses to Clifford.
Mike Kelly, of Sutro, is quite i'll with
pleuro. pneumonia.
Jim WEIGH and Johnny Hackett have
gone to Red Canyon on prospecting trip.
Tom Clark, the veteran engineer on the
V. & T. died at Rubicon Springs las, Sunday.
e. P. Lovejoy, OF Wabuska. made a
short bust ness trip to Carson the frs, OF this
week.
Quite number Of camping parties will
leave Mason Valley for the mountains next
week.
The meteor spoken Of in our last issue
was seen in Mason Valley, followed by a
loud report.
MIR. Lee, Of St. Clair, has what he calls
"hybred" fowl--a cross between turkey
and peacock.
W. B. Sanders and wife, Of Mason
Valley, were visiting Sutro and Dayton
friends this week.
L. P. NC Garry. publisher Of the Stsfis-
fieien and Eeoron'isf, was in town Monday
and Tuesday Of this week.
There is to be . big foot race at Pizen
Switch to morrow between \ Wabuska sprin.
Ter and greenfield fast stopper.
Bill Ann,s, OF Como, has about recovered
from the i'll treatment he received from one
OF his horses about month ago.
Some water was turned into the river the
FIRST Of the week, hut it did not last long,
and now the river is lower than ever.
The po,ato crop in Churchill county
is an entire failure. A peculiar kind Of
worm that destroys the roots is the cause.
1t il rumored that four story brick no.
tel is to b. built on the old theater corner, at
Reno. by q syndicate Of San Francisco CAPT
talists.
The Caledonian Club offer . prze Of
SIS for the lase ball mines Of the State to
play for ct their picnic TO be held in Carson
on the 10th Of next month.
-Two New York capitalists were here
this week investigating the dredging propo-
.ition with view Of putting in some money
IL satisfied with the outlook.
Lem Allen, Of St Clair. Churchill
county. is sinking m artesian we'll. After
getting down $50 feet the pipe stuck, and
being unable to drive it further, . new one
was begun.
If you want perfect memory write to
Professor Loisette, sJ7 Filth Avenue. New
York; for his prospectus free. containing
testimonials from prominent people in all
parts Of the world.
From ton Of ordinary gas coal may he
obtained, among other things. nine .tenths Of
a pound Of ,oluene. From this is obi aimed
the new substance known as saccharine,
which is ago times as sweet As the best cane
sugar.
Bernard Candeau, . Frenchman en- .
played by the v. & T. Co. at the Mound
House, ran hand car of grade near the
Silver City switch Tuesday, and had his
arm SO badly fractured that ampuia,ion was
necessary.
An exchange says. do not swear. There
is no occasion to swear outside Of . printing
office. It is useful in proof reading and is
indie. pensable in getting form TO press, and
has also been known to assist in looking ove'
ih- paper after it is printed. but otherwise ii
is a very disgusting habit.
"A Carson divine is teaching q class Of
twenty Carson young ladies to swim. They
take lessons in the big swimming bath a,
Shaw's springs We would like to know
Why it is that the young ladies. or thei,
mamas, have selected an expounder Of relig
ion and christianity TO teach swimming to
temalesi Why not give some deserving
man job. Divines earn their living easily
enough as it is.