Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-02-23

Experiments on the dredge are still 90.
ing on.
Senator Gallagher went out to Pixen
yesterday morning.
WIN. Kean is below on combined bust
ness and pleasure trip.
M. Elmer, Of the St. Charles hotel, Car.
son. sets the finest table in the city.
Business Of all kinds seems to be para
lyzed in Carson on account Of the smallpox
Joe Seaman and Geo. Campbell, Of Ma.
Son Valley, were in town the FIRST Of this
week.
-Elsinore. San Diego county, farmers
are experimenting with success in growing
tobacco.
District Court convenes next Monday.
The only case set for trial is that Of Cruber
Vi. Oest.
Theodore Winters has so far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able TO 20
20 California.
w. ]. Westerheld returned the first of
this week from a visit Of several weeks to
the Eastern States.
Near Allegheny, Sierra county, CAL, a
miner recently got 80 pounds Of gold out Of
100 pounds Of quartz.
Beef is now quoted at only cents. 1t IS
estima, d that there are 5000 beef cattle
still feeling at Reno.
The Reese Riv<y RevfiXf has had two
new heads put on it lately. The first one Of
the heads was the neatest.
Mrs. Geo Cobb has sold her furniture
and house here, and will in short time leave
for England TO reside with her parents.
Probably not another theatrical troupe
will visit Carson during this session Of the
Legislature. The smallpox has scared them
away.
Much more snow is needed in the
mountains to insure sufficient water next
Summer to run our mills and irrigate our
ranches.
ID. c. Simpson and John Hoye. two Of
Lyon county's most prominent citizens and
heaviest taxpayers are n OF in favor Of being
moved into Douglas county.
In excavatiug on the McAlister street
side Of the new San Francisco City Hall,
the workmen have exhumed the coffihed
remains OF forty FIVE human bodies.
Another one of the Kaiser children died
of the smallpox in Carson Thursday. Albert
Johnson, the colored porter of the Ormsby
House also died the same nigh, about twelve
o'clock.
who, in partnership with Jones, bought 4
COW and then refused to divide the milk,
claiming that Jones' half Of the COW was
the front end.
The citizens OF Dayton who live on Main
street have at last contributed enough money
to fill in the street with gravel in the low
places, and when It is once packed it will
make a tolerably fair road.
President. elect Harrison said to 4 Wis
itor: "My dear sir, if were to give an of.
fee to every man who has applied for it al
ready by letter or in person, it would take
me six years to sign the commissions"
There is talk of making a contest in
Washoe in regard to the result Of the special
election. 1t is claimed that large number
Of the ant-lottery tickets were not Of the size
required by law. The same state Of affairs
exist in ruscarora where great many anti
tickets were not Of the required size.
Appropriation bills are coming in by the
dozen. and great many Of our legislators
seem to forget all about where this money is
(, come from. The rate Of taxation is al.
ready high enough in our State and it will be
we'll to watch all appropriation bills and see
that they are really necessary or beneficial.
Our Smiths Valley correspondent is q
trifle out Of the way in 6gurers regarding the
difference in the rate OF tax alton between
Lyon and Douglas counties. Last year the
rate in this county was $3.cs on $Ioo, and in
Douglasit was an even 50 on tIoo. This
year the rate is the samc-$3 in each county.
The LeGray Brothers, the fire eaters
whs gave performance here on last Thurs.
day evening. were arrested in Silver City
for showing without license, and coming
to Dayton paid fine Of $a4. This
amount was about the sum they would re.
ceive from four such audiences as they had
in Dayton.
The petition Of 80 names presented to
the Legislature by citizens Of Smiths Valley
asking to be set into Douglas county con-
tains the names Of II taxpayers and I6 non.
taxpayers. Would it be wise move to slice
up our county on the say.so Of II taxpayers1