Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-06-08
BRIEF MENTION.

BRIEF MENTION.
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w. J. Westerfedld made flying visit
Reno this week.
B. I. Truman left last Tuesday for his
home in West Berkeley.
Tom Latta and Harry Butts, of Virginia
paid us pleasant call to-day.
-"Brownie," the bronco buster of Pizen
Switch, was in town this week.
Mrs. George 1hax,er and daughter, Of
Carson, are visiting friends in Dayton.
Miss Gussie Heis, OF Silver City, has
been the guest of Mrs. A. W. Brann this
week.
Mason Valley ranchers are cutting their
first crop of alfalfa. The crop is up to the
average.
w. B. Sanders one Of Mason Valleys
solid ranchers, was in town this week on
business.
Miss Fannie Craighead, Of Smiths Val.
ley, is visiting Mrs. c. A. Duncan at Yuba
City, Cal.
There is plenty of water in the Walker
river now, and will be, it is anticipated, for
the next month.
Napoleon Ranger and wife have sold
their ranch in Mason Valley and gone to
San Francisco to reside.
Cal Davis has resigned his Office Of
Deputy Sheriff and A. T. Brann has been
appointed to fill the vacancy.
The Garfield mill was shut down last
week Thursday. The suspension of opera
lions is but temporary, it is understood.
Tommy CARING has started his ice cart,
and customers will be furnished with ice
daily, or every other day, as they desire.
The advance guard of Longabaugh's
wood drive is in town, and the wood will in
all probability begin 10 arrive next week.
Mrs. Sol Noel, Of Mason Valley, re
turned to her home last Sunday, after visit
Of several weeks to relatives and friends in
California.
AL Perkins, the New Jerusalem rancher,
is the father of new boy. Mother and
child are we'll, and AL is apparently in as
good health as usual.
The favorite pastime Of DR.. Box, during
the hot wether is to fish among the goose
berry bushes back OF the Odeon for trout.
Sometime be catches them and sometimes
he don't.
A. z. Harris returned the first OF this
week from Two weeks trip to San Fran.
cisco and vicinity. While there he attend.
ed the annual reunion of the alumni and
commencement exercises of the Napa Col
lege.
Professor Robert Levers has been reap.
pointed Principal Of the Dayton school, and
Miss Belle Leslie assistant. There is no
reason in the world why the Dayton youth
should not progress rapidly under such able
instructors.
--'Wife, did you order that homeless liver
as l asked you to do this morning."
ayes, did,"
"What did the butcher saya"
"Youre a mean, good for nothing old
fool. Don't speak to me again for month"
1t tried quite hard to rain here last
Wednesday, but not enough moisture fell &c
lay the dust. Considerable rain fell in
Mason Valley, and in the hills near Rio
Vista there must have been a cloud burst as
the large fiat near there was perfect lake
"A. E. Harris has been engaged to teach
the Silver City school for the ensuing year
Mr.. Harris taught at Wellington for the past
two years and gave great satisfaction to the
people of Smiths Valley. That the people
of Silver City will be pleased with the man
ner in which he instructs their children i:
without a doubt.
Dick Davis and Billy Owens. both o
this place, have IL is feared lost relatives II
the great flood in Pennsylvania. Mr.. Owens
has lost a sister who lived in Jamestown, and
Mr.. Davis had a mother and several sisters
and brothers living at the same place who
he has heard nothing from since the disaster
Postmaster Flaws has been exceedingly
fortunate since he has held his Office.
few weeks ago he drew prize in the Louis
lana Lottery. and only last Saturday his
wife presented him with boy baby. Tom,
boys have all been girls heretofore, and now
that he has broken the record he is the hap
piest man in seven counties.
-NEw YORK papers are continually
kicking about the jibes Of the Western press
concerning the slowness Of their city to erec