Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1889-08-31
BRIEF MENTION.
School begins next Monday,

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office.
WIN. Kean returned from his trip to
Lake Tahoe this week.
-Ranchers are busy having their bitches
surveyed and recorded.
Mrs. Ernest Christian, Of Carson, is Wis
iting Mrs. Legg Of this place.
Pumps are being put in in Humboldt
county to furnish water for stock.
The days are still disagreeably warm
but the nights are delightfully."- cool.
Nearly all the wells in town have dried
up. Water is luxury here, nowadays.
w. ]. Weslerfeld and wife returned the
first Of the week from their Califarnia trip.
The County Commissioners will hold
their regular meeting next Monday. Get in
your bills.
Sharp, who escaped from the State
Prison, about two weeks ago, has not yet
been captured.
Geo. w. Keith has purchased the Tod.
man residence in Carson, and moved to the
Capital with his family.
j. R. Shaw and John Lothrop, delegates
to the Grand Lodge A.. o. U. w., returned
from Ogden last Sunday morning.
ID. c. Simpson. one Of the largest ranch
owners in Smiths Valley, was in town on
Tuesday and Wednesday Of this week.
The regular Dayton nine played game
Of ball against picked nine Of this place
last Sunday, and won by score Of 20 to IL.
Bert Rising and Miss Carrie Gruber
were married at Reno last Saturday. and, it
is understood, have gone to Seattle to reside.
The foot race between Tom Barton, Of
Greenfield, and Ben Rosenthal, Of Haw.
thorne. has been postponed until the 9Th Of
next month.
There will be game Of base ball Al
the picnic grounds 20 morrow between the
Silver City and Dayton mines for silver
mounted bat.
The Rock Point garden contains a fine
melon patch this year. 1t is fine place TO
make raid as there is no dog or shotgun
sharp there now.
Mr. and Mrs. II. Huston and children,
Of Wadsworth, have been visiting Mr. aid
Mrs. Hepworth this week. Mrs. Huston is
Mrs. Hepworth's neice.
L. r. Ames, Of Smith Valley brought in
band Of beef cattle last week and disposed
Of some Of them to J. L. Campbell, and
others he took to the Virginia markets.
White Pine county has been visited by
a heavy rain storm, so heavy that it caused
considerable damage by flooding roads and
washing away buildings in several places.
The assessment roll Of this county will
be about the same as last year--sI 500, 900.
There is some decrease in the value Of stock,
but the increase in number will make up for it.
Congressman Bartine paid Daytonites a
visit last Monday. He is in excellent health.
On his return to Washington he will no doubt
render good service in the silver and irriga-
ton fights.
County Recorder Mack has purchased
the house and lot formerly owned by Mrs.
Geo Cobb. He is having some repairs made
to the house and will soon move to Dayton
with his family.
"A Nevada City, California, girl is said
to have eaten a Ioo.pound watermelon last
week at single sitting, and Grass Valley
girl got away with nine and a half dishes
Of ice cream. 1t is no wonder there are so
many unmarried girls over there.
Albert Jaqua presented us with some
fine specimens Of Inyo marble this week.
Some Of the small fgura,ed pieces are
beautiful. The marble is Of q very good
quality although it does not seem to be as
hard as some samples we have seen that
came from the Mono quarry.
The manner in which the people get rid
Of coyotes in Lundy is novel as well as very
amusing, it is said. They fill a piece Of
mea, with red pepper and snuff, and the
coyote that tackles ii proceeds to sneeze his
eyes and teeth out, much to the amusement
Of the spectators. But Jim Townsend is such
joker. you know.
Jack Dempsey was knocked out in the
CAD round by the ..Marine" at the Athletic
Club Rooms in San Francisco, last Wednes.
day night. Dempsey had the best Of the
hgh, all the way through, and from all &C.
counts it was but chance blow that knocked
him out. The fight was for a purse Of $500.
$500 to GO to the loser.
Mr.. John Reynolds, his two sons, Mrs.
Reynolds and Miss Salmon. all Of Stockton,
California, who have been camping out in
the Sierras for few weeks. visited Dayton