Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-05-16
BRIEF MENTION.
Bar silver, 974.


is visiting friends in Dayton.
Are yon married? Ii not send your ad-
dress 10 the Aues lean Corresponding Club Z.
y. Box 6i3 Clark burg. W. Va.
&c c. Fish is taking out some
good ore from the Ida mine in Gar
tield.
Lyon county has not repre-
sentative on the State Board of Ag-
riculture.
w. J. Douglass returned last
Monday from an extended visit in
the East.
N. III. A. Mason has driven 400
beef cattle to Wadsworth, and from
there they were shipped to Ogden
and north to Washington,
Johnny BENEFITS has two trot-
tiers and running horse at the
Carson track in training for the Fall
races. He is going to see if Silver
City cannot win a heat or two.
While returning from Mason
Valley last week j.. +. Gignoux
found a collar to harness in the
road near Clifton. The owner can
have same by calling for it and
proving property.
Wilson'S new Touring mill, to
be builtat Black Point on the Walk
er river, is under headway. Lum-
Der is being hauled for its construc-
ton from the sawmill in the
mountains near Bridgeport.
II. B. Hickey has been purchas-
ing stock cattle in Mason Valley,
and nearly all such cattle are now
picked up in that place. The price
paid is understood to be $l4 per head.
Hickey purchased about $50 head.
Geo. Black, of Smith Valley,
is now the owner OF Chas. Damon's
stallion, having traded Charlie
three work horses for him. The
stallion is Hambletonian stock. and
a fine horse to breed to for roadsters.
Lem Allen, of Churchill coun-
ty, was in town last Sunday on his
way to Carson. He had with him
his two running horses, Exit Car
son" and Charger" which he viii
train for the Fall races in Carson
and Reno.
E. Q. Griffith, young man of
"a years, was murdered in a drunk
en- row at coal camp near Phoebe
last Wednesday. A man named
Fontaine is suspected of the crime.
a Coroner's jury is investigating
the matter.
A strawberry, ice cream and
flower festival will be given by the
ladies of the NJ f.. Church at Green
field, Mason Valley, next Wednes-
day evening, at Fox's new store.
The funniest thing in the world will
be on exhibition.
The Nevada State Board of
Trade has voted to allow half the
expense of two men from Tennessee
who are anxious to secure land in
Nevada for fifty families willing to
locate in this State, whose farms
have been ruined by excessive rains
in Tennessee. Bring them to Ma
son Valley.
We acknowledge the receipt Of
n copy of the Statutes of Nevada
from Secretary of State 0. ii. Grey.
Though the Legislature adjourned
nineteen days later than heretofore
the statutes are distributed nearly
two months earlier than usual. This
shows good work by the Secretary
and State Printer.
The appropriation for the New
ada Indian School at Carson is ex-
haustcd, and the teachers were
given the alternative Of working
till July 1st without salaries and
with their board bills to pay or re-
sign. The principal teacher, seam
stress, assistant matron and indus
trial teacher passed in their
designations.
The Genoa Courier says r. Kir-
man and Recorder DUNCAN of
Genoa, while fording the river in
Carson Valley last week in buggy
were swept down by the current.
The water was so deep that the
horses had to swim. Both men got
Qua in the water and unhitching
the horses managed to get them out
and afterwards pulled the buggy
out.
III. M. Yerington and ID. A..
Bender were passengers on Thurs
days train bound for the end OF the
road. Mr. Yerington is enthusiast
tic about reports from the Breyfogle
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