The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-30

oil Fresno, California, has devised a
method by which he can thoroughly
irrigate land at an expense Of but Is
cents per acre. The inventor has APP
piled for a patent on his machinery.
George Frazier came over the noun
tains Sunday from the ranch. He says
Jim Gregory and G. w. Jones Jr., have
been over there for a week having a great
time shooting sage-hen but George
didn't bring a feather with him and Jim
Gregory a initiated in the Liars
during his last visit to Wadsworth.
A stranger entered a flourishing town
a few days ago aud approaching q Lead
ing citizen, said; 81 want to meet the
enterprising business men of the town.
Can yon give me their names?" The
citizen said nothing; he simply handed
the local paper to the stranger and point
ed to the advertisements. The signifi-
cent hint wal sufficient.
Obi lady Kane met with a di. tressing
accident last Friday evening. She was
going down the cellar steps when the
trap door fell, striking her on the head
and knocking her to the foot of the
stairs. Her left arm was broken near
the shoulder but she is getting along
nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Arnold will accept
thanks for excellent wedding cake.
About twenty Of the relatives and friends
of Miss Leoni Smith and G. K. Arnold
attended the wedding at the Lewis saw
mill last Wednesday. They vent to
Truckee the same day and will visit Vir-
ginia City, Nevada, for a few days, when
Mr.. Arnold will open the school in
Wadsworth. We wish, them happiness.
Leader, Fae
Miss Nellie Madden, organist at the
Catholic Church, departs for Wadsworth'
next Wednesday to prepare for her COM
ing concert there on the 9th prox. She
has been most indefatigable in her mus
ical endevors with the youth of. Wads-
worth and has succeeded in training a
string band of ten youthful Wadsworth-
ties that promises to be one of the best
features of her northumberland
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Through the fundamentally Of Fish
Commissioner, Geo. 7. Mills, the long
desired change in regard to the dump
ing Of sawdust and shavings in the
Truckee river from the California side
has been reached. Hereafter the Truck
ee Lumber Company, the largest on the
river, will burn all their sawdust and
shsvings, and the lesser mills will be
required to conform to the same ruling,
made by the California Fish Commits
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Mondays Silver State says I; Conductor
Lorthrop had a narrow escape from
death yesterday afternoon. He alighted
from his csboose and started to cross the
track to the the depot building, when he
was struck by a train which 81 pulling
into the yard. That he escaped being
killed was due to the fact that the train
had nearly come to a stop. AS it was.
he was thrown into the air and came
down on his head, cutting a cash which
it required several stitches to CLOSE.
The test OF the water power and mains
last Sunday clearly demonstrated that
we will have one Of the best FIRE depart
ments on the coast so far as the efficie-
ncy Of the machinery goes. Even with
the use Of an inch nozzle we could pile
several m ore buildings on the present
highest on Q in town and throw oyer all.
Mr.. T. F. .Donilin informed the Board
of Fire Com missioners that the agent Of
one of the companies he represents
would be along in q day or so and would
be pleased to wee a test made. The Board
will undoubtedly make q test for every
fire insurance company that desires it
and will be glad to do 80. OF course the
system is not complete but is sufficient
ly so to make tests.
The house of representatives has de-
clared aginst the Tree coinage OF silver
at any ratio and passed the Wilson bill
to repeal the purchasing clause Of the