Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-04-08
BRIEF MENTION.
Bar silver 828.

Mrs. Homer Bonham has gone
to Reno, to remain for some time.
Miller & Lux shipped "a car.
loads of cattle, below this week.
The Ophir mill shut down yes
terday noon, and will remain SO un-
til the tailings are dry enough to
work.
D. c. Simpson, one of the solid
men of Smith Valley, was in town
last Thursday.
We thank Mr.. Coffin for a mess
of delicious potatoes, from the ranch
of Chas. Bovard, Mason Valley.
d. o. Mills and H. NJ. Yering-
ton, passed over the C. & C. We'd
nesday, on tour of inspection.
Capt. Hatch went below last
evening, on business connected with
the dreadge, and will return Tues
day.
For want of space we had to
omit very interesting item, but it
will appear in our next issue. So
look out "News-bag"
Manly Johnson and wife left
last Tuesday evening for Chico, Cal,
where they go to attend the wedding
of Mrs. Johnson's sister.
The County Clerk issued a license
yesterday, authorizing the marriage
Of H. Hern ("Tex") to Miss lone
Usher, of Smith Valley.
"A petition for a mail route from
Greenfield to Fletcher, in Es-
meralda county, is being circulated
throughout Mason Valley.
John Devine and family, Of
Independence, arrived here Wedn4s-
day. Mr.. Devine is the new section
boss at this end of the road
Mr. VIM. Bernard, with thor.
ough-bred stallion brought from
Iowa passed Dayton, on the c. & C.
last Thursday, going to Mason
Valley.
Miss Laura Sheldon, came ovei
from Reno. last Saturday, to visit
her mother, at Sutro. Miss Sheldon
has class of Is pupils taking paint
ing lessons.
Mr.. AL. Shively, agent at Bish.
op Creek passed through here Wed
nesday on his way to Oroville, Cal
He was called there by the serious
illness of his mother.
The Dayton schools intended
to celebrate Arbor Day by having q
picnic, at Horseshoe lake, but the
storm prevented, and the children
were sadly disappointed,
Haynes storm arrived Oh time
"Wednesday evening Wind, rair
and snow, came in regular order anC
Haynes was satisfied. He reports
better weather, after August 9th.
There was a quite large fire
in Reno Wednesday, it started in
the house of A. Bantas, and burned
several buildings, at one time il
looked very serious for Reno as
there was a high wind blowing al
the time.
-Ranchers around here have
been shipping potatoes by the car
load to Oakland, Cal, for the past
two weeks. We understand they
have received good prices, from $25
to $50 per ton, there are no more tC
be had here.
Among the many aspirants for
the Superintendency Of the Carson
Mint, the names of the following
prominent gentlemen are men
toned: Ex-Governor Adams, Geo
Russell, VIM, Westerfield, and c.
w. Hinchcliffe.
-Chas. johnson, left for indie
pendence, Cal, last Thursday to
take charge of the railroad section
at that place. Charley has had
charge of the section here for num-
Der of years, and his many friends
wish him success in his new home.
S. B. Kinds, formerly Assessor
of Esmeralda county, was passen-
ger on Wednesday evenings train
bound for Carson. Mr.. Kinds and
John Snyder, will shortly drive
about so head of horses through to
Arizona, where they hope to dispose
of them at a good figure.
Mr.. Moore of San Francisco,
was in town this week circulating a
petition to be presented to the Board
of Pardons, asking the pardon of one
Jackson, one of the persons convict
ted of burglarizing the railroad de-
pot here, about a year and a half
ago, and sent to the penitentiary
for five years.
Wallace Coffin was out in Ma
son Valley this week hunting pota-
toes. The crop in this viciniy is
about exhausted and Wallace was
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