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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-02-11
BRIEF MENTION.
Bar silver S33.


The south bound train was an
hour late Thursday morning owing
to the heavy storm.
The social dance given at the
Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday night
was an enjoyable affair.
The Morgan mill at Empire,
started up last Sunday morning on
ore from the Con. Virginia mine.
The Taylor mill is now shut
down but will start up shortly as ore
shipments are again being made.
Some ore is being taken out of
the Oest mine, and there are pros
poets for big ledge and good ore.
The date set by the Empi re
Minstrels for an entertainment and
dance has been indefinitely post
poned.
Meyers, the Virginia City slog-
ger knocked out Trembly, the Car
son man, last Tuesday night, in %
rounds.
Six carloads of cattle and one
of hogs passed through Wednesday
night from Mason Valley, shipped to
San Francisco.
Allen, the Populist candidate,
has been elected to the U. S. Senate
from Nebraska. Who says the Pop
ulists amt in it.
Everybody considers that when
Spring opens there will be lively
times in Silver City, as the numer-
Gus prospects are looking very we'll.
If you want to subscribe for
any newspaper or periodical pub
lished anywhere in the world call
at this office and leave your order.
$. G. Boston leased portion
of the Boston and Lester mine to
Wogan and Armstrong, who are
taking out some very high grade ore,
We acknowledge the receipt of
a lot of seeds from Senator Stewart.
Those who wish them can come and
get a package as long as they last.
There will be a mass meeting
at the Court House this evening to
discuss the best method to take to
prevent our county from being
obliterated.
The best of drivers meet with
misshaps; for instance the young
man who took his two lady friends
sleigh riding this week and dump
ed them out in the snow while try
in to turn around in the canyon.
Some ore is now being extract
ed from the San Diego mine of Pol
lard, Connors and Andrews, in
Silver City, and worked at Pollard's
mill. This is the first work that
has been done on this mine for some
time.
Nine carloads of sheep passed
through here on last nights train.
They were shipped from Mason
Valley to San Francisco The
tran was cut in two here and two
trips made up the hill to the Mound
House.
AS will be seen in the report of
Commissioners proceedings, the rate
of taxes for county purposes has
been fixed at 81 ,65. If the State re-
mains the same, Zoe, Lyon will
have a rate of only $40, lower
than it has ever been for years.
The Supreme Court has decid-
ed that the printing of the proposed
Constitutional Amendments in the
Statutes is sufficient advertise
ment. Now let's have an election
and fix matters so expenses will be
reduced for the coming two years.
A Winnemucca landlord writes
his own bill of fare, thereby saving
the cost of printing. 1t announces
cof1ey, supe, rose befe, ham, boyled
and bakt pertaters, fride could pud-
din, Minis pyes, mutting chops, veele
culvert, hasch and crucified chick
ems.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-02-11

Trains and run daily.
Tram runs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days
Train runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and satur-
days
Passenger trains make close connection at
Mound House with express trains of Virginia
and Truckee Railroad, which connect Mt Reno
with east and west-bound trains OF Central Pa
cifc Railroad.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Hawthorne, with United States Stage Co.'S
coaches for Aurora t26 miles,; Bodie tS7 niles;
and for Lundy and bridgeport
At Lunng, tl25 miles from Mound House)
with Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.'S Ari-weekly
stages Qeaving Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days. for Downeyvlle, Grantsville and Bel
mont.
At Csndelaria, with United States Stage Cos
stages for Columbus Is miles,, Silver Peak
Montezuma, Aida Valley, Gold Mountain, etc
Al Keller, with stages for Cerro Gordro t6
miles,, Darwin (22 miles,, and Panamint.
II, NJ. YERINGTON,
X. J, LAWS, General Superintendent.
Assistant superintendent.
y. A. BENDER,
General Freight and Passenger Agent,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-02-11
school Report.

Following is the report of school
in Meissner District, Mason Valley,
for month of January, Miss Clara
A. Taylor, teacher:
No. boys enrolled, 8; No. girls
enrolled, 8; total, Is; percentage of
attendance, 80.
Honor Roll-Maggie Nichol, 95;
Willie Powers, SO; Annie Nichol,
o. Frank Genzel, "a; Lydia Hol-
land, "a; Harry Holland, SO.
OLIVE BRANCH cures all Female
Complaints. Ten days treatment
sent free for 2-cent stamp. DR..
Kilmer & c., South Bend, Ind.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-02-11
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Mound House Mound House
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1893-02-11

Regular Monthly Observation-Disclosures
TRANSACTED. Etc

The Board of County Commits
sioners held its regular monthly
meeting on the 9th; present W. H.
Spragg, Chairman; j. +. Holland
and D. P. Randall, Commissioners;
j. A. Huntoon, Clerk.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved.
The bills allowed will be found
in another column,
Board made an order transferring
$320.36 from General to Officers Sal
airy Fund.
Upon motion, Luther Davis, Jr.,
was appointed Justice of the Peace
Of Sutro Township upon filing a
bond in sum of 1000.
The report of expert Harris on
books of county officers and fnan-
cial condition of county was pre-
scented and read, and ordered pub
lished for two weeks in LYoECoUNTY
TIMES and $50 extra copies printed
and sent to taxpayers of county.
Bids were received from the fol-
lowing parties to furnish land and
water right for poor farm. A. w.
and A. T. Brann land and water
right in Mason Valley for 81 eco;
J. NJ. Houston and G. w. Waldo to
furnish land and water for $4,000;
Joe Ferretti land and water right in
Daney canyon, $4,000; D. c. Simp-
son to furnish land and water right
in Mason Valley, 100 acres, for
$1,000. After some consideration
it was moved that the bid of A. w.
and A. T. Brann be accepted, pro-
vided that after the appraisers APP
pointed by the District Court find
that the land is of the value asked
for it
The rate of taxes was fixed as fol-
lows.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30
STATE PRESS SENTIMENT.

inaefDuch as Congress is disposed 10
delay matters. We suggest that q fund be
raised by popular subscription for the
purpose OF inducing few Of the scien-
fists who are now investigating Egyp-
tian hieroglypics 10 undertake trans
lation Of the democrat platform OF 1892.
Ii has become apparent that not even
the parties who framed il know what il
means. 1t is high time that light was
thrown on the subiect.-Bay City Tri-
bune.
QMr. Burrows courageous and straight
forward declaration in favor of the IN
conditional repeal OF the silver purchase
act. sets at rest al doubt as 10 the
course Of the republican minority in the
present emergency. The republican
side OF the house will be found ranged
with the president and with the more
sobsr- minded OF the democrat members
en- the naked proposition Of nncondi-
tional repeal. Detroit Tribune.
Because Gen. Fitziohn Porter dis
obeyed orders and betrayed General
Pope into defeat at the second battle of
Bull Run. he has been given position
worth s2.600 per year in the New York
pos.ofiice. BY suspcnding some scores
more Of pensions of men who did not
disobcy orders at that time. the amount
may be saved" by this very remarkable
administration Allegan Gazette.
Nebraska populists and prohibition
lists have nominated Mrs. Ada Bitten
bender for the supreme bench. Should
she get tfere look out for an opinion
that will knock City Attorney Taylor OF
Grand Rapids into tho middle Of the
last century. 1t willsrequire a search
light then 10 show where he is at" aud
what he is there Muskegon Chron-
icle.
The Wilson bill was passed through
the house boy a much more decisive ma
iority than was expected. Now let the
senate pass the bill without delay. Pass
the Voorhees, bill strengthening the Ma
tional banks and adjourn Saginaw
Courier Herald.
0Iwo years ago and one year ago every
man who wanted work could get IL and
get well paid for IL. How Is IL now ?
Democrats say IL Is ~the robber tariff
and ''the silver bill. but both we're then
laws az well as now. Big Rapids Pio-
neer
Michigan's delegation in congress
stands on the .henest money platform
and will vote their convictions without
any unnecessary flourish - trumpets
beforehand Detroit Free Press.
We regret "a say IT. but canclor CON-
pels Us 10 admit that David Il. Hid is
about the smallest pattern Of states
man that New York ever sent 20 tho
United States senate. Lansing Journal.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30
THEY ARE IN WANT
Cherokee Strip Boomers Children
Are Dying.
EXPOSURE MAS THE CAUSE
Coscrnznens Irseps orszsred % the
BORDER 20 Arr~axe for the open-
has or the strip

0rTHxrr. O. T.. Aug. @--coid. vet
weather Tor several days his been hard
on the boomers gathered along the Che
rokes strip and there is much suffering.
Several small children have died q sx-
posture Ia the past twenty'four hours
Tho frss strip land cfiee was completed
today. Upon each lot Ia the town sites
on the strip win be . stake bearing .
card numhered 10 correspond with the
lot. and the man who arrives trss and
gets the card will be the future owner
OF the lot.
Arkansas CRY. Kan. Aug. 9.-Csp-
tain johnson. commanding Troop B.
Third cavalry. xho has been stationed
here for several weeks. reecised orders
10 proceed at once 20 the land ofice near
Perry and break camp here this morn.
ing. One troop OF the Fifth cavalry left
Fort Reno yesterday for Pond Creek on
the Rock Island. Other troops are ex-
pecfed here within a L4y or two 20 take
the place OF Troop Il. Mayor Newman
has received letter from S. r. Spencer
OF Salt Lake City. Utah. stating that he
Is going to bring a large body OF Utah
settlers with him 10 the opening and
that there will be q large number oi
people from Colorado to settle in the
strip.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

That the women intend 10 take hand
10 the coming school election is evident
They are h>>firing themselves 20 call
cot candidates In the several wards. and
The enthusiasm displayed in the inform
Il primaries Is suggestive Of . presiden-
fial ysar. This . just a. IL should be
It III becomes anybody - question the
right of women 70 participate in the
management of the public schoolA IL
IN bscomss anybody to ridieuls their at
tsmpts to organize u assist one another
10 exercising the limited franchise con-
ferred on them at school elections IL is
ashors stspfrom ths nursery 70 the school
room. Ths mother that teaches her child
the manners and address demanded by
modern civilization il better qualified
than anybody else TO provide for iis
esiucation ia the arts and sciences as
taught IN ths pubiic schools. Therefore
tie women should be encouraged in
their Efforts O. secure and retain a voice
ia The selection q school trIstees. IL
tbe board q education were aominated
by eouiretent women Il j. FAIR to
rresufns that tho schools would DO
mauaepd quite a. uell. II not bet
ter. thar they are at present. II the
sosnsa seek larger political rights than
hey noe suioy that too is commsnda-
Ga. Il Should not be text for covert
u,eers and biting sarcasm Many
somsn have no dcsirs for the suffrage;
n4ny men have no desire that they
shall have it. The women that do de-
ars q afs cur wives. mothers aud sweet
bsuta and they are demanding the
hight g. rote. rot because they are our
lesed ooe=. but because they have
brtin< Thsy have been petted and
pampsrsd and snslsvesi since the dawn q
cr,stsoa. Ncw they want The privilege u
thio<ing and voting &c themselves and
have % apprehension hss thsir failure
weaL What II they do make biunders
IN their meetings.. snd vAat u they do
rasnlfsss great aesl N discussing ihe
seitlsh exciaeireness q men; They are
4 thousand fos3 usorr intense and sin-
erre than the men who ridicu'e them.
Give M wanicn the fullest meaxurs q
freesioun eon-isfeat 4ith God govern
ruenf snd eur Institutions. both public
ard private. wiH BE the better.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

Ex-SPEAKER RExp stirred up the
wrath Of Speaker Crisp yesterday by
lntimating that the democrats were
about 10 adopt the major part OF the
rules that made him famous The
speaker descended from the speakers
platform and delivered pointiess re-
tort Reed quickly impaled the Geor-
gian on the point of his iayelin OF satire
aud covered him with shame and con-
fusion. Whenever the presiding officer
of any legislative body abdicates his
chair 10 speak from the floor he sue
ceeds in making bowling chump OF
himself
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30
AZTEC cALExpAR.
Interpretation May Reveal Mexican
and Central American History.

CmcAco. Aug. 29.-The international
anthropological congress convened in
recital hall today. What 10 claimed To
be the correct Interpretation OF the an
cient Aztec calendar was made public
for the tirst time during the days ses-
sion. Scholars Of international repgta-
ton declare il TO be the most important
discovery in its way OF a century, as il
furnishes a key to much OF the ancient
life and arts Of at least six different ma
tons that inhabited Mexico and Central
America centuries ago. The disclosure
was made by woman. Mrs Zelia Nut
tall. one OF the judges OF ethnology st
the fair. who read lengthy paper be-
fore the congress in which she ex-
planned the wonderful calendar.
DIR. Daniel Brenton, A. H.. president
Of the congress. said the Interpretation
OF the Aztec calendar would in all prob
ability eventually lead TO the translation
OF the hieroglyphics carved on the ruins
OF the ancient country in Mexico and
Central America and thus reveal the
history OF the wonderful people who
built them.
Tomorrow the congress will take up
the consideration Of number OF inter
esting topics In ethnology and folk lore.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

One ~ The oiiest and most favorahiy
kncwn merchants n the city suggests
shat u might - sslviaahls 90 re city 81
issus nursp. payable Ga den,snd. % pay
ali city liabilities provided ne banks
wsu3d scceyt e AZ rar. as under such an
srsne - Strip i wrnii - rossibis fs'r
she city - xoaaea1 sitly more improve.
ueasa r the present strinzeney sers
knawu - - Hrnitri - ea exact period
- tae the eurf~afioa roui3 b timely
is - far - iis tleption woald reiseee
fha necessities = tbo~e IN sefaai dis.
sree< a - inprscflcshie. however. for
sevefai reaeeca The hsnks wop,a be Ia
~ better eensiiisrn =, scrept rsfT rcrsp
st psr thsa tbe4 are - scsert xslt ~siresi
e.s-npser~ial ~eearinrs st lis~suat
TIE uerchents eoaid rot rerhss
lsh theis shsisss uithout xran-
10. 9ensS. fhslsebsrs saa whelssslsr-
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30
REMEDY Is RELEASED.
The Scrvy Depufy Game Warsissn re-
turn. TO Grand Rapfes

Ex Police Detective G. I. Kennedy
deputy game warden under Warrler
Hampton. vas released from the Alger
county jail az AG Train on 900 bail. on
Monday. and be arrived home yester
day. Kennedy Was arrested on the al
lekesi charge of accepting money IN con.
siderati1r II refusing q prosecute Il
mao whom he had arrested Tor killinlt
deer out q season, and lay Ia jaii ten
daysl,etore he could secure bail nccrpf
ahie o. the court he esys Il i 4
trump.s,l CD charge b get even with hina
Tor arre<tinx vsoiators ~ the game laq
tie incurred The wrath = ths whole
county. a. deer hunting i the Tsincips.l
occupation - large portion ~ its citl
zens. ard persons from Tho sarrnnnssina
couEtry vent % see him Hishsir sfaed
20 end uhen BE heard Tnen or ibe ont
ss3e = the jail talking n a ynchire
PARTY He complained tatisflg = bis
treatment uhiie in jail The Esine var
5en viii nov lnangufste = eer1erzi at
tack on the vioistors e She gaze iae IN
ne upEsr peninsssia-
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

Had the republicans voted solidly for
the amendment il would have passed by
q big naaoEity. Ga partisan grounds
alone the sepubiic4ns would have beoa
justldsd in defeating the divided major
ity. Bot q the ID republican members
al bat - sau unlucky set voted against
the amendment from instincts q patriot
isn. That vote settled the fate of the
nain question The republicans rallied
% support a democrat administration.
not because 10 Is dsmocrnfie. but be-
cause the peace and prosperity Of their
eountFy demanded L. No more sub
lime exhibition Of patriotism. in forum
Dedicated 10 partisan conflicts. ever
gracsd the page of history. Whensver
the country 10 in danger the republican
party thrusts party expeshency aside to
maintain and preserve the proud glory
of our institutions The lib republicans
wilo voted against the amendment saved
cause and day.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

"Did ! understand We 20 read that
there was up'ards O 240, 900 folks ~ that
Chicago show in one day. EzryT inquir-
cd Uncle Tobias sl0cum n his son
Them was the fggers." responded
Ezra solenaly.
AN there want no crowd. evet
them asked Uncle Tobias. after pause.
\ mo crowd auywher's,v said Ezra
There wa Ioug silence. broken only
by the fiuttering of toe newspaper in
Ezras hand as the breexe few In AZ the
window
Well said Uncle Totias At last
II amt preTarsd 70 doubt the papers.
an know they've got a powerful lot o
lan1 SET apart fer that show. but IL dos
appear ~ me that II IA ben On hard
along wizh them 240 GO folks ] sh'd
hare calculatel that there'd - here az
there many eath's Companion.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

sosld aeciine o. 1ocepk ci<y scrip IN
psl nanf q biils fsf saeFch<ndlss. Ihs
n-sf thst cosld b zzlssd bs sueh ioeai
carrenes xo1l.3 be dsanits losn Or
dshnife psriod. The kznks have no
naa<y 10 leaa On indednits seeaEitiss
Thsrs = Jet lnotAsr ob.setioa. The
i.lsa tat il = = good plan 70 oEdsr city
inprossnents boz tho sols parpo>s q
Freviil1g snsi<Iyusnk 10 the Idle b Il
uosf unlssrsally respected Eminent
soonomislsoonisatth thls idea asssssnfialiy
misehiesous bat - Popularity has out
weighed both their loeic and statistics.
When cify = ,ppprsssed ~ hard tiEnes
and the great sI0fkzhops are eiused the
greatest hardskips resulting thsrefsom
are sxperi.ncsa By the small home
osnsrs They are usually factorymen.
elsrk. and Inside tradssmer. In many
instances their houses are only partly
paid fur. UnlIke the renters they can
not 20 away 10 seek employment with
out sacrifcing their home& Thsse men
must psy the bulk q the cost for city
improvements. They cannot stand il 10
20 cut into the street 70 shovel sand
and carry material The work must
be done largely By thoss who never con-
tribute dollar 70 the tar funds Of the
city. II must be plain. upoa lit
tie reflection. that the ordering OF
city improvements solsly 20 give work
20 the unemployed is in the nature of
double hardship upon those who can
not share in the pay roll and who must
supply the greater share Of the money
collected by TAXATION upon their homes.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

CHICAGO l. happy. The large sums OF
money secured TO the banks Of that city
through worlds fair patronage enables
them to pinch New York banks and
challenge Gotham for the honor OF be
Ing the center OF finance. After the fair
- over the tables viii be turned and tho
New Workers viii enjoy that exquisitely
gratifying laugh which comes so near to
the end Of all good things Then Chi
cago will be sad
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

vIEsxs, Aug. 29-lhs cholera In Ga
heia continues 10 increase. There has
not been a single case Of recovery re-
ported Whole families have died.
Within twenty -four hours ten districts
have been affected. Private reports re-
present the plague as more yirulent than
II vas IN Hamburg last year. There .
q panic az the town OF Rolonea aud
charges are made that tho doctors are
poisoning patients 10 get rid OF the
poor. The cholera hospital was attacked
BY the excited populace and the mill
tsry we're obliged to defend il. The
hungarian government now admits that
over seventy districts in Hungary are
affected
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

SENATOR'S ALLEN and Mantle were
.trun out on the cold cobblestones" by
the senate yesterday. They were ap-
pointed by the governors Of Washington
and Montana respectively. after the
state legislatures had adjourned with
out electing senators. Two free silver
senators are thus ruthlessly decapitated
and the dignity of the democrat house
of lords Is preserved.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

mere a The nrsnplpyed TIE sspter =
Bear st hsnd an6 prompt acton khon.1
ke taken 20 rellsfe those o1t a sosA. ~
vii start tasiness, and What xlh start
bosinsss Elil start car fAcfories voia
snd silHer sfe practically loekst u cur
vaults and the key lo<t. and neth me
god ckn be so ont give us soneIhtox 70
take iiA piace. This would ieaEe TIE
b<aks uith pienfy q money - discount
cur factory fapsr and start the Wheels
20 mo,ss soonsr than 20 weit Tor the eos-
ornmert A MKkcHAxr.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

LILLIAN RcssKLL and Sandow, the
strong man. are mutually mashed, and
a love marriage is 70 be the result.
This kind OF q marriage viii be decided
50 far as Lillian Il concerned;
but IL the opera queen and the modern
samson arc satisfied with each other. it
10 impossible to see how it is anybody
else's business.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

The trsfpps were frndeing along fhs
dusty roads oa = boa afternoon. b
causa she harvest hanas wgnidn't iet
them step Ia the shade % rest. aud they
bal bad nothing - eator drlHk since TIE
nixht before.
fTuneryY askef one.
Yes. BIT I'm drier wss The gloomy
rcsponse.
What wrcuiI yoa fsre far . nice. cold
glass - betf~
ssWhiie. respeuapi thp ether earnest
l.. IA alnaost vork fer ik Dstroit
Trss Press
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

CuY or MEuco. Aug. 29.-It has
been discovered by the authorities that
the owners Of the extensive hacieda Of
Cotz. in the state OF fucatan. have a
prison located on the place where tie
Poems are locked up and tortured when
they commit slight odenses- An inyes-
tigation revealed many cases OF horrible
cruelty. some OF which have resulted IN
the deaths of the unfortunate slaves.
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

rpon an analysis % the vote in the
house on the sllser question il appears
nat tho coentry 10 Indebted 20 the TO
pobl!cana for ne rsrsal Of the sherman
biIi Had The republicans refused TO
vote. a. they Hiight have done in bar
mony with democrat precedent The
vote on ths first add test anendnent
whieh prosided Zoe ratio Of Is 20 !.
would hare been defeated on . snail
nlaiority vote of Just thirteen members
The vote on that amendment vas - fol-
Ioxs
Grand Rapids herald., 1893-08-30

NsARLv 5000 men resumed work in
PittsbuFg Monday. The Grand Rapids
wage earners who are unemployed may
take heart A general revival a good
times " already beginning 70 sweep over
the country. and It's duo here In very
few daya.