Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1894-06-16
spondent over financial troubles.

E. Murray, a Tehama county
prospector, was found in the road
near Weaverville Sunday dying
from over-exertion. He expired
while being carried into Weaverville.
The Riverside county fruit grow
ers have learned that by the CO.
operative plan Of marketing their
product their industry has paid
them better this year than ever be-
fore.
Clara Williams, who was charged
with the murder of Edward Me-
Murty at Eureka, was acquitted
Tuesday, as the evidence showed
that the shooting of McMurty was
accidental.
The ten-year-old daughter of Jo-
seph Netleton of Riverside Cal, was
dragged to death by a COW which
she was leading. The child had
tied the rope about her waist and
the animal ran away.
AtWillow Ranch, a little town in
Modoc county Cal, there have been
twenty-six cases of smallpox in the
last few weeks, and there will be
many more, for no pains is taken to
keep the patients isolated.
Mrs. S. K. Stern, native of Ger
many, 30 years of age, committed
suicide at Napa Tuesday, by taking
strychnine. She had been a hard
drinker and was under the influence
of liquor when she took her life.
Mrs. Sidney w. Lobb, wife of the
accountant of the New Vancouver,
B. c., Company was found dead in
her bedroom, shot through the heart
whether by her own hand or the
act of her husband frenzied by drink
is matter of grave doubt.
The unemployed men of Mendo-
cino county held mass meeting at
Fort Bragg last Saturday night to
consider the advisability of con-
tributing labor towards encouraging
the commencement of work on the
Fort Bragg & Round Valley Rail
road
Samuel Swinney, because Miss
Lucy Baker would not marry him,
tried to kill himself with laudanum,
and then in revenge opened letters
addressed to the lady, threw fire on
her best dresses and threatened to
kill her. For the last offense she
had him arrested. The parties are
Sdcramentans.
The managers of the Creek Indian
sun dance, which is billed to take
place at Great Falls, Mont, have
applied to the Montana Supreme
Court for an injunction restraining
the authorities from interfering
with the dance, in obedience to the
proclamation of Governor Richards
ordering it stopped.
Miss Maud Bentel, the young lady
who took her own life at Amadee
last Friday was led to the rash act
by being grossly insulted, in the
dining room of the hotel by a
drunken brute named Charlie Ball
Miss Bentel was engaged to be mar
ried to Mr.. II. A. Lennon of Car
son City.
Justice of the Peace Joseph S.
Halle of Vacaville shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff George Parker in the
streets of that town Monday. Par
ker had circulated slanderous re-
ports about Haile's wife, and Halle
on meeting him on the street called
him to account. They had a few
words and then Halle shot Parker
through the left breast, causing
death. Halle has been charged with
murder.
F. G. Eddinger, teamster in the
employ of Jose & Ellery, liverymen
of Weavervil!e, forced o. Hampton,
also in the employ of Jose & Ellery,
TO hand over to him $3.50 of his en-
ployer's money which he had in his
possession. Hampton reported the
robbery to Jose and he endeavored
to capture Eddinger, whereupon
that worthy shot him in the groin,
wounding him fatally. The Shoot
er then escaped.
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