The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-04-21

ought to commit suicide.-Glenwood
Springs Avalanche.
1t is unnecessary for the party to COM
nit suicide. it is already rehabilitation.
Sweetwater dam in San Diego
county, CAL, holds back enough storage
water to irrigate 100, 900 acres of and
me projectors of this enterprise sell
water to farmers at $3.50 per acre Der
year.
Y. Il. Keenan, of Truckee, an engineer
on the Truckee Division, has declared
that he cannot meet his debts by going
through insolvency and the Sheriff has
peer directed to take possession of the
real and personal property that remains
In his name. How much there is we
are unable to say.-Republican.
Sacramento Division if you please bro
Their.
"A Kansas editor says that when the
merchants of his town, and other fell
lows, want a little advertising or other
work done, they go around and solicit
bids for the same and the lowest bidder
gets the work. The editor is now ready
to receive sealed bids for a sack of -four,
a pair OF pants, a hat and the pulling of
an aching tooth, also a pair of brogans
Tor his six month old baby.
About 30 Knights of Pythias from
Carson visited Virginia City Tuesday
night and the Enterprise says they were
met at the depot by $50 Knights from
local lodges of the Order and escorted to
Pythian Hall to participate in conferr-
ing degrees. At the conclusion of cere-
monies a banquet was served which was
followed by toasts, speeches and other
festivities.
The funeral of the late Nels Ham
mond, who died Sunday in San Francis
co, took place Tuesday from Masonic
Hall. The services were conducted by
Masonic Fraternity, of which deceased
was a member, and the interment was
made in the Masonic cemetery. Reno
lodge, F. & A. M, headed the funeral
procession and many old friends of de-
ceased followed the body to the grave.
Journal.
A woman came in confession to her
priest and told she had been slandering
her neighbor. The priest gave her a
thistle-top and said "You can take that
thistle and scatter the seeds all over the
field" She went and did so and came
back. "Now'' said the priest, "gather
up all those Seeds" She said 81 can't"
"Ah" he said 81 know you cant neither
a you gather mp the evil words you
spoke about your neighbors."
Bishop Leonard held Conference of
the Clergymen of Nevada in Elko last
week. The Rev. Mr.. Bellam reports
great interest taken in religious matters
at that point. Within two years they
have built and paid for two handsome
churches. An Episcopal church costing
"a, 900 and a Presbyterian church cost
ing $1,000, almost the whole amount
contributed by the people of the town.
Elko is the distributing point for some
of the richest valleys in Nevada. The
generous enterprise of her citizens de-
prosperity.
Nicolay's article on Lincoln in the
current number of the Century shows
that the President had only one year OF
schooling all told. He learned grammar
while reading law, and made a brave
effort to master the elements of Euclid
after he had been elected to Congress.
His knowledge of grammar and rhetoric,
small as it was, seems to have been ade-
quate for the composition of perfect
English as his Gettysburg address proves
to have been the greatest orator of
time makes mention.
The Standard Sugar Company was
Incorporated last night with a capital of
100, 900 shares at 500 a share. The
trustees are R. K. Colcord. Evan Will
Jams, D. A. Bender, H. M. Y~erington,
T. R. Hotter, Homer Wilson, James G.
Newlands Jr., j. d. Torreyson and
E. D. Vandeilieth.
The following officers were elected
R. X. Coicord President, James G. New
lands Vice President, Evan Williams
Treasurer, Homer Wilson Secretary.
The will direct the manufac-