The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-04-03

An exchange thus puts the truth to its
readers: Every growing and ambitious
town is composed If three elements.
Those who work periodically, vigorously
and inlelligently for its advancement,
those who are in a state OF apathy and
indifference, and those who take q cur
Gus delight in discouraging the efforts OF
others by ridicule, oy a persistent denial
that any progress can be or has been ac-
complished, and Boosting of every town
but their own. The last class are called
croakers, but they are really something
worse; for their opinion does not arise
from dependency, but from the unenvi-
able spirit which will neither act for it.
self ncr suffer others to act.
They propose to make life uncomfort-
able rs well as expensive for bachelors
over in Texas. A bill nov before the
legislature. of that state provides for the
~levying of a $50 annual tax upon all I'M
married men OF thirty years OF age who
do not under oath swear that they have
exerted due diligence in trying to get
married. To secure exemption from the
tax it is further required that the bach
elors shall produce annually an affidavit
from some reputable woman that he has
during the last twelve months proposed
marriage to her. II it isn't putting a
high premium on Irritation and triding
with young women's affections, what is
it, asks the Boston Herald? The young
m OF Texas had bstter beware when
this bill becomes q law. The tai
dodgers will be after them.
The First National Bank of Reno does
a general banking business, and offers
as a guarantee 100000 capital and
$780, 600 surplus. The report OF its conT
dition at the close of business on March
5, 1896, which is published in another
column, will suffice to give the out
side public an idea of its %soundness and
the business it transacts. The indlvid-
ual deposits subject to check, which
amount 10 SPAS 1868. 10, is evidence
enough of the high regard in which the
institution is held. Among its stock
holders are some of the wealthiest men
in the State, while its officers are known
as the shrswdest and best business men
of the community. ID. A. Bender is
President; u. w. Mapes, First Vice
President; NJ. Z. Ward, Second Vice
President q. L. Bender, Cashier u. H..
Taylor, Assistant Cashier, and W. o. II.
Martin, ID. A. Bender, Il. Nj. Lee, A. H..
Manning and Il. W. Mapes, Directors.
Salt Lake parties who are interesting
themselves in the Meadow Lake mines
state that the whole business was an in
cident in connection with an effort to
prove the efficiency of a certain roller
quartz mill manufactured at Salt Lake
known as the Crawford mill. The man
ulacturer OF that mill made CLAIMS for
his machine which a questioned by
individuals who were familiar with the
collected a quantity of the rebellious
ores easily found about the old mines OF
that district and sent them over to Salt
Lake to have them tested. The ore was
put through the mill, and to the sur
prise OF even the manufacturer, the re-
suits indicated that SO per rent OF the
assayed value OF the gold had been saw
ed. This so encouraged the Salt Lake
parties that they lost no time in coming
10 California and AZ once placed a bond
upon every mine in the old camp which
they could find where there wa a
reasonable title.-Rnpublican.