The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-29

party.
Friday was the 22nd anniversary Of
the big Hood in Eureka, whenssseventcen
persons lost their lives nv drowning, and
the destruction OF 10000 worth OF prop
perty.
The cannon vas brought out Saturday
night to boorM . the Silver men, the
Pops and. IN 1t sent this wild
echoes flying and the reports could be
heard for miles.
Henry Es1en LETT Monday night for
Chillicothe, Ohio, to take up IL perma-
nent residence. A bushel OF men like
him would liven almost any kind OF a
town. He is a %rustler.
Ike Lothrop left Sunday evening for
Canada on aceonn of the serious illness
OF his father, the old gentleman not be-
ing expected to live. Ike thinks he
will be ab ent about fifteen days.
A Dunsmuir tramp knocked at the
bedroom oil a lady who ilives in that
town. She stole around in the dark and
cracked his head with a rolling pin.
See what practice with a rolling pin will
do for Il wife.
The report OF the interstate COM
ing June 10, 1895, shows an increase in
the Der of men employed by rail-
ways of 1926 as compared with the
previous year.
Sherman Curran, the passenger
brakeman, shot a tramp named Abbot
through the lungs at Roseville junction
last Wednesday night. A gang of ho-
boes OF which Abbot was one stoned the
brakeman before he shot.
Well, we are to have a State Fair from
Sept. 2ist to Goth, inclusive. There will
be horse and bicycle races, Indian football
and war dances and other sports. Hon.
G, G. Powning is President and J. F.
Emmitt, Secretary.
By the Chairman OF the National Pop
ulist Convention j.. M. Mccormack OF
Reno was appointed ON the committee
to notify the nominee Tor President and
j. G. Doughty of Elko was appointed on
the committee to notify the Vice-Presi-
dent. Ap
Mrs. j. II. Miller who ia getting up q
directory OF Truckee, Verdi, Reno,
Wadsworth and intermediate points
is expecting to commence here daily.
Former directories oil this section have
been failures, but the suckers were nu-
merous.
At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Utah Republican State
central committee held Monday it was
unanimously agreed that the reg liar
party organization should be held in
line with the National party in sup
port OF Mckinley and Hobart.
Sheriff Douglass OF Nevada City went
out Saturday to hunt for a highwayman
who has been doing business in that
part of the country. The Sheriff and
the robber were found dead near each
other the mex day. The wounds on the
bodies showed that there had been a
terrible fight.
An exchange asks the following
pertinent question: If free coinage
would enable the savings bank to pay
off their 81, $50, OOO, 900 of deposits in 50
cent dollars and thereby make a pofit OF
1854, 500, 900, why is it thst the heads of
those banks, who are in the business to
make money, are so bitterly opposed to
free coinage? Don't they want to make
all hat profit?
Dave Mil1sap is building a mill Of his
own invention in Alum Creek. 1t con-
sists of a box or trough Is ieet long and
IA inches deep into which the ore feeds.
The crusher Is u 100 pound wheel
which runs back and forth in the
trough. The whole thing is run by
water power. 1t is an ingenious contri-
vance and II it works successfully Dave
will make big wages.-Walker Lake
Bulletin.
Writing from Paradise Valley, Dick
Fuller says he is feeling fine and doing
well and may o return to Wadsworth
until the snow flies. He is headed for
MeDermitt. Fishing and hunting are
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over 500 brook trout in one day. Deer