The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-10-24

LETT hand broken Thursday by getting 1t
caught in one OF the machines at the
shop.
Mayor Woo,ten was in town We,lnes-
day experimenting the loading OF half a
dozen Indian = with agency SUI :
plies.
The effect of the advance in wheat has
already been felt on the Comstock.
Local grocery dealers have advanced the
price OF flour.
W. G. Givan who has a severe attack
OF sickness akin to pneumonia for sew
eral weeks is able to be around again.
He looks rather pale.
Mrs. B. Andrews, one of Washoe
coanty's early settlers and the mother
OF Mrs. W. II. Caughlin, passed away
at Reno Monday night.
R. H. Cowles, Populist nominee for
County Commissioner and f. q. Hum
mel, Populist nominee for Assembly
man, visited Verdi Thursday.
W. f. Gould, the Republican nomi-
inee for Commissioner, long term, was
here Wednesday. He is n of Reno's
competent young business men.
Up 20 date the Silver State has col
lected and RENTED 500 to the national
committee of the Silver party for the
use and benefit of the national cam
paign.
Commencing last week the railroad
shop employees now work six days per
week-4S hours. 1t makes a big diff
ference in the amount drawn each
month.
AT Reno Wednesday evening Hazel,
the th~ree-year-old daughter OF G. P.
Cross accidentally fell off the porch
while playing and broke her left leg be-
low the knee.
Madeline Bouton, the Reno actress
and well known here, is loon to be wed
to a baron. Her youngest sister, Mabel,
has just signed a two years contract
with Augustin DAILY.
C. A. Richards has a sack of potatoes
at his shop that weighs ll5 pounds and
said sack only contains 30 potatoes, or
an average Of IA pounds to each pota-
toe.-Austin Reveille.
We wonder why Frank lost the road
and if it was because he thought he was
in heaven or off the earth. lie wasn't
affected that way last Summer when
touring the lakes.
A. =. Bates, one of the owners Of the
Adelaide copper mine near Golconda,
one of the largest copper mines on the
coast, tells the Silver State that negotia-
tons for its sale are being made.
The University of Nevada football
te I'm will play the Wadsworth team a
game OF football this afternoon at 2
O'Clock on the University grounds. An
admission OF % cents will be charged.
III
d. NJ. Wightman OF Churchill return
ed from a visit to California points this
week. AS a Bryan man Dave says he
feels sorry to have 10 say that California
will go, in his opinion, for Mckinley
and protection.
The new heavy engines in passenger
train service between Wadsworth and
Sacramento do not seem to be a success
at present as they do not make running
time and do not steam satisfactorily, ae-
cording to all accounts.
Jeff Poole and Alex Pollock are in from
Churchill. They brought some good
looking gold rock and will have it
sampled. As the ledge is very large the
rock will not have to assay very high to
make the claim a valuable one. Some
of the rock shows free gold.
The names Of N. A. Hummel and
George Dowding appear on the pub
lished proclamation as independent"
Their certificates Of nomination by the
Republican meeting were filed a day too
EIlate by the officers of the meeting and
they nsed . petition. the County
Clerk then marking it independent"
He will be interviewed.
John r. Dixon. Dr., met with a severe
accident Tuesday nea Pat Kelly's ranch
which will be apttto lay him up for sev-
eral months. He was driving . band Of
cattle and in indeavoring to head them