The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-01-05

list the past week.
Louis Hoffman is talking of building
new house in the spring.
An effort is being made to get post
Office established in Jacks Valley.
Ruth Lodge No. 10, 1. o. IF, of
Genoa will install officers tonight.
1t is probable that Rebekah lodge
will be established here before long.
Ii. +. Musser and Harry Curtz were
down from Alpine county Wednesday.
Mr.. Jaynes, who was sick in Smith
Valley last.week, was able to return to
Gardnerville last Tuesday.
Henry Mack, who was sick in Carson
last week, returned home Tuesday.
and is on deck again all right.
DIR. Franklin has a Swedish song
book that is nearly five hundred wears
old. 1t was printed in Sweden in 14O6.
1t is probably the Oldest book in Ne
vada.
Hugh Castle has a fine position as
head bookkeeper of the firm of Hol-
brook, Merrill & Stetson, Sacramento.
Hugh is graduate of the Nevada Bus
mess College at Carson, and his ap-
pointment to the position speaks vol
umes for the college.
Mineral Paint is what you want.
Don't forget it. The Ormsby county
Court House, Geo. Meyers residence
the Arlington House and many other
buildings in Carson are respondent in
a coat of this paint. All who have
tried it pronounce it cheaper and bet
ter than any other paint.
While the Sheridan hotel property
has not been actually sold, Mr.. Fricke
has the privilege of buying it and Mr..
Johnson has agreed to sell it to him
for specified sum. The papers have
not been made out, but the price has
been agreed upon and there is no rea-
son to believe that either party will
back out.
Unless all signs fail, there will be
considerable activity in mining opera
tons in Alpine county next spring.
The reported strike in the Colorado
mine has been verified. But little ore
has been taken out, but they have I'M
covered a rich streak of black ore
which it is expected will lead to a large
deposit. The ore bodies in this mine
have always been discovered in this
way, and the present lead is the largest
ever found in the mine.
p. c. Wilder & Co. recently attached
several stacks of hay belonging to NJ.
J. Blackwell, for store bill amount
ing to about $500. Mr. Blackwell prom
ises to settle the account before the
18th of this month. Mrs. Blackwell
went below recently to have an oper-
alton performed. She was very i'll
last week and Mr.. Blackwell was called
to her bedside. The lady is now i'm
proving slowly and Mr.. Blackwell re-
turned to Carson Valley last Wednes-
day.
Cold weather is approaching. After
your cropping season you need COM
fort Comfort is food and lodging.
Stock your store house well with
supplies for the coming winter. Well
supply you with choice selected
fresh vegetables, such as Burbank po-
tatoes, onions, cabbage and all sorts of
garden products at reasonable price.
Send us your orders. Prompt atten-
! ton guaranteed.
QUoNG SING YUEN & Co.,
All Sing, Mgr.
} Max Scossa, ayoung. man employed
at c. NJ Henningsen's ranch, met with
painful accident New Years day
! while out hunting. He loaded his gun
. with smokeless powder and probably
J put in an over charge, causing the gun
to explode at the breech. By the ex-
plosion Mr. Scossa lost the end of the
second finger on his left hand and the
first finger was seVerly lacerated. DR..
Francis dressed his hand. The gun
was first-class hammerless shotgun
purchased a short ime ago from p.
G. Wilder & Co.
The masquerade ball at Sheridan last
Friday evening was a most successful
and enjoyable affair. There was a
large crowd of merry maskers in at
tendance and everything passed off
pleasantly and satisfactorily. The
prize for the richest costume, an ele-
giant lamp, was awarded to Miss Elsie
Cottrell of Carson. Mrs. Mary Tucke
and Mrs. Dick Fricke of Sheridan came
out with spinning wheel and were