Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1900-09-08
MASON IlllEy NEWS.
By Our Regular Correspondent.

Harry Cook, Supt. of the Stage Co.,
came in Friday.
John BROKER came in from Haw-
thorne Tuesday.
A. B. G. Smith came down from
Smith Valley Tuesday.
Mrs. Spangler and son, Will, left
for San Jose Thursday.
Henry Streeter came down from
Smith Valley Tuesday.
Threshing has commenced. The
grain crop is very good.
Mrs. Richard Huges arrived from
Salt Lake, Utah, Saturday.
Mrs. Vim. Baker, Jr., is now
cooking at the Commercial.
Mrs. Collins and daughter, Pearl,
left for Virginia Thursday.
Potatoes and garden truck have
suffered from want of water.
John Somers and Joe Nunes re-
turned to the Valley Thursday.
Mrs. J. J. Webster was very sick
Saturday but is nearly well now.
Will Erway left for Carson to at
tend the business college Sunday.
Judge Murphy came in from Car
son Monday and returned Tuesday.
Miss Kmma Paquint left for an
extended visit to San Francisco Mon
day.
Mr.. Stevens, the manager of the
smelter teaching works, arrived
Sunday.
Ike Miller and Ed Dyer left for
Sacramento Sunday to attend the
State Fair.
Craig's Hall Sunday, and left for
Bodie Monday.
Miss Annie Paquint left for Car
son Monday, where she will visit for
a week or ten days.
The school-house has been given a
new coat of paint which greatly i'm
proves the looks of it.
Mrs. Clinton, from Dayton, and
Mrs. Cole, from Reno, passed through
to Pine Grove Wednesday.
Jack Butler and Henry Singer
land have resumed hauling ore from
the Ludwig mine to Wabuska.
Lees threshing machine came in
from Carson River Saturday and, is
at work on the lower end of the val
ley.
But very little alfalfa will be cut
the second time on the lower end of
Mason Valley on account of the
drought.
B. F. Baker is now running the
Commercial Hotel, doc" Hirony-
nous having moved to the Pinkerton
house Saturday.
Miss Daisy Wilson passed through
Thursday from Pine Grove on her
way to San Jose, where she will
learn dressmaking.
Five hundred head of cattle We're
driven from the Miller 4 Lux ranch
to the Newlands ranch, on the Carson
River, to feed last week.
H. Trickey, of Reno, is in the Val
ley buying honey for the Eastern
world. There is quite demand for
Nevada honey in the East.
A very pleasant dance was given
in the bowery Friday night. 1t is
probably the last one this Summer,
as cool weather is approaching.
J. J. Blake came down from Pine
Grove Saturday. Mrs. Blake and
family and Miss Ryan came down
Sunday and left for Pennsylvania.
There are few men in the valley
hogish enough to use water to irri-
gate pastures and alfalfa when their
neighbours below them are pumping
water for stock and gardens
Quite a number of patriotic citi-
zens are willing to serve the coun-
ty by way of holding office, per-
forming the duties thereof and draw
ing the salaries therefor. Some be-
cause of their superior moral and
intellectual qualifications, others be-
cause there is more nutriment in it
for the services rendered than there
is in other industries.
J. p. Niles, President of the leach
ing plant being erected at the smelt-
er arrived Sunday. Mr.. Stevens,
the inventor of the process, Mr.. Ross,
the fireman, and Mr.. Clask, black
smith, We're arrivals Monday. Men
are being put to work grading and
building tanks. 1t is expected the
plant will be ready to start in about
three weeks.
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