The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1900-02-16
The grass is starting.
Look out for a wedding.

moHu oaWmlll.
Local items are as scarce as good
words for an editor.
Peter Wilslef is talking of buying
Hans Johnson's ranch.
Q. II. Eaton Co. have a new sign,
painted by McKinnon.
The printers have almost completed
the compiled laws of Nevada.
Johnny Meyers of Carson was visi-
tor to Gardnerville yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Hickey departed
Tuesday evening for San Francisco.
The wind attained velocity of 65
miles an hour at Carson Tuesday night.
Senator Martin, who has been very
sick in San Francisco, was reported
better yesterday.
DIR. Southworth and Leslie Bell
passed through Gardnerville for
Bridgeport yesterday.
1t has stormed a little in the noun
tains this week, but the streets of Gard
nerville are dry and dusty.
p. @. Wilder & Co. have received a
patent hat-rack that is ahead of any
thing in that line in Gardnerville.
Range stock is grazing in the noun
tains near Bodie, Cal, where there is
generally from two to six feet of snow
at this time of year.
ID. e. Williams, of the COURIER. who
has been in San Jose the past seven
months, is visiting relatives in Reno
and will likely take trip down to
Churchill county, where his brothers
reside.
The editor of the Hilton Record is
not far from correct when he says:
"A man might as well borrow his
neighbours COW and milk her as to bor-
row his paper to save the expense of
subscribing for one himself.
w. f. Conant of Mono county, Cal,
and Miss Mae F. Mcnamara of Empire
were married at Carson Wednesday.
The bride has been teaching school at
the Mountain House and the groom
has been driving the stage between
that place and Coleville.
Rev. A Dewitt Welty will conduct
services next Sunday as follows: In
Gardnerville, II o'clock A. M, in Genoa
at p. NJ. All are cordially invited
to attend these services. Preaching in
Markleeville court house, the last Wed.
nesday evening in each month.
Fred Beste was seriously injured in
a runaway at Suffer City, Cal, last
Monday, and is very low. A letter re-
ceived by his brother, Henry, states
that Fred had one ear cut off and the
other ear had to be sewed up. Henry
departed for Suffer City yesterday.
1t looks now as ifthe sheepmen would
have bonanza in their flocks this
spring. 1t is even predicted that the
price of wool will go to twenty-five
cents. One man in Salt Lake was found
who would take twenty cents, but
others expected bigger prices -Enter-
prise.
Wash Brannan and VIM. Hickey
came in from Bridgeport this week
and went on to California, leaving
three horse team in Gardnerville.
They intended to drive through to
Carson, but one of their horses dropped
dead in the harness near the Twelve
Mile House.
In all this discussion about the cap
ture of Joe Pete, it must not be for
gotten that VIM. johnson landed the
Indian in Jail, which is more than any
one else accomplished. The Indian
was taken without bloodshed, which
might not have been the case if he had
not entered into an agreement to sur
render.
Another free lunch (weiner wurst
and sauerkraut) at the East Fork
Saloon next Sunday. The lunch last
Sunday was big success, but the
guests were so numerous that there
wasn't half enough of it. We'd like to
describe it, but it would be the old tale
of gliding the lily and painting the
sunbeam.
General r. NJ Clarke. the well-known
attorney, died in San Francisco last
Sunday of stroke of apoplexy, at the
hospital where he mad been ill for sew
eral months. He was a native of Ohio,
and 60 years of age. The remains
were brought to Carson and the funeral
took place from the family residence
Wednesday at IL O'Clock.
Geo. w. Kitzmeyer, the well-known
furniture dealer of Carson, is dead. He
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