Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-01-18
ABOUT TINE STATE AND ELSEWHERE.
items Of Interest Clipped from Our tx
chances, Without Credit

Two Elko ladies have opened a
private sanitarium in that town.
The V. x 7. railroad shops at Car
son are overcrowded with work.
Objectionable characters are not1-
fed TO move on as soon Al they strike
Carson.
Sardis Summerheld has been re-
appointed United States District At
torncy for Nevada.
The suit OF John p. Jones against
the estate of EVAN Williams has been
compromised at Carson.
Two hundred men have been laid
off by the United Verde Copper Com
pany at Jerome, Arizona.
There are nearly fifty cases ..ot
smallpox at Randsburg, but go far
there have been no deaths.
1t is estimated that the vote polled
by Nevada at the election this Fall
will be one-third larger than in 1900.
Miss Lottie Schulz, of Carson, has
been appointed head matron OF the
San Carlos, Arizona, Indian Agency.
Mrs. Caroline Meadows an old and
respected resident of the Comstock,
died in Virginia City last week Fri
day.
Vic Bouton has been pardoned from
tha r.. ont he unTI fINIl hat
he leave the State and behave him
self in the future.
Andrew Martin has been held to
await the action OF the Humboldt
Grand Jury on charge OF assault
with intent to kill.
Constable Icepcr, of Reno, who
was shot last week while trying to
arrest negro Scott, is improving, and
has an even chance to fully recover.
Work has been commenced at Poe
atello, Idaho, on the Oregon Short
Lines shops. 1t is estimated that the
cost of the plant will be very near
100000
Miss Wilkins, teacher OF the In
dependence Indian school, has been
transferred to Walker River Reser-
walton, and is succeeded by Miss Mel
lie Reynolds.
Washoe county is issuing script
from the general and road funds.
The construction of the new Jail and
the paving Of Commercial Row made
this course necessary.
The Lookout lynching cases are
still on and attracting considera bic
attention. Some of those interested
in the cases will be lucky it they
escape with their lives.
The n. G. Q. railway is wing one
mile OF track per day from Termo
north. If the good weather holds out
the track will be laid over the six
teen-milc extension to Madeline.
John Barrett has located granite
quarry north of Reno and will soon
put the finished product on the ma r
ket. 1t is said 10 excel the granite
which is found in Vermont or Scot
land.
Alex. Dromiack has begun the
erection of three-story brick hotel
at Reno. 1t will stand at the corner
of Center and Commercial streets,
and will be completed some time in
June.
The Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific contemplate making Salt
Lake City terminus, instead OF
Ogden. This will shorten the line
between Omaha and San Francisco
about one hundred miles
Town-lot jumping in Tonopah
caused some little excitement last
week, and citizens meeting was
called and committee appointed TO
settle the matter. 1t is alleged that
w. Z. Gayhart, the surveyor OF the
town plat did some crooked survey
ing.
Corey Bros, of Ogden, have receiv-
Cd the contract tor grading the new
road Tor fifteen miles east OF Wads-
worth. The work is earth excavation
with the exception of IIoo-toot tun-
mel near Browns. The roadbed will
almost follow the water level. The
contract price is given al $4,000.
Bill Scott, the negro who shot Con-
stable Lccper in Reno last week,
was taken t0 the State DriSon in