Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-09-13
ABOUT TINE STATE AND ELSEWHERE.
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great eclat at Tonopah.
Mike Foster is candidate for AS
semblyman from Eureka county.
The Democratic party of Calitor-
mia has nominated Franklin Lane
for Governor.
The town name of Marvel in Cal,
on the Santa Fe system, has been
changed to Barnwell.
BOYS have been Decorating the
graves in the Odd BELLOWS and Ma
sonic cemeta ries at Reno.
Frank Golden is in Salt Lake try
ing to make arrangements for the
working of Tonopah ore.
Minnie E Barnes was granted a
divorce from Fred M. Barnes, at
Hawthorne, last Saturday.
1t is estimated that Nevada will
have 1000 more votes at the coming
election than at the last one.
The Tonopah Bonanza is improv-
ing with every issue, and has been a
great help to that booming camp.
The new stone building for the
State University chemical depart
ment has been completed at a cost of
$4,000.
The annual game of football be-
tween Nevada and California teams
will take place al Berkeley, Cal, Nc
vember 1.
Carson has developed a case of
diphtheria. Miss Lottie Osgood is
the victim and her home has been
quarantined.
z. Arbuck1e, who shot Vim. Nc
Laughlin (colored) at Reno, several
weeks ago, was acquitted at his trial
last Saturday.
Numerous protests have been filed
in the land office against the South
ern Pacific taking up mineral lands
in Washoe county.
The band of 500 sheep stolen near
Mardis, Elko county, August 22d,
was recovered by the owner seventy
miles from the range.
Tonopah people are figuring on
cutting a new county out of Nye
and Esmeralda counties, and making
Tonopah the county seat.
Negotiations have been completed
whereby the Della ware mine, stu
ated about four miles east of Carson,
has been bonded for $4,000.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ridenour, one of
the oldest Residents of Reno, died
last Saturday. She was aged o5
years, and native of Indiana.
1t is expected that within ninety
days pipe line will be constructed
from the Crystal Water Company's
wells to Tonopah, distance of four
miles.
A proposition is being considered
to drain the swamp lands of the
lower Truckee Meadows by lower
ing the river bed at the head of the
canyon.
The first cleanup at the Wedekind
mill and reduction works is being
made, and return of two or three
tons of gold and silver bullion is an
ticipated.
The N. G. O. Railroad Company has
paid the judgment of $4,000 obtained
by an engineer named Taylor some
months ago.
Six construction trains are now at
work between Ogden and the lake
on the Lucin cutoff, and three on the
Lucin end. Fully $50 men are EN-.
ployed on the work.
According to the sun, moon and
stars Tonopah lies in Esmeralda
county, three miles from the Nye
county line. Wonder what county
VanDuzer is from now?
A letter received from Alaska
states that the season will be a very
short one and all except those who
intend to winter here will have left
here by the first of October.
Vim. Newton's store in Tonopah
was robbed OF a trunk containing
5000 belonging to a Mining Superin.
tendent, last Sunday night. There
is yet no clue to the robber.
Messrs. Nixon K Sarret, OF Whine.
tnt1ona have 11aade a ga lie of : 100 head