Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-07-26
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porate the town of Tonopah.
The residence at the Syndicate
mill, in Bodie, was destroyed by fire
last week.
]. II. Henderson. the Klko banker,
died at his home this week. He was
aged 70 years.
Tonopah's ice plant is nearly ready
to supply frozen water to the resi-
dents of that camp.
A strike of ore which goes 5000 to
5000 per ton has been made i'll the
Chairman tn1ne at Ely.
Mrs. Vim. Hickey of Carson has
instituted proceedings for a divorce
from her husband, Vim. Hickey.
The Bridgeport Chronicle Union
has been sold to G.. A. Montrose, who
will herea fter conduct the paper.
In the past ten days about 1900
visitors have registered at the South
ern Pacifc's Mineral Exhibit at Reno.
The Palace Hotel, in Reno, had
close call from being destroyed by
fire last Friday morning. Damage
about $4,000.
Eighteen hundred pounds of ballot
paper has arrived at the Secretary of
States office to us to be used in the
Fall elections.
The fire underwriters of San Fran
cisco have advanced insurance rates
in Reno on account of the inadequate
water supply.
Two carloads of merchandise
were consumed by fire on the V. &
T. road last Tuesday while en- route
to Virginia City.
There is said to be a probability
that the new bank in Carson will
absorb the Bullion and Exchange
bank of that city.
The dead body of man supposed
to have been railroad laborer was
found in decomposed condition near
Argenta, last Sunday.
Some miscreant poisoned twenty
two sheep, belonging to Mr.. Yori, of
Carson Valley, last week. Saltpetre
was the chemical used.
The widows and descendants of
the late Brigham Young, to the num-
Der of 100, will hold a reunion at
Salt Lake this Summer.
Arbuckle, who shot and killed
negro in Reno some weeks ago, has
been held to appear before the grand
jury on charge of murder.
Reno and the people along the Tru-
ckee are again worried over a propo-
sed tunnel to tap Lake Tahoe and to
take the water to San Francisco.
An order has gone into effect that
hereafter Nevadans who serve as
United States jurors will be paid So
per day instead of 81 as heretofore.
The big locomotive purchased some
months ago for use on the V. & T.
has been sold to the S. p. Co. 1t was
too large for use on the former road.
]. K. Parker and w. w. Booth, of
Tonopah, have made location on
Owens River, near Round Valley,
for the site of an electric power plant.
Capt. George Lyon died at Seattle
last week. He was the private sec
rotary of Gov. Kinkead, of Nevada,
and the husband of Mrs. r. NJ. Clark's
sister.
Mail and express matter now goes
into Tonopah from Candelaria daily,
except Sunday, and the express mat
ter is frequently more than one stage
can handle.
A rich strike was made few days
ago ITO miles northeast of Amadee.
Assays from the ore give returns of
from SGT to $4,000 in gold. The ledge
can be traced for mile and half.
A Mexican woman in Kl Paso has
given birth to two healthy children,
the second one born six weeks after
the first. The case has caused CON
siderable comment among physic-
ians.
A man named Bert Heaton, alias
Bert Ray, wanted for murder COM
mitted on the 10Th day of May last,
OF Ben Tracy, at Junction City, Ore
gon, was arrested at Wells Friday
last.
A Reno physician. after geveral