The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-15

P. @. Wilder and Hans Jessen made
a flying trip to Reno this week.
A branch of the Storey County Labor
Union has been instituted in Carson.
L. e. Jones and John Franklin came
down from the Blue Lakes Wednesday.
Miss Sophia Menzinksy of Oakland,
a niece of I. Goldstein of Waterloo, is
here on visit.
Geo. E. Kitzmeyer, the Carson fur
niture dealer, was in Gardnerville yes
terday, accompanied by R. A. Akin.
Mr. Akin is agent for the White sew
ing machine.
The proceeds of the entertainment
to be given in Valhalla Hall Saturday
evening, August 23rd, by the ladies of
the Methodist Church will be devoted
to the payment of the PASTORS salary.
AL should attend.
Editor Booth of the Tonopah Bonan-
za passed through Gardnerville Sun
day on camping trip to Lake Tahoe.
He was accompanied by his wife and
gentleman from Tonopah. They ex-
pect to spend couple of months in the
mountains.
Gilbert Briggs was in town Wednes-
day. The POGO TEMPO Mining Co.
has commenced hauling ore and ex-
poets to start the mill at Alkali Lake a
week from next Monday. The mill
has five stamps and will crush ten tons
of rock in "A hours.
AS will be seen in an advertisement
in another column, the grand annual
ball at Bijou, Lake Tahoe, will be given
in Parish's hall Saturday evening,
August 10th. 1t will be a most de-
lightful affair and every reader of the
COURIER is invited to be present.
The following delegates to the Re-
publican State Convention were APP
pointed by the County Central Com
mittee last Saturday: A. E. Wallace,
w. $. Johnson, VIM. James, T. f.
, Brockliss, N. H. Johnson, w. III. Foley,
DR.. Southworth, L. S. Ezell and M.
Jepsen.
|, The Fredericksburg farmers are talk
ing of building a creamery some where
in that vicinity. They held meeting
the other day and discussed the matter.
Some of the farmers favor the erection
of creamery near Mike Fay's place.
1t is announced that another meeting
will be held at Sheridan next Sunday.
"Chap" Small was arrested Tuesday
on complaint of Jake Werner, charging
him with stealing horse. 1t appears
that Mr. Small took horse belonging
to Mr.. Werner and worked it couple
of weeks and then turned it out. Mr..
Small will have his preliminary exam
nation in the Justices Court at Genoa
next Tuesday.
Henry Elges has sued w. N. Merrill
: in the District Court at Genoa for the
value of eleven head of beef cattle,
which it is alleged he sold to Merrill
while the latter was in the butcher
business in Gardnerville. The defend
ant acknowledges that he owes Elges
for nine head of cattle. The case has
} not yet been set for trial.
Carl Schuman will be in Gardner
vile and give an exhibition on Satur-
day, August 16, at Valhalla Hall. The
subjects will be all new, presenting the
grand funeral procession of the late
President Mckinley at Buffalo and
Canton, the Dixon and McGovern fight,
Bombarding Taking Forts, China, and
other scenes. Admission, 25 cents.
1t is not an unusual sight these days
to see bevy of Carson Valleys most
popular young ladies upon our streets.
What does it mean? Why, there is an
entertainment in sight. August 23rd
is the date and already the interest in
the occasion has risen TO height
equal to that reached by the thermom-
eter short time ago. The entertain
ments given by the Methodist ladies
are always treat, and their ice cream
oh my! how delicious. Don't fail to
attend.
Insurance Commissioner Davis has
received numerous complaints recently
of the doings of a man named Muir,
who is soliciting for insurance COM
panies who have no right to do bust
ness in Nevada, by reason of not hav-
ing paid their annual license. He took
money from people in Douglas county
for the Washington Life and they claim
, they have never received their policies.
This company has no right to do bust
ness in Nevada. Muir is now reported
as soliciting for the Germania. He has
been two or three times in jail and his
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