The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-06-19
STATE
NEWS


A Reno gambling Joint has installed
over one thousand electric lights.
A command of Spanish War yeter-
ans was formed in Reno last week,
with 80 members.
Miller d Lux are shipping 900 head
of horses from their Humboldt county
ranch.
The Lovelock baseball nine has chal-
lenged the Winnemucea nine TO play a
game for $1,000 or $1,000 side
Tonopah's school census shows that
the camp contains al children be
tween six and eighteen years Of age.
There are several cases of typhoid
fever in Reno, but the disease is not in
a serious form.
The old Bowers mansion in Washoe
valley has been formally opened as q
pleasure resort.
The mines at Eagleville, Churchill
county have been sold to Eastern and
san Francisco parties for $4,000
Carson has donated its presiden .ial
bunting to the Comstock Fourth Of
July Carnival Committee.
The Sacramento Reeord-Union has
been purchased by Alfred X. Holman,
formerly editor Of the Portland Oregon
ian.
During n terrific thunderstorm Tues-
day evening man was struck By
lightning aud instantly killed five
miles down the river from Tfuckee.
During the progress Of Il trial in tie
Justice Court at Elko Thursday At
torneys Harrington and Wilson came
to blows and the Judge fined each $40.
The searchlight Miners Union has
struck and the men walked out on ae-
count of being required to work L
hours instead Of eight
John Wegmann, baker employed
at the Nevada insane asylum, fell from
the roof of the three story buildil g
Tuesday and was instantly killed.
Only two delinquent taxpayers APP
pear on the Ornsby assessment roll
this year Less than SO covers the de
linquency.
\ petition is being circulated in Mas
on valley for the pardon Of Less Doug
lass, who is serving term IN the peni-
tentiary for cattle stealing.
{. d. Van Duzer is organizing a com
pany in New York 10 send out pros
peeting parties IN Nevada, Arizona,
Mexico aud Peruvian mining dis
triets.
The automobile will be ia operation
between Wells and Ely next week, car
rying six passengers and ] 100 pounds
Of freight The distance, li0 miles,
will be made in ten hours.
The womens' furnishing store at
Newport, Rhode Island, owned by
Bessie Stewart, daughter of one OF
NeVada's senators, is TO be sold at
sheriff sale 10 satisfy judgement
7. a. Read, pioneer of Nevada,
died Thursday evening at his home in
Reno. He has been prominent in
political affairs and was elected to
Office in Washoe county several terms.
A telephone line. TO connect with the
Hawthorne and Bodie line, is being
built from Del Monte station into Au-
rora and buildings are being repaired,
consequent 10 n resumption of mining
operations in that famous old town.
Walker Lake Bulletin.
A ear of wool consigned to San Fran
cisuo parties caught IRE last night on
the n. c. O. railroad. a spark from
the engine is supposed TO have started
the fire, aud as no water was near by
the entire ear was consumed. The
trainmen made an effort to save the
wool by removing II from the car, but
only two bales were saved. d.-Gazette.
Miss Janet Newlands, daughter of
Senator Newlands of Nevada, was mar
ried to DIR. William Bernard Johnston
of Washington at Chevy Chase church
last week. Owing 10 the recent death
of Mrs. Newlands' sister the wedding
was n quiet one, only members of the
bride and groom's family being pre-
sent.