Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-06-06
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The camp of Searchlight, Lincoln
county, is forging to the front as gold
producer. r. ~. cqv3
"A Chinaman is under arrest in Win
nemucca for stealing coal from the rail-
road company.
The Ormsby House, one of Carson
City's landmarks, will be known here
after as the Park Hotel.
"Scotty" Patterson, a well known as
sayer, formerly of Bodie, died at Tono-
pah on the % IN of last month
The wreck of work train near Wads-
worth resulted in the death of four work
men who were working on the road.
Notwithstanding the reports of inn
provements on the Comstock houses con-
tinue to be torn down and moved away.
The Reno Journal is advocating the
use of the tar bucket and rope to rid
Reno of it's thugs, bunco steerers and
pimps.
Lovelock Valley is to have a rural
mail delivery after all. 1t will probably
be in operation about the first of next
month.
John Cook, aged 55 years, and ma
tive of Wisconsin, committed suicide at
Tonopah last Tuesday by taking a dose
of laudanum.
Young Doane, OF Carson, appointed
by Senator Stewart to the Annapolis
cadetship, has failed to pass the final
examination.
A band made up from the several In
dian school bands throughout the coun-
try will be sent to the Worlds Fair at
st. Louis next year.
Eighty men and steam shovel are
now at work grading at the old Mary
Wall ranch, east of Reno, for the new S.
P. yards and shops.
The Daly-West Company OF Park City,
Utah, voluntarily raised wages on June
l. Miners will receive SO day, muck
ers and carmen 1915.
In the athletic exercises and debate
between the teams from the Utah Uni
versity and the Nevada University Ne
vada won by many points.
A Reno lady advertises that she will
prosecute to the full extent of the law
any saloon keeper discovered selling in
toxicating liquor to minors.
The body OF recently born baby was
found in the Carson cemetery few days
ago, and the authorities are looking for
the mother and possible murderer.
George Wyman has passed Reno on an
auto-bicycle enroute from San Francisco
TO New York If he covers the trip in
forty days he wins $500 and expenses.
John Hays Hammond is again in To-
nopah exporting the Mizpah and other
properties. 1t is believed he will advise
the company to erect reduction plant
at once.
+ H. Hartman, President of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
who underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at New York last week, is rapidly
recovering.
A cattleman and sheepman were in
volved in quarrel last week at Mormon
Ranch near Bodie. Six shots were fired
but nothing but the atmosphere was
punctured.
The old town of Wadsworth will not
be so much off the map as supposed.
The camp will he headquarters for the
new camp of Olinghouse and do con-
siderable business.
The Tonopah and Belmont Water com
pany has made its second payment for
the property to Thos. Warburton and
claims the pipe has been ordered for the
30 miles of pipe line.
John Richards is in Jail in Reno
charged with forgery He forged two
checks amounting to 800 on j. w. Hop
kins, of Steamboat Springs, and A. Nell
son, of Reno, cashed them.
A public funeral was held in Reno last
Saturday. One physician said the vic
tim died from an attack of diphtheria !;
another physician of equally high stand
ing said it was scarlet fever.
The Flanagan wool warehouse at Reno
is about full, and the 18th of this month
has been set as the date for big sale, az
which wool bidders from all over the
country are expected to be present
Reports from Elko county ranchers
are not favorable regarding the amount
of water to be expected this season.
There is very little snow in the higher
mountains and tie outside feed is very
short
1t is now a settled fact that the s. P.
Co. will move its shops at Bakersfield,