The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-03-27
STATE NEWS.
Clipped from our Exchanges.

Another smallpox case has devel-
oped in Reno.
Two.feet of snow fell in Eureka last
week.
Another gypsum deposit near the
Mound House is to be worked.
The ground has been broken for a
uew hotel at 1onopah TO cost $50, ,OOe.
Smallpox IN light form is epidemic
in Salt Lake and vicinity
Three engines were badly damaged
in "A collision in the yards at Wells last
Tuesday.
Robert Fothergill a former resident
of Carson died AT Hobart Mills last
week.
The Carson boys are figuring on y
new bicycle team to try for the Pacific
Coast champion hip honors.
The merchants of Elko have agreed
to elose their places Of business OH
| Sunday.
There are now between thirty and
forty buildings in course of construct
ION at Tonopah.
Black Bart, the erstwhile California
highwayman, is said to be the owner
Of large stock range in New Mexico.
Navy recruiting offices are to be
opened in Reno, Carson and Virginia
lily.
Renos new evening laper will make
its appearance on the 29th of this
month.
\ new paper Is To be started in
White Pine county, at Cherry Creek.
/ 4 will make it, appearance about
April lst.
Considerable excitement prevails In
| Virginia City on account Of "A recent
'trike in The Lady Bryan mine, the
IRE running 80, 900 II ton.
The Humboldt river Is rising steadi-
| y, aud sufficient water is assured in all
parts of the Humboldt Valley this sea-
son.
a stock inspector who examined the
cattle in the Reno yards last week says
hat the cleanest cattle he has seen are
shipped from Reno.
William Hart. formerly with the
Reno Wheelmen, has been engaged to
ride with the San Francisco Wheel
men.
Some of the Carson City sports have
pooled issues and will place IA small
gasoline launch on the waters of
Washoe lake this year
\ conservative estimate of the number
of people that pass through Truckee
annually on the trains ia $50. 900 or n
number about equal to the entire
population Of san Francisco.
Asan evidence of the steady growth
Of Tonopah, Jim Ladd cites this fact.
During the past ten days his stages
have taken 10 people into the camp
and brought nut only "a.
The University of Nevada basket
bail team suffered defeat Friday after
noon at the hands of the Mills college
team ON the grounds OF the latter in
stitution. Score, II to q.
Frank Golden is preparing to erect n
three story brick building on Center
street, Reno. The building will be
used for stores, flats aud offices, and
will cost $4,000, or more.
III. b. Harris, of Silver Peak fame,
has been arrested and will be tried in
the United States Court in Carson on
charge of having sent obscene litera-
ture through the mails.
| Saturday afternoon \. w. Van Wag-
oper. construction foreman for the Ne
vada Power Water and Light Com
many. came in contact with n wire car
ryinp $4,000 volts while working on
| the mower line between Florston and
Verdi, and ms the greater part of the
current passed through his body his
recovery is doubtful. His back was
burned in n horrible manner, being
cooked until it was hard as stone.
His right arm is also fughtfully burned
and will have to be amputated. After
the accident his body became swollen,
resembling II water blister. The injur-
cd man was taken TO San Francisco
for treatment.
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