Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-04-04
State News


Steps are being taken to incorporate
the town Of Bishop, Inyo county, Cal. Is
The merchants of Elko have agreed to
close their place Of business on Sunday.
An effort is being made to institute a
Lodge of the Degree of Honor in Bodie.
The ground has been broken Tor a
new hotel at Tonopah. The hotel will
cost $4,000.
The C. & C. railroad company is build
ing new 2O000-gallon water tank at
New Boston.
1t is expected that the building con-
tracts in Reno this season will exceed
one million dollars.
The Winnemucca base ball team ex-
tends an invitation to all teams in the
State for match games.
The total number of colonists who
have passed west over the Southern Pa
cific last week was 1,474.
A. w. VanWagner is recovering from
his recent accident near Verdi and will
not lose his arm as reported.
Charles Ahlers, Reese River ranch
er, is in Jail at Austin on charge of in
cest, the victim being his niece.
The Tonopah public school house is
about filled with scholars. Another
building will have to be erected.
All the dance halls of Tonopah have
been closed by the Sheriff to comply
with the new law in this respect.
Utah is now supplying much of the
-four wheat for Nevada. 1t goes to Hum
boldt, Douglas, Washoe and Elko coun-
ties.
New houses are being built at Col
conda, Humboldt county, at rate
which seems to promise big doings there
this season.
The preliminary hearing of William
Dondero, charged with the murder of
Victor Brinzo, was commenced Tuesday
morning in Reno.
The E. & f. mine of Phoebe, Nevada,
is marketing 900 sacks of fine ore, and
this property is likely to prove regular
shipper from now on.
Report says discovery of two-foot
vein of gold bearing quartz has been
made on Cottonwood Creek, Esmeralda
county. The quartz averages $500 per
ton.
The Horseshoe mine and mill, at Fay,
Nevada, have been sold to the owners of
the Charley Ross and Buck mines. A
double compartment shaft will be sunk
on the Buck vein.
Gee Scar Yum and Miss Rosy Sing,
prominent Chinese of Wadsworth, were
united in marriage last week Thursday
by Rev. Bellam. A number of Caucasi-
ans attended the wedding.
Thomas hurry, of Winnemucca, has
invented a bullet-proof cloth through
which no bullet can pass. A test Of the
cloth was made in Winnemucca this
week and was perfectly satisfactory.
The prospector who discovered and To-
Gated the now famous Congress mine,
died few days ago in the southern part
of Arizona. He sold his location for
$50, today it is valued at 100000.
Carl Hasler, of Truckee, has been COM
united to the insane asylum. His I'M
fortunate condition, it is said, has been
brought about by his unrequited love for
a well known young lady of Truckee.
The dead body of Jose Maria Tribari,
who had been missing since January 81,
was found in Independence Valley, Elko
county, last week. He evidently perish
ed in blizzard about the time he dis
appeared.
The rapid rise in the Truckee has
forced the hatchery people to cease TAX
ing spawn at the electric light dam. The
amount already taken will amount to
between seven and eight hundred thous-
and eggs.
One of the women of the town of To-
nopah saturated her clothing with gaso-
line the other day and then applied a
match to it. She fingered in fearful
agony for some days before death came
as a relief.
Lena Grunig, the disappearance of
whom from the home of her guardians,
DIR. and Mrs. Harrison, at Oakland, after
leaving letter threatening suicide,
caused so much comment, is working at
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