The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-05
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada
ABOUT WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
Accidents and Incidents Told In
Our Exchanges--Notes on
the States Growth.

A ranch in Lovelock valley recently
sold for $66 per acre.
The Nevada statutes have been
printed and bound are are now ready
for distribution.
The Reno Ledger will hereafter be
issued Wednesday of each week in
stead of Saturday.
The rumor that the Southern Pa
cific shops at Bakersfield will be NOV
ed to Reno is officially denied
! The V. & T. railroad has made a
rate of one fare for the delegates to
the grand lodge of l. o. o. F. and
X. of P. at Reno.
The consolidation and location OF
the S. P. shops near Reno will give
employment to about 1000 men and the
pay roll will be about $500 a day.
/ The state board of examiners have
not held a meeting this month as yet.
l,ot enough of the board have been in
this city at one time to comprise
/ quorum, is the reason given for it
News.
Postmaster Hofer of Carson has re-
ceived official notice of a raise in his
salary and that of clerks. etc. This is
occasiUned by the fact that the volume
of business Uf last year raised the
Carson City Office from the third to
/ the second ass.
| Hon. Thomas Wren is said to be
engaged upon a history of Nevada,
which will shortly be published.
B. T. Esler is gathering material for
/ the book. The book will be a very
pretentious affair. 1t will be by far
the most pretentious and complete
work ever published in the state.
A careful tally on the ore being
shipped from Tonopah to Salt Lake
and California at the present time
places the output at about 700 tons
per month, and as ore valued at less
than 5000 per ton is rarely shipped,
it is safe to assume that the value of
the shipments exceeds s140,000.-
Philadelphia Profits.
Governor Sparks has made the fol-
loving appointments as officers of
the cadets at the university: Major,
f. w. Graham; Captains, w. B.
Thompson, F. P. Thompson; First
| Iieutenants, F. A. Nathan. w. M.
kearney, w. P. Catlin; Second Lieu
tenants, E. |. Leavitt, G. F, West, F.
T. Smith. j. " Comerford.
A Carlin Chinaman. who has been
working at the roundhouse for the
past year, was taken sick about ten
days ago and quit work. He acted
somewhat queer and his friends took
charge of him and confined him in
room. The first of last week he made
his escape and nothing has been heard
of him since. His friends tracked
him TO the river where the tracks
were lost A reward for his where
abouts is offered.
Ted Brandon who arrested Hon and
Smith. the thugs who robbed Newman
Sunday, is entitled to $3.50 reward
for making the capture. There Is
section of the compiled laws OF Ne
vada which says that $3.50 reward
shall be paid to any citizen OF Ne
vada who is not peace officer for
the CAPTURE of any robber. If either
Hoff OF Smith are found guilty Ted
Brandon will be just $3.50 richer on
account of his act-Telegram.
An action was commenced today in
the district court by John Wall ana
Jane Murray, sister and brother
of the late Mrs. Crawford. to annul
The marriage of Bert Crawford and
Mary Crawford, nee Mary Wall. This
is an old proceeding. as 1t is prac-
tieally trying to have person dl-
voced after death This is their sec
ond attempt to gain possession of the
property, their first case having not
been decided as yet.-Reno Gazette.
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