Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-01-03
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Ice ponus.
.Tonopah now desires to be incor-
poratcd under a town government.
Margaret Caine, four years OF age,
died from an attack Of malignant
diphtheria in Reno, last Sunday.
1t is reported that the Eureka 4
Palisade railroad will be extended
to Ely HI soon as the winter weather
shall Have passed.
The White Pine NerVs issues an
eight-page Christmas edition, which
merely speaks loudly for the pros
perity OF eastern Nevada.
Elko is getting to be close second
to Reno in the hold-up industry,
three being the record of the former
town last Saturday night.
The first carload of pipe for the
Twin River water project, which is
to supply Tonopah, passed through
Mound House the first of this week.
The Reno Pressed Brick company
has suspended operations to increase
the capacity of the plant to about
twice what it is at the present time.
The officers OF Carson have decided
to suppress air rifles in that town,
and will confscate the weapons
when found in the hands of young
sters.
In the Superior Court of Mono
county a jury last week gave a de-
cision in favor of Haggin ct al in the
North Monday suit against James
Kelley.
A street railway will be the next
thing in line for Tonopah, and the
day is not far distant when street
cars will be necessity in that thriv-
ing city.
II. NJ. Yerington of the Y. 4 T.,
presented all of the employees of the
wood yard with a Christmas gift in
the shape OF raise of So per month
in their pay.
Henry Duffy, an old time printer
of this State and California, died in
San Francisco Christmas day, from
an attack of catarrh of the stomach,
aged 49 years.
1t is now claimed that the fire that
destroyed the Winters barn was set
by Chinaman who was employed
At the ranch. The Celestial has not
been seen since.
The company which owns the
nitre deposits near Lovelock, has
been reorganized, and will make
anotherattempt to place the property
on paying basis.
President Meyer, of the Western
Federation of Miners, has gone to
Keswick, Cal, to try to settle the
difficulty between the striking min
~ers and the company.
Hifaftta la '-i is y being shipped +Fsm
Lovelock to Sheepshead Bay, New
York, for Haggin's racing horses.
The hay costs So per ton on the cars
and the freight liz Sal per ton.
Sunday new locomotive for the
c. & g. K. r. passed through Carson.
1t is from the North Pacific Coast
road and looks a tr1fle heavier than
the engine now used on the c. Il e.
The electric plant that is running
i'll Tonopah uses gasoline engine to
generate power. The plant furnish
es 1000 10 candle power lights and
will be enlarged to meet the de-
mands.
1t is reported that the final pay
ment has been made on the Lapanta-
Pamlico group OF mines, and that the
company has money enough on hand
to lay the pipe line and build 40
stamp mill.
A fire in the surface tunnel of the
Chollar mine, on the Comstock, is on
FIRE, and has done considerable dam
age. There is no danger of the fire
spreading to the other workings,
however.
Glib Douglass, the successful Re-
publican candidate for Secretary of
State, will appoint. George Noel Dep
uty Secretary of State. and Miss
Kate O'Conner will be Assistant
Librarian.
]. J. Williams, who stsfbbdci James
Guston at Searchlight,, WAS senten,
ced to len years insthe penitentiary.