The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1903-07-24
STATE
NEWS

engineer of the insane asylum at Rene
by Edward Smith.
Washoe is to have new county hos
pital, to cost between S25, 900 and $780,
600
The report of the Comstock carnival
committee shows a surplus of S2s7.02,
which is indeed very creditable.
Some enterprising individual has
purchased the old court house in Au-
rora and will open therein general
merchandise store and saloon.
Ranch hands are scarce in Humboldt
county, and farmers are offering as
high as $3.50 to SO day for hay
shovelers.
"A stable belonging TO L. f. Leete, of
Reno, was burned TO the ground Tues
day night. Mr. Leete lost fine driv-
ing horse in the fire.
Reno taxes every business carried on
in the city except practicing law.
This the journal says, is because a
lawyer drew the ordinance.
The Reno Chamber of Commerce is
exhibiting nectarines grown at Haw-
thorne, Esmeralda county.
The big cattle deal in which Cover
nor Sparks range interests were dis
posed Of has been closed.
The Bee says In California the "hea-
then Chineen is regarded "a n white
man compared with the tricky little
brown liar Of Japan.
The Reno Journal says 1000 men
will be employed in digging the pro-
posed irrigation canals in Washoe and
Churchill counties.
Some individual at Elko amuses
himself by throwing ink bottles at
passing trains Several passengers
have had their clothes ruined by the
fluid.
Under the law passed by the last
Legislature prohibiting any person from
carrying concealed weapon no Off
Ger can pack gun without special
permit, says an exchange
Miss Ada Kiig Of Carson was com.
mltte1 TO the asylum Saturday bs
County Clerk Van Etten, after an ex-
animation made by Doctors Hnflakei
and Circe.
The Reno Flour Mill company yes
terday filed articles of incorporation
The company was to have built at Car.
son, but lacked encouragement and de-
cided 10 locate its plant here The
capital stock is $4,000
The Walker River Reservation, in
E=meralda county, Will shortly he
thrown open TO entry. II contains 32o.
000 acres and II 900 acres will be re
served for the Indians. There are 49C
Piutes on the reservation. and each will
be given farm and $500 to start life
as farmer The reservation is thought
to contain valuable mineral land.
TIE frat crop Of alfalfa is nearly har.
vested in this valley. The crop j.
j heavier than for number of seasons
past and the hay is Of superior quality
good weather having prevailed through
out the season 80 far. Farmers herr
expect to get no less than So per ton fo
their hay this season. = Yeringtor
Times.
The largest tree in Oregon was felleo
recently to be sent IA "a curiosity to th'
Worlds Fair. 1t Is the Aberdeen
spruce and stood nearly 300 feet high
40 feet around and lis feet from tn
ground 10 the first limb. It's age |
calculated at 440 years, being goo'
sized tree when Columbus discovere'
the land that was afterwards calle'
America.
Frank Wolf. who arrived from Ely
Yesterday, says the automobile lin
between Ely and Wells is failure
The machine hasn't sufficient powe
TO climb the hills with load. HI
left Ely on the automobile and staye'
with il until IT struck about ten mile
from Cherry Creek. He then left !
and walked to Cherry Creek and tool
the stage for Wells. He perferred rid
ing on the stage to pushing the auto
mobile up every bill on the road
Elko Independent.
Several carloads OF broad gauge tie
have passed through this city within
the past few days, billed for the MOUND
House. There may be much signiii
canoe. much more in fact than the gen
eral public supposes, in the sending o
these ties to the c. Il c. road. 1t is al
most certain that they are not for us'
ON the present narrow gauge. Al
signs considered, il looks very much a