Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-03-28
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Summer resort.
Frank Owens has bonded one of his
claims in Antelope Valley, to Mr.. Nor
gan, of East Walker. r'e
The advance in pay granted S. P.iraIl-
road employees amounts to over half a
million dollars year. 4
The Reno girls lost the basket ball
game to the Mills college team last week
Friday by score of II to s.
1t is reported that good flow Of oil
has been struck in one of the wells being
sunk near the town Of Elko,s as 4
Black Bart, the erstwhile California
highwayman, is said to be the owner of
large stock ranch and range in New
Mexico.
A number of Reno merchants have
broken their agreements with the
Clerks Union, and opened their stores
on Sundays.
The gas company and electric light
company at Carson are having COM
ing the town.
Rumor says that Chas. D. Lane and
associates, nave bought the Silver Peak
mines, and that the payment for them
has been made.
1t is reported that the ledge has been
struck in the lower tunnel of the Golden
Gate mine, in Antelope Valley, and that
it fulfills all expectations.
w. f. F. Deal has attached the prop
erty of the Candelaria Milling and Water
Company He alleges that the company
owes him "a, 600 attorney fees.
Reno has "Jack the Choker" who is
frightening women of that town almost
nightly. The citizens promise him a
coat OF tar and feathers if caught.
Delamar had a close call from de-
struction by fire a few days ago. AS it
was only the d. L. Wertheimer & Co.'S.
barn and some hay was destroyed.
An examination for principal and
three alternates for appointment as
cadet at Annapolis Naval Academy will
be held in Reno next month-the 14th.
prisoner by the name of Krohms
escaped from the Ely jail last week, and
has not yet been captured. He was being
held on a charge of selling whisky TO
Indians.
The people of Tonopah are going to
present President Roosevelt with a |
souvenir made from the first bullion
taken out of the camp when he visits
Nevada.
Many of the teams formerly freight
ing out of Candelaria have removed to
Sodaville, as the railroad company now
drops most of the Tonopah freight at
that point.
The old Ormsby house in Carson has
been bought by George E. Allen, of San
Francisco, and several thousand dollars
will be spent in improvements to make
it first-class hotel.
+. G. Van Wagner, repair man for
the Truckee River Electric Co., had his
drIl 80 Dduiy UuiHCu bhC OCilCi udy ehoo
it had to be amputated. The accident
may cost him his life, too.
Word has been received in Austin that
|. J. Wilson & Son, of Smoky Valley,
have lost great many cattle during the
past two weeks. The firm had been
feeding all Winter and ran out of hay.
1t is said that the Buffers cyanide
plant in Sixmile Canyon, made clean
up of $40, 900 few days ago. The tail
ings beng worked contain less than 25
cents per ton in value after leaving the
tanks.
Slater and Frandzen, of Reno, plead
guilty. in the U. S. Court at Carson this
week to a charge of driving scabby
sheep from Nevada into California, and
were fined 800 each, the minimum
amount. ..
man named Scott shota man named
Cottrell in Spring Valley, Lincoln coun=
ty, the other day over horse deal. The
wounded man is not seriously hurt.
Scott is out ON $1,000 bond ITO appear he
fore the grand jury. 6.sIA / : .FNf.
Michigan capitalists age contempla-
ting purchasing timber land n Plumas
and Sierra counties, Cal, also the 10y
alton sawnlills and railroadsl and posi- |
bly, the Reno Mill q Lumber Co.'S. tim
Der lands and plants, Ay ~