The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-06-09
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nev6dd
ABOUT WELL Known PEOPLE
Accidents and Incidents Told In
Our Exehsnses--Notes on
the States Growth.
ABOUT WELL Known PEOPLE

The state orphans home now has
So inmates.
A COW was killed By nhgtning near
Eureka last week
The salary Of the postmaster at
Tonopah has been increased $500 per
year.
The father OF Lieutenant Governor
Allen is recovering from a serious i'll
ness
Mrs David Lindsay Ct Elko county
has seen sent east for treatment for
religious mania
The main shaft of the C. 4 c.
hoist was brought in yesterday on the
expires train. and will be put in place
as quickly as possible.-Enterpris
A jealous husband fell into a mine
shaft last week in Lincoln county
while prowling about In the night TO
detect his wife OF suspected infidelity
The recent changes made by the
Southern Pacific railroad construe-
ton gives to Lyon county seven
eights OF a mile more OF the main
track. or total OF 12-2T miles with
1905 miles Of side track.
AT a meeting of the committee OF
Carson citizens Friday night who had
the Presidents reception in charge
il was voted 10 give the beautiful dec
orations used on that occasion 10 the
Comstock carnival committee.
v B. Cross yesterday killed a rat
half feet in length and ornameted
with nine rattles- Chas. Smith yes
terday preseted the Emporium with
a rattlesnake measuring but two in
ches less.-Carson News
Subscriptions continue to pour in
TO the funds OF the Comstock earni-
val committees and the celebration
will be q record breaker. In the queen
contest, Miss George Beekert has ll41
votes and her closest rival. Miss Lille
Richards. has sS2 The concession
committee has closed a deal w.eA
company for q midway and other
concessions will also be permitted
Hank Smith. the veteran Com
stocker. is at work on the east slope
of Lone mountain. opening up num-
Der of silver and lead properties for
ali eastern company. Fifteen claims
are in the group and most Of them
show good. strong Lodges The COM
pany is employing twelve men. and
quite a little camp has been estao-
lished there.-walker Lake Bulletin
Searchlight Miners Union, No. lsi.
has declared strike against the
Quartette Mining company OF that
places. and now all the other mines OF
the place have closed down also. The
company gave notice the other day
that after the first of the month men
employed on the surface and not
miners would be required TO work
nine hours a day The union declared
this a strike at their principles and
as the company held firm strike
was ordered, the union. however. al
lowing enough men to remain employ
ed TO man the pumps and keep the
water from flooding the mine on the
lower levels
All the departments Of the Universe
ty have closed except the experiment
station. The station chemical labor
atory will oe opened Monday morning
and continue open for most OF the
summer. Prof. Wilson and Mr.. F1tz-
maurice are working on large lot OF
soil samples representative Of con-
siderable area of Nevada agricultural
lands This work is the beginning OF
a complete soil survey Of the state.
Prof. Kennedy is prosecuting the
studies on range plants eaten by
sheep. Prof. Doten is in Elko county
investigating the cricket plague. Prof
True and Foreman Clark are exper-
imenting crop and irrigation work on
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