The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-10-16
Sheridan and Centerville.

ANPOAe % RiOAOiJ ihcicdocu pdSstilSST
traffic over last year, owing to the rich
strikes in the Loope mining district and
the rapid development of other rs-
sources in Alpine county
Mrs F. +. Dressler gave on the 7th
inst. birthday party at her Fairview
home to number of invited relatives
and acquaintance.
Just week ago Miss Lizzie Park re-
turned to Mottsville froma two months
visit to relatives in Salt Lake City.
Little Raymond Tucke has fully re-
covered from his last severe attack of
dysentery.
Dan Jones felt SO much improved
that he undertook last Sunday trip
to Placerville for load of fruit
Miss May Bruins departed Saturday
for Loope, on weeks visit to Miss
Daisy Curtz
Israel Jones is fbout to start on his
last trip to Tallac, where he will deliver
four tons of hay and two tons of grain
to W. S. Tevis.
Last Friday Earl Jones, the l2-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Jones,
broke his right leg between the knee
and ankle. While at play during the
noon recess on the Mottsville school
grounds, he was running a foot-raee
with his younger sister, Lola, when he
stumbled and fell, sustaining the just
mentioned injury. He was shortly
afterwards taken to Carson, where DIR.
Huffaker set the broken limb. Mrs.
Jones is stopping with her little boy at
the Huffaker sanitarium.
On Tuesday, hunting party, con-
sisting of Arthur Brockliss, Pat Hickey,
Bruce Park and Hy Jones left for the
swamps on the south end of Lake
Tahoe, to celebrate the opening day of
the California duck shooting season.
Last Saturday, Richard Fricke de-
livered his last load of wood on his
200-cord contract with the creamery.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Will
kerson was gladdened week ago yes
terday by the arrival of healthy baby
girl.
Windfield, the Indian, left his bed
over a week ago. He occupies his old
home at the William Dressler ranch
whereof his own accord-he is en-
gagged in the lightest kind of work.
Owing to largely increased volume
of business, Henry Tucke contemplates
in the near future a substantial en-
largement of his premises, by erecting
a ware-room 24x40 feet for the storage
of hardware, agricultural implements
and vehicles. The top and sides of the
building are to be protected by CORFU
gated iron.
The trials and tribulations of Dick
Fricke, apparently, are never at an
end. His saloon was again broken into
last week. This time, Hugh Mclean,
carpenter, effected an entrance
through a window, and distracted
demijohn of whisky that was stand
ing on table. The proprietor's sus-
picion was Immediately directed to the
culprit, and when the latter was taken
to task he confessed to the daylight
burglary. 1t was fortunate for him
that Sheridan is without peace officer.
This was by no means McLean's first
offense.
! CENTERVILLE.
On the 9th of this month the popula-
ton of Centerville was increased by
two, when the Misses Hannah and
Franziska Rohland arrived from Han
over, Germany. Hermann Thran met
them at Reno and conveyed them to
their new home. The young ladies
are the daughters of Mrs. H. Thran by
a former marriage.
John G. Rieman enjoys about one of
the best locations in the valley for a
blacksmith shop. He has very large
and lucrative trade.
Fritz Cordes had his dwelling house
renovated and painted.
Leo and Eddie springmeyer arrived
Sunday with $50 head of cattle from
Bridgeport. They were purchased
by them from John Rodgers for their
father, Hon. II. II. Springmeyer.
Chris Berning is doing quite lively
saloon business these days at the Gen.
terville crossroads.
Miss Clara f. Kair is principal OF
the Center school, with forty enrolled
pupils. The lady exercises strict dis
cipline, and is well liked by the child
rem. According to the latest advices
from her father, George Kair, that
gentleman is doing well at mining in
La Colorado, State of Sonora, Mexico.
Quite pretty family reunion oc-
Cured last Sunday at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hoffman. In all,
fifteen members of the family, includ-
; ing Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Bull, Mr.. and
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