Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-02-14
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+ The will of the late d. B. Lyman has
been admitted to probate in the district
court at Reno The estate is valued at
$185, 900. Mr.. Lyman left the bulk of it
to his two sons and three sisters.
The Quartette bullion returns for last
month were the biggest on record. The
average number of tons milled were 70,
and the gross returns for the month
were in the neighborhood of $4,000.
John Davy lost his life at the DeLamar
mine last week Wednesday. He was
lowering timbers with hand windlass,
and it is supposed the crank of the wind
lass struck him in the head, killing him
instantly.
The Oregon legislator has passed a
bill prohibiting the employment of
children under IA years Of age, in fac
tories, shops, mines, or in telegraph,
telephone or messenger service, or in
any employment during school hours.
A couple of hobos who recently robbed
an Elko jewelry store, we're caught up
in Carson tits week. They were dis
posing of the stolen goods at ridiculously
low prices, and left trail clear across
the State that a blind man could have
followed.
Herman Stager was found in DESERT
ed stage station near Quin River Cross
ing, humboldt county, last week Friday.
He was lost for four days, and when
found both ears, two fingers and both
feet were frozen. Stager is in critical
condition.
Late word received in Tonopah con-
veys the information that John Hays
Hammond has been made consulting
engineer of the Tonopah Company
mines 1t is believed that this move
means great things in the way of power
and reduction works.
There is much alarm among stockmen
of northeastern Montana owing to the
heavy snowfall which has hardened on
the top so that the stock can not get at
the grass. The snow is crusted so hard
that it will bear up a wagon, and it is
feared the loss will be enormous.
1t transpires that the Cramp Brothers
title to the mines in Liberty District is
to be attached by lawyer named Tobin,
of San Francisco, on an assignment by
F. D. Frasier. The Cramp interest, or
Tonopah and Liberty Company hold the
mines by purchase from the locator.
d. Hutton's new boat, built for use on
the Colorado River between Needles and
Quartette, now makes regular trips
The distance of 55 miles is made in II
hours, and the boat draws but 10 inches
of water. 1t is run by l2-horse power
gasoline engine, and has capacity of a
little over ton.
Senator Burrows, Chairman of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
has received a protest against the seat
ing of Reed Smoot as a Senator from
Utah, on The grounds that he is an
Apostle of the Mormon church, and that
as such he should not represent the peo-
pie of Utah in the Senate.
WI Harris, for many years Secre-
tary at the Water Company's Office in
Virginia City, and who recently resigned
as Cashier of the Tonopah bank, has
gone to San Francisco to purchase ma
chinery for the development of the Res
cue mine, at Tonopah, in which he is a
large shareholder and manager.
A divorce bill introduced in the Cali
fornia Legislature provides that when
judgment is rendered in divorce cases an
introductory decree shall be rendered
and the final decree shall not be given
till year later. This would prevent the
evading of the present law, and Califor-
mans would not come to this State to
get married.
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