The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-20
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News NOles Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

county in the last legislature. will |
be a candidate for Sheric of that |
county on the fusion ticket.
A. J. Barclay, chief engineer Of the |
construction department of the South |
ern Pacific Company. in on a tour of |
! inspection over the new line of road. |
Mrs. Ora Genesy, formerly teach |
er in the Advent School IN Reno, |
died at Sacramento, Tuesday Deceased
was a native of California, aged q
years.
| officer Meffiey of the Reno police |
force has been accused by China
man of accepting bribes. The mat
| ter IS now being investigated by the
proper authorities.
NJ. w Heinrich and family have ar
rived in Sparks from Eureka. Cali
fornia. Mr.. Hennicci is now engaged
| in getting ready to open the first drug
store in the new town and hopes to be
able to wait on patrons by the end of
this week.
The Robinson & Willis are highly
elated over defeating the Reno bows
last Sunday and Acting Manager Will
announces that his team is now willing
to meet any amateur club not only in
Nevada but on the coast for money.
chalk or marbles.
Mrs. Margie Bennett of Virginia
City and Daniel ODoon of Fallon were
married in Reno Wednesday night at
the rectory of the Catholic church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Reynolds of st. Mary's church.
Mr.. O'Doone is a prominent contrac-
tor of Fallon. and has one of the
prettiest little residences in the new
town.
G. c. Mclaughlin of Salt Lake who
was endeavoring to arrange wrest
ling match with Francis Muller. ha-
given up his task. He announces tha'
Muller will not agree to his terms.
Consequently he has decided to return
to Salt Lake where he has anothe
match in sight. 1t Is his intention to
go to Tonopah as soon as the rail-
road is completed to that place.
The Reno Observer is authority for
the statement that Reno has hundred
places where liquor can be obtained
and thinks this is too much for a
town of 5000 inhabitants. The Observe
is fighting the wide OPEN policy anc
no doubt has the support of the better
class of citizens. The effect of 1t is
seen in the epidemic of crime in the
city and is not much of an induce
ment for those who have boys and girls
to educate, to send them to the State
University
Negotiations have been going on fo-
some time past between representatives
of the Comstock Mining Companies
and the Truckee River General Electric
Company for the installation of Sec
ond electric power plant to supply the
mines with the additional power thai
will be needed in operations that have
been planned for greater depths III
the lode and to safeguard the proper
ties of the mining companies and the
| lives of the miners in case of an ac-
cident to the present plant Articles
/
VII soon be submitted to the companier
for ratification. A site for the proposed
duplicate plant has been selected and
is about two miles below the present
plant on the Truckee river.-virginia
City Cchronicle.
Some time ago the Appeal called
attention to the fact that Carson Is
practically without a baseball team
For some years she held the palm with
all the mines on the coast and her
players were regarded as the best thai
could be found. This year 1t looks like
complete fiuke, as the boys are con-
tent to remain in the background and
let the other cities carry off the palm
With the coming Carnival there will
undoubtedly be baseball tournament
and Carson will have to be content
to look on. The Indian school has
the material for a first-class team and
one that win keep the white boys
moving to equal. If the Carson young
men want to keep abreast of the times
and show that they are up to the
American game. they should organize
club and go after the scalp of some
of the outside towns.-Appeal.
Merrill Turner, an old gentlman of
Genoa, died In Reno Wednesday. He
) was one OF the pioneers of the State.
but had only been In Reno for about
J six weeks, during which time he had
J been living at the home of his daugh-
: ter. He was a native of Maine and
} was sixty-three years of age. Whe1
quite a young man he moved to Genoa
where he resided and practiced law
for over ten years. He was one time
district attorney OF that county and