The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-14
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
from Many Places in
Nevfda

Comstock sold six cars of ore last week
for over $4,000.
Harvey Douglass, who came up from
Gardnerville, Cal. to dispose of a bunch
of sheep. has sold $4,000 worth for fan
delivery.
The wool crop Of the state is finding its
way to the worlds markets. The greater
bulk of ii is being shipped to eastern
buyers drect.
Mutton sheep are being shipped out oil
Nevada now nearly every day. They are
fine, better, in fact, than for several
years. Nevada r.utton and beef are al
ways in demand.
A meteor fell near Truckee few nigass
ago. its course being marked by large
trail of red fire that attracted the atten-
tion of many people. 1t was aoout the
siz of mans head.
The Carson Indian school has contract
ed for 10000 pounds of beef to be deliv-
cred during the coming year for the pu-
pills. Three thousands dollars worth OF
rolled oats and barley is also on the
menu.
Deputy United States Marshal Hum
phreys is getting along nicely in Reno,
but his recovery is taking place very
slowly and it will be some time before
he will be able to resume the duties OF
his otlee.
The little town of Saltwater is boom
inS on account of recent mining discover
los and the proposed irrigation system
that is TO be put in by the government
Several new buildings are going up ana
property vaIUes are advancing
The Giroux Mining Company. whicn
has large holdings at Pilot Knob in
White Pine county, announces that 1t will
build a snlelter at the Dewey and ray
lor shafts and have it in operation before
winter sets in. Work is being resumed
| on large scale at the company.s mines
is expeeted that the appointment OF
Robert Glimmon as United States mar
shall for Nevada TO succeed j. F. Emmitt
viii be made today or tomorrow at Wash
ington. M. Grimmon has received a
temporary appointment from Judge Haw-
ley. This is a selection that appears to
meet with general appreciation.
The arst gun in the campaign will be
fired Friday evening in McKissick's OPP
era House and it's echos will be heard
throughout the state says the Gazette
On that evening the citizens of Reno ana
many representatives of other cities in
the state will listen to eloquent speakers
az they talk of the issues of the cam
1 paign and tell Of the commendable action
cf the Chicago convention in nominating
fol the respective offices of President ana
/ Vice President, Theodore Roosevelt ana
Senator Fairbanks. II will be an enthu-
siastic meeting and the seating capacity
OF the opera house will be tested. Every
bod, IS invited.
The Southern Pacific win soon run a
/ specially fitted car over its entire ROAD
for the purpose of making the plane OF
! its trac.. r~ore uniform. The car carries
! a delicate instrument known as a dyno-
graph through which the car wheels COM
municate to a long roll of paper the un-
dulations and rough places IN the track.
Fitted near the wheels IS large can OF
/ blue paint. and when the rough spots
are passed the instrument projects
quantity OF paint on the inner part o. the
rail for the Nanvenience of the section
men who viii follow the car and e-pal-
last the track TIE machine win work
when the car which carries 1T runs at
my saeed.
The funeral of the late :. Frank Em-
mitt United States marshal. took place
in Reno Tuesday afternoon. Impressive
services were conducted hv Rev. samuei
Unsworth rector of Trinity church. and
the. choir of the church sang several ap-
propriate selections in beautiful and
touching manner. The floral tributes
were choice ana there were multitude