The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-27
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
late News NOleS Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

ty, has closed down for the present
Reno VII race with the Oakland
Wheelmen on July 4th. The race will
be for the championship of the Coast.
Thirty tons of wool arrived at Reno
Thursday for the Flanagan Warehouse
Company. The shipment came from
the northern country.
Hope for the recovery of the body of
the late F. w. T.nsman has not beer
gwen up, though no ace of the re-
mains has been found since last Sun
day. Men are now stationed on both
sides of the stream between Reno and
Pyramid lake.
Sparks is to have a new schoolhouse
The people of that enterprising city
at the school election neld this weeF
voted to issue bonds to the amount OF
s25, 900 for this purpose and it was un-
derstood that no time will be lost ir
beginning work on the new building. 1,
will cost at least s25, 900 and perhaps
more
Captain Peter H. Scott. well known
mining engineer, nearly 70 years of
age, died Tuesday in Denver of ap
oplexy. Captain Scott was born r.
Canada. He was one OF the original
forty 'ners and was in business Will
John w. Mackay ard John O'Brien
For Is years he was master mechanic
of their mines in this city.-Enterprise
George Anotolus, a laborer IN
early Thursday morning at the new
town. He was thirty years of age anf
was a native of Greece. On account
OF the sudden death of the deceased
Coroner Updike held an inquest owe
the remains and the jury brought ir'
a verdict of death from natural causes
Journal
Several important changes Wee
rade In the officials of the priso,
Thursday. Commissary Sol Hip wa
relieved of his office and Jason Bu--
rngame appointed to the vacancy: j
NJ Jones took the place made vacan'
by the promotion of Mr.. Burlngame
and Nat Dow takes that recently oc
cupied by Jones. Dave Sullivan OF
Empire. was added to the force.
A LARGE number of valuable claims
between Goldseld and Diamondfieif
have been incorporated under the
name Of the Jumbo and vernal Exten-
SION Mining Company. The company
is capitalized for $1.250 900. with an
equal number of shares of the mar val
ue of 81 per share. Key Pittman has
been made president ard H. Lind Sec
retary and general manager. 1t is the
purpose of the company to proceed
with development on the most prom
ising portions of the property without
delay.-Chronicle.
John Mcdonald, a vaque-o. while
riding on the range near Oreana las'
Sunday was thrown from horse and
had the large bone of the lower righ'
leg broken He was alone, and hie
horse having gotten away from him
he started out on his hands ard the
uninjured foot for the railroad He
held the broken leg before him an6
with his hands and other foot drag
ged himself along. a distance of two
miles. When he reached Oreana. hi
was placed on a handcar and taken
to Lovelock, where the broken leg was
set.
Mrs. VIII G. Smith, one of Reno's
most estimable women, was suddenly
summoned by death at her home ir
that city Thursday morning. Valvulai
disease of the heart is attributed as
the cause OF the untimely taking on
of the good woman. Several months
ago Mrs. Smiths health was such thai
her physician advised her to go to the
coast. She remained there until
short time ago, when she returned
greatly improved Mrs. Smith had beer
iii for about four years and her con-
d.tion was such that the least excite
ment effected her heart.
Governor Longabaugh has returned
to Ophir where from his elevation OF
nine thousand feet he views the land
scape Ger. The Ophir camp is still
-ep with snow and twenty-e ght incl
are employed shoveling paths these
Galore May days, repairing roads ano
patching up fumes. After the sultry
Fourth of July has passed the force
W II be increased to forty men and the
work of fuming seven thousand cords
of wood will begin. The Governor
will also put his new mill into COM
mission The signs point to a basy
and prosperous season. The entire
output for the season has teen con-
tfacted for.-Gazette.
new time card went into effect or
the " & T. railroad Thursday. and
the passenger train will leave Rene