The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-30
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada


vada Engineering Works of Reno.
Mr.. Thompson is a graduate of the
University of Nevada Mechanical De-
partment and we'll fitted to perform
the work
William Hope Hart, a well-known
young athlete, who was born in Reno
in 1884 died Wednesday after a brief
Illness Last Friday he complained
of a cold, but did not feel i'll until
Sunday night. He had spent the day
at the track and witnessed a bah
game. He was a prominent member
of tie Reno Wheelmen's club.
The aged mother OF P ofessor Win
frey, living at SO West street, is con-
fined to her bed with paralytic stroke
which she sustained Sunday night. The
left side of her body and face are af-
fected but her condition is not serious
her physicians say. DIR. Hoed and Dr.
Morris attended her. Mrs. Winfrev is
past eighty yeas of age and on this
account the stroke is not altogethe~
without danger. Her husband died
ABOUT three months aPO.
Harry Chism. student in the Uni
versity of Nevada. who recently wen'
to CopperoDolis, CAL to sperd the
summer in the mines Of that place has
returned TO his home in Reno badly
crippled. The young man was running
a heavily loaded ore care when in some
unknown manner it came in contact
with timber ard was thrown back
striking him with terrific force on the
right LEG and bu~ying him under it.
He was taken to the surface and
helped to the company's headquarters,
where everything possible was done
While no bones We're broken. Mr..
Chism's right leg is frightfully bruised
and swollen at the knee, and it may
be several weeks before he has free
use OF the lircb.
News comes from Belmont, q sriail
place about fifty miles from r5nopah
of a fatal shooting affray that took
place last Friday in which Comfy
Treasurer Robert Gilbast empt.ei both
barrels of a shot gun in.o In.;an Tan,
with whom he had mad some trouble
The incident has created considerable
excitement here, but 10 blame is al
tached to the county 1;liciai VITO has
been formally exon. ed l,y the cor
oners jury. Word from Belmont saws
that Gilbert ma j. eve " reasonable ef-
fort to avoid trouble with the Indian
who is accused of having made repeat
ed threats against his life Accord
ing to Gilbert, the Indian became crazy
drunk Friday and started on a hunt
for him with a gun. Gilbert the~eupon
armed himself and when they met
he fired the contents of both barrels
into his BODY. Indian Dan was a half
breed and was We'll known about Bel
mont.
Nevada politicians are discussing the
rumor that United States District
Judge Thomas Hawley contemplates
retiring from the bench In speaking
of the matter the Carson Appeal of
yesterday says: I'm the event of Roose-
velt's defeat at the next election
Judge Hawley. it is said, will resign
that President Roosevelt may appoint
his sccuessor. If President Roosevelt
is elected Judge Hawley will retain
his position until the burden of his
years compels him to quit his labors.
His successor, no matter when or why
he quits his office is said to be f. f..
harrington, distinguished lawyer OF
Elko. who viii have as his only op-
ponent for the office Attorney James
ID. Toreyson of Carson, an ex-attorney
general of the State. a most able man.
The fact that JudgeHawley is begin
ming to feel that he must rest and
enjoy the honor his distinguished ten
ure has won for him, is eatly re-
gretted oy all Nevadans, and will be
by Californians when they learn here
in his intentions.
Horace H. Bence. an old pioneer of
this state, passed away at the Whit
aker hospital yesterday afte noon af-
ter an illness of several days. says
the Journal. He was nearly eighty
years of age and although the doctors
did everything possible to prolong life
all of their efforts were in vain and
about 4 o'clock he passed to the great
beyond. The deceased was a surveyor
by profession and it is said that he
helped survey nearly all of the boun-
dairy lines for the counties in the State
of Nevada. He was also a prominent
surveyor on the Comstoek in the early
days and was well-known i'm that COM
munity. He made his home in Carson
City for the past few years and was
engaged in his profession in that city