The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-04
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
own STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

Albert Schultz, of Reno. is rated as
one Of the luck est men in that town
he having possession Of lottery ticket
which entities him to $500.
The ophir Mining Company yester
day received $15.231.44 as net proceeds
for the sale of six carloads of ore. and
eighteen carloads are on the way or in
process of sale.-Gazette.
The Loyaltonian understands that the
Boca ard Loyalton Railway Company
will in the near future transform two
Of Their engines into oil burners and
IL 1t proves a success will equip all
their engines in the same manner.
Will E. Coppersmith has been ap-
pointed manager of the Coop store to
succeed E. Vernon, resigned. who will
visit Oakland and then return and go
into business in Sparks. Mr.. Copper
smith Is an expert mercantile man and
was formerly manager Of the Coop
store.-Gazette.
Thursday a dividend of 25 cents pei
share. amounting to $25.200. was de-
clared on Oph'r stock. AS the company
has about $135. 900 on hand a much larg-
er amount could have been declared
but the directors deemed 1t wise poi
icy to maintain large reserve agains.
future contingencies. This makes the
seventh 25-cent dividend paid this year.
A joint meeting of the Board Of Cow
ernors and the racing board Of the
Reno Wheelmen's Club was held yes.
tel day. The object of the meeting was
20 decide whether the great race for
the championship of the Pacific coast
which Is schedu ed to take place on the
4th of July, would be pulled off at
Reno or Carson. The latter place was
finally chosen.
Adolphus Mannheim, Reno's popula,
candy man. is considering the erection,
of a large bsick factory on his lot on
Virginia street. Mr.. Mannheim. as il
well known, makes delicious candy
and has a multitude of customers wh.
daily attest that fact. Reno can't grow
without her business houses growing
also, SO Mannheim says he is abou'
ready to become a landlord Gazette
The Walker hiver is higher now thar
it has been for a number of years pas;
and enough water is going to waste
TO irrigate eve:y acre OF land In the
State. let alone Mason valley. Man,
OF the ranchers here are having a hard
time to keep the water from flooding
their ranches and some have not sue
ceeded in doing so. while a mile or
more of the Kabucka road below the
Pat Gallagher ranch is under water
and almost impossible. It is a wonde
some people are not suing to keep the
water of their land.-Lyon County
Times
News was received in Reno yester.
day morning that Walter Thoms an old
resident of Reno and one OF the early
settlers of the West, was dead at hie
home in Quincy. Cal. His name is per-
haps flesh in the minds Of all the old
Reno'tes. for in the early days, when
Reno was but village, he went there
and engaged actively in business. He
once owned and conducted the Golden
Eagle Hotel and was considered one
Of the best and most successful team.
sters to be found in the country at the
time. For the past fifteen years his
home has been in Quincy, Plumas.coun-
ty. California.
Beautiful summer weather these days
says the Gazette. Everyone enjoying
the finest of health. the farmers al,
wearing broad smile OF satisfaction
as they look over their fields and note
from day to day the rapid growth of all
plants. which have thus far been irri-
gated only by the regular falls of rain
plenty of grazing feed on all the
mountain sides for sheep. cattle and
horses; employment for all those who
want work: all that we want to eat and
wear, and with never a case OF want,
suffering or starvation heard of in this
land of sunshine. fruit and flowers.
who can but be proud OF claiming Me-
vada as their home. What other state
can boast of. more natural advantages
and more shabby treatment at the hands
of Fasteners than poor old downtrod-
den Nevada.
Russell. The 17year-old son of Mr..
and Ms. ]. f. McKinnon of Reno died
yesterday from the effects of an acci-
dent. In company with another young
man named Evans he rode out to
pasture on the Truckee meadows to
bring In some horses. The animal he
was riding was spirited one. II
reared up and fell over on the boy. the
horn Of the. saddle striking him on