The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-01
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
late News NOleS Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

Mrs. ROBERT ftdHnut, Oh sHSiiid lily
d ed last week at the age of SO years
She took up her residence on the
Comstock in 1870.
James Mackay, who left Eureka las:
prison, decided to refuse the position
after he reached Carson.
nat.ve-born Chinaman applied al
Phoebe last week for license to mar!
white girl, but was refused. He ther
left for Utah. in the hope of being more
successful The Chinaman is know
as Jim Sing, and has voted seve al
times in Eureka.
The State papers contain circum-
stantial accounts of a hold-up of the
Tonopah stage last Mordav night. The
| affair was merely a practical joke.
couple of young men of Tonoph hav
ing chosen a ''make-bel eve'' holp-u,'
as means of working aft a surplus OF
hilarity.-Tonopah Miner.
| Robert Watt and Victor Rockville
/ have shipped three and one-half tom
! If high grade silver ore to Cortez for
reduction. Their mine at New Yort
/ canyon is looking fine with plenty OF
| o in sight, and regular shipments
will be made in the near future.-Aus
/ lin Reveille.
The 7-year-old son of Frank Hum
phe-y had his arm broken last Wee
/ at Soda. He was leading a young cal
! with a chain, which he had wourd
around his arm. The calf boltod an"
he little fellows arm was broker
near the elbow. He ives taken to Ca
ION for reatment.--Walker Lake Bull
etin.
A ST. Louis dispatch says that ,
regular Western barbecue is likely t.
be the feature of Nevada Day. septem
her 20tb. at the Worlds Fair. Gov
erno~ John Sparks before leaving fo'
the East made the suggestion. offer
ing to supply a number Of steers 70
the festival from his famous Alan
! -anch. The Nevada Commission wiz
probably arrange to hold the barbeeus
IN the wooded plot adjoining Their
! plot on the east
A Denver dispatch of last Tuesda
announces the death from appoplex,
Of Capt. Peter H. Scott. a well know
mining engineer. at the age OF Z,
years. Captain Scott was born in Can
ada. He was one of the original '49ere
and was in business with John W
Mackay and John OBrien. For fifteei
years he was master mechanic of the
bonanza mines on the Comstock. H.
had been a resident of Denver for tn.
past twenty years.
w. c. Williams, the nine owner OF
Olinghouse Canyon, who was tried II
the District Court at Reno last week
on a charge of assault with intent t.
XII, was adjudged not guilty by tn.
[ ial jury. Judge Curler instructed
the jury to bring in a verdict of not
! guilty. as the prosecution could no.
prove that the gun carr led by Mr.. viii
lams at the time of the alleged as
sault was loadsd. and after being ou'
| fifteen minutes the jury brought in
verdict in accordance with the Court
/ Instructions.
Charles E. Watson. assistant to the
Neveda Commissioners for the St
Louis Exposition last Thursda.
shipped the last car of exh bits fo
the fair ON this State. The ca
contained an exhibit of Nevada WOO.
from the Thomas Nelson Company OF
| Elko and some very valuable collec-
tions from this portion of the State
/ The remainder of the car was oc-
cupied by agricultural and other ex
hibits. The Nevada Commission has
worked hard on the Nevada exhibl
and it promises to be one of the most
inte. esting and valuable o..~= at tins
| fa,r.-Reno Journal.
In the United States District Court
| at San F. ancisco last week George w.
| Rumble was convicted of using the
mail for fraudulent purposes. The
case will be appealed. In the meantime
| Rumble will be given his liberty upon
bond of $4,000. Rumble organ zed a
corporation known as the Sunset Min
ing Company. and asserted that there
Were twelve mines belonging TO the
promoters. During four years time
Rumble took in S355,00o Postal In
spector O'Connell asse is that Rumble
cleared up $250,000 from the deal
Many Eastern people invested money
in the ompany.-~onopah Miner.
Hrs. Lee ]. DAVIS, wife OF the man
ager OF the insurance department of
the Farmers and Mrechonts' National
Bank is visiting the Worlds Fair at
St Louis. Mr.. Davis received letter
from his wife yesterday. She gives an
sition and speaks In particular OF Me-