Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1904-12-10
BRIEF MENTION.

40 ACPoItco tudt jim PARKER
has leased the Whitacre ranch.
Geo. w. Randall paid Yerington
short visit the first of the week.
Il. A. Guild was a visitor from
Dayton for few days this week.
The Misses Lou and Ada Free
man leave this morning for Oakland,
Cal, on a visit to relatives.
Don't overlook the Christmas
dance to be given in the Owl Hall on
the evening of December 23d.
Mrs. Chas. Martin and daughter
are visiting with Mrs. NJ. Z. Leavitt
at the Reservation this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. Becker, Jr.,
were arrivals from Carson this
week to remain for the Winter.
Another carload of Japs arrived
from California yesterday to work
on broad-gauging the Carson & Col
orado.
George w. Webster and wife
were down from their East Walker
home Tuesday to attend the funeral
of J. S. Craig.
News of the richness of the new
country south of US continues to
come in with the arrival of our ex-
changes from that section.
Mrs. w. r. Hayes has fine hot
chicken tomales for sale Moons and
evenings. Try one. She also sells
fresh bread and doughnuts.
H. P. Remington is now jerking
anthony in the TINES office, and
there is a possibility that we may
get out on time from now on.
Vic Bernard and family came
down from Bodie Thursday. Mrs.
Bernard and children will reside
here for the winter, and Vic returns
home today.
Miss Marion Grant, of Carson,
came out Thursday, week ago,
and continued on to East Walker
Friday, where she will teach the
Webster district school.
The Misses Kmma and Alice Os-
borne left this week for an extended
visit with Oregon relatives. They
were rendered a pleasant surprise
party before they departed.
The story that rich ore was be-
ing stolen from the Con. Va. mine,
on the Comstock, by an organized
gang of miners, is pronounced fake
by Superintendent McKinty.
The farmers of this valley will
make mistake if they do not tear
up all the ground they own and can
get water onto, next Spring and
make it produce something. The
market will be hummer next year.
-Born-In Yerington, December
10, 1904, to the wife of Vim. Lamp
kin, daughter. All concerned in
the transaction are doing nicely,
and Will is better pleased than it
he had secured another mining con-
tract.
Many large freight teams are
being put on the road to deliver
freight from the end of the Tonopah
railroad to Goldfeld and other south
ern points. The main obstacle in
this line of business IS to secure hay
and grain for the animals.
The horse market at Tonopah is
good, says the Sun. Nearly every
day teams of horses or mules are
sold for $500 and upwards. Small
horses bring not less than $50 each,
and heavy draught teams often
bring as high as 5000 per span.
Another attempt at murder and
robbery took place near Derby, on
the canal, Friday. The would-be
murderer was caught in the act of
throwing his victim into the Truckee
River after having beaten and rob-
bed him. A lynching bee will take
place out that way some of these
fine days.
There will be an entertainment
at the Methodist Church on Friday,
Dec. I6. The program will be inter
esting, consisting of singing, recita-
tons, exercises, ETC., by the children
and young people. Admission 25c.
There will be an oyster supper and
other REFRESHMENTS in the Spangler
Hall after the program. A good tune