The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-13
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

The Nevada state band las disbanded.
The Southern Pacific has closed It's
agency at Massic. transferring It's bls-
mess to Hazen.
The Dayt Advocate. Geo NJ. SmItn
and James T. Green, publishers. is a
lew weekly publication received at this
office.
Bish Wilson of Chattanooga, rsnr..
will preside at The conference u the
Methodist church, to be held at arseh
August 24th.
Columbia is to have a newspaper. 7. ID.
Van Devort, a veteran newspaper man
will be the editor and publisher Mr.. Van
Devort has been connected with the Ton
opah Miner.
The people of Churchill county are still
inquiring into the disappearance of the
man named Eagle. whom it is believed
oy many, was killed by Postmaster Law
renee of Hazen. From late devel p
ments the investigators are convinced
that Eagle Joined the army in San Fran
cisco and is probably out of this section
of the country. Lawrence is still in jail.
We find the following valuable recipe
for cooking carp in the Carson City
News: Clean the fish nicely. let it dry
for two days in the sun. Nail the fish
TO a pine board. cover with salt, and af-
ter standing for two days longer pul in
the oven and bake slowly for six hours.
Then draw the nails out, throw the carp
away and eat the nails and board which
are said to be the best part of the fish.
1t Looks as though the Cirac boys have
years they have been prospecting in the
hills east of Saltwater and this week un-
covered ledge of free milling ore, as
says from which average s35 per ton in
The precious metal The ledge is eighteen
inches wide and seems to be permanent.
The strike was made in what is known
as Cox's canyon. highly mineralized
sectiJ n.-Churchill Standard.
A dispatch to the Sacramento Bee
states that the tr- uble which has been
pending for several weeks between Mill
l.onaire Taskar l.. Oddie, the well-known
mining man of Tonopah, and his wife,
has finally eliminated in a suit for di-
vorce. The husband. through his attor-
neys in San Francisco, has Instituted
proceedings for permanent separation
fir m his wife in the court at Belmont.
He charges cruelty. The complaint has
been served on Mrs. Oddie, who will, 1t
s announced, bitterly contest the suit.
a peculiar, bright star has been seen
in the heavens, having the appearance of
winged wheel which appears and dis
appears at intervals of from one to five
minutes. The most peculiar thing about
this phenomenon is that it is visible al
but one place and has revealed itself to
only one person. w, at Reno. to re-
/ porter for one of the papers. II Is not
visible to the naked eye; nor can it be
seen with glass-it requires a number
I of them. and they should be filled at
Reno.
! Among the sights to be seen on the
streets of Wells this week was truly
nderful specimen of Indian boyhood,
of twelve years age. This boy is resi-
dent of Glover Valley and bears the
euphonious name of Jim Aleck. He is
quite wen educated. having attended The
schools of the valley, and writes good
hand. Although less than Ave feet high
he has a chest measurement of forty-one
inches and tips the scales at 1853 pounds
He Is a gentlemanly young fellow. cour-
teously lifting his hat to his white ac-
quaintances.-Wells Herald.