The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-28
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

neerS on the southern racine rallf~ al,
died at wadsworth Tuesday, after an i'll
ness of several weeks. He was very
for number of months.
Robert Bro ks, who was adjudged
guilty of burglarizing Austin Mcfher-
sons store in Sparks by a jury in the
District court last week, was sentenced
years in the penitentiary for his crime.
Manuel Simas, CT the firm of Hamp G.
Simas, met with a painful accident Tues
day. While cutting tin shingles his right
hand became caught In the power cutter
ard the ends of two fingers were nipped
off DR.. Sickle performed the necessary
surgical operat.on.-Gazette.
and passenger trains no longer pass
through WadswS rth, but run through OF
the south side of the river, three m les
away. This is a hard blow to the old
town. A stub train plies between Wads-
worth and the junction point.
Ben c. Shearer, wlD for half IA ,4ozen
years has been auditor anu recorder of
Washoe county, has handed in his res
ignation. The document was filed Tues
day with the county clerk Mr. Shearer
will retain his p sition until released
from his bonds and the county commits
sioners have taken action in the matter.
lie had over five months more to serve
his term expiring January l next.
j. b. Woods. who for several years ha:
held the position of chief clerk of the Ne
vada agency, Pyramid Indian reserva-
ton, leaves In few days f. FIT. Berthol.
South Dakota, to take a similar position
in the line of advancement Mr.. Woods
worth who will be pleased to learn f his
promotion, although they will sincerely
regret his departure Wadsworth Dis
patch.
The Democrats of Tonopah are in favsr
the Supreme court. At the primaries heil
there last Saturday the foil wing dele
gates to the state convention were elect
ed: C. D. VanDuzer. Thomas McCabe.
George S. Cole, Key Pittman, ]. ]. Owens.
J. B. Lindsay, w. r. McFadden Thomas
Logan and Charles A.. Richards. The del
egation is uninstructcd. but at the eau
Gus made to make the nominate ms Bar
tine was unanimously indorsed for judge
of the Supreme court.
James Curnow, trustee Of Sparks school
district No. 20. has rendered his resigna-
ton to County Superintendent Pike, to
take effect Immediately, whereupon Mr.,
Pike accepted the resignation and APP
pointed James w. O'Brien to fill the va
cancy. Mr. O'Brien brings with him
large experience. having served In the
capacity of school trustee in Wadsworth
for the past eight years and having been
largely instrumental in bringing the
Wadswo rth schools to the high state of
efficiency which they have acquired.
AT meeting of the Nevada Jockey
club, held Tuesday evening In Justice
Nashs court room, r. w. Parry was
elected president and Charles T. Sh TT
he rd Of will
consist of r. w. Parry, S. II. Wheeler. J.
c. Leopold, Dan O'Connor, A. Dromiac.
John Evans, Mayor Turrittin, Richard
Kirman and Charles T. SHIRT. The next
meeting will be held at the same place
Friday evening and a large attendance
is requested. The club is now numer-
ieally strong and will soon be able to
make definite arrangements for a week
of racing this fan at the State Fair
grounds.-Gazette.
1t has just been announced that all of
the remaining treasury stock of the
Phoebe Nevada Mines company has been
disposed of to B. NJ. Cornish. of Mon
, mouth, Utah, f,r consideration suffi-
aient to cover all development work done
and what may yet be necessary in order
to place the property on a paying basis.
Mr. Cornish has been elected general
manager and will have complete charge
f the development work. Progress on
the shaft and other Development work will
be pushed as fast as possible. Considera-
bic high grade ore which has been taken
out of the shaft during its progress has
been placed on the dump and shipments
are expected to be made shortly
Monday morning the citizens OF Austin
were astounded with the information that