The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1904-11-25

week.
Miss Mae Bruins paid Gardnerville
visit this week.
FRED Heise, who has been on an ex-
tended visit to the East and the
Worlds Fair. returned home Monday
Joe Park, Dave Jones and Chris
Johnson, of Sheridan, were visitors to
town this week.
The postal Inspectors made their
regular inspection of the local post
ONCE last week. They report every
thing here as straight as a string.
1t is reported that rich ledge has
been encountered at the Monte Cristo
mine, near Sweetwater. The country
south OF here is fast coming to the
front.
Claus AYERS has disposed of his
bees, having sold them to John Sand
man, who took possession the first of
| the month.
From the way that goods are NOV
ing out of c. II. Eaton Co.'s store one
would think that a cyclone had struck
it, the unheard of low prices is the
motive power that does the driving
Wash Brandon, proprietor of the
Brandon house at Bridgeport, was in
town this week extending the glad
hand to his many friends in this part
of the woods.
Peter Rahbeck purchased a turkey
last week from Mrs. Fred Bernino
that weighed SO pounds. The bird
is of the bronze variety, and the most
magnificent specimen of its kind that
we have ever seen.
Mrs. Andrew Hansen, who recently
went to San Francisco to secure
medical treatment, is rapidly recover
ing under the beneficial influence of
San Francisco air, and expert medical
attention. Mrs. Hansen hopes soon
to return entirely recovered.
The Congressional fight is so close
that neither Van Duzer or Yerington
can find any comfort in the unofficial
returns SO far received. The latest
reports places Van Duzer slightly in
the lead with several precincts yet to
be heard from.
y. Jackson, of Reno, came in on
Saturdays stage to investigate several
mining propositions in this section.
II is rumored that Mr.. Jackson has
several capitalists interested in min
ing propositions in the Pine Nut
country and that active operations
will be begun this fall or winter.
Geo. Chichester and son, of Antelope
valley, were visitors during the first
part of the week. Mr.. Chichester re-
ports that the mining excitement at
Masonic Mouatain is a healthy re-
minder of old times. Every resident
of Bridgeport and vicinity is the
owner of a promising mining claim,
with fond hopes ofsome day budding
| forth as bloated millionaire.
Several farmers have installed
cream separators on their farms and
are separating their cream at home,
retaining the milk for calves and hogs
and delivering only the cream at the
Creamery. If the experiment proves
profitable it is likely that number of
farmers will install separators on their
farms.
Ifsthe thousands of acres of land
that lie adjacent to the settled por-
ton of this valley; and which is
capable of irrigation, had water upon
it, we, with our almost snowless
winters and genial summers could,
and in time will have, population of
5000 instead of 1000 happy, content
ed, and prosperous people.
One of the most pleasant pastimes
that anyone can indulge in during the
long winter evenings, is amatuer
photography, to watch the image as it
slowly appears, as if coming out of
cloud, is one of the unexplainable
mysteries of chemistry, A, W. II.
Helberg, the ieweler, has just receiv-
ed large supply of cameras, kodaks
and Photographic supplies.
William Beggs had a tussle with
windmill Monday that might have re-
suited seriously. Mr.. Beggs was upon
the second platform or floor of the mill
greasing and otherwise attending to
the machinery, when a gust of wind
coming on suddenly dislodged him
from his position on the platform, and
in so doing he fell on to the tank plat