The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-09-05
PPEN|NGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

There is talk of organizing a second
brass band in Elko.
1t Is now thought the Tonopah road
will be open by Wednesday.
established polling place at the irriga-
ton camp near Clarks station. 1t Is said
that 300 votes will be cast there
1t is almost definitely settled. accord
ing TO the Journal that Reno is to
have a stock exchange to be establish
ed within the next few months.
Several large tracts of land recently
negotiated for in Pahranagat valley are
now being divided into lots of a few acres
and will be settled by people mostly from
Utah.
The promoters of the smelter company
hat is being organized at Gardnerville
Ire meeting with good success accord
ing to the Courier of that place, which
says the smelter viii probably be built.
SdSh oouloH lS louSeu IN the ElkO jail
awaiting examination on the charge Of
embezzlement and forgery. 1t is allegeu
that he obtained between $500 and 500
unlawfnlly from a hotel keeper by the
name of Stanley. at Deeth.
c. A. Andrews. horse buyer. who DIV
apI cared from Reno some time ago to
ihe regret of numerous creditors in the
Carson valley, is believed to have locat-
ed in Oregon. At the time of his disap.
! Dearance it was supposed that he had
been the victim of foul play.
| Thieves entered the store of the Amer
! ican Watch Depot company at 222 Lake
! street Friday night. during the absence
of the proprietor. Alfred Berg. and car
ried away two trays of watches. valued
at $3.50. They were evidently in great
haste, as they overlooked watches and
! rings in trunk that stood open near &C
nand. worth over $1,000
VIM. Sutherland yesterday received a
/ letter from former Comstocker who
| has resided in the east for several years
in which he says regarding the st. Louis
| Exposition: Nevada. considering the
appropriation that was made. is making
a most ciediiable showing, and MIR. YER
ington, who is at the head of the affair.
| is right in it. Virginia Enterprise.
| Much annoyance and inconvenience Is
! caused the residents of Tonopah from
the fact that the official name of that
place. as recognized by the postoffice de-
partment is Butler. AS most of the mail
| is addressed Tonopah, the result is that
money orders made payable at Tonopah
/ cannot be cashed until returned to the
sender and corrected. The government
officials have promised to adopt the name
of Tonopah, but have not done so as yet.
! The investigation of the killing of Her.
man Cheutraus by julius Neustraus az
Gerdnervile reported a few days ago.
reveals the fact that the victim was
slain in a bedroom of the Owl saloon. OF
which Neustraus is a prop rietor. and that
the body was then dragged to the bar
room, where Neustraus claims the shoot
ing occurred. There were no witnesses
to the affair. and there is strong sus-
picion about Gardnerville that Neustraus
was not justified in his act.
Old Bodus. the aged Indian who had
his foot badly mangled by a rain at
Truckee some days ago, and who object
ed strenuousIy 10 the amputation Of his
DOT by the surgeon, an account of which
appeared In this column at the time. sub
mitted to a surgical operation which was
performed by his brother and sister.
who is called Medicine Maggie. With
knife his brother cut off several toes and
a part of the foot, which he bound up
with bandages. saturated with liniment.
No anaesthetlc was administered. The
old man did not finch during the crude
operation and denied that 1t hurt.
Fruit lars and Fruit Cans at bedrock