The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-07-21
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

Downs of Washoe. were married in Reno
Tuesday evening.
Professor Dornberger has resigned as
principal of the Lovelock public schools
and the board there Is seeking a man to
take his place so far, they have been
unable to find the man they want.
There are at present about thirty
frame buildings in course of construc-
tion in Reno and one or two bricks. con-
siderably less than at this time last sea-
son when a phenomenal building boom
was in progress.
Nevada horses are in demand through
out the East. Because of the fact that
the animals from the Sagebrush state are
tough and wiry a ready sale is found
for them in the eastern market. J. T.
Davis of Gretna, New, writes to the post
where he can obtain horses in carload
lots, broke or unbroke.
Outside of the rich ore belts to the
scuthward there are few places in Me-
vada that are enjoying a greater boom
than NJ runtain City, where several of
NJ outside capitalists who haee begun
their development on an extens, ~ scale.
Samuel Newhouse of Salt Lake has in
vested heavily in Mountain City, pur-
chasing leases on the Kunz & Slagg group
and on the "Old Mountain City" mine.
lie will erect new hoists equipped with
improved machinery and begin shipping
or large scale
1t is now definitely settled that the
change of passenger division point from
Sparks to Reno is to be permanent one
says the Gazette. The Southern Pacific
Company is planning alterations to the
depot. which will provide considerably
more room and taking ether steps that
Plumber Rose is in Reno today arranging
for the construction of a large ice house
adj lining the water tank. 1t will require
sixteen men one month to build the
structure. At the end of that time all
day coaches and Pullmans will be iced
here.
Mrs. Annie Fenstermaker died da.y be-
fore yesterday in Reno at II o'clock She
was formerly resident of Eureka where
she lived for over twenty years For
two years she lived at Toano. She was
born in Germany and was aged 6s years
The death Of a son last December brought
about her demise as she could not become
reconciled to her loss. j. v. Fenster-
son. The funeral was attended by
number CT Eureka people. who were
friends Of the deceased for many years.
Mrs. Fenstermaker was a woman of
sterling, loveabe qualities and news OF
her death was heard with deep regret.
Gazette.
A movement is now on foot to form
jcckey club in Reno for the purpose of
holding several days racing this fall
4 list has been circulated and has the
signatures of some of Renoss very best
sport when it is handled in a sportsman
like manner A meeting for the purpose
of organization will on be held when
matters viii assume shape. 1t is pro-
posed to work under Blood Horse AS
sociation Rules and to observe them
strictly, judging by the list of names
shown to the Journal, there will be moth
ing crooked about this club. This is a
move in the right direction as no sport is
more entertaining than that of horse
racing When honestly conducted.--Journal
In at Austin it appears to be a favor
lte lnstime for the young bloods, after
noadirG a. on bad whiskey to put in
their leisure moments shooting at the
dor Of n powder house loaled with ex-
p.osive The Reveille of that place has
taktn up the matter and this week prints
thu following words cf caution u tho
foolhardy bloods: Persons who are in the
to shoot with their rifles would do well
to bear in mind that when they shoot