The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-18
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

A Roosevelt club is being organized by
the young Republicans of Sparks.
Jack Hamilton, who was shot through
the neck by Winfield Elliot at Goldfield
last Saturday night, has since died.
Richard b. Kendall. formerly miner
on the Comstock, where he was well
known, died at San Francisco. A widow
and three daughters survive him.
Five counties in Nevada, it is stated
upon Democratic authority, will have
contesting delegations at the confusion
conventions at Winnemucca.-Reveille.
A few days ago George Estee, deputy
sheriff of Lyon county arrested Wylie
Jones while in the act CT selling liquor to
Indians on one of the ranches near YER
ington.
The representative of a colony of
Dunkards is in this state, looking over
the Government irrigation project with
a view of colonizing number of his peo-
pie in Churchill county.
Goldfeld had an elopement the other
day. Robebrt A. Dunn, prominent busi-
ness man of Goldfield and Miss Nettie
Phillips, the daughter of G. H. Phillips,
also of that place, having failed to obtain
the consent to their union from the young
iady's parents. slipped off to Tonopah.
where Judge Lindsay TIED the knot.
At Sparks this morning E. A. Richey,
a workman, was run over by car and
his left foot was crushed at the instep.
The suffering man was taken at once to
the county hospital. where his foot was
Drs: Robinson and Franck. The injured
man is doing nicely. but will be a cripple
f. r life.
p. Med. Fuller cne of the three men
holding sub-contracts on the main irriga-
tion canal, leading from the Truckee to
the Carson river. has completed his work
and the job is now up to the contractor
and the government for acceptance The
other two allotments are nearing compie-
tion and few months will see the finish
of the entire undertaking.
A damage suit to recover 50, ,O50 for in
juries alleged to have been sustained
while crossing its bridge over an irrigat-
ing canal has been brought against the
Washoe Power and Development COM
pany by John Dixson, through Cook and
Ayrcs, his attorneys. The bridge In ques-
tion is situated near the Smith ranch.
several miles from Verdi. Dixson asks
for $1,000 for his injuries and $50 for med
ical services.-Gazette.
Two prisoners, James Ross and Robert
Stratton, escaped from the Elko Jail
Tuesday night. They used a piece or AN
iron bed with which they pried up the
steel from the floor and escaped through
hole made by former prisoner called
Tex" when he made his escape The
jail breakers had plead guilty to the
charge of grand larceny, Ross for steal
ing amalgam from the Edgemont Mining
company, and Stratton for horse stealing.
What is pronounced to be some of the
finest wheat ever grown in Nevada has
been placed on display at the Chamber
of Commerce by b. +. Leete, who grew
1t on his land near the northeast limits
of the city. 1t is of the White Australian
variety and the heads are full and ex-
tremely heavy. Mr. Leete says that the
sample contributed is fair sample Of the
yield-which is a heavy one. Mr.. Leete
demonstrates what has long been known.
but which has not been taken advantage
of-that Nevada can be made great
wheat-producing state.-Gazette.