The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-05-03
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places IN
Nevada

Frank Golden has returned to Reno
from visit to Tonopah.
e. B. Yerington has returned from
trip through the east to Carson.
The commissioners Of Churchill
county are contemplating extensive re-
pairs to the Jail.
George Lizinsky, a prominent attor-
ney Of San Francisco. is visiting To-
nopah and Goldfield.
John Calvert Of Mason Valley is vis-
iting his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Calvert OF Reno.
Governor Sparks has let contract
for the construction of two reservoirs
at Hunter creek. from which pure wa
ter will be piped to Reno.
The Gardnerville relay team has ac-
cepted the challenge of the Carson City
wheelmen for a 50-mile relay race. to
take place in Reno on May 80.
Albert Meekins died at the county
night. He was native of Iowa, "A
years old and leaves no relatives.
Superintendent A. c. Kyle shipped
gold bar valued at s2700.60 to San
Francisco Saturday, representing re-
turns from PCS tons Of Silver Hill ore.
While playing ball last Sunday Lee
Petty was accidentally struck upon
the mouth by ball. His upper lip
was cut. two teeth loosened and one
broken.-Elko Herald.
The body of squaw was found In
the ruins of a cabin at Lone Pine.
Els meralda county, last week. There Ia
and the building burned to hide the
crime.
Saturday afternoon a man named
Irwin, who halls from the big ditch in
Churchill county, beat and chewed up
a paralytic who was selling pencils
Constable Mccoy arrested Irwin and
he will explain matters to Justice
Morgan at Reno.
S. G. Douglas. an old resident of the
(OihSAOShs liCo i0dy tiioAAAAii6. &Asf
was member of the x. Of P. and A.
o. u. W.. was 72 years of age and
leaves three daughters living in Vir-
ginia anad a son in the navy.
Capitalists are now sending experts
to the numerous mining dist lets of
Nevada whe.e milling plants were in
stalled in the early days and where.
as a rule. not more than IS per cent
of ore assay values were recovered.
With modern milling methods there
are millions in working over what In
early days was classified as waste
rock.
There is reported to be a gang OF
sneak thieves and pickpockets follow
ing the Norris & Rowe circus. There
usually is, and that is one of the lea
sons the license is made high in large
cities. OF course the managers are not
always to blame, but we know of
cases where members of the light-fin-
gered gentry are given employment
about the tents in various capacities,
which would lead to the belief that the
management receives a ''cut" of their
III gotten gains.
Joseph Colby. who Is serving a
thirty days sentence in the Reno jail,
stands a very good chance Of being re-
u.ned to Sing Sing prison to serve
the remainder of his days in that lnsti-
tuition. He was sentenced for life for
mul der. but in 1856 escaped from the
prison and no trace of him has ever
peen found, until he was lodged in the
Reno JAIL Wo4 d was sent to the New
York prison and an officer has been
dispatched from there to take the man
back. When informed of the proceed
ings he stated that he was not the man.
but he will have chance to prove that
iatee. Up to short time ago he was
employed as baker at Wadsworth.