The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-08-24
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
OWN STATE
Late News Notes Gathered
From Many Places in
Nevada

Plans for the Bank of Sparks building
have been completed by Architect Kron-
nick. The contract for the erection or
he building will be let without delay.
Goldfield will no longer need to rely
upon wireless telegraphy for its news
from the outside world The Gold
Telegraph and Telephone company has
been organized with capital of s12.5O0
The Catholic church at wadsworth, a
rame structure worth about $1,000, was
burned to the ground Monday morning.
he building and contents being a total
oss. The origin of the fire is not known
Harry Fisher, Sparks saloonist, was
ned s120 by Justice Pollock yesterday
afternoon at Sparks for discharg.ng a
lrearm on the streets. He deemed to
,ay the fine and was accordingly SEN
enced to sixty days In jail.
The Overlands will go to Virginia City
n the 4th of September where they will
,lay the H. B. team for a purse Of 500
hat is offered by the Labor Day man.
cement Labor Day will be observed
here In great style on the 5th.
James Dunn. of Winnemucca, who
layed center field for Lovelock Sunday.
'tates that he proposes to organize the
Id Winnemucca ball team and bring 1t
ere to wipe the Overlands Off the map.
Dunn Is star player and is an enthus;-
stic fan.-Gazette.
William NJ. Thompson, who was sem
enced about two months ago to serve a
entence of six months in the county jail
nd to pay fine of $500 for an attempted
lold-up of the crap game at the Tono-
ah club. was this week pardoned by
Governor Sparks. says the Tonopah
Miner.
Next Sunday the OverlanGs will play
III with Truckee, but whether in Reno
in the former city has not been deter
1ined. The chances are, however. that
'ruckee will get the game II played in
.eno it will take place in the morning.
there will be bicycle race in the at
ernoon.
In repairing the cell from which Ross
md Stratton escaped at Elko the me-
hanics found an old fiat iron and
.ece of rope carefully concealed. The
prisoners probably intended to use the
ION as a weapon In case the sheriff or
lis deputies discovered their plans or at
empted to intercept them. No trace OF
he fellows has been found
AT the washoe county convention yes
erday were nominated: State senator.
larry M. Martin: assemblymen, E. r.
Dodge, r. H. Kinney, Walter Hastings,
y w. Holmes, John S. Orr. T. J. Jones.
ohm w. Wright; sheriff. C. P. Ferret:
;ounty. clerk. w. A. Fogg; recorder and
.uditor, d. E. Morton; treasurer. d. b.
3oyd; assessor, w. S. Beard. The con-
gention was full of enthusiasm.
Forty carloads of freight consigned to
ronopah and Goldfie.d are standing In
he S. p yards at Reno. and at Carson
md Mound House the side tracks are
lied with merchandise destined for the
-wo mining camps. On account of the
loods that have beset 1t the Tonopah
oad is unable TO taKe care of the heavy
incoming shipments. but within a week
Dr ten days 1t expects to be able to re-
..eve the congestion.
AL Lester and Charles Ayers, who, with
1arl Howe and Ernest Harbrough, have
oeen prospecting in the Tuie district.
.welve miles southwest of Ida. have ar
e.ved in Reno, after long absence, and
hey report that excellent finds are beng
made in the Tuie district. which Is grad
aally growing in favor with mining men.
several gentlemen from Reno have large
holdings near Deal valley in Tule can
yon and they are of the opinion that
much may be expected from the rich
placer and quartz claims that are being
brought TO light.