Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-05-27
State News

last week.
A ten stamp mill will soon be
erected in Bullfrog by Los Angeles
capitalists.
Lumber which is worth SIS thou
sand feet in Tonopah sells for SITS
thousand at Bullfrog.
The Board of Capitol Commissi-
oners at Carson, IS asking for bids
to sink we'll for artesian water on
the capitol grounds it Carson.
Regain, the man convicted of man
slaughter for killing his mother-in-
law at Sparks, has been sentenced
to three years in the State prison.
A new townsite has been laid out
at Sodaville and lots are being Of
fered for sale. 1t is thought quite a
boom is soon to strike that locality.
Vim. Newton, a Reno attorney,
was placed in the county Jail there
for short time the other day for
creating disturbance at the Golden
hotel.
A number of Eureka county cat
tlemen are going to try some of Bur
banks spineless cactus for range
feed Just as soon as the plants can
be supplied.
The Goldfeld Bank and Trust Co.,
financed by Los Angeles people some
months ago, has suspended, with
liabilities estimated at $4,000 and
assets unknown.
BY the breaking of wheel on an
auto on the Goldfield road, one pas
senger was severely injured and
four others badly shaken up last
week Wednesday.
Reno parties have organized
company to manufacture hollow &C.
ment blocks for building purposes
and already have machine at work
turning out the material.
Ben Barber, who shot and killed
Voor, in Carson Valley, some weeks
ago, has been indicted for murder
by the Douglas county grand jury,
and his trial set for June 26.
Andy Mahoney, the travelling man,
met with serious accident the
other day near Fallon. He was rid
ing on a stage when lurch threw
him out and big trunk on top of
him. oi
A young prospector met death in
the Death Valley country a few
days ago by getting lost from his
camp and being without water. He
was found by his companions but
was beyond aid.
An unknown man was ground to
pieces one day last week on the S. P.
near Wells. The remains were
scattered along the track for fully
mile. Evidently he was man
aged about rs years.
Lola Webb, pretty 16-year old
Reno girl, has been missing since
May LIST, and her mother thinks she
has been abducted by a day laborer
named Gritfiths. The police are
looking into the matter.
Five thousand applications were
received for the I,2oo lots that COM
prise the railroad townsite of Las
Vegas. This unexpected demand
necessitated an auction which was
held on Monday of last week.
Cashier J. r. Boal and F. L. Bur
ton, who looted the Goldfeld Bank 4
Trust Company, taking over $4,000
in notes and securities, departed
with hired team. Boal was cap
tureed in Hawthorne Monday.
Miscreants have been found tam
pering with the block system sig
nails on the S. P. line west OF Reno.
Detectives are on the lookout for
these vagabonds, and if caught
their punishment will not be light.
1t is rumored that Gould has de-
cided to change the route Of the
Western Pacific and the line will
run through Reno. 1t seems pretty
hard work for the promoters of this
road to tell where they want it to
run.
Mrs. Otto Broth, formerly of Vir-
ginia City, died in Oakland last
week from the effects of a criminal
operation. A Mrs. Harrison, accused
of performing the operation, is in
the Oakland CITY prison charred