Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-11-11
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ton, and an offer has been made
for several carloads to be deliver
ed January I, next, for $3.50 per
ton and refused.
T. B. Hickey, of Carson, was
thrown out of his buggy in run
away near the Rodenbaugh place
one day last week while driving
from Topaz to Carson. He was
considerably bruised up but not
seriously injured.
1t is reported that the manage
ment of the Tallac resort at Lake
Tahoe has purchased four acres of
land facing on the water front a
few miles this side of Bijou, and
will erect the largest gambling
house in the West.
The stage team on the route be-
tween Lovelock and American
Canyon ran away one day last
week. A box of dynamite fell out
of the vehicle and was ground to
pieces by the wheels, but it did
not explode.-Tribune.
The Carson we'll is now down
SIS feet, the appropriation of $Io,-
900 from the State is exhausted,
the bottom of the we'll is in bed
of boulders, the sand pump is
stuck in the hole, and no flow of
water has been encountered.
The Carson News says the fur
nishing of the Orphans Home is
nearly completed, and that it will
be occupied by the wards of the
State by Thanksgiving. Superin-
tendent Josephs will celebrate the
occasion by giving the youngsters
big feast.
Goldfeld had another narrow
escape from fire one day last week.
Two women of the tenderloin
quarreled, and while one was get
ting a warrant the other set fire to
her house. The blaze was dis
covered in time to prevent disas-
trous results.
The San Francisco, Idaho and
Montana railway has been financed
to build road from Snake River
Valley to Winnemucca, Nevada.
This will form a new outlet for the
northwest region with San Fran
cisco by connecting with the
Southern Pacific.
VIM. Haworth, a young railroad
man, was found lying beside the
railroad track near Verdi last Sun
day evening. He appeared to be
dazed, and when given drink of
whisky went violently insane. He
finally recovered and says he
thinks he was drugged in Reno.
The Inyo Register reports the
shooting last week of Richard
Decker, Justice of the Peace, re-
siding at Ballarat, by Henry
Pietsch, the Constable of the same
Township. They had trouble over
case of attachment in which the
Constable was sued for keepers
wages.
Elko county ranchers report
that jack rabbits are SO numerous
at the present time that they have
become a menace to crops. I'm
less some means are taken to
eradicate the pests fears are enter
tanned that it will be impossible to
raise crops in the vicinity of South
Fork the coming season.
Somebody has piled boulders on
the streetcar track at night several
times lately with the intent, at
least to wreck the car, and posi-
bly, kill or injure the passengers.
If the party is caught he will
wish he had never been born.
The vigilance of the employees
averted wrecks.-Sparks Dispatch.
The Goldfleld News has been
sued for libel by an attorney
named Thompson. O'Brien, of
the News, had row with the at
torney about crossing his lot, and
in his paper called Thompson a
coward, cur and ruffian, and init
mated that the attorney was steal
ing wood from the O'Brien pile.
Thompson wants $4,000 damages.
An Italian named Anzini trified