Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-09-16
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! the New York ieweler, show these
stones to be moss opals, and quite
rare.
Nav Howard, the owner of
couple of cabins in Tonopah, was
badly burned by her cabins catching
fire one day last week. The origin
of the fire is said to have been a
combination of cigarettes and gaso-
line.
In the District Court of Appeals in
San Francisco last Friday the ap.
plication of Chillion Bowen, who
murdered Vim. Stevenson, Hor a
writ of habeas corpus was denied.
This is the second court to turn him
down.
A report is in circulation in Lin
coin county that H. ]. Goodrich, the
county treasurer, is short in his ac-
counts something over $4,000. An
expert is now examining the books
of all the county officials of that
county.
1t is again reported that contracts
have been let for grading the West
ern Pacifc's new road. 1t is now
stated that two contracting compan-
les have secured the work and that
operations are to begin at once near
Beckwith.
The new town of Nina on the New.
& Cal. road seems to be on the map
to stay. The railroad shops will be
constructed there, and it is said
sufficient quantity of good water
has been encountered in a well for
all purposes.
The Supreme Court has refused a
new trial to the four murderers of
Jack WEIGH, and they will all be
hanged, most likely, except Roberts,
sentence may be committed to life
imprisonment.
In an effort to save her baby sister
from burning to death, Lottie Over
street, aged IS, and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Overstreet, was
burned to death at Lovelock Wed
nesday. The younger child was also
burned to death.
Since the visit of the Southern
Pacific and Oregon Short Line otfic1-
ais to the southern country last
week, it is reported on good author
ity that the road will be 1mmedi-
ately broad-gaugcd to southern
connection with Los Angeles.
The Bridgeport Chronicle says
young man of that place was caught
trying to set fire to the town one
night last week. AS he was promi-
nently connected he was told to
leave the town and never return.
He should have been imprisoned.
Fermina Sarras, an old Spanish
woman, has sold her mining claims
in Esmeralda county, near New
Boston, for 100000. She has hung
onto these claims for years past, al
though it was not supposed that
they were of much value until re-
Gently.
G. B. Fleming, who claims to be
partner of K. A. Montgomery to the
extent of furnishing him with $1,000
for prospecting purposes, has
brought suit against Montgomery
for an accounting. This suit in
wolves the famous Montgomery-Sho-
shone mine at Bullfrog.
John Hancock, who was convicted
of numbering two men in Lincoln
county some years ago, was hanged
at the State Prison last Friday. He
went to the gallows as cool as
though he was going to picnic, and
declared his innocense up to the mo-
ment the drop fell. His neck was
broken and he died instantly.
The Tonopah Sun says an eastern
company with 100000 capital will
erect an electric generating plant at
Mono Lake, Cal, and transmit power
to Tonopah and Goldfeld. This COM
pany also proposes to demonstrate
that it can furnish power to run
trains on the Tonopah and Gold6eld
railroad at greatly reduced cost.
The amount of power to be gener-
ated will be $4,000 h. p.
Numerous Goldfield lot owners