The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-02-11
Winnennucca

Last evening marked another proud mile
stone in the life of Hon. George s. Nixon
and his charming wife, being the occasion
OF the home reception to Nevadas junior
United States Senator. Mr.. Nixon has
been rendered numerous receptions since
mis- election to the high office with which
he will soon be invested. but the one
given him last night at Armory hall ny
his friends and neighbors must have
touched tenderer spot in his neart thar
any or all of the others 1t was a spon-
taneous tribute of love and esteem from
the people he has lived with for twenty
years, and as such must have been trebly
sweet.
Armory hall was elaborately decorated
with flags, bunting. evergreens and Jap
anese lanterns. On the stage, in the
background, were long tables decked
of good things to come. About $3.50 Hill $
band marched to the residence of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Nixon to act as escort to
the guests of honor By this time the
hall was full-everybody was there. old
and young, rich and poor-some in even
ing dress and some not, but all smiling
and full OF good fellowship.
The guests of the evening and speak
ers ranged themselves in a semicircle on
the stage amid a prolonged burst of APP
plause. They were Senator Nixon and
Mrs. Nixon, Spokesman Z. Il. Tobin, Mr..
and Mrs. r. Nj. Lee, Hon. ID. Nj. Staun-
ton and County Attorney Ducker. When
the hand clapping had subsidized MIR. Tobln
took the center of the stage and spoke
as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-In the year
1880 a young man, in fact a mere boy,
born and reared in the auietude of
Sierra Nevadas. crossed the snow capped
peaks, came out into the arid wastes of
the desert, became a citizen of Nevada
called the Sagebrush State. of which fact
we are proud, as some OF the decorations
here this evening would indicate.
That boy entered the service of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company as a
telegraph operator at lonely station OF
the broad expense of desert, but his hum
BILE and lonely surroundings dio not daunt
his sturdy forwardness, and through his
diligent energy. labor and progressive
ness he ascended the ladder of fame,
round by round. until today he stands
on the highest pinacle of success.
That boy. ladies and gentlemen. is now
our Senator. whom We all honor and
cherish.
1t is not necessary for me to dwell on
the good, kind and loving deeds of our
Senator, as deeds speak louder than
words. and what he has done and what
he is doing and what he expects to do,
appeals kindly to all of us.
And even the beginning of the end is
not yet, as he is now only in the full ma
turity of his power and his capacity for
good and we as citizens of Winnemucca
and Humboldt county feel proud OF the
fact that we have man In our mldsts
one among us. who has been caiied upon
10 accept a position in the United States
Senate, the foremost lawmaking body in
the entire world. to be member on which
is more honorable than any other gift
that the people OF Nevada could bestow
and position. in the eyes of the nation.
second to none save the Presidency Of
the United States.
Such, ladies and gentlemen. Is the hon.
ored position held today by our fellow
townsman. who, accompanied by ms
wife. are our guests this evening Ana
now, on behalf of the people OF WINNIE
mucca and Humboldt county. extend