Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-11-03
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", hrutally assaulted DR. Murray at Gal
iente last week Both are Republicans,
| but the doctor is working to elect Phil
, Smith, the Democratic candidate for
Sheriff, hence the trouble
| Dr. F. H Wichman, of Reno, who is
charged with having caused the death Of
Lily Benson by criminal operation, re-
Gently, was shot last Saturday night by
Fred Fine, whose sister he had wronged.
The wound is not dangerous.
The Standard Oil Company is arrang-
ing to build several large storage tanks
I in Goldheld, and report has it that the
price is to be cut from SIS cents to Is
cents gallon for large consumers. Gas
oline is the principal fuel used by the
mining companies, coal selling at SIS a
I ton.
The Southern Pacific has sent several
/ special trains to Wells, Elko, Lovelock
and other eastern points in the State to
relieve the congested freight conditions.
/ Thousands of head of cattle and sheep
are at these points waiting for cars for
shipment.
In accordance with official instructions
/ hereafter box rent notices at the local
postoffice will be distributed ten days
before expiration of each quarter, and if
the rent is not promptly paid at the rx
I rsirafsn,1 q tho r,r,or+ar he t.cxr 10
declared vacant.
Last week President Stubs OF the
State University lectured the students on
their lack of spirit in college work this
year. He stated that they were not tax
+, ing the interest in their studies they
| should, and that the scholarship this
last year.
Miss Susan Hensley committed suicide
at Tonopah last Sunday. Her lover,
Steve Baldwin, with whom she was CO.
habiting, dropped dead of nervous pros
tration when told of her act. The I'M
fortunate woman was graduate of Mills
Seminary and well connected in San
Francisco. She was IS years old.
The State Fish Commissioners had
spawn taken from Marlette Lake this
year for the first time Next year 100, :
coo small fry will be placed in Marlette
and as many more in the Water Com
pany's Hope Valley and its other sup
ply points. Trout taken from Marlette
Lake this season averaged foot in
length.
The Standard Oil Company no longer
has representative i'll the State of Ne
vada, and all the Nevada business here
after transacted by that company will be
done from Oakland. A letter has been
received at Reno from the company stat
ing that it had ceased to do business in
Nevada, and had abolished its Office in
that place
A serious shooting scrape took place at
Goldheld Thursday evening of last week,
when Buffalo Bill Z" Tanner and J. r.
Timlin, both gamblers, exchanged FIVE
/ "A
bystander, Harry Farrell, formerly a
New York newspaper man, was seriously
injured. The shooting was the result of
an old quarrel. Both gunfghters were
arrested. Neither of the shooters was
hit.
Jack Maher, prospector, shot and
probably fatally wounded T. ]. Malone,
miner, at Rhyolite last Friday week
The men quarreled over money that was
owed to Malone by Maher Malone was
shot through the bladder and is very
low. Apparently there was 10 provoca-
ton for the act. Both men had been
drinking heavily. The same night a
waiter and a musician exchanged shots in
the Newton grill, but no one was hurt.
Claiming that there is grave danger of
the Truckee River changing its course
in the lower part of the Truckee Mead
ows and returning to the old channel at
the mouth OF the canyon, the owners of
the Clark ranch have brought proceed
ings in the District Court at Reno to
compel measures to be taken to prevent
the waters of the river from pouring
through the two large drain bitches
which take the surplus water from sew
eral large ranches. The Peoples Drain
Ditch Company are the defendants.