Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-11-03
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The heating plant at the State Capitol
is about completed.
A Pullman sleeper is now run between
San Francisco and Tonopah-
One machine in Carson Valley tfresh-
ed 1000 tons of grain this season.
lanes Walters. of Humboldt county,
has been committed to the Insane Asy-
lum.
Two daily mail deliveries between To-
nopah and Goldfeld have been estab-
lished
The Santa Fe road expects to have
trains running into Searchlight by No
vember "a.
The Saltwater Indian Reservation will
be thrown open to settlers about May
Of next year.
Herbert Hagar, a Ruby Valley pio-
neer. died at his home there last week,
aged IS years.
Water is to be piped from Bench Creek
to Fairview and Wonder, mining camps
in Churchill county.
The Seven Troughs country, Hum
boldt county, is now connected with
Lovelock by telephone.
A slot machine in the Oberon saloon
at Fallon was touched off last week and
relieved of its contents.
The new1y-laid asphalt streets in Reno
are cracking. The contractors will be
compelled to relay them.
John Winnan, proprietor of hotel at
Osceola, White Pine county, dropped
dead last Sunday of heart failure.
British capital has invaded the mining
camp of Quartette, Lincoln county, and
taken over some of the richest mines.
The State Supreme Court has ruled
that persons executing unreliable abb
Sparks officers raided hobo camp last
Tuesday and gathered in fifty panhan-
dlers who were given orders to leave
town.
Goldfeld is suffering from a water
famine, and until the pipe line is COM
pleted from Ida the place will be short
on water.
Twin River district, between Smoky
and Reese River Valleys, has been or
ganized. There are fifty prospectors in
the district.
man named Seals has purchased a
tract of land at Smiths Springs, near
Carson, and proposes to establish NAM
moth chicken ranch.
stranger with bullet hole in his
temple, was found at the stockyards,
near Reno, Tuesday. 1t is thought he
was killed by highwaymen.
Hilda Maxi, said to be a beautiful and
gifted singer, of Portland, Oregon, and
who ran away from home, is now an in
mate of Tonopah dance hall.
The body of II. ]. Smith, of Reno,
was found in hotel at Lakeport, Cal,
last Sunday with bullet hole in his
head 1t is believed he committed suicide.
The government has plans under way
to reclaim Peaceful Valley, Lincoln
county The area of agricultural land
to be put under cultivation is 81 200
acres.
Henry Barge, of Niagara Falls, n. ",
died on the train between Hazen and
Reno last Monday of consumption. He
was on the way to California for his
health
Eighty-five men employed on the
Fallon railroad went on strike
one day last week because the pay-car
did not show up on time. They went
back to work, however, the next day.
George Lamp, oil Brooklyn, n. ",
expired suddenly at the V. & r. depot at
Carson last Sunday. He was a sufferer
from consumption and had come to Ne
vada for his health. His body was sent
home.
Accusing him of taking his wife to
theatre at Reno Monday night, Bill
Skyes attempted to cut Sam Vigilio's
throat. Several hours later Vigilio's
brother met Skyes and nearly beat him
to death.
Billy Powell, formerly of Sparks and
one of fine oldest aud hest knoxrt, CON,