Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-02-10

scholars, acquitted themselves very
creditably in Latin, geometry and
algebra, the three branches which
were being taught during the
presence of the writer.
Miss Elizabeth Cooke is teach
ing az children below the sixth
grade.
The general attendance is good,
and the discipline maintained in
both rooms could not be better.
The fifteen Italian children, at
tending the local school prove to
be very good average scholars.
THE TOWN IN GENERAL.
In addition to the previously
mentioned buildings many others
have been erected in late years,
some of the costliest being owned
by Mike Quilici.
The Union Hotel, a fre-proof
building in every sense of the
word and the property of Mrs.
Caroline Gruber, is not only the old
est, but the best conducted in Day
ton, having for its patrons the best
class of townspeople as we'll as of
the transient trade. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Donnelly are the accommo-
dating hosts.
Louis Pierotti is both the lead
ing and most respected citizen of
the Italian colony His word is
as good as his bond, and is always
ready to lend helping hand in
cases of distress besides he may
be depended on in the event of
disputes among his countrymen to
act as a fair arbiter. He is the
owner of the Odeon Hall and sa-
loon. There are three other sa-
looms conducted by the Italians.
No matter what kind of ranch
ers the Italians may make, they
seem to possess the happy faculty
of making more money out of
their thirteen ranches than their
predecessors at any rate these
ranches have trebled and quadru-
pied their valuation, a fact that
proves anything but detrimental
to the revenues of the county
treasury.
1t is not so many. years ago
when one store seemed to act as a
drug in the market to the other,
but at present the two general
merchandise stores, conducted re-
spectively by T. ]. A. Flaws and
Messrs. Braun and Lotus, do a
good business, equally enjoying
the patronage of the general
public.
1t is not necessary for the pur-
pose of this article to enumerate
the other business places, all of
which partake of the benefit of
better times.
The not over-amiable feeling
existing between the Southern
Pacific and the Virginia and
Truckee railroad companies has
been of late, and is now, a great
source of annoyance to the travel
ing public as we'll as to the people
of Dayton. The causes leading
up to the quarrel are too well un-
derstood to need the comment of
the writer. Nevertheless, the fact
remains that the S. P. people will
not make connections with the
regular V. & 7. trains at the
Mound House, going so far as to
stop their wood cars at Dayton,
putting the wood-consumers from
Carson in particular to the incon-
Ivenience of twelve-mile haul by
teams furthermore, the most inn
portant mail to business people,
coming from the north, has to
travel to Virginia City, whence it
is received by stage, plying be-
tween that place and Dayton, and
as there is no stage running on
Sundays, the people of this town
receive during the year fifty-two
mails less than they are entitled to.
In conclusion two more matters
deserve mention. In the first
place Dayton is now blessed with
a resident physician in the person
of DIR. ]. r. Masterson, who has
heep a very SucceSSf,,1 r,roctitiouar