Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1906-10-20

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Inc HtlSHt auto Recently put Oh Dy
the Standard Mining Co., of Bodie, got
stuck in sand fiat last Sunday and had
both axles twisted off.
Kid Howard, colored pug, knocked
G. w. Cushman out in the fifth round of
what was to be a twenty-round fight at
Rhyolite last Friday week
Jacob Hienze, a recluse living on the
American Flat, near Virginia City, is in
Jail on a charge of attempting to massa-
ere family. He is undoubtedly crazy
Railroad officials have issued orders
that passenger trains traversing Nevada
and other mountain States must run at
reduced speed during the Winter months.
The Reno ruckee swing train and
a west bound freight train had headon
collision at Calvada, small station near
Verdi, Sunday. Both engines were bad
ly demolished.
The stage running between Tonopah
and Round Mountain was held up last
Friday week by lone highwayman who
got away with SIS, 000 No clew has been
found of the robber.
The Century Club, composed of the
prominent women of Reno, has taken
steps to vigorously oppose the erection
of house in the heart of that city to be
used for immoral purposes.
Thursday of last week the construction
train on the road being built from
point on the Nevada & California, Es-
meralda county, entered Blair, the new
mining town at Silver Peak.
In extinguishing a fire caused by an
overturned lamp at her home in Washoe
Valley last week, Miss Anna Anker's
clothing caught fire and she was saved
from cremation by jumping into water
hole.
The Mormon Church, of Utah, is ne
gotiating for the purchase of the Cleve-
land ranch in White Pine county. The
ranch comprises $4,000 acres and a col
ony of Mormons will be established
there.
Patsy Dwyer, being tried for murder
at Austin, has entered a plea of alco-
holic insanity. He killed Bert Williams,
a brakeman on the Nevada Central and
wounded Frank Dyer, Recorder of Ian
der county, last April.
Nicholas George arrived at Winnie
mucca Thursday on pedestrian trip
around the world, begun at Cairo, Egypt,
on a wager of $40, 600 that he completes
the tour in three years. He has covered
II, 2l7 miles of the journey.
]. A. Miller, Fusion candidate for
State Senator from Lander county, has
withdrawn from the ticket Mr.. Miller
acted as Governor for some time last
Spring during the absence of Governor
Sparks and Lieutenant Governor Allen
from the State.
The Southern Pacific railroad will as
sist the government to settle the great
irrigation district III Nevada, which has
recently been thrown open. The road
will not only distribute literature
throughout various parts of the country,
but will also make low rates to home
steaders in order to get them to locate in
the country.
A Cherry Creek, White Pine county,
dispatch of October S, says; News has
reached here of distressing tragedy in
Snake Valley. Horace Baker, member
of prominent and well-to-do family in
that section, assaulted his wife with
knife, infiicting serious and possibly ia
tai injuries. Thinking that he had killed
his wife, Baker took dose of strychnine
and died Immediately after. Baker was
formerly an inmate of the Nevada In
sane Asylum.