The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE STATE

CARSON CITY. A representative of
the racing interests which desire to
break into Nevada via the coming legis-
lsture. securing a 25 year permit to do
so. was in Carson City hopeful of inter
viewing the assemblymen-elect and
Others having influence in legislative
affairs. While in the city the repre-
sentative conferred with several local
people but did not see all the members
of the coming legislature, evidently
concluding it was not wise at this time
to do so.
From the meagre information which
has leaked out of the plans of the rae
ing syndicate it appears that 1t is
backed by California and eastern pco-
pie. They desire to get a franchise for
a period of 25 years to conduct racing,
betting and do all the other attach
ments, expcdient and things a part
thereof. Then it is planned to make
Nevada ono of the biggest racing and
track gambling places in the country.
VIRGINIA CITY. While trying to
save her husband from burning to
death Mrs. Robert +. Smith met death
at her home on the prison road near
Carson. Smith sustained painful burns
to his face and hands but the burns
sustained by his wife resulted in her
death five hours later. A onexear-old
babe held in the arms of Mrs. Smith
was saved from death by the quick
action of Harry B. Livingston, a neigh
Dor.
RENO. Ernest Thompson-Seton will
probably leave for Nevada the latter
part of this month to spend the winter
in the extreme northern part of the
state, studying the habits of the wolves
infesting that section. The naturalist
will be unaccompanied.
1t is said that Seton's object in go
ing to Nevada is to prove the veracity
of the remarkable accounts of rabbit
drives by wolves, which emanated from
a Nevada news source.
FALLON. Five of the most promi-
nent railroad men of the Southern and
Union Pacific. arrived in Fallon. Their
purpose is to meet the citizens of this
community and assist in arranging for
the eastern excursion that will arrive
here between the Goth and 25th OF
next February with people from the
Mississippi Valley to look over our ir-
rigation project.
TONOPAH. Three teams, hauling
about 20 tons of ore, which will run in
the hundreds, arrived last Sunday from
Clifford, the product of the Broken
Hills mine. The wagons returned
loaded with supplies for the mine,
among which was many bales of ore
sacks, for use in sacking the high grade
ore.
CARSON CITY. An order has been
issued by the postoffice department
establishing an Office in Churchill
county, Nevada, to be known as
Northam. This office is located near
Hazen. Edmund Dietz has been APP
pointed postmaster. Lynn B. Yaden
has been appointed postmaster at
Midas, Nevada. This is the postofice
for the Gold Circle district.
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RENO. The option held by w. P.
Harmon of San Francisco, and his Bos-
ton associates on z the entire property
holdings of the Reno Power, Light q
Water company expired ON November
I. and the controlling interest passed
on that date to the new stockholders.
Dispatches from the coast confirm this
transfer. the amount involved said to
be 81, 500, 900.
RENO. William Lynch, accused OF
selling whiskey to Indians, has been
bound over to the grand jury, and will
have a hearing December Is, when the
body reconvenes to make its final re-
port.
RENO. The Reno AntiGambling
league is making an effort to have an
other special election held in January
in the effort to pass an ordinance
against gambling.
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