The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-01-06
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John Sec reports that his pond is
tion this morning showed it TO be
three inches thick. He will shortly
take a crew with him for the purpose
of putting the ice up.
f. N Muller reports there will be
no scarcity of coal for some time, as
he has about 100 tons on hand.
Judge C. E. Robins is now in Salt
Lake, but will return in few days.
A friend from the country sent this
Office six dozen fresh eggs yesterday.
Now if some one will send in jug of
Carol Rye or something like it, we
will try to keep those eggs from spoil
ing
On account of the sudden illness of
Judge M. S. Bonnifield, one of the at
torneys associated in the A. Brun case,
called in the district court this morn
ing, an adjournment was taken until
Feb. Is, at which time this case will
be first on the calendar.
At a meeting of the county commits
sioners Commissioner Blatner was alb
sent, being back to his old home in
Missouri on a visit.
Things are gradually coming our
way. The printers don t have to go
across the street now when the gaso-
line engine won't run-not since the
"Delta' opened up.
The train crew arriving on passenger
train No 3 last evening stated that
between here and Battle Mountain
they had received from the crew on No.
10 the report that a passenger whose
name could not be learned
had committed suicide by shoot
ing himself while riding in a
Pullman car. The circumstances
surrounding the shooting could not be
learned, but it was reported that the
suicide leaves a wife and three chill
dren to mourn his loss The body, it
is reported, has since been left at Bat.
tie Mountain, at which place an inquest
will be held.
The roof on the opera house is now
complete and themen are all engaged
in finishing the interior of the build
ing,
J. Richards, the well known photo
grapher, has changed his mind about
leaving Winnemucca for some time,
as can plainly be seen by the activity
shown by him in erecting on the lot
on which his tent has been standing
for some months wooden structure,
to be used as a photograph gallery.
The new restaurant in the rear of
the Elite saloon will be occupied dur
ing the week by j. Morris and M. Me
Farney. The same will be conducted as
lunch counter and oyster grotto.
Recently a number of dogs have been
shot, for no other offense than going
around somebody's house in droves
One morning about two weeks ago a
setter was shot over the other side of
the school house and the dog crawled
off and nearly froze to death before
the owner found him. He was serious
ly wounded but recovered One of the
BARRIERS at Robinson 8 shop is mourning
the loss of an Lskimo dog that came
home one night with a gaping wound
back of his left shoulder. The dog
died the next day. These people
ought to be looked after. The parties
who have lost dogs may be able yet
by inquiry TO find out who did the
shooting There is no punishment pre-
scribed by law sufficient for the man
who will waantonly shoot dog and
leave him to crawl away into the brush
and slowly die. While there is no
punishment great enough, the owners
might get what little satisfaction a
| lax law does prescribe.
If there is no ordinance against
shooting inside the town limits now is
4 good time to pass one. The people
~ho have been shooting dogs ought to
prosecuted for disturbing the peace,
arrested for cruelty to animals,
d then sued (if they are worth any
ling) for damages by the owners.
Wahhs arawinsat eattle man as