Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-03-07
FROM OVER NEVADA
Items of Interest Culled
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George B. Kilborn of Cripple Creek
Colorado, has taken over the Reno
Journal.
After a suspension of work for cou-
pie of weeks, the Western Pacific has
resumed operations.
Seventy-six men, mostly Japanese,
were killed in a mine explosion last
week near Monterey Mex.
An ore strike which assays $40, SOC
to the ton was made on the Happy Hooli-
gan claim at Rawhide last week.
The government has issued procla-
nation condemning to death all wild
horses roaming in the national forests OF
Nevada.
The body of Thomas Powell, Sparks
barber, was found in an old tunnel near
that place last Monday. He had ended
his own life.
During the progress of wind storm
in Washoe county last week several
buildings at Moana springs were RACED
to the ground.
A large body of anthony has been
uncovered by leasers on the Mazuma
Hills property in the Seven Troughs dis
trict, Humboldt county.
S. B. Cohen who attempted suicide
at Tonopah several weeks ago by shoot
ing himself in the head, will recover,
but will be totally blind the balance Of
his life.
Tom Bean, Colorado mining man
was murdered at Gold Circle, Elko
county, last Sunday and robbed. George
Dove, miner, has been charged with
the deed.
1t is reported that the Southern Pa
fc is about to buy the Battle Mountain
road, which runs to Austin and then
extend the line to Berlin, some forty
miles south
John Darcy, county treasurer of Al
pine county, CAL, aud a pioneer, died
at Markleevi1le last Sunday. He had
long been identified with interests in
Douglas county.
The trial of Fred Davis, alias Skinner,
for the murder of Mona Bell at Rhyo-
lite short time ago, was set for Tues
day of this week
7. B. Hickey, ex-president of the
State Bank and Trust company, has been
indicted on six counts of ENLIGHTENMENT
by the Ormsby county grand jury. He
is out on $50, 900 bail
While driver with load of hay was
passing through a corral on the Hell
winkel ranch in Carson valley last week,
boar broke loose from pen and dis
emboweled one of the horses of the
team.
During the past month government
officials have been in Humboldt county
carrying on experiments in regard to
destroying the black mice which are de-
stroying the grain fields in that part of
the State.
Two tons of strychnne have been
shipped into Humboldt county to kill
the hordes of mice that have taken pos
session of that county. The poison will
be sprinkled over hay and then scattered
over the fields.
AT the request of Governor Sparks DR..
S. l.. Lee of the State Board of Health
will go to Rawhide and look after the
sanitary conditions of that place, and
thus try to avoid an epidemic of sick
ness the coming summer.
Six men confined in the Jail at Nina
on suspicion of having robbed Southern
Pacific box cars at Schurz, made theil
escape Thursday of last week by forcing
the lock on the Jail door. 1t is sup
posed they were aided by confederate
on the outside.
Judge Breen and District Attorne,
Maestretti of Lander county have beef
suspended by the supreme court for
short time for criticizing the highe
tribunal in the matter of granting a ne,
trial to Patsy Dwyer, who was unde
sentence of death