Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-22
ABOUT
THE RAILROAD CENTER
OF LYON COUNTY

Mrs d. {. Beach, of Granite, is Wis
itng Mrs. Milne this week.
Miss Georgia Richards is now the
waitress at the Northen restaurant
Miss Green, of Lancaster, Mo, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. G. Stice.
Quite a number of Wabuska folks
turned out to the dance at Thompson.
The thermometer was down nearly
to the freezing point Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr.. Hall, of the firm of Hall & Nor
gan, was transacting business in Wa
buska this week
Elmore Swasey was an arrival in
Wabuska Thursday on a visit to his
sister, Mrs Milne.
+. A. Dyer returned from his fishing
trip this week and fish are now drug
on the Wabuska market Nit
Mrs. Henry Therein had quite a
delicate surgical operation performed
at the St. Mary's Hospital in Reno, on
Wednc sday of this week.
A letter received from the Rallens
family states that they are all well
and send regards to friends. They
will sail from England on September
and visit in the eastern States until
sometime in October.
The registry books for the primary
election closed on the 10th, showing
"a Republicans registered, l3 Demo.
Gratis, 2 Socialists and Progressive.
Mrs Maud Johnson is spending a
few days in San Francisco.
Mrs. James Meadows has been
quite i'll this week ard is confined to
her bed Ske received the sad news
few days ago that her brother, Dan
Sherry, had passed away at his home
in Benton Harbor, Mich, on Monday
OF this week
John Doe and Richard Roe were
arrested Tuesday on a charge of petit
larceny-stealing a watch from one
John Poljack. The only positive evil
dence in the case was that the watch
and chain were missing The defend
ants were discharged.
All of hte raichers in this end of
the valley turned out to attend the flu
neral of their old friend and neighbor,
Chas Snyder. Wednesday. His many
acts of kindness will long be held in
remembrance Mrs. Snyder and fam
lily have the heartfelt sympathy of the
entire community.
A Merican was found dead in the
station house at Cleaver Station on
Tuesday morning OF this week. A
Coroner's inquest was held and the
verdict was that the man came to his
death from an unknown cause. There
were no marks of violence upon the
body. The man had been under the
influence of liquor about Wabuska for
couple of days previous to his death.
There were no articles upon his per
son TO even show what his name was.
Last Sunday was an eventful day
that will long be remembered by the
youngsters OF this neighborhood They
were all invited to attend double
birthday party at the Wade home.
The date was the 18th birthday of
Miss Carrie Wade and the Sth birth
day OF her sister, Bessie. Games and
contests of all kinds were indulged in
and Chester Parker won the prize for
putting the tail on the elephant where
it ought to be, blindfolded, Johnnie
Parker won second prize and Walter
Ashton the BOBBY prize. Then came
the big eat in the shape of ice cream,
cake, nuts, candy, etc, and all the
youngsters had their appetites with
them. Probably the paregoric bottle
was in demand the next day. Those
present were: Gladys Ashton, Edna
Therein, Charlotte Penrose. Betty
Atty. Grace Penrose, Bessie Wade,
Carrie Wade, Walter Ashton, Victor
Parker. Chester Parker, Jim Young,
Granville Leavitt, Vernon Penrose,
John Parker, Fred Parker, Herbert
Penrose. Volney Parker, Will Wade,
Fred Wade, George Wade.