The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-03-25
Winnemucca Is Years Ago Today
From The Daily Silver State

o Joe GrSmer, the actor, had Al adventure with a cenhpede at San
Q Bernardno a few nights ago which ws sufficient to unnerve any man,
o says a n exchange The last place Grismer and his wife, Phoebe Davis,
. played as Phoenix, AT, jumping om there to San Bernardino Al
o Phoenix, Grismer had left his makeup box open all the evening closing
Q it hastily after the performance and not reopening 1t until he reached
O San Bernardno. He was sitting in his dressing room, his wife with
Q him, when he commenced to prepared for the play, and opened his make
o UP box. He "a talking with his wife. and with hand a fun
@ bling in his box Suddenly she gave a scream. pointed to his hand,
Q and fell over in a dead faint Grsmer looked where she had pointed
. and was Mortified Ito sec a centpede fully three inches long just crawl &
o ing onto his hand He expected every minute to feel its sting pierce
o his flesh, but neve moved a muscle. Slowly the venomous creature
. moved across the actors hand, while his wife lay a if dead at his feet,
o and be expected every moment to receive a wound which would infict
Q agony If not death; but his nerve stood him in good stead and finally the
Q hair brush. The poisonous reptile had evidently crept into the makeup
o box at Phoenix
o The Press composing room has been equipped with typesetting ma
= chimes. The operation of these machines will be given to tn old COM
o postors of the paper. who will soon be adopts therein The machines
o re new, and the workmen will not for a time be familiar with their
o working and it is possible a great many mmmstakes, some of them do M
. ridcyyouIs. will creep into the paper, to the annnoyyanccceee of our
o readers; but this trouble will only be tempqqqunquny and we hope our
Q condemned settlers will be able to set all wwrgghtt ppppreuy squon
Q Meanwhile we beg the kkind indulgdulgggence of our ffffriendz-
9 cleveland Press.
o after the war When the conductor was punching his ticket, Artemus
. inquired: Does this railroad company allow passengers to give it ad-
Q vice, IL they do 10 in a respectful manner" The conductor replied in
Q gruf tones that he guessed So We'll" Artemus went IN, sit occurred to
. and hitch it to the rear of the train. For. you se, W re re not liable to
Q overtake a COW, but what's to prevent a cow stroling into this ar and
. biting a passenger
. The editor of an exchange says he knows some people 81 exceedingly
. modest that in speaking Of a persons leg they persist in calling it a
. limb; but the young lady who, in speaking OF a certain breed of chick
o ems, called them the broWnLimbhorns, is, he thinks, entitled to the cake
. The Record says that Phoebe, a town of over 1000 inhabitants, has n
o religious services of any kind. not even a Sunday school The mission
. airy society should direct its attention to Phoebe.
/. Greenfield, Ly O county, will hereafter be known IS "Yerington'" the
United States Postohce Department notifying the postmaster of the town
. that o and after April LIST it will be S recognized.
9 Eggs are selling here at rs cents a dozen.