The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-10-17
IN YEARS GONE BY
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

"
iail for getting drunk, has inherited
a small fortune by the death Of his
mother, which occurred at Hamil-
ton, Ontario, April 26. 1896. Par
ties who are interested have been
advertising for him ever since that
time. Lately Sheriff McDeid re-
ceived q circular asking the whore
abouts Of George Shea. and as luck
would have it, Mr.. Shea was in
Winnemucca at that time, although
not known by name. He was COM
monty known to the boys here ~
Primrose" q nicknsme given to
him on account Of his ability to
amuse them by his dancing and
singing. The description received
by the sheriff was perfect, rs It said
that his nose had been broken, and
was fat on his face. It was that
nose that gave primrose" away.
He is . slave to drink but world
not harm anything or anybody, and
with all his age and dissipation can
kick higher and dance better than
most people you see on the stage
nowadays. Mr.. Shea, as soon a. he
gets the means. intends to 20 back
to his old home and claim his for
tune. ("Primrose" broke, and in
Jail, quickly changed to "Mr. Shea"
when it was learned that he had
been favored by q fortunate turn of
the wheel Of chance. The Lord
love US, but It takes only . small
amount Of money to alter our view
Of men,. Broke, a broken-nosed old
sot is derisively called primrose"
because the vhiskey flushed face
suggests it as . fitting sobriquet;
but with money in his pocket "Prim-
rose" Immediately changes to "Mr.
Shea" And the worship Of money
makes Chesterfields, at intermittent
periods, Of some very contemplate
Doors Money Is, truly. an alchem-
list Of superlative powers. Nothing
else SO SWAPS the lives Of men,
An Alabama murderer addressed
the following note to the governor:
Il wish you would grant me =
thirty-day respite. I am short on
religion. Intended to get It last
week but was too busy"
The case Of Corey Bros, Utah
contractors, against the Gold Greek
Mining Company, has been sub
mitted by brief. The amount in
volved il $4,000.
Marion s. Wilson, the Elko At
torney, arrived yesterday from Reno
and Is endeavoring to clear up the
mystery surrounding the killing of |
his brother by q train near Beo- |
wave last Tuesday. There are vari-
Gus theories rs to how the accident
occurred, but none Of them SO far
are more than guesswork. That
Wilson was pushed of the car by
tramps is the latest, but has no sub
stantial support. The true facts
will likely never be known.
Elwood 4 Sears will ship about |
900 head Of cattle. purchased from !
Evans 4 Curtner, to Nebraska to-
morrow.
Mrs. Josiah Springer and daugh- |
ter, Mrs. Neil Carmichael, arrived
yesterday from KNOXVILLE. Mrs. |
Springer came here for medical
treatment. she having been very |
sick for q week past.
Judgment was entered yesterday
in favor of this county in the case
Of Humboldt vs.. Lander. The suit |
was brought to recover from Lander
the taxes collected by that county
since 1897 upon 2.35 miles of rail |
way track lying immediately west
OF the eastern boundary line Of this |
county. The judgment was for
taxes, interest and costs, on taxes
collected in 1895 only. The other
taxes are still unsettled and further
litigation Is likely.