The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-24
IN YEARS GONE BY
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

Eighty-two thousand volunteers
have been mustered in and are be-
ing sent to mobilization points.
G.. Miller and wife arrived yester-
day from their home in Paradise
Valley.
We have been visited by occa-
sional showers the past three days
and our farmers are wearing a
more encouraged smile than here
| tofore. A little more water from
some source and their crops will be
saved.
The First National bank has
purchased the brick building on
the corner of Bridge and Fourth
streets from N. Defiance. While
the bank has always occupied this
building, they have heretofore
rented the same from Mr.. Defiance.
Edward D. Giroux graduated to-
day from the medical university at
Berkeley, California. Mr.. and Mrs.
D. Giroux of this place were pres
ent when their son received the
honors. Mr.. and Mrs. Giroux are
contemplating the advisibality of
sending Edward to Europe to COM
plete his studies. His many friends
hope to see him do honor to the
noble profession, by profiting by
every advantage given him.
Today, tomorrow and Friday will
see fully ten thousand volunteers
from western states pass through on
their way to San Francisco, their
final destination being the Philip
pine Islands.
Some of the principal Lovelock
grain raisers are going to make an
effort to impress upon the farmers
east of Battle Mountain the inn
portance of turning the water loose
for ten days, thus enabling the
Lovelock people to mature their
crops without working any injury to
parties now using the water.
II. Warren and Mr.. Reynolds of
San Francisco left Mill City for the
Rabbit Hole sulphur mines on Sun
day. Just before arriving at the
mines, as they were ascending
rather steep grade, one of the
single-trees broke and the horses
became unmanagable, and before
they could get out of the buggy it
tipped over two or three times and
rolled down the hill.
The BATTLEFRONT state of Nevada
has shown her patriotism in this
war by offering ten times as many
volunteers as the war department
can accept.
Hon. w. J. Bryan is to organize
a third regiment of Nebraska volun-
teers and tender their services to
the president as soon as mustered.
Governor Holcomb has issued him a
commission as colonel with au-
thority to proceed and Mr.. Bryan
has accepted the commission.
Notice to teamsters. The Hum
boldt Sulphur Co. will contract the
hauling of the whole or any>part of
1000 tons of sulphur from the Sui
phur mine to Humboldt Station.
Apply at once to H. Warren, Win
nemucca.
Just a month ago today the ulti-
matum of the United States was
sent to Spain.
1t will be good news to the
families and friends of the men
on Rear Admiral Dewey's fleet to
know that 100000 will be divided
among them. The law provided for
500 bounty for every man on
the enemy's ships. 1t is reported
that the Spanish fleet had about
two thousand Spaniards aboard
when the squadron was annihilated
by Dewey. This money will be
divided among the men according
to their rank.
The many friends of Frank Ger
main were pleased to see him down
town yesterday. Although very
weak, Frank is now on the sure
way to recovery.
improvements continue in the
town of Golconda. Here and there
a frame for a building can be seen
going up. Golconda shows signs
of becoming the city of Nevada
in time. There is copper in sight
in the Golconda mines for years
to come.
Yesterday, late in the afternoon,
two emigrant wagons of four and
six hourses each, and two families,
consisting of about twelve people in
all, passed through town on their
way east from California. The
men reprovided themselves with
provisions in the stores here while
two women of the party purchased
few articles in the way of cloth
ing. All appeared travel stained
but healthy. The will be on the
road two months before they come
to the end of their journey.
Thomas Shone Jr. has gone rail-
reading.
The fifty mile relay bicycle race
between Reno wheelmen and team
from the Olympic club of San Fran
cisco took place at Reno yesterday
afternoon.
The Renoites were outclassed and
were not in it from the start. The
Olympics won by half mile.
There was a small strike in eff
| feet on this division of the railroad
for several hours Saturday night.
| Trainmen had been running with
out rest to speak of for several
days, and Saturday night they de-
termined to hold out for eight hours
rest before they would take train
out. The result was the holding of
six trains in the yards here until
the tired emnlnves oot tba require a