The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-05-03
IN YEARS GONE BY
(From The Silver State Files)
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO

American torpedo boat fought a
battle today with a Spanish gum
boat off Key West. Both were
badly hurt.
Following close upon that little
fairy story about James ]. Corbett
wishing to enlist in the army is one
that the boss buffer Of the century
has offere Fitzsimmons $37 900 to
stand before him for ten rounds.
1t is strange that people pay any
attention to such silly stories. Every
body knows that Corbett hasn't as
much patriotism as a mule and as
for fighting Fitzsimmons the Cornish
man would probably kill him in
very much less than ten rounds.
Last evening Captain Schmidt
placed before Company D a tele-
gram from Adjutant General Galu-
sha asking how many men of the
company would enlist in a company
of mounted rifles, it being espe-
cially stated that they must be good
riders and marksmen. The follow
ing named members volunteered at
once and their names will be sent
to Governor Sadler today: j. J.
Hill Jr., Clarence Sage, w. w. Gil
bert, Thomas 0Donnell, Ed. Brown
and J. E. Harris.
Washington, May (2:55 p. m.)
The Cabinet and president have
received information that a flag of
truce has been sent to Commanded
Dewey by the governor general Of
the Philippines. It is interpreted
to mean a capitulation of the
Spanish forces.
Madrid, May Admiral Montijo
has notified the Spanish government
that his fleet was completely de-
molished. The excitement here is
intense. The American feet is now
blockading Manila and the bonn
bardment takes place today.
Washington, May 2.-The blowing
up of the Don Juan was attended
with great loss of lives. The cruiser
Castillo, which was burned, was
next to the flagship the most power
full Of the Spanish feet. The two
other Spanish cruisers were badly
damaged. The losses on the Ameri-
IAN side were undoubtedly heavy.
Early advices reported five ships of
Dewey's feet as having been sunk,
but later the number Is reduced to
two. It is evident that Dewey has
not captured Manila, as the Spanish
are in possession of the cable and
all information is from Spanish
sources.
The report is in circulation of the
organization of bicycle club in
Winnemucca. There are about 20
bicyclists in this town.
We are informed that the smelter
at Golconda has been closed down
on account of the scarcity of water.
Wadsworth intended charging its
dance hall this spring, but since
the rumor became circulated that
the railroad shops were to be moved
from that town, all intended inn
provements have been postponed.
Frank German, manager of the
Lafayette hotel was terribly stabbed
about 1890 last night by a
Basque sheepherder named Jose
Miguel Rementaria. Rementaria,
who has been engaged on the
Guthrie ranch south of town for
some time, has been acting queerly
for several weeks and complained
of being in i'll health. Last night
he was brought to town for medi-
cal attention by Frank Guthrie and
taken to the Lafayette hotel where
a doctor was summoned and ad-
vised that a nurse should be pro-
vided. As none was available, young
Germain offered to care for the man
during the night and upon going to
his room was attacked by the man
who stabbed him repeatedly with his
knife. Sheriff McDeid and Deputy
Rose placed the man under arrest
and upon being examined as to his
sanity he was adjudged insane by
S. J. Bonnifeld Jr., deputy clerk,
and Drs. Hanson and Cross and will
be taken to Reno this afternoon.
Though Mr.. Germans condition is
serious, several of the cuts being
very deep, consulting physicians re-
gard his chances as being on the
side of recovery.
Honor roll Of the different de-
partments of the school: Following
is Principal Winfrey's report of the
school for the month
Of April: High school-Honor Roll.
Class, Annie Roddy; Junior
class, Abby Duncan, Ernest McDied,
Goldie Warren; Eighth grade, Mabel
Grover Hill. E. E. Win
frey, teacher.
First ermediate-Honor Roll.
Seventh grade, Eva Case, Eva Rask
Sixth grade, Georgia Summerfeld,
Mamie Staunton; Fifth grade,
Corecco, Eta Webb,
Frank Krenkle.
Second Observation-Disclosures Roll.
Fourth grade, Ralph Case, Willie
Berthram Nixon, Charlie
Evans, Alma Giroux, Forest Bell,
Roger Rutherford, Hazel Agler;
High Third grade, Harry Cochran,
Case; Low Third grade,
Cecil Dwyer, Roy McEnerney. Miss
Laura Miller, Teacher.
Primary Department-Honor Roll.
econd grade, Clara McEnerney,
Pauline Weurtele, Archie Hewitt;
First grade, Merrill Hamm, Tracy
Beam, Willie Alger, Anna Busch,
Lee Case, Hilda Diehl. Miss Rose
Teacher.
TEN YEARS AGO