The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-10-25
IN YEARS GONE BY
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(From The Silver State Files)

lWEN FIVE IEHNS nv
Ed. Seitz, former sheriff of Elko
county, was run over in Reno by a
freight train. He was attempting
to get over the train, when he fell
and was dragged some distance.
Mr.. Seitz was sheriff of the above
named county from 1877 to 1879.
A. Patagna, murderer of Thomas
Zeimetz of Dayton, claimed in his
defense that he attempted to shake
hands with aforesaid Steinmetz, and
the deceased thrust himself against
him with such force that the knife
was forced into his body.
There are 319 names on the regis
tration books at this place today.
Geo. S. Nixon and F. M. Lee
left yesterday for Willow Creek.
Hay at Smith Valley, Lyon county,
is held at SIS per ton in stack and
there is not much to sell at that
price.
This morning a telegram was re-
ceived from Battle Mountain stating
that Mrs. M. Woolcock had died
there of typhoid fever at $3.50. Mrs.
Woolcock was resident of Mill
City, having lived there for fifteen
years. Her husband the late Peter
Woolcock, and she conducted the
Mill City Hotel, until it was burned
about three years ago. Mrs. Wool
cock leaves a married daughter and
two married sons to mourn her loss.
The place of interment has not yet
been decided upon.
Miss Kate Pearce left this morn
ing for Mill City.
McNames & Dickens shipped two
carloads of wool to San Francisco
this morning.
Sam Buckner has returned from
California, where he has been for
some time for the benefit of his
health. His condition is now much
improved.
Constable Owen arrived from
Golconda, having is charge Alex
Castro, who has been held to await
the action of the grand jury on a
charge of assault with intent to do
bodily harm. Castro hit John Ell
chart, proprietor of the Morning
Star Hotel on the head with rock.
The Burroughs of the Nevada in
fantry battalion troops expires to-
day, and those who have spent
their holiday away from Carson
have donned their uniforms and
will report at Camp Clark.
Carson City now has a box fac
tory in operation.
The registry list at Crason shows
$50 names up to date.
Tables prepared by the surgeon
general of the navy shows the fol-
lowing American casualties in the
navy during the Spanish American
War: killed II; wounded, 81; died
as a result of wounds, /.
On the 30th of this month a
match race is to be held between
the horses of Randall Sage of Nc.
Dermitt and j. Bradshaw of Para.
disc for a purse of $1,000 and q
bonus of 500, subcribed by the
citizens of Winnemucca. The resi-.
dents of Quinn River Valley will
back their animal heavily, while
Bradshaw's horse has a number OF
admirers in her train.
George S. Nixon is making ar.
rangements to commence the publ.
cation of a newspaper in the
hourishing town of Golconda.
1t will be devoted entirely to the
building up of Humboldt county.
M. X. Patton of McDermitt came
down from Golconda yesterday.
There are now ten saloons at
Golconda and the justice court re-
sembles a good size city police
court. There are about a dozen
new arrivals in Golconda every day
and most of them find ready en-
ployment.
Tuscarora has about eighty more
registered voters than Elko this year.
). ID. owen of Golconda announ-
ces that he is candidate for re-
to the office of constable
Of Gold Run township.
The official ballot paper this
year is yellow and watermarked
with the word "Sagebrush.
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