From the Library of Congress. The Tonopah Daily Bonanza, August 22, 1918.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS ON BLACK ROCK DESERT
The Review-Miner says Frank Hoskins, who was born in Lovelock and lived there most of his life, was found on the Black Rock desert suffering from a stroke of paralysis. It is said that he was out on a prospecting trip when the stroke caught him, and he lay there for two days and a night before he was found. His rescuers took him to the Western Pacific railroad and he was taken to a hospital in Sacramento.
MONEY IN BUTTER
The farmers in the Mason valley region received $104,000 for their butter fat in the year 1917, according to the report of the local dairy in Yerington.
SERVICE FUNERAL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The funeral of the late Andrew Service, who died yesterday afternoon, will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock from the Elks' home and the remains will be interred in the Elks' plot in the local cemetery. The cause of death was miners consumption contracted in the old Delamar mine and mill where the glassy dust was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of other strong men, but a rugged constitution enabled the old man to fight off the end for many years, He was born in Ireland, near Belfast, 68 years ago, and came to this country in one of the old Black Ball clippers with father and mother. His father died on the voyage and his mother lived but a short time after landing. Andy and his brother were taken to a kinsman at Sugar Creek, N. Y., and later lived at Franklin, Pa, where the deceased met W. S. Brylen who accompanied him to Nevada in 1877 and remained his staunch friend to death. The first stopping place was at Tempuate, Lincoln county, and some time later Mr. Service took charge of the Nevada Alpine mine. He also was engaged in the mercantile business, owning the Frisco store, which he bought from C. J. Blumenthal. He was not a member of the Masonic bodies, reports to the contrary notwithstanding, as the Elks was the only organization with which he was affiliated.
SEVERELY BURNED WHILE CLEANING CAR WITH GASOLINE
While cleaning the engine of his automobile at the camp of National a few days ago Erling Prout, a mining man, was quite severely burned when the gasoline he was using caught fire. He had a piece of broken spring in his hand and in working around the machine the piece of metal came in contact with the self starter battery, sending a spark into the pan of gasoline which he had in his hand. He was burned about the face and body. His trousers were almost burned away and the fact that he had on woolen underwear saved him from serious burns. Humboldt Star
HAS KNEE CAP BROKEN
While hauling some old iron from the dumping ground near the new high school Saturday afternoon, the team Richard See was driving started to run away and he had the misfortune to have one of his kneecaps broken. The accident happened about 3 o'clock and in trying to control the team a long piece of iron which had caught in one of the wheels struck him on the knee with the above result. Humboldt Star.
PIONEER HOMESEAD DESTROYED BY FIRE
Last evening, about 7 o'clock, the Major Gardner home was discovered on fire. There is no fire protection provisions within a considerable distance and the place was burned to the ground. The loss of the old Gardner home removes one of the real old fashioned homesteads of this section. The home was constructed during the early days by Major Gardner, who at that time was one of the successful contractors and timber men of this section, supplying Virginia City with his lumber and wood. No expense was spared and the home was the gathering place of the young people of the generation that has grown and gone. Carson News.
MURDERED FOR MONEY
Riccl Raffaele, 60 years of age, an Italian section hand of Ocala, well known in Lovelock, was found dead at daybreak Friday morning in the middle of B street, with three knife wounds in the body and the purse missing. Robbery is believed to be the motive for the deed. Lovelock Review-Miner.