Contract Nevada will appreciate

The Nevada public will be glad to learn and will appreciate the fact that Lake Park Springs and the Street Car Company have entered into a contract that will be of great benefit to all citizens of this city.

The contract is made for period of 10 years, under this contract all passengers on the electric cars will be admitted to the park free. The street car conductor will collect the fares and hand each person a pass into the park. Under this agreement hundreds of people will visit the park every day instead of once a week. The car line is to be extensively improved in equipment and a handsome new depot will be erected within 90 days.

50 years ago

Series of thefts are reported

Steve Gibson, business manager of State Hospital No. 3, reported theft of metal supplies from a storeroom at the hospital, to Sheriff Les Hunt today. The exact time or date of the theft or thefts is unknown.

Dan Kendricks of Horton has reported the theft of 16 Delco storage batteries, six volt, for portable plant, and one car battery. The theft occurred at some time during the past two weeks.

A third theft report involved two new Exide batteries. The theft was reported by George Theibaud who lives six miles east of Lamar.