Newspaper Items
Listed by date, grouped by year. Order of elements in citations: name of newspaper (from the masthead, not the digital archive), date of publication, page, column, any other information that might be helpful in finding the item on the page, such as titles, headlines, section headings, etc. Most of the items are untitled. Most titles and headlines are not useful for anything other than providing some help in finding the item on the page, and that is why I have relegated them to the end of the citation.
1875
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- Carson Valley News (Genoa, NV), 17 April 1875, pg 3, col 2, with small cap title on the first line, "Stallion for Sale"
- Item Number: n363
- Full Text: Stallion for Sale.—In another column the owner of the horse Joe Lewis offers that celebrated stallion for sale. This beautiful animal has a most excellent pedigree, and will be sold at a bargain. He is at present at John Boston's (near Lute Olds') ranch.
- Source: Digital Archive of the Douglas County Public Libary
- Notes: 1. The advertisement in column for gives more details on the horse's pedigree, as says that he can be seen at the ranch of John Boston. It also says, "for further particulars enquire of J. R. Johnson, Genoa." The wording sugtests to me that John Boston is not the owner or the broker, but just providing the place for showing the horse. But it reveals that he has a ranch, which is significant. 2. Lute Olds is the neighbor that went with them to Arizona, according to the 2 June 1876 item, below.
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- Carson Valley News, 9 Oct 1875, pg 3, col 4, advertisement for "Grand Ball"
- Item Number: n365
- Summary: An adverstisement for a "Grand Ball" to be given by the Genoa Lodge, No. 15, I. O. O. F. John Boston is on the reception committee (which I suppose means that he is a member).
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
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- Carson Valley News (Genoa, NV), 10 Dec 1875, pg 3, col 3, item titled "Grand Jury", under "District Court&Mdash;December Term"
- Item Number: n362
- Summary: John Boston is among a list of 24 men selected and summoned to serve as Grand Jurors.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
1876
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- Carson Valley News, 2 June 1876, pg 3, col 3, untitled item under "Local Intelligence"
- Item Number: n314
- Full Text: John L. Boston and family, for many years residents of Carson Valley, have fallen victims to the Arizona fever. They left their beautiful home last Monday for the Apache region. Lute Olds, one of the oldest residents of "Carson County, Utah Territory", accompanied them. We wish them all success, but fear that they will find worse places than Carson Valley.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
- Notes: 1. Nevada Territory was formed from Utah Territory in 1861. Douglas County, Nevada Territory, which includes the Carson Valley, was formed at that time. It was formed out of a portion of what had been Carson County, Utah Territory. Douglas County, Nevada Territory became Douglas County, Nevada when Nevada was admitted to the Union in 1864. So Lute Olds was "one of the oldest residents of 'Carson County, Utah Territory'" because he lived there and continued to live there under the succession of poitical authorities and geographical designations that were applied to the place. 2. If John L. Boston and family actually did go to Arizona, they didn't stay there long: his wife died in Bishop Creek, Inyo County, California in September of 1877 and her obituary said that she had been living there for a year.
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1877
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- Inyo Independent (Independence, Inyo County, CA), 22 Sept 1877, pg 2, col 6, two items: one under "Born", the other under "Died"
- Item Number: n316
- Summary: A boy was born to the wife of J. L. Boston on Sept 7; she died eight days later.
- Full text of the item under "Born": At Bishop Creek, Sept 7, 1877, to the wife of J. L. Boston, a son.
- Full text of the item under "Died": At Bishop Creek, Sept. 15, 1877, Jennette M. wife of John L. Boston, aged 24 years. The deceased's maiden name was Jennette M. Jones. Her parents reside in Carson Valley, where she was married to Mr. J. L. Boston, the now sadly bereaved husband, left with his infant son and a little daughter three years old. "Thou hast all seasons for thy summons, O Death. But when a mother feels the warm sweet breath of a new born infant on her cheek, thou art terrible." She had resided here only one year, yet she made many warm friends by her pleasant ways and amiable disposition. Beautiful in life, she was still beautiful in death; and it was most sad and painful to consign the sweet form of this young mother to the silent grave. Mysterious are the ways of life and death. Only the hope of again meeting his loved wife where parting is no more consoles the heart-stricken companion now left to mourn her untimely loss.
- Local Copy: JPEG
- Source: CDNC
- Notes: 1. I have not yet been able to discover where Jennette M. Boston was buried or what happened to her son. 2. The "little daughter three years old" is undoubtedly Nellie I. Boston. If we could trust the newspapers to get a child's age right, this would indicate that she was born in 1874, which is supported by some sources (the 1940 and 1950 census). But some other sources indicate July 1875 (the 1900 census and the California Index to Death Records), and so she might have been just barely over two when her mother died.
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- Carson Valley News (Genoa, NV), 28 Sept 1877, pg 3, col 1, untitled item with lead-in "Died"
- Item Number: n317
- Full Text: Died, at Bishop Creek, Inyo County, California, on the 15th inst., the wife of John L. Boston. She was the daughter of D. I. Jones.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
- Notes: 1. This was her hometown newspaper. 2. Notice how they didn't report her name, only the names of her husband and father. Even if her name hadn't been reported to the newspaper by their correspondent, the family, or an item in another newspaper, whatever their source, they surely knew her name or could find out from the family what it was. 3. Even though her name was not reported, this item still provides important genealogical information when combined with other sources: it connects the wife of John L. Boston to her father, D. I. Jones; the Inyo Independent item provides her full name; the 1860 census reveals that David. I. Jones had a daughter named Jennette. (She appears as "Jennette" in only the Inyo Independent item and the 1860 census. In the 1870 census, she appears as "J"; in the 1872 marriage record, she appears as "Nettie"; and in the 1875 state census she appears as "N. M.").
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- Carson Valley News (Genoa, NV), 14 Dec 1877, pg 3, col 1, untitled item.
- Item Number: n319
- Full Text: John Boston is again among us. Since he left us he has lost his wife and the world has not dealt altogether kindly with him. Nevertheless we can discover no change in his familiar countenance. One always experiences a feeling of pleasure when he grasps the hand of one of these prodigals returned.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
1880
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- Morning Appeal (Carson City, NV), 22 Jan 1880, pg 3, col 2, under "A Terrible Crime"
- Item Number: n320
- Summary: John Boston was the intended victim of a poisoning. The article says that he has a daughter of about 7, who is being taken care of by his sister-in-law. I assume the daughter is Nellie and the sister-in-law is Viola, who was only 15 at the time, though it could also have been Jemima/Minnie.
- Source: Newspapers.com clipping (subscription not required) or Library of Congress: Chronicling America
- Note: "Steffes" probably should be "Steffers", as in the Carson Valley News article cited below. He is found on pg 34 of the 1880 census for Douglas County.
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 10 Dec 1880, pg 3, col 2, under "County Commissioners"
- Item Number: n366
- Summary: County matters at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
- Excerpt: The following claims were presented and allowed: ... J. L. Boston constable's fees.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
1881
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 11 Feb 1881, pg 3, col 2, under "County Commissioners"
- Item Number: n322
- Summary: An article on the matters handled by the Board of Commissioners in a regular meeting.
- Excerpt: John L. Boston appointed Constable for Mottsville township. Bond presented and approved.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
- 1. This is a county office, probably a two year terms. Evidently, he has served in this office before: See Courier, 10 Dec 1888, above, and Jan 7 above. 2. This is one of several items that could be collected to show that he was a well-known and respected citizen of the county: he served on juries, was appointed Constable, Election Inspector, and Road Overseer, and was a member of the I.O.O.F.
1882
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 3 Nov 1882, pg 3, col 2, untitled item
- Item Number: n361
- Full Text: In accordance with Sec. 23 of the Election Law, the Sheriff has appointed the following named persons to act as officers at the different polling places in Douglas county: Mottsville, John L. Boston; East Fork, Wm. Hannagan; Cave Rock, Loyet Hawthorn.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
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1884
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 28 March 1884, pg 3, col, 2, untitled item
- Item Number: n10
- Summary: John Boston was adjudged insane and taken to the Nevada Insane Asylum (as it was then called) near Reno
- Local Copy: JPEG
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
- Note: Look at the article in the context of the full page and note that his daughter's name appears in the article right next to it, in the report of the Mottsville School. She was 8 or 9 at the time (because we are not sure whether she was born in 1875 or 1874).
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 11 April 1884, pg 3, col 2, an untitled item
- Item Number: n11
- Full Text: John Boston, who was recently committed to the Insane Asylum at Reno, was discharged from that institution last Wednesday, and arrived here the same day, on the stage. He is looking considerable better, and we are of the opinion that he has about recovered from his recent attack, and it will not be long before he is entirely well again. We earnestly hope such may be the case.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 10 Oct 1884, pg 4, col 1, under "Commissioners' Quarterly Report"
- Item Number: n324
- Summary: Report of matters handled at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners.
- Excerpt: The Board then proceeded to appoint three capable and discreet persons possessing the qualifications of electors&mdashnot of the same political party—to act as Inspectors of election, for the General Election to be held on the 4th day of November, A.D. 1884, at each Election precinct in Douglas county as follows, to-wit: ... Mottsville precinct—John Brockliss, Caspar Tucker and John L. Boston; polls to be held at J. E. McDonald's house.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
1885
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 3 July 1885, pg 3, col 1, an item under "Local Notes"
- Item Number: n325
- Full Text: John Boston of Sheridan, who returned from the Asylum about a year ago, is again troubled with his old complaint.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 18 Sept 1885, pg 3, col 2, untitled item
- Item Number: n326
- Full Text: Mr. McDonald has postponed his ball and skating party that was announced for this evening, at Sheridan, until Friday, Oct 2d. The change was made on account of the severe illness of J. L. Boston.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
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1886
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- Genoa Weekly Courier, 30 April 1886, pg 3, col 1, an item under "Town and Country"
- Item Number: n13
- Full Text: John Boston of Sheridan is insane. He was taken to Carson early this morning by Sheriff Williams and [?] Harris, where the unfortunate man will have an examination and then be placed in the Asylum at Reno.
- Source: Digital Archives of the Douglas County Public Library
2008
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- Reno Gazette-Journal, 5 May 2008, pg 1, cols 1–3, article titled "Hundreds of Dead Rest Without Recognition: Group Wants to Preserve Cemetery at State Hospital", written by Tammy Krikorian, continued on pg 4A.
- Item Number: n328
- Summary: A volunteer group took on the task of restoring and preserving the abandoned cemetery of the Nevada Insane Asylumn (as it was once known). Over the years the cemetery had been encroached on by developers, part of it was paved over by a city street, and records and headstones were lost. The group, called "Friends of the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services Cemetery", raised money to restore the grounds, preserve records, and erect a monument.
- Source: first part, on pg 1, Newspapers.com and continuation, on pg 4A, Newspapers.com
- Note: The job was completed three years later. One of the names on the monument is John L. Boston. See pictures on Find a Grave: Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Cemetery, and on Find a Grave: John L. Boston.
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