History of Nevada; . -, engaged in thegrocery and general merchandising trade, spendingtwo years in that place. He then came to VirginiaCity, Nevada, and joined his brother, John Mallon,who was already established in the same business,and in a short time the subject of this sketch becamea partner with him. This firm did a prosperousbusiness, but the ruthless destroyer, fire, twice sweptaway their store, incurring a loss each time of about870,000; but it is credited to the firm that they paidall thoir liabilities, dollar for dollar, without a thoughtof compromise. John .Mallon, the senior membe
History of Nevada; . -, engaged in thegrocery and general merchandising trade, spendingtwo years in that place. He then came to VirginiaCity, Nevada, and joined his brother, John Mallon,who was already established in the same business,and in a short time the subject of this sketch becamea partner with him. This firm did a prosperousbusiness, but the ruthless destroyer, fire, twice sweptaway their store, incurring a loss each time of about870,000; but it is credited to the firm that they paidall thoir liabilities, dollar for dollar, without a thoughtof compromise. John .Mallon, the senior member ofthe firm, died March 11, 1876, since which time Jo-seph B. has owned and controlled the business, andranks to-day among the prominent business men ofthe State of Hon. William Woodburn, of Virginia City, wasborn in County Wicklow, Ireland, in the j^ear 1838;emigrated to the State of Maryland, and was forsome time a student in St. Charles College, in thatState, lie came to California in 1855, and subse-quentlj- to Nevada, where ho studied law, beingadmitted to practice in 18G5; since which time hehas generally followed the law as a profession. Hewas J>istriet Attorney for Storey Count^-in 1871-72,and was elected to the Forty fourth Congress as aRepublican, receiving 9,317 votes against 8,567 forbis opponent, Ellis, Democrat. FINANCE AND RESOURCES. Storey County, although a heavy loser by thedefalcation of the Treasurer, B. H. Carrick, who wascharged with embezzlement, tried, found guiltj andsent to the State Prison for a term of years, has nodebts of any consequence, either bonded or assessed valuation of her property in 1880 was.*5,197,574, and her population was 16,115. For a full statement of the agricultural and mis-cellaneou
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