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Show I Funeral of Governor Sparks. Reno, Nov In tho presenco of thousands thou-sands of mourners tho funeral of tho lato aovernor John Sparks of Nevada was held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock on tho portico of tho HI Kb" homo In this city. Tho services woro conducted by tho ofllcors of tho Elks' lodge. Supremo Judgo Frank H. Nor-cross Nor-cross delivered a beautiful eulogy over tho remains. All, business houses In tho city woro closed and tho entlro city draped In mourning. Special trains brought hundreds of people to Reno to witness tho funeral and all trains from tho southern and eastern 1 portions of tho state woro crowdod with pcoplo anxious to pay respect tc tho memory of "John 8parks. |