The Prosser Building at 1121 Greene Street was opened for business in June 1883, with Horace Greeley Prosser operating a furniture store and undertaker service. The building is next door to the Brown Bear Cafe. In the background can be seen the old wood-frame Silverton School which was built in 1884. Photo Courtesy of the San Juan Historical Society
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Harry Turner, known in these parts as “Handsome Harry,” who had been a roustabout in saloons for a number of years, dropped dead Wednesday night while being led from the town jail to the Trembath house, having become ill at the former place. He was addicted for several years past with the morphine habit and heart failure from the effects of the drug is supposed to be the cause of his death....
