Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-12
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT prOCmE.

We copy the following from the Pr
Poche Record of last Sunday. George
Davis, who did the shooting, is well
known in Eastern Nevada, having for
several years been engaged in the
auction business in Austin and Ham
ilton before going to Phoebe. We have
known him for twelve years and while
he was generally recognized as a man
who would not decline to fight when
pushed, we never heard him charged
with being a quarrelsome person, and
we regret that he has become involved
in the present difficulty:
Last evening about six o'clock pistol
shots fired in quick succession were
heard to proceed from Cook q Reid's
stable, on Meadow Valley street. On
proceeding there we found people were
just carrying away a man named Cas-
per ID. Lankin, a native of S%holtsville,
Luzerne county, Pa, who had Just
been shot three times by George Davis,
the a%uctioneer, with a Whistler pistol.
Davis was Immediately arrested by
Officer Kelley and conveyed to the
County Jail, and the man was taken
to DIR. s. l.. Lees drug store. He was
examined by Drs. Lee and Philson,
who found that he was shot once in the
back, once in the belly and once in the
thigh. The wounds will probably
prove fatal, as they are in dangerous
portions of the body. He stated that
he came from Troy, Utah, yesterday
morning-we do not know where Troy
is lo~cated-that ne was not aware that
Davis was going to shoot. 1t appears
that Davis had been employed TO sell
a horse for Lankin, and that there was
a dispute in regard to the price for
which the horse was sold; this led to
the difficulty which eliminated in the
shooting. Lankin had a pistol on
when shot, so we learn. After being
examined aud his wounds dressed as
well as possible, he was conveyed to
the County Hospital by McAvoy in his
wagon. George Davis was in an in
toxicated condition at the time of the
shooting, and evidently did not realize
what he had done; he had been under
the influence of liquor throughout the
day. Earl Hamilton last evening
showed us the pistol with which the
shooting was done; it is a sma. listed
pocket Whistler, and all the chambers
had been discharged with the excep-
lion of one.
EUREKA HoTEL.-The lodging de-
partment of the Eureka Hotel has been
rented by Mrs. Young, who is having
it Thoroughly renovated, repaired and
refurnised, and in a few days the estab-
lishment will be ready for the recep-
ttAn aF ~..ata Afr, nr - ,nzlI
known in Eastern Nevada, having
kept first class lodging-houses in Aus
tin, Hamilton and Phoebe, and those
who have visited her establishment az
those places need no assurance that
everything about the Eureka while
under her management will be kept as
neat as a pin and that the p.oprietress
will spare no pains to merit q liberal
share of the public patronage by max
ing everything as comfortable as pos
sible for her guests. The rooms are
well ventilated, spacious and well fur
nished; the location eligible, and under
the new management we predict that
the Eureka will be filled to overf1o W.
ing 10y appreciative dodgers.
IMPROVED FURNACE.-We were shown
yesterday a design of a furnace which
has been patented by Henry C. Creal,
of Cheyenne City. An agent of Mr..
Creal is at present in Eureka for the
purpose OF introducing the patent here,
and those interested can see hiu and
receive full information concerning the
process by calling at Billy Evans sa-
loon. Time and space will not permit
us in this number, but in II next is
sue we intend to give a description of
the furnace, several of which are at
present in successful operation in Wy
oming Territory, and which, we are
confident, can be worked with eqnal
success in reducing the ores of the Base
Range.
LIFTING CHALLENGE.-Alf. ChartZ
and Ed. Brannan issue a challenge in
to-day's SENTINEL for a lifting match
with dumb bells weighing from five to
fifteen pounds. They propose ia raise
the weights against any five men in
the town of Eureka-that is, they bet
that the aggregate number of their lifts
will be greater than the aggregate num-
Der of the lifts of the five men against
whom they may be matched; upon
which proposition they are willing to
hazard any sum ranging f,om 81 900 to
$1,000.
MINERS UNION BALL.-We desire
to remind our readers of the grand
ball to be given under the auspices of
the Miners Union of Ruby Hill, next
Friday night. The most complete ar
rangements have been made to render
the occasion one of the most enjoyable
that has TRANSFERRED in this section for a
long time. Carriages will be run at
short intervals from Eureka, and we
shall hope to see a numerous attend
ance from this end of the line.
PUBLIC SCHooL.-Owing to the I'M
expected dilatoriness of the mechanics
engaged on the school building, it was
found impossible to open school yester-
day. The Winter term will commence
tomorrow "wednesday morning.
The teachers are very anxious that a
full attendance shall be had the first
day, as it Will facilitate and simplify
their work to know wherewith they