Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-11
SHORT BITS.

DIR. Childs, of Austin, was in town
yesterday, and left this morning for
Hamilton.
T. j. Bell & Co.'S stages leave fol
Belmont and Typo on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
N. s. Trowbridge, of Typo, arrived
In Eureka on yesterdays stage, and
Will stay in town a few da VS..
A well-molded arm is pret6ier with
out bracelets; besides they are liable
to scratch a fellows ear.
Louis Monaco is engaged in build
ing a small store on the vacant strip
OF ground adjoining his photograph
gallery.
Assemblyman T. j. Bell came in on
Yesterdays stage, on business connect
ed with the mail route between Eureka
and Belmont.
We are under obligations to Frank
Durkee, of the Postoffice news depot,
for illustrated weeklies. Frank has
all the latest OF hand.
Workinen are engaged in rebuilding
the stack lately burnt down at the
Richmond works. The framework
vas raised yesterday.
Dresses are to be tied back tighter
than ever this year. IF a husband
kicks his wife on the shin the bruise
will be plain to the public eye.
About the Oldest little game of draw
that we know OF was played when
Joshua RACED Jericho, and the fellows
Of the city wished they hadn't staid in.
There are 1928 distinct species of
bugs, and what's the use of q man
jumping out of bed and striking a
light and cussin' round.
Eureka used up a million gallons of
water last year, and still numbers of
our citizens were unable to quen ch
their thirst.
Owing to the shortness of the time
for preparation and the manifold du-
ties of the pastor, the children's con-
cert announced for Sunday evening
next, has been postponed until the
Goth inst.
Pioneer Restaurant of Geo. Lundgren,
shelving in position, will remove his
store, now adjoining Chas. Stuart &
Co., in the above named commodious
building.
Multitude" passed through town
yesterday on his spring trip with a
string of oxen and wagons a mile-or
less-long. The crack of his whip
sounded like a Fourth of July cannon,
and the hills ~resounded with the SON.
orousness of his "gee, Buck !"
"My boy" said a acknowledged
citizen to a lad who had just emerged
from a hair-pulling match with an
other boy, ''do you expect to rove
hereafter in a land of pure delight?"
NO" replied the lad, "I've bursted
another button oh'n my trowsers, and
l expects to get licked for it,"
The net proceeds of the festival held
at the Methodist Church on Wednes-
day evening we're S275, a very crafty
ing result and substantial addition to
the treasury. Mr.. Gray is we'll
pleased I'VE the success of the enter
tainment and very thankful to those
who aided both by their contributions
and services.
A teamster in the employ of the
Railroad Company, while on his way
to the depot Wednesday night, was
met by wv men, one of whom hit him
across the nose and face with a six
shooter, telling him to the ground, and
left him insensible. His injuries were
quite severe. No attempt was made
to rob him, and he has no idea of
the cause of the assault.
Messrs. Tore 81 Barbara have
leased the building on North Main
street known as the Montana House,
owned by j. S. Capron, and are YER
hauling it up stairs and down, putting
in new floors, etc. When the i'm
provements are completed they will
o their boarding and lodging
house business into the renovated
building.
A saddle horse, bestrode by a small
boy, INDUCED in a furious runaway up
Buel and Main streets yesterday.
The little fellow chung m%anfully to
the horn of the saddle and shouted ap-
pealingly to the spectators for help,
but it was impossible 10 stop the an
imal, and they disappeared from view
up New York canyon. We presume
he got off safe, as we have heard of no
serious result.