Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-12-20
FLUE DUST.
Scraps frOm the Notebook Of the
Sentinei's Reporter.

Scraps from the Notebook Of the
sentineI's Reporter.
Auction at Geo. W. Merrill's residence
this morning.
Tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 81, will be
the shortest day Of the year.
A new shoemaker shop has been opened
on Ruby Hill, Richmond Side.
An unusually large freight list arrived
last night by the L. 81 L. train.
In this market barley sells for 81 cents
per pound, and hay at $50 per ton.
Mountain Lodge No. 81, I. o. 0. F.,
meets at 1880 o'clock this evening.
A carpenter shop is to be built over the
Uncle Sam shaft at the Albion mine.
The offices about the Courthouse begin
to look like some banquet hall deserted.
Doc Martin has a fine selection of
Christmas goods, and he proposes to sell
them at actual cost prices.
Take a look at Billy Davidson's hand
some dolls. Two of the largest will be
rallied off tomorrow night.
Great preparation is being made by the
ladies who will attend the grand masquer-
"uO Shl hAShus
Only one Jumper" put in an appearance
on the streets yesterday, and there was not
snow enough to make good sleighing for
even that.
Remember that Prof. Risdon's bon bon
party takes place tomorrow evening at
New Town Hall. . A very pleasant time is
anticipated.
Printers ink talks these times, and our
advertising columns tell where the best
holiday goods can be obtained. Read the
advertisements.
One hundred and ffty-two bars of bull
ion were turned out at the Albion No. 2
furnace on Monday. The bars average
10 pounds each.
The household furniture of Hon. George
W. Merrill will be sold at public auction
at IL o'clock this morning at his residence,
corner of Clark street.
The SENTINEL acknowledges the receipt
OF complimentary tickets to the grand
masquerade carnival to be given at the
Opera House Christmas night.
The funeral of Alfred King, an old team
ster, who died of pneumonia at the San
Francisco Lodging, house Monday night,
takes place at II O'Clock this forenoon.
Two suits were commenced in the Dis
trict Court yesterday, entitled as follows:
James NJ. Duker W.. E. II Rose and d. H.
Hall; james NJ. Duker VS.. E. H. Rose and
E. j. Butler.
The number of applications for positions
in the public school is very large, and the
new Trustees have the delicate little prob
lem to solve of how to crowd the whale into
the sardine box.
The laundresses of Mrs. Langtry at the
Albemarle Hotel are accused of selling
bogus fancy underwear to young bloods as
genuine stealings from the wardrobe of
the Jersey Lily.
At the meeting Of the County Commits
sioners to-day bids for the care of the
County Hospital, and for County Physi-
clan, will be opened and awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder.
The milk fiends made another raid on
the ~lacteal cans on Mob Hill yesterday
morning. The citizens propose to protect
themselves from these raids, and give the
thieving scoundrels an ounce or two of
buckshot as a reward for their depreda-
tons.
Persons with small woodpiles are aston
ished that the present cold snap should
have occurred; they thought the recent
pleasant weather would have lasted all
Winter. The result now is that they will
have to pay two or three dollars q cord
more for it.
Last week two very important strikes
were made in the Dead Broke mine on
Prospect Mountain. On the 1l2-foot
level they nave three feet of very rich ore,
and in the tunnel, which is in go feet,
there is a large body OF galena ore not yet
prospected. They also have good bodies
OF ore in other parts of the mine. The
Dead Broke is one of the most valuable
nroperties on Prospect Mountain.