Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-05-20
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sentinel's Reporter.
The late storms were severe on the
young lambs.
Hiram johnson came in on yesterdays
train from Salt Lake.
The Smoky mill at Hamilton resumed
operations last Saturday on tailings.
James Sullivan, q pioneer Of Austin, died
there last Thursday after a few days ILL
ness.
The May moon fulls on the 28th ct
81 minutes after 8 O'Clock in the after
noon.
The Austin Miners Union will give
| their tenth annual picnic on Saturday,
June 6.
II takes less grain to make q pound OF
/ pork than q pound Of beef, and the pork ia
worth the most.
Mrs. Thomas Jacka, Of Ruby Hill, was
reported very i'll yesterday evening. DR..
Hagar was summoned.
The Sheriff OF San Joaquin county pro-
poses to put q stop to slogging matches in
the town of Stockton.
Miss Grace Pardy arrived home y~ester.
day from a -four months visit in Califor-
mia and Western Nevada.
Many of the csttlemen are discussing
the question Of which of the National"
Associations is the best to go with.
A party Of Ruby Hill miners went out to
Silversdo yesterday for the purpose OF
securing a lease of the Queen mine.
Hon. Robert Briggs, Of Taylor, arrived
in town from San Francisco yesterday.
He will leave for home on this mornings
stage.
II islprobable that our public schools will
remain open until July /; at least the
teachers have mapped out their work with
that expectation.
After a uniform drill in the Opera House
yesterday evening on the part of the Cen
tennial Guard . social dance was enjoyed.
Some twenty-five ladies were present.
McGurn. the Virginia City grocer, who
failed recently, Is said to have gone under
from trying to sell goods too cheap, in
order to drive others out OF business.
Times-Review: Times are getting more
lively in Tuscarora and business Of ell
kinds is looking up. The prospects are
favorable for q good mining and business
season.
M. Hawcroft, School Census Marshal OF
the Reno School District, who has about
completed his work, reports 585 children
between the ages Of 6 and IS years, and $50
under 81.
Miss Lloyd, sister-in-lsw OF Mr.. Nc
Coma, foreman OF the Argus Company at
Taylor, arrived on yesterdays train from
Grass Valley, CAL. and will leave on this
mornings White Pine stage.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Lewis. who have
| kept the boarding house at the Dunderberg
| mine on Prospect Mountain for several
years past, will leave to-day for Wales, G..
B., on q visit TO old friends there.
Anybody who Is thinking Of giving or
taking q chsttel mortgage are advised to
examine the new Law found on page 55.
statutes Of 1885, before they do so, espe-
| cially the last two lines OF the Law
It Is q fact that as population increases
the number OF cattle decrease. As land
becomes very valuable it must be used for
vegetable raising. This fact gives positive
assurance that the beef market can never
be more than supplied.
The lumbermsn OF British Columb ia are
moving to have the Province exempted
from the operation Of the Lumber Regula-
ton Act. which imposes dues that will
practically paralyze the trade there. The
local Ministry are in sympathy with the
movers.
A poison grass or weed that cattle will
eat is said 10 grow in Secret Canyon near
the summit, and on Monday some bovines
belonging to Mr.. Dougherty were browsing
10 that locality and ate some of 1t. They
we're saved, however, by q timely discovery
and bleeding.
Even in the valleys south OF Eureka
county fruit buds have been damaged quite
seriously in some localities. though the
loss is principally among early and tender
varieties. It is believed that the small
fruit crop Is not injured to any great ex-
tent. though some early blossoms may
have suffered.
A COnundrum.