Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-23
LOCAL JOTs.
Scraps from she Notebook Of the
SentIneI's Reporter.

John T. Gilmer came in yesterday from
Salt Lake City.
Hon. M. D. Foley and wife came in OIL
yesterdays train.
Mrs. Charles Graham returned yesterday
from q visit In the East.
Beatife Lodge No. z, X. of P. holds O
meeting at z o'clock this evening.
Sam Davis was awarded two prizes at the
Fair for the best Holstein cattle.
Mexican sold yesterday at IS cents q
share, assessment of rs cents paid.
The term Of Office OF Postmaster D. o.
Atkinson, Of Virginia City. expires Feb
ruary next.
Mrs. M. B. Bartlett, who has made an
extended visit in California, returned home
yesterday.
Ormsby county pays $500 a month for
the care OF her psupers, or an aggregate Of
| So, 400 per annum.
We are pleased to learn that State Treas
urer Tufy Is recovering from q severe at
tack Of pneumonia.
Mrs. DR.. Reece, who left for San Fran
cisco Q week ago for her health. is reported
as not expected to live longer than q week
or ten days.
The Highland Chief and Eagle Mining
Companies 40-stamp mill at Lewis will be
started up on or about the LIST Of December
on ore from the Eagle mine.
During last week applications for 1900.
acres at 81 Is and 40 acres at 50 so were
filed in the State Land Office.
The rattle for Mrs. Sweeney's elegant bed
spread will take place Saturday evening at
7:30 o'clock, at the Bureau Hotel.
Hiram johnson, Of the firm Of Reming-
ton, johnson d Co., returned yesterday
from q business visit to Salt Lake City.
There were on exhibition at the State
Fair IL beats that weighed 240 pounds
Austin Reveille. Wonder who they were.
Mrs. W. E. Griffin. who has been In CAL
ifornia some time for the benefit Of her
health. returned home yesterday much i'm
proved.
Gov. Adams has appointed G.. W. Huffs.
ker as Commissioner of Wsshoe county. TO
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF O..
A. Lee.
Travel over the Carson and Colorado
road Is said to be increasing since the gold
strike in Hawthorne District. Esmeralda
county.
Capt. Marzen. OF Lovelock, bought
seven head OF short horn cattle Of B. +.
Leete, OF Reno. which he takes to his ranch
at Big Meadows.
Since the present spell Of cooler weather
has set in, lessening The evaporation, the
several rivers OF the State have almost
doubled their volumes Of water.
A rich strike OF gold ore is reported in
the Nora mine on the west side OF Mt.
Davidson 100 feet from the surface. Many
Oomstockers are prospecting there.
Last week r. A. Montgomery. of Battle
Mountain, shot and killed Q lynx or wild
cat near the bridge on the Humboldt just
below that town that weighed 80 pounds.
A Bodie telegram to the SENTINEL says
that James Madden was shot at that place
on Tuesday while resisting an officer. The
wound is Ii the neck and is believed TO be
fatal.
George W. Baker, Esq, accompanied by
his wife, leaves for San Francisco this
morning. Mr.. Baker goes for the purpose
OF seeing bis sister, Mrs. DR.. Reece, who is
very Ill and not expected to live.
The Walker River Agricultural Associs-
ton will hold its Third Annual Fair ct
Greenfield - better known ss Pizen
Switch Mason Valley. commencing on
the Sd and closing on the 9Th OF next
month.
Says the Carson Free Lance: Governor
Blasdel. Hon. H. Marden and others inter-
| ested believe there is now little doubt but
that the English company will take at the
price named the group OF forty-two mines
ct Aurora on or before next November IL.
Pat Stanton Is putting . new roof on
his understanding that should have
been LONE long ago. Had the old hay roof
caught fire during q windy season. the
structure being 80 centrally located. there
is no telling where the confagration would
have ended.
A meeting of the miners of Gold Run
District, Humboldt county, was held at the
Office of J.. @. Singles, at Golconda on
Monday last, for the purpose OF electing q
District Recorder. and revising the laws SO
that they conform with the mining avs OF
the United States.
The first shipment Of gold bullion from
the Lapants mine. near Hawthorne, was
made to San Francisco last Monday even
ing. II was q very neat little bar worth
50, 099 90. This ia not bad for so new q
discovery. and, in fact, may safely be con-
sidered a pretty good starter.