Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-09
LOCAL AND OTHER yoTs.
from d Notebook 81 ti,e
H~cntiuel's Reporter.

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Yesterdays quotation of silver, 81 OF.
Mamma, why is papa bald ?" 81 am
his fourth wife, darling"
Some of tho married ladies call Eu-
reka " Temptation City,"
New placer mines have been discovered
eight miles east of Lewis, Lander county.
The present fine weather Is q Godsend
to persons who do not possess ~plethoric
woodpiles.
People in the East who went to Florida
Z" 10 Winter" say they found il, and are
returning North to thaw out.
The Manhattan Mining Company, Aus
tin, declared q dividend Of twenty-five
cents per share Thursday.
In digging a grave near Ketchum. Wood
| River, . body was discovered which had
been buried with its boots on.
The Chicago Inter-O Ocean says that a
| southerly wind nowadays at the East ia
laden with frozen oranges and iced ban
anas.
The White Pine News says Taylor will
have to boom some more before outsiders
oan hope to move there with any show OF
success.
It would be q good time now for girls
fresh from Germany to come to this
part OF the country and act as house
servants.
Three or four OF our local hunters went
out Sunday afternoon for a hunt, and re-
turned with seventy rabbits. A pretty
good afternoons work.
II was Horace Greeley who considered
the man who remained sober while carous-
ing with a party of inebriates % lower
and viler than they.
Hon. Robert Briggs and wife, OF Tay-
lor, left yesterday for a visit to California.
Mrs. Briggs is not In good health, and
wishes to try q change Of climate.
Charley Reynolds benefit takes place at
the Opera House next Saturday evening.
The box Office for the sale Of reserved
seats will be open this morning.
Where Mr.. Sam Jones draws the line
The old politician and the society woman
i never have had the audacity to get
down n pray for one Of them.
An impression prevails that the Senate
will weaken In its fight with the President.
This would be a logical result in view OF
the fact that 1t has a very weak cause.
The Senate has passed the bill creating
the State Of Dakota out Of .he southern
half OF the Territory. and making the
northern half the Territory of Lincoln.
Acting Governor Laughton has appoint
cd John r. Bradley. OF Elko, J.. A. Bios
som. of Lander, and II. II. Rice, OF Lin
coin, Directors Of the State Agricultural
Society.
superintendent John Macaulay, Of the
Bowman mine, was the happiest man In
the village yesterday, owing 20 the advent
OF a bouncing girl baby being born in his
family.
Nara Smiley writes from the corner Of
Turk and Stiner streets, San Francisco, to
learn the whereabouts Of his father, W. T.
Smiley. who about three months ago left
the Bay for Reno.
The trial OF James @. Brown. the Heads
burg rancher who shot and killed b. j.
Shay In the Nevada restaurant, San Fran
cisco, has been set for the 10th instant In
Judge Wilson's Court.
Superintendent Donnelly, OF the Eu-
reka Consolidated, and Capt. Frank
Drake. Of the Eberhardt Company. aud
Capt. Strickland. OF Hamilton, left on
yesterday mornings train for San Fran
| cisco.
I. @. @. Whitmore, accompanied by his
| young son left yesterday for amonth's visit
at his old home in Boston, from which he
has been absent some eleven years. His
numerous friends here wish him q pleas
ant visit and safe return.
Sam Hollis. who has been in Eureka for
the past two weeks, left on yesterday
mornings train for Candelsria. Sam has
just recovered from q severe attack Of
typhoid fever, and he Gays his visi. to the
Range has improved his health very much.
Up in the choir the tenor was max
Ing love to the soprano In muffled voice
while the preacher was waxing eloquent in
the pulpit below. You're q dear" the
young man whispered. ga doe, rather"
the soprano smiled back. "Ah, yes, re-
| piled the tenor; you're the do 70 mi"
| She killed him with Q look.