Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1889-01-12
HOME AND COAST.
Matters Of Lively Interest to the
General Reader.

Tuscarora claims 10 nave q population Oh
$500. .
The Winter term Of the public school
xiIl commence next Monday.
The Knights Of Pythias intend giving q
masquerade ball next month.
The Reyeille says that a frst-class dent
"a Is badly needed in Austin.
The Central Nevadan has entered upon
the fifth year Of its existence.
Al Wells last week the thermometer
registered 80 degrees below zero.
Eureka J.. A. No. 1918. X. Of L., mt cts
next Tuesday evening at z o'clock.
The latest novelty In toys is a skipping
rome which plays a tune while being Used.
C~oasting is all the rage in Austin. even
the married women take an occasional
slide.
Rents have come down fifty per cent in
Los Angeles, consequent on the rent in the
boom.
Get one Of those "acorn" calendars At
Remington, johnson & Cos. hardware
store.
The coal oil famine Ia over. All our
merchants now carry large quantities OF the
article.
The leading question now is, what will
tho Legislature do with the State lottery
scheme.
Are the sources Of local information
frozen up, No; there are no sources TO
freeze up. is
The Carson Tribune asks the Legisla-
ture 10 enact a law r~eviying the appren-
tice system.
AT Ely. White Pine county, last Friday
morning the thermometer registered -
degrees below zero.
Read the new advertisement OF the
White House dry goods and clothing empo.
rum in another column.
The Assessor Of Elko county places the
bullion Weld Of Tuscarora District fer the
current year at 100000.
All Of the former teachers in the public
school, with the exception Of the Principal
and his assistant, have been retained.
Van Tassel, the ~aeronaut, jumped 1000
feet with a parachute at Seattle Thursday
and landed safely In water waist-deep.
II we don't have much Of anything else In
Eureka, we have the finest weather on
Gods green earth at this time Of the year.
Tomorrow Father Nattini will hold
divine service in Ruby Hill at 0 o'clock A.
NJ, and in Eureka at IL o'clock A. NJ, and !
p. N.
IL will be a welcome sound TO once again
hear the whistles Of the smelters. But we
fear it viii be a long time before they will
be heard.
Over 10, 900 citizens Of Utah Territory
have signed q petition demonstrating
against the admission OF Utah Territory TO
Statehood.
The children are making great prepare |
ton for their party, which event will take
place on the 18th instant, and 1t will be
largely attended.
Much complaint is made Of the dizziness
Of our town. Let them wait until about
@ month later, when they will probably
have something to complain about.
The estimated total output of the gold,
silver, lead and copper mines II Montana
last year was between 1856, 600, 900 and
500, 600, 000-an increase Of 10000 over
1887.
An Irishman having heard that q GER |
tain astronomer had discovered an asts- |
roid, renIarked: "Bedad. he may have his
asteroid. but for mesilf, / perfor a horse
ter old.
Washington landlords have doubled |
prices for the Inauguration rush. Rooms |
that cost 81, usually, will be rented for "
per day, and 81 rooms hsye been increased
b. &C. aud s..
The most exciting thing that occurred in |
town during the week was a poker game at
the Empire saloon, that lasted Sc hours at
the sitting, and n large amount OF money
changed hands.
A stated communication OF Eureka |
Lodge No. 16, +. & A. NJ, will he held
this Saturday evening at 1880 o'clock. All
Master Masons In good standing are
cordially invited TO attend.
The new tunnel Of the Diamond mine is
In about so feet. The ground Is very hard
but stained with iron. The contractor. /
Dan Foley, thinks he will soon get through
the hard bar into softer ground.
There will be a meeting Of the italian
Benevolent Society tomorrow evening at
z o'clock. All members in good standing
are requested to be present, as the In. |
stallation Of the newly elected officers will
take place.
Detectives Hume, Thacker and Airing |
ton, who have been following up clues to
the Clipper Gap express robbery, have re.
turned To Sacramento without knowing |
much mere than they did when they |
started out.
We mentioned In our issue Of December |
%, that i. j. Wilson of this place had been |
attached by Shoobert & Beale for $1,000. |
We now learn that the case has been set |
tied out OF court, the plaintiffs paying
their own costs.
The merchandise business Of r, Ssdler |
Il Co. has been merged into q joint stock |
company, and will hereafter he known as |
"The X. Sadler Company" Full par.
~ticulars Of the organization will be given In |
our next issue.
r The Regular monthly meeting Of
Dtobn,apI uoaa r. No q Utu be hall ~
their hose house on Monday evening next. |
Ali members are requested to be present, |
rs officers will be elected TO serve for the
ensuing six months.
In the District Court Of Virginia City, !
In the case Of Kleupfer Brothers vs.. Eu.
reka Con. Mining Company, the motion OF
the attorneys for the defendant, for al
change OF venue 10 this county, was
granted by the Court.
The ladies' OF Reno have a hammer
brigade. The members carry hammers,
with which to keep down the nailheads In
the plank sidewalks. The Eureka ladies
might with much propriety start a ham
mer brigade here for the same purpose.
Since Dune Falconer has taken the fore
manship of the Cortez mines Qimitedl, at
Cortez, we hear that the Italians and
Chinese miners have been discharged and
their places filed by practical and eI-
perienced men. We learn that the mine is
looking fine.
The safe that was formerly In the Dis
trict Attorneys office was removed last
Tuesday into the Sheriffs office, and the
large safe that was in the latter place was
removed to the inner room Of the Assessors
office for the use Of the County Treasurer.
until the building Of the new vault in con-
temptation Of being built will be com
pleted.