Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-01-31
HOME AND COAST.
Matters of Lively Interest to the
General Reader.

NNaA
Hon. John p. Jones was reelected U. s.
Senator last Tuesday.
Senator Ingalls, Of Kansas has been de-
feated for collection.
Very little Of interest has been done
thus far in the Legislature.
Phoebe is TO have two new furnaces In
the valley north OF the town.
The latest dispatches report Senator
Hearst as better and improving.
Some OF the esthetic girls down East
sleep under painted satin quilts.
Frank Mccullough has been reelected
TO the State Prison Wardenship.
State Senator Stearns, from this county,
has our thanks for legislative bills.
The County Commissioners meet next
Monday. Hand in your bills to-day.
Supt. Read, OF the Diamond Company,
returned Thursday from Salt Sake City.
II you wish 10 learn something about
human nature, get elected School Trustee.
Gov. Colcord has appointed J. T. 0s-
bornea Notary Public, to reside at Phoebe,
New.
The taxpayers Of Phoebe are p%etitioning
their Commissioners for q govern
ment.
In the Puritan days q cord OF oak wood
was worth the same as q bushel OF turnips
81 cents.
1t has been trying 10 snow nearly all the
week, but had not made q success of 10 up
20 last evening.
There will be a meeting OF St. Johns
Chapter No. 8, Il. A. M, this evening
at 7 O'Clock sharp.
Capt. John Kelly, formerly superinten-
lent of the Bodies. is lying dangerously
i'll in San Francisco.
A bill 10 establish The Australian ballot
system has been introduced into the
Oregon Legislature.
Assemblyman Fletcher, OF his county,
has presented a bill to create a fund for
Eureka toad District.
Frank Bartlett. brother OF our p. NJ,
was elected Treasurer OF MERGED county,
Cal, last Fall. He formerly lived here.
Don Cameron pleads guilty TO speculat
ing in silver. There are guilty Senators
further west who are not SO frank as Don.
Our Legislature sits about 80 minutes a
day. A returned visitor tells us that there
Is not brains enough in 1t TO run q chicken
ranch.
II il currently reported that DR.. Thoma,
formerly Of this place, is 10 succeed DIR.
Bishop as Superintendent OF the Insane
Asylum.
A Philadelphia woman who died q few
days ago left by will $3.50 to support her
dog. II eur-tailed the heirs portions just
that much.
o. II. Gallup, the present incumbent,
has been recommended and will no doubt
be reappointed Register Of the Carson
Land Office.
Hon. A. @. Cleveland, accompanied by
his wife. arrived here from White Pine
last Monday, and left the following day
for Carson.
In the Senate last Friday, on motion OF
LAGrave, the allowance for stationery for
each member Of the Senate was reduced
from $50 10 $40.
Matt Sohatzlein, one OF our old citizens,
left yesterday for Carson, where be will
take the position Of Captain Of the guard
at the State Prison.
Senator Foley has given notice hat he
will introduce a bill to reapportion the
members OF the Lsstsiaturo-to n1natoIs
aud 80 Assemblymen.
Ex-Controllor HaIleck goes to San
Francisco TO enter the real estate business.
Our " exes " fly from us as soon as their
bread aud butter il cut of.
a SOnomh county, Ohillofuist mab
picked ripe w~atermelons, New Years
Day. What the undertaken picked during
she next few days is not told.
The box sheet. for the sale Of reserved
seats for the knights OF Pythias ball, will
be open at the Postofioe bookstore next
Monday morning at 8 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Chambers we're with
rs last Sunday en- route from the Bay TO
Salt Lake. Mr.. Chambers was satisfied
with the outlook Of the Diamond.
There are five thousand members Of the
Painters Union in New York City. What
Q beautiful crimson they could paint the
town il they all started out at once.
A proposition has been made In Carson
30 tax patented mines. II only unworked
mines belonging TO non-residents could be
reached and none other il would not be q
bad idea.
A certain lobbyist in Carson once
stated in q conversation with a number OF
his brother professionals that his Idea OF
en- honest legislator was one who would
stay bought.
Senator Sawyer, OF Lincoln county, has
introduced q bill providing for calling Q
Constitutional Convention. The bill was
read and referred TO the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
The Reno Journal wants the following
added to the Official oath: THAT / do
solemenly swear that l will remain In the
State at least go days after the expiration
Of my term OF office"
The Silver State says Pete French re-
scinded an order for cattle cars and
turned bis steers out TO pasture at Winnie
mucca In consequence OF the over-stocked
market In San Francisco.
Silver State: Would IL not be 9 good
idea for the delegates Of the different
counties to forward q copy OF all bills pre-
scented and printed TO the Recorders Of
foe OF the several countiesr
Senator Plumb Is q regular subscriber
10 between two hundred and three hun
bred Kansas newspapers. Consequently he
knew which side OF the silver question he
had better take, and he took ii.
Charley Lautensohlager left last Mon
day for q two months visit at the Arkansas
hot springs. where be has gone for the
benefit of his health and recreation. We
hope be will return improved.
Tomorrow at the Catholic Church there
will be mass n sermon al 8 O'Clock A. M.
The blessing Of candles at IL o'clock, fol-
lowed by mass and sermon, prayers,
lecture and benediction at Z p. NJ.
A case of smallpox ct Eureka. New,
has created considerable apprehension
H. Bulletin. The above is not correct.
There has not been a case Of smallpox
here during the past nine years.
"Sixteen years ago, says a Kansas CON-
temporary, man in Reno county paid
$3.50 for trees, which he planted on his
farm. A few years ago be was offered
$40, 900 for them. They are black walnuts'
The Committee OF Arrangements for the
Knights Of Pythis ball. which takes place
on The 19th OF February, are making un-
usual preparations. and we judge that
they intend making II the event OF the