Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-30
HOME AND COAST.
Matters Of Lively Interest to the
General Reader.
Hsnpr Now Year 70 all.


holidays here.
O. A. Brown. Of Duckwater. was in
town over Christmas.
II. T. Purdy, Of Duckwster, Nye county,
spent Christmas here.
The latest New York quotation OF silver
was co. Q; lead, 50 20.
The grippe sufferers hereabouts are re-
ported TO be improving.
Christmas bills follow closely In the
wake OF Christmas bellies.
The Winter term OF our. public schoo
will commence on Tuesday next.
Sam Preston returned Thursday from Q
visit TO his old homo In New Jersey.
The usual religious services will be held
a. the Catholic Church tomorrow.
A few cases Of scarlet fever are reported
OF Reno, and the measles at Wsdswortb.
The man who has q big woodpile is now
as happy as a grass-widow with q divorce.
-Ex.
A shaft 10 being sunk on Main street,
Dayton, TO prospect for gravel containing
gold.
Charley Laden is here from Cortez,
spending the holidays with his old time
friends.
Our neighbors on Ruby Hill are having
pretty serious time With the prevailing
influenza.
Hon. John Tore and wife left yesterday
for California, where they will remain for
the Winter.
Society women last week gave . burnt
cork minstrel show In benefit Of Q Brook
Ign hospital.
A Canadian court has defined the word
"boodler 10 moan I" tho very lowest class
Of thieves"
NJ. Karsky, who has been laid mp with
the grippe for about Q week. 10 now able 10
be about again.
The funeral OF Barney Nulty. which took
place last Sunday, was largely attended by
s~orrowins friends.
Last sunday night about four inches Of
snow fell here, and ~sleighing was pretty
fair on Christmas day.
Mrs. d. b. Lyman died at the family
morning Of pneumonia.
Miss Katie winzell. OF the J. d. ranch.
has been spending tbs holidays here as the
gnest Of Miss Edna Powell.
The Eureka Social Club gave q pleasant
party al their hall on Christmas night.
The attendance WAS large and very enjoy
able.
Found AT the Eureka Opera House.
Wednesday night. q child's black mitten.
The owner Gao get ID by calling at this
office.
Before Ii il too late. secure your tickets
for the Gun Club ball on New Years night.
They arc on sale al the Postofice book
store.
Minerva, the Goddess OF Wisdom. never
married. aud yet Solomon. who was con-
sidered the wisest man. had a Thousand
wives.
Valiant who dropped tho bomb in the
French Chamber Of Deputies. says IL he
Is acquitted he will " begin again within
ten days"
A London police court magistrate the
other day solsmnly sentenced three boys
to DO whipped for throwing stones at q
railway train.
The ladies OF the Episcopal Church
Guild will hold q meeting Wednesday
afternoon 81 the residence Of Mrs. /. c..
q. Whilmore.
AZ will DO seen by reference TO the pink
and blue ball advertisement, the music
on that occasion will be furnished by Prof.
Rice's orchestra.
~Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers Ia
apopular preparation 10 one bottle. and
eolors evenly a brown or black. Any per-
son can easily apply l, at home.
Tho Day After Christmas Visitor
Well, Willy, did you have Q good time
yesterdays Willy lin disgust)-No; I Amt
half 40 sick as I was las, Christmas.
M. NJ NTs.f.u t.
pAny has gone out Of business, and the
mines and property will be legally trans
ierred TO the debeu,ure-bond holders.
The County Commissioners will hold q
meeting on Tuesday next. Monday being
. legal holiday. Persons having bills
against the county should present them TO-
day.
Important gold discoveries have been
made In the vicinity Of Death Valley. The
residents Of that district are very much
elcited over the alleged wonderful rich
ness Of the discoveries.
We acknowledge tho receipt OF compli'
mentary tickets 10 the pink and blue
ball. TO be given at the Opera House on
New Years night. under the auspices OF
the Base Range Gun Club.
There Ia a gold ' rush to the new dig
gings at Red Rock and Goler, about thirty
miles north OF Moisve. The report Is that
new claims pay from SO 10 $40 a day. per
man. and that nuggets OF all sizes are
plentiful.
Extensive preparations have been made
BY the committees of tho pink and
blue ball on New Years night. The best
OF music has been engaged for the oeca'
sion. aud 10 Is expected that this will be
the boss ball Of the Winter.
IL will BIO seen by advertisement under
the head Of New To-day" that O.. B.
Batehelder is now the proprietor OF the
y. J. Schneider drug store. aud that In
tho future, ~ 10 tho past. the business
will DO conducted as . hrst.class drus
store.
We hope the new year will be more pros
porous for our people than has been the
present one. The depreciation 10 the price
OF silver has been the cause OF all our
trouble, mining being almost the sole IN
dustry OF this county. Atpresent the 10.
dications are not hopeful for q betterment
OF our condition.
j. A. Yorrington. General Manager OF
the Nevada Midwinter Fair exhibit, says;
Mrs. II. NJ. CLARK, OF Carson City. having
been appointed TO take charge OF collecting
an exhibit OF Women's work OF this stare
for exhibition al the Midwinter Fair. 10 is
10 DO hoped that the women OF this STATE
will lend TO her all possible aid In carry
ing out this work.
Last Wednesday evening The ladies' OF
the Eplcopal Church Guild gave an enter
tainment TO the Sunday School scholars
IL was largely attended, and the little tots
had a royal good time and were gorged
with candy. nuts and cake. AL 10 O'CLOCK
the floor Was cleared for dancing, which
WAS kept up until quite q late hour by the
older persons In attendance.
We were duly remembered on Christmas
by our generous friend. Charley Lauten-
schlager. through his popular represents,