Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-06-01

met aud traded wives u would have beef
denounced asI improper. And jet IL nigh
have saved murder, 9 suicide and . hang
ing.
Secretary OF State Eugene Howell ar
rived from Carson last Monday en- route
to seligman. lie returned from the lat
TER place on Wednesday. and departed on
Friday morning for New York city. whert
be goes on business. and will probably b
absen. a month before returning to Car
son.
Bald Mountain district Is liable 10 come
10 the front this season. The mining prop
critics are looking fine, and the lack OF
water lie the only drawback to the camp
being one OF the best on the Coast. There
are q number Of good gold lodges and the
placers are said 10 be most promising
Free Press.
A smash-up on the railroad occurred at
Reno last Wednesday night. The east
bound passenger train ran into some box
cars standing In the yard. We learn one
man was killed. The accident was caused
by q misplaced switch. Owing TO the &C
cident no western mail was received
here Thursday evening.
On The goth inst. the Eureka public
school will close. We understand that on
the evening Of that date graduating ex-
e~rcises will take place at the Opera House.
DR.. Stubs. President OF the State Univer
sity. will also be present At that time.
Further particulars regarding the event
wiR be given later on.
Memorial Day was generally and aPpro-
priately observed 10 Eureka last Thursday.
There was a pleasant atmosphere and the
town had 9 holiday appearance. Ladies
and gentlemen gathered on the sidewalks
and versndss or Main street 10 see the
procession, which formed in line. headed
by the Star Band, and marched along
the route 10 the cemeteries. The turnout
OF the different societies, fremen, public
school children. citizens in carriages and
on foot was large and imposing. Bou-
quets. fresh, fragrant and beautiful.
scented the air as by loving friends they
we're strewn over the graves Of the de-
parted.
Eureka has been visited by a variety Of
weather during the week. Last Sunday
old Boreas started the ball rolling by Civ
ing us zephyrs innumerable. When q
zephyr springs mp on the Base Range 1t
pays stric. attention TO business and don't
go moDkeying around tanning peoples
cheeks or any such foolishness. II has
more impor tant work to do, and the popu-
lation desert the sidewalks and give IL q
chance. Last Sunday this zephyr brought
down from Prospect Mountain and there
Abouts about seventeen million bushels Of
sand aud dust and deposited il in this i'm
mediate neighborhood. 1t did not let 10
rest here very long either. but filed the
air with dense clouds OF IL; forced IL
through crooks and crsnnies OF doors and
windows. and took advantage Of the
traveller by whirling 9 peck or so down his
throat and into his eyes and ears. Fences
were blown down and wood-piles changed
position. Finally, the wind got tired
and quit. On Monday we were treated 10
9 spow storm and on Tuesday to q little
more OF the " beautiful" Then Jack Frost
concluded to try his hand ct the business.
Result, the formation Of Ice on Tuesday
and Wednesday nights TO the thickness Of
3 quarter OF an inch. On account Of this
freeze-up the fruit crop In this ~neighbor.
hood will be q failure; In fact. all tender
plants have been destroyed. On Thursday
the weather moderated, but on Friday It
began showing again. and the indications
are favorable for q "spell Of weather."