Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-18
HOME AND COAST.
r.tters of Lively Interest to the
General Reader.

francisco last Tuesday.
The Ruby Hill public school will close
aha present term next Friday.
The Board Of County Commissioners
gill hold q session next Monday.
I O. Crumbie OF Mineral Hill was in
,oun a couple OF days this week.
n. knight has a notice to his creditors
upder the head Of New To-day"
The Wheeler Bros. expect to commence
sharing their sheep next Tuesday.
The three lodges Of the Knights Of Pyth-
,.s a, Virgins City have consolidated.
The Republican State Convention will
,s held in Virginia City on May 9th.
An expert has been appointed to invesii-
cate the books Of the county officers OF
Lander county.
There will be q regular meeting Of Eu.
,sks Commandery No. 2, X. T., this even.
ipgss7k o'clock.
4 a rare thing to find in any part Of
China q man over 20 years OF age who can
not read and write.
"a ssid that there are 1900 Mongolians
IN San Frspcisco who will have q right to
vote mex. November.
The Virginia Chronicle has changed
hands. having been leased by Eve Of the
emploJes Of the paper.
Since the extensive planting OF eucalyp-
ana trees In Southern California there have
been fewer drouths there.
The A. p. A. meeting at the Opera House
this evening will commence at 7:3O o'clock.
A general invitation IL extended.
Mrs. @. H. Hsgsr, who has been teach
ing school at Mineral Hill. returned home
last Sunday to spend her vacation.
The latest New York quotation Of silver
i67,sc; Lead-New York Metal Exchange,
s. 05; New York Brokers, So 80.
The Nevada press excursion. consisting
Of n persons, left Reno last Tuesday even
ing for a ten days trip to California.
Now Ia q good time to begin doing as
ssssmsut work. It's got to be done some
time during '96. and the sooner the better.
In the last 30 days the Colorado Secre-
tsry Of State has turned into the State
Treasury slS3, 900, fees for mining incor-
pora,ions.
George ". Baker. the well known aiior-
ney, Is dangerously Ill with pneumonia at
his residence at Oakland, Csl.-Reno Gag
cite Of the 18th inst.
W. II. Thomas. 3 prominent Arizona
miner, was choked TO death en- the street
In Phoenix last week by an orange seed
lodging in his throat.
The weather during the week has been
variable. consisting OF rain. snow. frost
and some wind. The indications yesterday
were for more storm.
To Fresno last week the first current WAS
sent ever the wires from the power-house
on the San Joaquin river, IS miles distant.
The experiment was successful.
The order has gone forth that cleaner
engines must be kept on the Salt Lake d.
vision OF the Central Pacific. and the dre-
men are very busy in consequence.
Several thousand pieces OF Queen LIS
tableware. silver and cut glass brought
fabulous prices at auction 10 Honolulu.
Each piece bore the royal monogram.
The Miner says u is no use going to Bo-
die looking for q job. All the men needed
we're engaged last Fall, and there are more
men there now than there 10 work for.
Five boys were 6ned IS each in Winnie
muocs the other day for disturbing a prayer
meeting. Three OF them paid the fine and
the other two went to jail for "a hours.
It is reported here that all the children
Of Thomas Short, Of Ruby Valley, Elko
county. are down with s~cArle! fever. One
OF the boys is said TO be dangerously Ill.
There died In Philadelphia within one
week recently twelve persons more than so
years old. eight men and four women, and
Of these three we're more than 90 years old.
n being 90.
". P. News Messrs. Farrell. Bergman
and Cromer Of Eureka. are working the
Stag dumps In Hunter District. and We
understand that they are making quite .
profitable cleanup.
Six csnts per pound seems TO be the pre-
vailing price that buyers are offering for
Arst-olass wool on the platform. This they
claim ia all the Eastern market will justify
them In psying.-Silver State.
The Chino ranch. In San Bernardino
county, was sold last week to English par.
ties for 81. GOO. 900; ten per cent cash.
$3.50 900 In four months. balance on time.
Ths new owners will colonize IL.
The funeral OF the late Gov. John Z.
Jones. which took place at Carson wednes-
day last, Was the most imposing and nu-
merously attended OF any that has or.
CURED In Nevada for many years.
The Dubois lead ore sampling bill puts
Q SIS duty on foreign lead and lead ore.
one-hslf what II was under the Mckinley
bill. It's better Than nothing. but could
be increased with benefit to the domestic
miner.
The members OF l. o. o. f. In Nevada
propose. a. the Goth Of April. the anniyer-