Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-02-12
G BENTON.

st. Johns Chapter No. z. R. A. NJ,
meets this evening at Z o'clock.
John Donnelly and Vim. Pssroe were In
town this week from Newark Valley.
Miss Maggie Jones came up from Pals.
Ade Thursday and returned mex, morning.
Miss Mary Darrsgh and Miss Annie
Higgins of Fish Greek spent Sunday In
Eureka.
8. o. Wells Of Reno left San Francisco
last week for Honolulu for the benefit Of
his health.
Geo. Manson aud James Beach are in
San Francisco making preparations to start
soon for the Yukon.
The Carson News says A~ssemblyman
Allen OF Eureka left Carson Monday even
ing for San Francisco.
The first mail on the new service TO
Bar (Coil's) left Eureka Wednesday
morning al six o'clock.
Quotations in New York Friday morn
ing. February 11th, were: Silver, spot
S6%. Lead-brokers. $3.50.
After some years absence at Kennedy,
Humboldt county. Mrs. Ed Roberts re-
turned to Eureka Wednesday.
Miss Athefton. who has beer teaching
ct Hawthorne, is home on account OF ILL.,
ness in her fsmily.-Carson News.
The usual services will be held at the
Catholic Church tomorrow al IL o'clock.
Sunday school meets directly after mass.
Miss Nellie Reid has been here from
Alpha during the past week owing TO the
serious illness Of her mother. who is now
improving.
1t is reported that the Capron will con-
test and the several suits connected with
ID will be compromised al San francisco
very shortly.
O. @. Wallace has leased the Standard
Consolidated mine, near the Bullwhseker,
70 the Hooper brothers. who are now tax
ing out some good ore.
Bob Mcmillan and Bill Dooley leave
Monday morning for San Francisco. where
they will take an early steamer for the
gold fields OF the Klondike.
Daniel W. Brown died at lone January
&c. He was one Of the County Commits
sioners Of Nye county, having been sp-
pointed TO ill an ~unexpired term.
Services viii De neid ~ tns Tresoy ierisn
Church tomorrow at the usual hours,
Rev. e. T. IngIe officiating. Sunday
school immediately after the morning ser
vice.
News was received here early Thursday
morning that Mrs. W. ]. Tonkin was
critically i'll At Mineral Hill. Mr.. Tonkin
and Mrs. W. e. Taylor left immediately
for the Hill.
Sickness prevails generally throughout
the town, old and young suffering alike
from bad colds. Some OF the cases have
been quite bad. but the epidemic seems to
be subsiding.
The large double rooms used by the direc-
tors In the Eureka County Bank building
are undergoing = thorough renovation.
Wm. Robertson has charge Of the painting
and papering.
II will be noticed under +" New To-Day I"
that persons owning COWS aud calves
which they do not desire 70 feed during
the balance OF the Winter can easily End q
purchaser for them.
Mrs. Geo. W. Baker OF Oakland IL visit
Ing her sister, Mrs. M. Scheeline at Reno.
Al Cortez, Lander county, William D.
Christian has been appointed postmaster
Woe John W. Hunter, resigned.
Mrs. W. b. Hsrrub has been very III Al
her home 10 Oakland, California. A tele-
gram was rscsived here Thursday an
nounoing that she lie slowly improving and
Is now believed to be ont Of danger.
February both opens and closes with q
waxing moon. The first moon fulls on
the sixth and reaches last quarter on the
18th. The new moon OF the month oc-
ours on the Goth reaching first quarter on
the 2sth.
Ben L. Plummer and Joe W. Plummer
came up from Mineral Hill Thursday
morning and returned yesterday. The
former has been residing In California for
some time past but expcts to spend the
Winter 10 Mineral Hill.
The Eureka County Bank has a fine new
paying %teller's coin tray and changer.
II 10 9 perfect marvel OF utility; receptacles
for coins Of all denominations are pro-
vided for. and the automatic workings OF
the machine are so simple and accurate
that change can be made In o moment.
This is the last day on which ballots
may be cast in the beauty contest. The
ballot box remains locked and no inkling
can be had as TO Eureks's probable choice.
Considerable interest has been manifested
In the closing days of the contest. and the
voting has been much more brisk than at
fret. Don't fail to record your choice be-
fore the polls close this afternoon.
o Pleads Not Guilty.
AT San Francisco Saturday Albert Hoff
was srraigned before Judge Cook for the