Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-03-04

Lovelock rsnchers have begun irrigat-
ing their alfalfa ranches.
washoe county Legislators are opposing
the Lake Tahoe tunnel proposition.
Residents Of Reno are circulating 9
petition asking the Legislature 10 disin'
corporate the town.
The City Trustees have issued the order
tina, all houses within the city limits OF
Reno shall be numbered.
The Government appropriation bill for
public buildings has passed, and Reno
failed to get inside the money.
@. M. Riddle. County Surveyor Of Elko
county, died 81 Elko on Feb. "a. He
leaves . wife and several children.
A.. l.. Bracket, foreman Of the Silver
| State Office at Winnemucca. and Miss
| Lille B. Stevens were married last 6stur-
day.
The company that bonded the Lone
Mountain copper property Of 8. G. wes-
ton in Elko county has thrown up the
bond.
The Journal says that M. Robinson.
postofice inspector. is in Reno taking OBJ
servations regarding the establishment oil
Q free delivery system.
M. 8, Riddle of Elko has resigned bis
position as State Sunday School Mission
airy and for the present will devote his
time TO newspaper work.
The Elho Tidings company has leased
The Peoples Advocate Of David s. Truman
and will continue to publish the Advocate
in the interests OF the people Of Hum
boldt county. The change took place on
March l.
Times are much better In Virginia City
now than they have been for some time.
Whatever the outside world may think OF
the pumping project. the average Com
stocker has unbounded faith in the sue
cess Of the undertaking.
Reno is now having o great time over
che acquisition Of the water works BY the
city, and her citizens are filing the local
press with arguments. pro and CON. II is
also proposed that the city buy ont the
electric light company.
Mr.. Truman OF the Winnemuoca Advo-
cate denies that he has announced him
self as q candidate for Congress. He says
u Is not because he does not think he
would make 9 first class Congressman.
but because he Ia not so sooner.
The first case in Nevada to come up un-
der the new bankrupt act is now in the
United States Court. II is the case Of
Nathan of Reno. who has been forced into
involuntary insolvency by his creditors.
Della Smith married John Smith In
Reno, Nevada, on January 9th last. She
brought suit in San Francisco February
9th to Annul the marriage, alleging that
al the time smith-had living another wife,
from whom he had never been divorced.
On the 1750-foot level station Of the O.
and O. shaft is q tank Of IL 900 gallons
capacity which will catch all the seepage
water from the upper part Of the CONSOLE
dated California and Virginia mine and
a miniature hydraulic pump will raise this
water to the Sutro tunnel level.
Spring fights have now commenced, re-
marks the Reno Gazette. Judge B. F.
Curler and s. Summarized had Q personal
encounter in o down town news store the
other night. Beyond breaking a window
glass or two no particular damage was
done.
The two year old daughter Of Chris
Berning Of Gardnerville. while trying to
climb through q board fence, slipped, or
lost its footing In some way. and was
caught by the neck between the boards Of
the fence and choksd 70 death. The
child was alive when discovered and died
Q few minutes later.
Il BORN.