The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-22
STATE NEWS.

The Goldfeld News states that the
Goldield Postoffice is serving mail to
over 5000 people.
Monday, October 81. will be the 40th
anniversary of Nevada's admission
into the Union.
Dayton ranches are shipping Lyon
County potatoes to Tonopah. where
they command a high price.
The press dispatches say that the
dirt will soon fly at Panama. 1t is fly
ing in Nevada right now.-Carson APP
peal.
Thirteen men are employed at the
State Prison Is guards, etc., who re-
ceive $50 a month each. They work IL
hours a day.
A recent arrival from Goldfeld re-
ports that there are 1000 unemployed
men in camp and that the sanitary con
ditions in the town are something
terrible.-virginia Enterprise.
At Tonopah the question of moving
the county seat from Belmont over
shadows all other questions. The Re-
publican Legislative candidates of Nye
County are pledged to removal.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
with the Secretary of State at Carson
City last week for a railroad between
Goldfield and Tonopah, the road to be
known as the Goldfeld Railroad Com
pany.
An independent Political Club has
been formed at Tonopah. The objects
stated are to bring about clean politics.
aud assist candidates, irrespective of
party, which the club deems best suited
for the Office.
A. W. Hesson and J. ]. Hylton last
week inspected the field from Wells to
Glover, Elko County, with the view Of
building a telephone line from Wells to
Clover and connecting with the central
system at Elko.
The attempt to rob some Goldheld
miners Of something over a million and
a half dollars in gold bullion has all the
earmarks of a fake. 1t reminds one
strongly of an actress who has all her
jewels raided.-Carson Appeal.
The San Francisco Stock and Ex-
change Board has appointed w. @.
Ralston a. its representative to examine
the conditicn and affairs of the Tono-
pah and Goldf-ld mining companies,
preparatory to listing additional stocks
on the Board.
r. E. L. Windle has purchased a half
interest in the Goldield News and the
business will hereafter be conducted
under the firm name OF O'Brien q
Windle. Mr.. Win4l formerly on-
Quoted a news a er It Wiu3seaiucca,
Humboldt County.
AT the last meeting Of the Commits
sioners Of Lyon County il was ORDERED
that the Chairman OF the Board lake
the necessary steps to recover from
Storey County the amount Of railroad
taxes collected since the late county
boundary survey was mode.
The ore shipments over the Tonopah
Railroad asst week aggregated 1898
tons. Of which 27s tons was from Gold
field. The arrivals from Sodaville
that point numbered 140. A new
sleeper was placed in service on Oct. 90.
John Hurd, an Indian boy in La
noble Valley, Elko County. aged l2
years, killed a mountain lion last week.
The animal measured 10 feet in length
and weighed over 200 pounds. The
youth had only q small calibre rifle
when he discovered the lion engaged in
devouring the carcass of q deer.
The lawsuit which Tom Williams
threatened to bring against Lawson q
McTigue growing out of his arrest after
the robbery of their store in Silver City,
has been compromised by the firm pay
ing $3.50 in cash and ~receipting an old
bill against Williams for $110. There
is no clue to the burglars. Virginia
Enterprise.
Miss Violet Halls is creating quite a
stir in the East, her beauty attracting
great attention in the theatrical world.
She created the role of Paquita in the
Office Boy. now being played by the
Frank Daniels Contrary. with whom
Miss Halls is travelling. She is a Me-
vada girl, born at Reno. but went to
New York City with her parents when
8 years old.