The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-07-28


Every available man is at work at
Tuscarora, where a revival Of mining
has taken place.
Joe Farnsworth and Will Harring.
ton will start . weekly paper at Ram
sey early in August.
The knights Of Pythias Lodges OF
Nevada contributed 1880 to the San
Francisco relief fund.
State Superintendent Ring says that
many teachers are needed in Eastern
and Southern Nevada.
The citizens of Bodie held q mass
meeting last Friday evening to protest
against graft in county affairs.
The Postofice Department has in
creased the salary Of two Of Reno's
postal clerks from 5000 10 500 each per
mum.
Twenty deeds have been filed for re.
cord in Elko County granting right of
way to the Western Pacific by different
property holders along the new line.
The Briggs Hotel at Carson, one of
the best known and oldest hotels in the
State, has been bought by w. B. Har.
bin. who states he will expend $4,000 on
improvements.
The following teachers have been
selected for the Sparks school: Miss
Dobson. Miss Esdoen. Miss Slingerland.
Miss Parker. Miss Bliven. Miss Benson.
Miss Bramin and Miss Nicholas.
James McKinity. Superintendent of
the Con. Virginia. Ophir and other
Comstock mines. died at Virginia City
on July 25 Of miners consumption.
He had been i'll for several years.
The school trustees of Elko have
elected the following teachers: P. G..
McWhinney of Berkeley, principal.
and Miss Emily Sparks. Miss Lou
Miller and Miss Rose Gardner assistants
Both the Nevada candidates for An
napolis scholarships, John H. Wilbrock
and Francis Marsh, have successfully
passed the mental and physical exami-
nations and been sworn in as midship-
men.
Arthur T. Brandon. for six years
teacher Of science in the Reno high
school and who recently resigned that
position. has been offered the principal
ship of the Winnemucca public schools.
He will accept.
The body of Luke White. who was
drowned June 81 at the electric light
dam in Reno, was discovered July 20
by Louis Perazo, who encountered the
remains under a clump of trees about
ten miles east Of Sparks.
O. d. Calvin is reported to have
taken a bond on the SkagRs Bros. cop.
per properties at Bald Mountain fol
$500, 900. Five per gent of the price il
reported tt have been paid, and ten pei
cent additional is to be paid within 81
days.
Air drills are being carried into the
Goldfeld district. The Gold Bar Min.
ing Company installed three rock drills
recently. which weigh but IS pounds
and strike $500 blows per minute. hav
ing a capacity Of from Q to IL inches Q
minute.
The trustees have filed vacancies in
the Reno schools by the following ap
pointments: Miss Carrie Roberts
Miss Mary Benson and Miss Jennie B
Torreyson to fill the regular schoo
positions. Miss Grace Nichols wa
given the substitute teachers position
The Las Vegas Times says it is re
ported that Frank r. McNamee will b
a candidate for Judge of the district
comprising Lincoln, White Pine and
Elko Counties. and that George s.
Brown, the present Judge of that dis
trict. may seek . nomination for thu
Supreme Bench.
The Carson News learns from the
friends Of A. ]. Mcdonnell of Virgins
City that he will accept the nomina
ton and make a fight for the Governor
ship Of Nevada If the Republican State
Convention will place his name at ths
head Of their ticket. Mr.. Mcdonnell
has been superintendent Of a number
of Comstock mines for years.
Leo Buncel was arrested Friday after
noon of last week at Elko and charged
with having set fire to the Gem stables
Thursday night. The fire at one time
threatened to destroy q large section Of
Elko, and the feeling in that place Il
strong against Buncel. He has siuct
had his examination and been bound
over in $1,000 bonds to appear before the
Grand Jury.
Johnny Nolan, a Tonopah sport, and
Jack Foster had q row Tuesday night,
in which Foster pulled a knife and cut
a deep cash in the left side of Nolan's
neck aud inflicted other wounds. Sew
eral stitches were required to close the
gap in Nolan's neck and the physician
said il the wound had been a little
deeper it would have been fatal Foster