The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-09-07


Western States, with headquar-
ters at Salt Lake City, Utah. ar
rived in Austin last Saturday to
investigate the progress being
made in Forest Reserve matters
in Lander and Nye Counties.
Assessor Weathers has footed
up the assessment roll of Elko
and the total is S9,7SS, 719 as
against s9,237,725 last year,
showing a gain of s550,S94 The
Board of Equalization will prob
ably increase the amount of the
roll by adding mortgages not
given to the Assessor.
There was shipped from Wells
last week to the San Francisco
market a steer that tipped the
scales at 1872 pounds-only rs
pounds less than a ton. The
steer was undoubtedly the larg-
est ever shipped from the State.
The animal was five years old,
and an effort had been made to
feed for weight.
The Reno Stock and Bond
Company, which was started by
about eighty residents of that
city, with Capt. J. b. Menardi as
president, and which took a Sum-
mer vacation, did not reopen on
September | as expected on ac-
count Of failure of a number OF
the members to come through
with their assessments.
At Salt Lake Saturday Georgia
Burton was shot and killed by
w. II. Brady in a resort on Com
mercial street. Brady then kill
ed himself. They came to Salt
Lake lately from Ely, Nevada,
where they had lived together
and were interested in a dance
house. The woman refused to
return with Brady and the killing
followed.
The Southern Pacific Company,
so it is reported from a reliable
source, is preparing to lay the old
Promontory hill route with heavy
steel. 1t is said that the COM
pany fears that the cutoff across
Salt Lake may compel it to again
resort to the old line. The cut
off of late has been giving much
trouble, and it is said that the en-
bankment cannot stand many
more storms like that of a couple
of weeks ago, when traffic was de-
layed for "a hours.
Sheriff Terrell has ordered the
residents of Reno's red light dis
trict to vacate their premises by
Saturday night or take the conse-
quences. He visited every house
in that quarter and took the
names of 14l women and Motif
ed them to vacate. The action
of the sheriff is based on the
statute prohibiting houses of i'll
fame within 400 yards of a school
house. Many property owners
will be affected by the sheriHs
action.
There is no change in the Gold.
field strike situation. The miners
held an election of officers this
week, but the result is not known
If the conservative element was
successful it is thought the trouble
will end. If the radical element
won, the strike will not only con
tinue, but other mines will prob
ably be involved and the strike
may become general. In this lat
ter event, it is thought that the
result will be an open battle fol
control between the companies
and the union with the possible
result of "open shop being de-
clared by the companies.
w. Z. Julif, foreman of the
White Rock No. 9 mine at Gold
field, was electrocuted Tuesday OF
last week while at work in the
engine room at the mine. The
unfortunate man was working
with his back within a few inches
of a row of fuses above the trans
formers, and accidently touched
one of them with his shoulder.
The shock caused him to fall
back and receive the entire volt
age of 5000 in the neck and
shoulders. He was pulled away
from the deadly fuses, and with
the assistance of the men was
placed in a reclining position.
He continued to moan as if in