The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-02-02
Nevada State News

Reno gambling houses paid s2s,525
licenses last year.
Rhyolite residents have relegated the
redlight district to the desert side OF
the town where the boundaries are only
limited by the horison.
Charles Cassin, who escaped prosecu.
| ton on a charge of assault to kill mar
named Becker in Manhattan through
he msspelling of the victims name in
he indictment, is to be reindicted and
| trisd.
As result of injuries received in th'
| dnntello wreck some time ago, En-
| neer E. W. Losee has become mental.
| unbalanced, and his physical ms feai
- he will never be entirely SAM
again.
The Ely Mining Record says thai
here is considerable suffering in Ely
| nd that men of limited means. unless
he masters of good trades. should kee,
away from that camp until Sprine
| opens up.
| Frank NJ. Smith. millionaire. famous
| he world over as the "Borax King"
| was married in Oakland last week to
Miss Evelyn Ellis. his private secretary.
The bride is a handsome girl of 25. and
the groom is 81.
| Judge E. A. Coleburn. who is one OF
he leading members of the Citizens
Alliance of Cripple Greek, Colo, at
| tempted to enter the Fairview mining
district Monday, while ON a tour OF
his State, but when he was told that
the miners there disliked the visits of
the members of the organization he
represents. hasty return was made.
Some weeks ago the Gazette in writ
ing up the Lily Benson case in Reno
mentioned the lodging house where
she met her downfall and gave the
place somewhat caustic write mp.
The owners of the place claim the ar.
ticle is untrue and have brought suit
for $50.0 The Gazette has employed
leading attorneys to defend the case
and lively court battle is promised.
The Reno brokers have brought the
Western Union Telegraph Company to
time by getting their stock quotations
over the long distance telephone. The
company recently demanded an increase
of 100 per cent. and when it found out
what the brokers were doing, it sued
for peace. The company now gives the
stock reports at the old prices and make
other concessions to the brokers in
order to hold their business.
Reno will have an opportunity to
place her grievances against the South.
ern Pacific before the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Commissioner
Lane has notified the Nevada Com
mercial League that hearing will be
granted upon a complaint being filed
at Washington stating specific discrimi
,ation. The Publicity Committee will
prepare the data and the complaint will
be filed shortly. Judge Massey will
represent Reno at the hearing.
Because of the great prevalence o.
diphtheria in Utah, Colorado and Wyo
ming, and also because one case Of th'
disease has appeared in that city. thu
Reno health officers are making clos,
investigations of health conditions il
that city and taking strong steps Il
prevent the beginning of an epidemic
As soon as a case is reported that is a
all suspicious, the house is placed I'M
der quarantine and closely watched
: until the doctors have decided that tn
danger of infection has passed.
About 40 mining men of the camp q
Ely. says the Expositor. have organizes
society for the suppression of CLAIM
jumping. This action was caused BY
the irritating conditions in some part
of the district. in which properties OF
which the location aud even assessmen
work has been done are LITERAL.
plastered with new notices. The exec
utive committee of the new organiza
ton will notify all known offenders &
/ to desist from their activities. and i
the warnings are disregarded, will tax