The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-05-25
Nevada State News


prevailing among children in Virginia
City.
The News says nearly $4,000 has been
subscribed to the Carson Fourth of July
celebration fund.
The Southern Pacific is said to have
decided to extend its railroad line from
Fallon to Fairview.
The Western Pacific is said to have
1000 negroes in transit to work as
graders on the Nevada route.
Reno's loss by fire during the year
ended April 30 was s56.507 on which
s34, 1893 was paid in insurance.
The citizens of Fallon have voted
against Incorporating and issuing $780,
900 worth of sewer bonds by vote of
5S to IA.
Z. II. Ferguson pleaded guilty to a
charge Of forgery at Phoebe and was
sentenced to serve three years in the
State Prison.
Gordon. the negro. who was supposed
to have escaped from the Nevada peni.
tentiary was found hiding between the
roof aud the ceiling of the prison.
The Reno hodcarrers' strike was
settled on these terms: Wheelers,
SO 25; motarmen $3.50 and plasterer
tenders $3.50 for an eight.hour day.
Elsie Cronin. who shot and killed
Walter Cronin, her husband. at Tono-
pah May 8, has been held under $4,000
bonds to answer to a charge Of murder.
Nevada Mining News is the title of q
weekly published in Reno every Satur-
day. claiming guaranteed circula.
tion of $4,000" Merrill A. league is
editor.
Captain Menardi has sued Snyder g.
Wacker. proprietors of the Oberon in
Reno, for $4,000 worth of stolen mining
stocks pledged as security for a gambl-
ing debt.
The Elko Chamber Of Commerce now
has on hand over $4,000 that has been
subscribed to carry on the work of ad-
vertising and exploiting the resources of
Elko County.
Under instructions from State Audi.
tor Nate Rolf licenses of Reno business
houses that have been paying on the
seventh and eighth rate schedules will
be compelled to pay from first to second
class rates.
The names of B. G. Mcbride. H. L.
Jones. II. O. Cazier of last years West
Point graduating class, were forwarded
to the War Department. for insertion in
the annual Army Register. The trio
are Exc County boys.
The rate of taxation in Esmeralda
County has been fixed at s2.95 on each
800 valuation. aud the rate inside the
town limits Of Goldfield at IS. 80 making
the total tax on property in the town of
Goldfield $4.70 on each 500 valuation.
Suit has been begun in the Federal
Court at Carson City for s25. 900 dam
ages against the Southern Pacific Com.
pany by Charles Holland, administrator
of the estate of Mark Irwin, who was
killed in boiler explosion at Wells on
Feb. IS.
The Western Pacific track crossed the
Utah. Nevada line Saturday night and
Sunday morning the first engine Of the
new line to run on Nevada soil was run
to the end of the track with o car Of
rails and ties. Seventeen carloads of
horses and tools were unloaded at
Winnemuoca last week to work on the
new road in Humboldt County.
Purdy. north of Reno, will probably
have no school for the remainder Of the
term because all but one Of the pupils
are dead of diphtheria, and the instruct.
or. Miss Eta Webb of Reno. is recover.
ing from a slight attack Of the dread
disease. Miss Lizette Helms passed
away few days ago in Long Valley of
diphtheria. Miss Mabelle A. Evans, a
le-year- girl also died there of diph-
liberia. There was one other girl at
tendant at the Purdy school. She is
danperously i'll.