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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
EUREKA SCHOOL NOTES
By the Teachers

By the Teachers
The teachers are rejoicing over the
fact that enough money has been raised
to pay off the piano debt, and desire to
express their thanks to those who have
SO generously contributed to this fund.
Our piano is a first class instrument
such as usually costs from $500 TO 5000.
and we feel that no greater interest
could have been taken in the schools
than was shown by enabling us to raise
enough money to pay for the piano
within four months of its purchase.
We give below a full statement of the
receipts and disbursements:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
Scenic Mining Co. Resumes Work

Work has been resumed at Mineral
Hill by the Scenic Mining Company of
New York. The mines have been
closed since pay day, a few weeks ago.
when q labor lien was placed on the
property by the employees because of
the failure of the company to pay the
wages due at the usual time. The
matter has now been adjusted and OPP
erations resumed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
PALISADE BREvITIEs.
correspondence from the North End
Of Eureka County.

AINNN
Of Eureka County.
Assessor II. @. McTeruey was in
town Monday.
The now has left MS and spring
seems to be here.
Miles McKinnon visited Elko Wed.
nesday on business. d.
Sheriff Sweeney was in town collect.
ing licenses last Saturday.
Easter was spent here by some in bro.
viding amusement for the chileren by
hiding eggs.
Freight Agent Hollingworth, former
ly with the s. p. at Elko, is now agent
for the company at Palisade.
The prospect owned by Tony Sas-
serno, Wiseman and Fransen has been
bonded by Salt Lake parties for $1,000.
OF which $1,000 is cash down.
A party headed by VIM. Harris left
Wednesday morning for an all Summer
prospecting tour. They have a covered
wagon and carry a full assaying outfit.
The writer has been shown an ASSAY
OF rock from five miles south of here
that goes $3.50 in gold and silver. The
vein is said TO be wide and well de.
fined. Full particulars have been
promised for the paper next week.
WIN McGann, who has been locating
and working claims near the Zenoli
mines, says he has a large deposit of
ore Of such a grade that five tons
OF 1t he recently shipped will pay for
all the money he is out since last Fall.
Tuesday evening a prospector came
IN from a creek 10 miles north of this
place with a gold nugget the size of a
marble. Some gold washing has been
going on there for a long time. but this
man claims to have found the quartz
ledge, which is very rich. w. j. Ebert
left the same evening for the place to
stake out a claim.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
Governor Winds Up Legislative Work

Governor Winds Up Legislative Work
The last bill from the Office OF Gov
ernor John Sparks reached the office of
Secretary of State Douglass Tuesday
and was placed on file. Two hundred
and sixty-nine bills aud resolutions
were acted on this session by the Gov
ernor. there being 10 resolutions and
the remaining number being bills.
The number is considerable in excess
of that of two years q when 156 bills
and 80 resolutions were acted upon by
the Governor. The Governor has never
allowed a measure to become law by
his refusing to sign or veto the measure,
and this session every bill presented to
him was acted upon. There were sew
eral vetoes in the list A LIST of the
new laws will be published as soon as
as they can be obtained.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
More Competition for Hides

The firm of Bissinger & Co. Of San
Francisco has established a branch Of.
fee in Reno, and an advertisement
which will be Of interest to those who
have hides. sheepskins, wool, furs, ETC..
will be found in this issue Of the SEN
TINEL. This shows that the attention
Of outside parties has been called to the
rapidly growing stock raising industry
in this part Of the State.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
supt. for New Company Arrives


j.. +. r. Richardson of Philadelphia
arrived in Eureka last Saturday and
will superintend the development work
OF the Nevada Eureka Mining Com
panies properties on Ruby Hill. a1join-
ing the Albion mine on the west.
These are the nine claims located last
December in the name Of II. NJ. Cha zee.
Two whims and complete blacksmith
and mining outfits have been ordered.
Work has been started and will be
actively pushed. Mr.. Richardson is
arranging to erect a dwelling house,
blacksmith shop and other buildings
suitable for carrying on the work at the
company's property. Mr.. Chance of
Philadelphia is expected in Eureka
shortly.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
Mccoy Hill Mines Bonded

John S. Bagg has taken a bond on all
of the Fitzgerald interests on Mccoy
Hill, consisting Of seven patented
claims. Several Of these claims. notably
the Grant. produced much high grade
ore in the early days. and with the
proper handling are expected to eclipse
their former record.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
Searehlight People Boycott Santa Fe

Searchlight, Nevada, April THE
first passenger and freight train on the
new Santa Fe branch reached Search.
light at noon to-day. The train con
sisted of five cars. including a passenger
coach and about 20 passengers. Follow
ing the decision to snub the Santa Fe
road because it stopped its trains half
a mile from town, no one save news
papermen and a few others were pres
ent to witness the arrival.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
Snow shovelers Precede Funeral

Snow Sh0velefs freceue ruhorai
1t is learned from the Sacramento
Bee that there was a very heavy fall OF
snow at Forest Hill California. March
25 and 26, and that it was necessary to
call for aid to dig a trail to the cemetery
for the burial of the late Andrew More
head of Eureka. About 20 men turned
ont and shoveled a path to the cemetery
for those who attended the fnnerai on
foot. which, considering the weather,
was largely attended.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06

Always keep a bottle OF l. w. HAIR
PER whiskey in sight. Good to look
at and good to taste; and what's more a
benefit to your health. Sold by The
Eureka Cash Store and the Ruby Hill
Mercantile Company.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06

Delegates to Grand Lodge |. o. D. +.
Eureka Lodge No. 90. L O. o. f., at
its regular meeting on April 3. 1907.
elected the following Past Grands to go
as delegates to the Grand Lodge of
Nevada. to be held at Reno on June IS.
1907: @. l. Broy, G. W. Ruben, A.
Ferraris. Spencer Reynolds, J.. B. Bale,
w. +. Zadow, w. s. Beard.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06
METAL MARKET.

The latest metal quotations are as
follows:
Silver at New York 65s cents per ounce.
Lead at New York. 5000 per 100 pounds
Casting Copper at Salt Lake City. 24s cts
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-06

Mining location blanks for sale at the
SENTINEL office.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06

scriptions for the preliminary work.
They were, w. II. Roberts, A. L.
Johnston, J. o. Read, Oliver Blood
and Sidney Ward. The committee was
furnished blanks to start to work wit III
and over one thousand dollars was
signed for by those present at the
meeting. Since the meeting about
so, 500 has been added 10 the list,
making a total Of 81 500 now signed
for. II is estimated that this amount
with the proceeds of the Mssoula and
| Stevensville allotment will be sufficient
to promote the line. as there would be
a good balance to carry on the neces-
sary work to hold the franchises.
There will be another meeting on
Friday night at the opera house and it
is expected there will be large turn
out, as the matter has become a per-
sonal one with some of the residents
here, and they are ANXIOUS to see the
road built at the earliest posi- ole
nomeut. a great deal of the pre-
|ininarv work will be discussed at
this meeting and probably orgauiza
ton will be effected.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06

the line, which will consist of secur-
ing the balance of the right-of-way,
perfecting the surveys, incorporating
the company and selling the preferred
stock. Those who take the common
stock will be the controlling element
in the concern, as the common stock
is the voting stock, and it will be up
to those who have subscribed for stock
to eject a board Of directors and IN
corporate the company.
Mr.. Magee, in explaining his posi-
tiou ir the matter, said he only want
ed about the usual share allowed for
the promoting Of such concerns, as he
has been to considerable expense in
securing the rIght-of- way and making
the preliminary survey, all of which
runs up to about seven or eight
thousand dollars. He made this eX-
planatiCn, he said, as some might
think he would want controlling
interest in the line, d nd that the peo-
pie would know just where he stands
in the matter.
A committee of five was appointed
by Mayor McCracken to solicit sub
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06

The meeting of the citizens of
Hamilton and vicinity held in the Lu-
cas- opera house last Friday evening
was one of the most enthusiastic public
meetings ever held in Hamilton The
purpose Of the meeting was to find out
if the people of this place would assist
in building the electric road as pro-
posed by Mr.. John Magee.
Upon motion Mayor w. w. Nc
Cracken was elected chairman of the
meeting and George Dick was elected
secretary. Mr.. McCracken took the
chair and said the object of the meet
ing was to determine if the people here
wanted an electric lire running be-
tween this place and Missoula and to
find out if they were willing to put up
money to promote the line. Mr.. Magee
was introduced and explained the
benefits, expense and what could be
expected of such line.
Mr.. Magee said the line would be
about 40 miles long and would cost all
the way from 100000 to $1 100000,
that to depend on the equipment of the
line, etc. He explained that from
conservative estimate, taken from the
freight shipped in and out of the val
ley, the road would have net income
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06
GREATER MONTANA IS
KILLED BY HOUSE
The Griffin Anti Gambling BIZ May Become
Law-=News of the Past Week from
both Houses==Bills Approved.

author conteul> there is ueed of such
legislation in lu,s state, specially to
prevent the contamination Of water
supplies by sew. rs ard olher things.
lh1 bill confer> upon TIL, state board
OF health general supervision Of all
INLAND waters, streams and ponds used
by any city or town OF any ice COM
pany either to secure water for domes-
tic purposes or to provide source for
ice. The state board Of he e,lth is given
power to eXami lc all watt and ice
supplies and prevent their pollution
either by sewerage, manufacturing,
railroad, electric liue or logging camp.
Failure to observe the act will make
the person or company 50 doing liable
tor hue of not more than 81 900 or
imprisonment for not more than one
year.
OF the several bills before the legis-
lature looking to amendment to the
constitution relative to that proposed
in house bill NJ. $50 by Alien, calling
upon the people to vote upou the ques-
ton of amending the constitution rela-
tive to the care and infringement of
officers, and providing for a state de-
postory board, is deemed to be among
the most important. 1t passed the
house Thursday and is wlth The senate
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06
I NOTED PIONEER
LAID AT REST
A. S. Blake of Victor Goes to
His Last Reward--Buried
on Saturday. J

In the death of A. Serne Blake, at
Victor, Thursday, one of the most
noted characters in Montana history
passed away. Mr.. Blake was one OF
the fifteen men who made the memoir
able Yellowstone expedition in 1868,
and the only surviving members of
that noted party are former Governor
s. T. Hauser, of Helena, and John
Vanderbilt, of Norris. James Stua TT
was captain of the party which left
Bannack April 9, 1868, to explore the
section of the country drained by the
Yellowstone river and for the purpose
of prospecting and securing townsites.
After an adventurous ard extremely
| hard trip, travelling more than 1000
miles. the last 200 miles being made
on horseback, without the shelter of
tents, or a change of clothes.
Mr.. Blake was the son of Abijah and
Mamie Blake, and was born at New
Haven, Vermont, November %, 1887.
He went to California in 1855, and
mined in Oregon until 1860, when he
went to Idaho, and in the fall of 1861,
he came to Montana with Major John
Owens, Indian agent for the Flathead
nation. Mr.. Blake wintered at Fort
Owens and Old He'll Gate in 1861 and
1862, and during the spring of 1862
| with p. w. Meadows and others did
| the first actual mining in Montana on
Pioneer gulch, in what is now Powell
county.
In 1868 he went on the memora BILE
| Yellowstone expedition, returning TO
| Alder gulch in the fall. He was there
| a short time and then returned to
Idaho, near Boise City, where he was
engaged in placer mining until 1864,
when he returned to Montana and set
tied on Sweet Home creek, near Vic
tor, where he has since resided. He
was member of the first state legisla
ture from Missoula county and had an
extensive acquaintance over the state
He is survived by a widow, four
married daughters and two sons.
/ The funeral was held from the home
of the deceased on Saturday and was
attended by Ia large number of the
pioneers of the state. The service
was preached by Rev. Mr.. Blair under
the auspices of the Masons, and {
large number of friends followed thu
remains to the grave. The following
Masons attended from Hamilton
George A. Reese, w. p. Baker, A. c
Baker, r. Lee McCulloch, Thoma
Milhurn, c, w. Ward and D, r
Baughmau
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06
GREENFIELD-ESS

The mrrriage of Mr.. John S. Green
field and Miss Ida May Ess took place
at the home of the groom near Wood
side on last Friday, March 1st. Rev.
B. C. Black of Hamilton performed
the ceremony that made the loving
hearts one. The young people are
well known in the Bitter Root and
their many friends are congratulating
them and wishing them all the happi-
ness and prosperity that is their due,
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenfield will take up
their residence on their farm near
Victor.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06
Darby Loses a Good
Woman
Mrs. r. B. Nicholson SucCumbs to
Bright Disease on Sunday Last
Buried Monday.

The many friends of Mrs. K. B..
Nicholson will be panied to learn OF
her death, which occurred on last Sun
day morning at three O'Clock, at her
home in Darby. Although ailing for
some time her death was not expected
by her family and came as great
shock to them. The deceased was
we'll and favora bly, known in the
Bitter Root valley, haying lived here
a long time,
! Mrs. Nicholson's maiden name was
Sadie E. Baty, and was born on
February IA, 1860, in Delaware county
Iowa, and married Mr.. Nicholson on
December "a, 1885. She and her hus
band came to Montana in 1888, ant
took up their residence at Darby, ant
have lived there ever since. -Four
children were born to them. Elmer,
aged 20, Hazel, aged 18, Ella, aged II
and Casper II. The three latter were
born at Darby. The cause of hel
death was Bright's disease.
The funeral was held on Monday a
2 O'Clock from the family residence
Darby, and was attended by an un
usually large number of people VIII
wished to show their last respects to
good and true woman. The service
were conducted by Rev. B. c. Black o
Hamilton, and interment was MADE II
the Darby cemetery.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06
Pardon for a Rayalli
County Man
Charles l.. Graves Was Convicted and
Given Sentence of Thirteen Years.
Result of Conspiracy.

Charles L. Graves of Ravalli county,
penitentiary. was pardoued Saturday
by Governor Joseph K. Toole, subject
to the approval of the state board of
pardons, says the Helena Independent
of last Monday. Widely circulated pc
titions asking for Graves release have
been received and among them who
requested freedom for him was the
presiding Judge at the trial, the county
attorney who prosecuted him aud the
jury which convicted him.
Graves was convicted May 10, 1901,
i rape. The prosecutrix was Alta
Crush, then under 10 years of age.
Governor Toole says in his letter to the
board there are serious doubts of
Graves guilt and that the ends of JUS
tice have been fully subserved.
Graves has protested all along that
he was innocent of any wrongdoing.
He is married and has four small chill
dren. His wife always believed in his
1nnocense and stuck to him. The
county attorney who prosecuted Graves
| writes in letter that since the trial he
! has learned addition al information and
has grave doubts of the guilt of
Graves.
The petitions represented that Mrs.
Graves and the children were in indi-
gent circumstances and that Graves
has always borne an exceedingly good
reputation.
Two affidavIts were forwarded to the
governor. One was made by E. Stock
man, who states that before Graves
arrest, Graves told him he had re-
ceived a threatening letter advising
him to get out of the county or he
would be arrested for committing a
crime. Graves told Stockman that he
had done no wrong and was not going
to leave.
Another affidavit was made by John
Holt, who swore that after the trial the
prosecutrix told him that she had
sworn falsely at the trial to shield an
other. The affidavit went on to say
that the affiant believed that Graves
had been convicted as a result of a
conspiracy to get him out of the
country.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06

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The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06
THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD
WILL BE BUILT SURE
The Mass Meeting Held Last Friday Night
Was Enthusiastic Affair--Over Seven
Thousand Dollars has Been Raised.

of $50, 900 the first year. This is not
figuring on the passenger traffic nor
the express that could be hauled over
the line. Out of this money the inter-
est on the preferred stock must be
paid, and then leaving the sum OF
about S:5O, 900 to the good for the first
year. He estimates it will cost about
$3.50 per day to operate the line when
com pleted, this 10 include the power,
help and incidental expenses
He also referred to the electric lines
running out of Spokane and to the
trouble in placing the bonds on the
eastern markets The money people
at that time, he said, were not farlll,ar
with western electric railroads, but
since they have been in operation they
have tried to purchase the stocks OF
these lines, but have been refused a
single share in them, as they have been
dividend payers from the start. Since
they have been built they have settled
up the entire country between the
operative points, and now some of the
roads are letting contracts to double
track parts of the liues.
The proposition is to sell to the pco-
sic of this valley enough of the COM
mon stock of the company to promote
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06
PROMINENT BUSINESS
MAN RETIRES
A. L. Bank Sells His Business
toJ. NJ. Fluestad-Trans-
fer Made March 1st.

A. L. Bank last week closed a deal
with J. E. Flugstad, whereby the
latter succeeds him in the jewelry
business in Hamilton. The final ar
rangements were completed on Thurs
day and the transfer made on Friday,
March 1st. Mr.. Bank has sold out his
business on account OF the i'll health of
his wife. He has conducted the busl-
ness here for the past ten years and
has made nany friends who will be
sorry to learn of his retiring from
active business. Mr.. Bank is Cousid-
cred one of the most substantial men
in Hamilton, and besides having con-
Quoted his jewelry business, was one
of the directors of the Citizens bank
here.
His successor is we'll and favora bl y
known here, having lived in this val
ley for some time, but has been in the
east for The past two years where he
has been attending the Stone School OF
Optics and Engraving of St. Paul,
Mimi. He enters into the business
with a complete knowledge Of 1t, and
that he will do we'll Is predicted by al
who are acquainted with that gentle
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bank will leave shortly
for the coast, where it is hoped Mrs
Bank will regain her health. Before
again returning to Hamilton they will
spend some time in the east, visiting
and sightseeing, and their return tc
the Bitter Root valley will be looked
forward to with much pleasure by their
many friends.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1907-03-06

Helena, March 4.-The house today
Montana bill The opposition was
from the labor element, who said that
the bill would result in briugin. in
pauper labor and by others, who said
the amount appropria ated was not large
enough. The house concurred in the
senate amendments to the Griffin anti
gambling bill.
1t the Griffin anti-ganbliug bill con-
CURED in Saturday evening by the
senate is signed by Governor T, o,e
it will place upon the statute books Of
Montana one of the most dra ,tic
measures ever passed by a legislature.
And from all reports it is believed that
the governor will add his signature to
bill in an effort to stamp out gamo-
ling.
Authorities say that the bill is the
most drastic ever proposed and will
render it absolutely impossible for
gambling games to be conducted under
any conditions ina gin BILE. as there are
provisions in the bill, such as confisca-
ton of gambling paraphernalia, the
liability of the Ian dlord of the property
in which games are conducted, liability
of those running games, or exemplary
damages for money lost, and stringen'
provisions against any public officer
combines to make in very effective.