The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-10-05
Nevada State News

The total assessment of Lander Coun
ty this year amounts to q 1851 7S, al
in crease in two years of nearly $500.
900.
George A. Bartlett announces he vii
D his campaign for reelection q
@ ongress at Austin. Lander County, Oh
Monday.
The old town Of Austin is putting
down cement walks along its principal
street, which shows the progress the
town is making.
The Churchill Standard. which hal
been ably edited for the past year by
A. P. B~ettersworth, has been purchased
by ]. Otto Lee and 8. g. Kinnear.
The contract system which the COM
pany tried to install at the Veteran
mine at Ely has proved q failure and
been abandoned for work by days pay.
The Supreme Court at Carson has de.
MED Q ~re.hearing in the trial Of Smith
and Preston, convicted of the murder OF
John Silvia at Goldfeld during the
labor troubles.
James Stewart won the five.mile foot
race at the Elko race track Saturday.
covering the distance in 80 minutes, the
last so yards being made in 8 seconds.
He had two competitors.
The Socialists of White Pine County
have named a full county and lesisla-
tive ticket. with the exception OF dis
trict attorney. there being no lawyer OF
the Socialist faith in White Pine.
The trustees Of Reno have decided to
hold o special election on October 10
and call upon the people to vote them
the privilege of issuing bonds to the
amount of 800. 900 for new school
houses.
There is talk in Goldfeld Of q non
partisan movement and q fourth ticket
probably will be placed in the neidl
making . merry scramble between the
Socialists, Independents. Republican,
and Democrats.
Rev. J. H. Plummer, aged IS years, .
former resident Of Eiko and Ely anc
well known as a minister in Nevada
died September 20 at the home OF hi
daughter, Mrs. Hedrick. in Geneva
New York. OF hardening Of the arteries
The surveyors have commenced u
work ON the new ice pond which Is t.
be constructed by the Southern Pacific
The pond will be located three and
half east Of Oarlin. An ice house will b
built there to hold the crop and q spu
track will Be run to the ice house. Tn
surveyors expect to be employed ther
for two or three months.
Late information from Goldheld Is
the effect that the Hutchinson patents
process for the extraction OF the gol
values from the high grade shines an
sulphide concentrates Is . success. N
roasting is required. and q saving
being made as high "a any cyanid
plant in the world ct the Kinkead mi
operated by the Consolidated Company
e. A. Davis, serving 10 years for o
tempted murder in Elko County. an
George Lane, serving six years &c
burglary at Goldfeld. escaped from th
Nevada Penitsntiary Wednesday b
hiding under q wagon and being carrie
some distance from the prison. Tn
convicts are supposed to be hiding in th
mountains. They were acting as guard
for other prisoners.
Reno has another political sensation
Under the law Of Nevada. the Republl
cans Of Washos County should hav
placed .heir nominations on file wit
the County Clerk on September u
They did not do 90. The consequence
of this remissness-the responsibilit
for which has not been placed-is tina
the nominations will have to be place
ON the official ballot by petition.
The leading merchandise store ofRaw
hide was almost entirely demolishe'
last Sunday by exploding dynamite. an
II. L. Gleason. proprietor Of the store
and his wife were seriously injured
A. Lee has been arrested and lodged il
Jail on the charge of having caused tn
explosion. So strong il the feeiinI
against Lee that he was threatened b,
fynching by the Infatuated citizens. !
Is believed that Lee had . persona
grievance against the owner OF tn
store