The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-18
State News From Exchanges

At 5 O'Clock in Elko last Saturday
morpipg the thermometer registered IA
degrees below zero.
Esmeralda County has sued the Com
bination Mines Company. now a part oil
the Goldfeld Con. Company. for $4,000
bullion taxes levied for school purpose in
1906.
Fortunate Tarsitano. who was found
guilty Of murder in the second degree
when tried for killing Marie Fava at Reno
was sentenced to serve 25 years by Judge
Pike.
The Chief of Police Of Reno has issued
orders that no percentage games q b'
run on Sundays. This is part OF the mora
wave following the closing Of wine room
in saloons and excluding women from
thirst quencheries.
Judge Langan has fixed the pay OF he
ceiyer Hall Of the Nye and Ormsby Coun
ty Bank at $500 per month and the at
forneys fees at $4750. This is $50 q month
less than the receiver asked for and
$3.50 less than the attorneys wanted.
The Colorado River Dredging Com
pany has suspended operations because
of the failure to save the -four gold. IT.
investment represents $4,000 will
practically no returns A recent repor'
that it had cleaned up $50, 900 is denied
George Russell, who was arrested foI
criminal assault committed upon Stelli
Brown, q ~l6-yesr-old girl OF Boyer's Sta
ton, Churchill County. was granted 9
divorce in Reno from his wife in Aus
tralia and married the girl he hat
wronged Immediately. This action vii
ave him from facing the courts.
Auditor Greenhouse has vetoed thu
$500 bill allowed by the Commissioner
Of Elko County to Architect Weeks To-
the plans and specifications for the new
courthouse. He holds that the claim
comes under the law prohibiting thu
commissioners from making contract
where the amount is $500 or over with
out advertising for bids.
Tonopah BONANZA: Jeffries refuses
positively to fight in Nevada. mo Ne
veds in mine." he said. in the most posi-
tive terms. The reason of Jeffries' aver
sion to Nevada is not found in u clea
skies, balmy atmosphere and incon
parable climate. but because JEFF has a
old gambling debt here which he doesn
want to pay. He lost it in Reno an
"welched."
At the last meeting Of the Count
Commissioners Of Esmeralda County
prominent citizens Of Goldfeld entere
protest against female and male entel
tanners in saloons OF that city. The
claim that it is against the law to hav
women in the saloons and that the
should be prohibited from entering
They declare that Goldfield is past he
baby days and that such things shoul
not be tolerated.
Forest Rangers are reported to hay
saved Mr.. and Mrs. James Bruce OF Tons
pah from a horrible death on the desel
near Tonopah last week. Bruce and hi
wife had started from Berlin to Tonopa
over the desert. and were caught in
blizzard. There horse got away and the
were stranded. Finally Bruce gave OF
and was nearly dead when found by th
Rangers. His wife was nearly f.ozer
bat was sitting by her husbands sid
beating him to preserve life. The Rang
srs took them to Tonopah.
The White Pine News says hat Q. H
b. Wheless was the man who did thu
shooting at Ely the other morning ans
that Lee Mudd. q gambler was the vic
tim. Wheless, Mudd and two othel
men we're playing freeze out at the CourI
Exchange saloon and Wheless lost g
couple OF dollars. He quit the game and
went outside Of the saloon, and immedi-
atsly returned and began shooting at the
men at the table. He fred four shots,
only one Of which took effect and that
hit Mudd in the lower part Of the sbdo-
men. Wheless resisted arrest. but was
oyerpowered and taken to Jail.
Not only are the residents of Clarke
County securing all the water they need
for irrigation purposes. but they % be-
liese that they are going to get all the
oil they need to make boom oil dis
that will astonish the West and re-
suit in the building Of q big city in Clarke
County. A new oil drill has been erect