The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-01-16
Nevada State News

The Goldfeld schools opened this
week with an enrolment OF $40 pupils
and 25 teachers.
A. d. Birchfeld. one of the earliest
pioneers Of Austin, died there on
Christmas Day.
It is announced officially that the
Western Pacific will make Winnie
mucca . terminal point.
Four carloads of sulphur are now
being shipped daily from Ouprite. Es'
meralda County. to Los Angeles.
The State fish hatchery lost 1000
Young trout last week. They escaped
through a crack in the concrete founda-
ton of the reservoir.
George Hentschel and James Powers
were injured at Wonder Thursday
while thawipg out giant powder over a
candle. Both men will recover.
; The parents Of Miss Skinner. deserted
at the altar by Arthur Cheatham OF
Reno. declare he must stay out OF Reno,
which he probably will do.
There Is IL feet Of snow on the level
aronpd Lake Tahoe. and in the canyons
and ravines between Tahoe city and
Truckee there is several times IL feet.
Secretary Of State W. g. Douglass
that the fees collected in his
office during the last two years
amounted { o $222. 900. Most of this
amount was fees collected under the
inc ,rporation law.
Ben Rosenthal, once the political
boss Of Esmeralda County, now has not
even a Board of County Commissioners
to do him honor. Even his appoint.
ment to q deputyship in a county Office
was turned down by the Board.
The snowstorm which visited Vir.
GINA City last Friday and Saturday
was the heaviest in ten years. Three
feet of snow fell. and drifts in some
places formed to q depth of 10 feet. In
Carson and Reno only a few inches of
sno fell.
"Diamondfeld" Jack Davis is de-
fendAnt 10 9 suit for divorce filed in the
District Court at Goldield by Minnie
b. Davis. The wife declares that she
married Davis in Tonopah on April Is.
1907. Desertion and failure Il provide
are the cause Of the suit.
President Stubs has asked the
Washoe County delegation to obtain
for him at the next session Of the
Legislature sl76, 900 for maintaining
the University for the succeeding two
years. He also requests 800. 900 for
new buildings and $3.50. 900 for a new
library.
The stockmen of Eastern Oregon. on
the northern line of Nevada, have or
ganized q coyote hunt to take place
next month. In . similar hunt a year
ago 10000 coyotes were slaughtered. II
Is estimated that these varmints de-
stroy 1000 900 worth Of stock an
nually.
Miss Jeanette Weir, an instructor in
the Nevada University, has completed
the nrst biennial report Of the Nevada
Historical Society, and forwarded it to
the Governor. The report. comprising
200 typewriter pages. gives in detail
the history Of the organization and
follows with many features touching
on the history Of Nevada.
On the grounds that sufficient evil
dence had not been introduced. Justice
Of the Peace Davis in Reno dismissed
the cas- recently brought against ].
Harry Mcmillan by James May.
Mcmillan had been charged with passing
a check for $2100 on the Golden Hotel
Company in part payment of a gambling
debt contracted or December Z.
The Board of Pardons took up the
application of Preston and Of Smith last
week. and Judge Hilton, attorney for
the Western Federation Of Miners, took
n entire day in argument before the
Board. The two men were tried for
the murder Of John Silva. a restaurant
keeper OF Goldfeld, March 10. 1907.
Preston was convicted Of murder and
Smith Of manslaughter. The Board,
after q long session. denied the pardon
In both cases.
The Churchill County Standard says
that the books of Sheriff Shirley, who
committed suicide at Fallon last Mon.
day. show but a very small shortage.
that he could have out Strengthened with
very little difficulty. Shirley left
several letters. all dated December so,
showing that he had contemplated
suicide for some time. In one Of his
letters he says drinking. gambling and
some Of his good friends have led him
to try final destruction.