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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-27

Collected by the SESrrNEL's Cor
respondent in the North End
OF Eureka County

Rev. Hoyt Z. Henriques held services
In Palissde last Sunday.
supt G. ID. Abbott returned to his
home in Oakland, California. on Thurs
day last.
Judge J. NJ. Requa arrived in Pali-
SADIE Tuesday morning. having been on
a vacation for q short time in the west
ern part Of the Stats.
The many friends Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Mcbride surprised them at
their home in the Valley House last
Friday evening. Cards were n dulgeo
in, which, together with the good
music rendered, made an enjoyable
evening.
Monday evening some 90 or 60 Italian
laborers, who had been employed By
Lewis Basso in the construction Of the
Western Pacific tunnel about a mile
east of Palisade. left for California to
re-enter the employ of the Western
Pacific during the construction OF the
road in that section. The work mark
the completion Of the second tunnel for
| the above road heal Palisade. Con-
tractors say 1t will now be bat q short
time before the track laying force will
be at work at Palisade.
Palisade is infested by q great many
undesirable citizens at the present time,
which keep the authorities guessing.
and which it seems il is impossible t.
rid the town of. These include the box
car tourist as we'll as the ICON man.
whom it appears finds business profit
able on account of the many laborers
engaged in the construction Of the road,
and bridges on the Western Pacif'
Railway. Petty thievery is not infre'
quent, and drunken brawls in saloons
aud fights are Of daily occurrence. The
Jail facilities here at the present time
are inadequate. and it is no easy matter
| for our peace officers to cope with tn,
situation. There being no bank here
the bueiness houses cash nearly all the
checks issued to the many laborers,
which requires a large amount Of cash,
and a number Of them feel entirely IN.
safe. A system Of arrests and heavy
sentences it appears should be put il
force to do AVA with the Glass who re.
fuse TO work and will only lie ar und Q
saloon and wait for a live one" thai
they can "do." or live on the inmate,
Of the red light" district. More thar
one person has been known to make th'
statement that they have gone to their
homes with guns in their hands. beinl
afraid of receiving a blow on the heat
and robbed at any time.
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Gambling Debt Decision

The Supreme Court OF Nevada hss
Just handed down a decision in the case
Of Burk g. Co. against Hamilton Buck.
The case is Of interest from the fact
that it deals with a gambling debt con-
tractsd at Tohopah, Nevaia.
Buck drew a check in favor Of Burk
and gambied the amount it called for
at the latter's games. kext morning
Burk attempted to cash the check. but
found that Buck had stopped payment.
Burke then sued the bank for the face
value Of the check. The bank placed
the money in the hands of the District
Court. which decided in favor Of Burk.
The Supreme Court, however. unani.
mously reversed this decision. and the
money is ordered paid to Burk forth
with without recourse to a new trial.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-27

the matter Of being a candidate for the
Presidency q fourth time, said William
j. Bryan. to-day. when asked if he
would again be q candidate.
81 have made myself clear On this
subject time and again." he continued.
rand il the people haven't sense enough
to understand it, Why, what's the use
Of explaining it all over again?
81 am not an ~out-and-out candidate,
but if the people Of this country aud my
own party should demand that l make
the race again. standing for my we'll
known principles and ideas. why. I do
not very well see how l could refuse.
Still. four years is a long time, and
meanwhile / have other important
work to do"
Mr.. Bryan was in Denver to address
the members of the Colorado Legisla-
ture in the Assembly chamber.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-27

Loyo4oCk Tne Docs E1eaVy DahuABo
Property valued at $4,000 was de-
stroyed and the lives OF 30 people en-.
dangersd by a fire that ragged in the
business portion Of Lovelock. Nevada,
early Saturday morning. The blaze.
due to an exploding gasoline light
machine. broke out in the Stag Inn. q
saloon. and quickly spread to the
FrAnklin hotel. filed with sleeping
people. Half a block Of business houses
were destroyed before the volunteer
fire department got the fire under o n
troll. Many persons. believing that the
fire would spread to the residence dis
trict, moved their household goods into
the street aud stood guard over them
the remainder Of the night. A man
who tried to loot a burning jewelry
store was kicked in the face by a fire.
man, rendered unconscious and re-
moved to a hospital. where be 10 in q
serious condition.
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Ey. Nevada. February 20.-Aneelus
Paulos. John Elious and other Greeks
employed in the copper mines here and
IN the smelter at Smelterville,' claim
that several of the foremen are graft
ing on them by forcing them to pay q
weekly sum to holi thsir positions.
They also claim that these foremen
force all new men to pay q certain sum
for a job. usually the first weeks sal
AIRY. They claim that unless the Greek
laboters receive relief from this they
will take some action themselves and if
will appeal to their Minister
In Washington for relief. The names
Of the men accused Of this graft are not
made public.
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Nevada State News

Investors who Pot about $4,000 into
the Dolly Warden Copper Company at
Ely will lose all through the alleged
crooked work of the directors.
Lander Taber. agent for Wells Fargo
at Elko. was married Tuesday at Salt
Lake to Mrs. Theresa A. Wilkinson OF
she latter city. They will reside at
Elko.
Governor Dickerson has signed the
U~ndertakers' Embalming bill. which
provides that all nndertakers shall be
subject to examination and take out q
license.
G. ii. Joslin. . miner employed on
the Jim Butler mine at Tonopah, drilled
into q missed hole Saturday and was
instantly killed, his head being blown
20 atoms. He was from California
After March / the Western Pacific
will establish regular freight and
passenger traffic to Eiko. All freight
handled we the Gould system will be
hauled to this terminal aud thence over
the Southern Pacific to destination.
Constable ]. A. Hash returned Il
Battle Mountain Monday evening will
Jack Hunt. the alleged embezzlel
and horse thief. after an exciting chas'
Of I40 miles. Both men were mounted
on thoroughbred horses and were in tn
saddle 81 consecutive hours. Hunt wa
found asleep with his head resting oil
his saddle, which he had removed from
his horse. lying dead close by.
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FIELD MICE PESTS IN NEVADA
Secretary Of Agriculture Gives
Figures and Tells How to
Get Rid of Them

william Z. Quits. writing on the
astounding statement made by Presi-
dent Roosevelt ia q recent message that
s.the losses 10 farm products due to
injurious manuals is estimated at $780,
OOO. 900 annually, says:
..These statements are confirmed by
the Secretary Of Agriculture and the
scientists who are employed in that de-
partment of the Government. 1t is as
serted that prairie dogs in the State oil
Texas alone eat as much grass every
year as would feed a million and one
half Of cattle. There are estimated to
be 400. oc0, 900 prairie dogs in Texas
with an average Of Is to an acre. and
2sO dogs will eat as much grass as q
steer"
Mr.. Curtis further along in his story
states that ground squirrels and field
mice destroy the crops west OF the
Mississippi river. He states that in
Nevada and California they are very
destructive and yearly destroy crops
valued at millions Of dollars. "Iu
California alone" writes Curtis. ''these
dogs destroyed 100000 worth OF
wheat last year and are now thresten-
ing an sven greater danger. as IL has
been discovered that they carry infec.
tons diseases which are communicated
to the human being BY means OF feas."
Field Nice In NeOoda
He continues as follows: "In Nevada
the agricultural sections are over run
with field mice. Although the de-
struction Of crops by them has not been
as great as in some parts Of Europe.
where they have devastated whole prov
inces, it is estimated that they destroy
$500, 900 worth Of alfalfa every year in
Nevada. Secretary Wilson says that
the field mice in the Humboldt valley
last real destroyed 1900 acres out of
a total Of 20, 900 acres of alfalfa, so that
the fields had to be plowed and re-
planted.
During the past year." said Secre-
tary Wilson, "the biological survey
sent two assistants to Nevada for the
purpose of making experiments and
showing the ranchmen how to destroy
the mice. After several trials it was
discovered that sulphate of strychnine
on chopped green alfalfa. or alfalfa hay.
is the most effective poison. Even on
ranches where the number of field mice
reached the astonishing total Of 10000
to the acre. they were exterminated by
careful and systematic poisoning at an
average cost of 20 cents an acre. The
combined efforts of the farmers OF
Humboldt valley undsr the direction
of the agents Of the department were
ultimately so successful that they killed
at least 45, 900 mice a day for several
weeks in succession. and the hawks,
owls, and other birds and animal:
which are appointed by nature to dc
that work were able to take care OF the
remainder and prevent further dam
age"
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WHEN DO | WANT YOU MOST
DEAR7

WHEN DO ! WANT YOU MOST,
DEAR7
Y VI YHEN do ! want you most
wv dear?
w A ,TIs y, S1; ss: :%sl,leq ., ,s sFsT !: % s,s
heart. dear.
Win ne'er grow cold.
When do | want you most. dear?
When the sun Is sinking DER the hills
And he ~whippoorwill Is whistling
Down by the ripping rills.
When do | want you most. dear7
Ills when the evening shadows fall.
AS the birds Groom their evening lay
And their mates answer their call.
When do l want you most. dearf
When the moon shines so bright
And Its beam softly kisses
The flowers asleep at night.
When do ! want you most, dear?
When my heart throbs with pain
I try to enshrine our love
In my clouded. tortured brain.
When do ! want you most. dear?
Just when | have trouble and care
No one to impart the message to.
No one the trouble to share.
When do I want you most. dear7
1t Is very well to say
! need you most. dear.
When you are away.
Author Unknown.
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Edward Myers, o brosher of AL
Myers. q well-known Nevada mining
man. shot himself through the head in
his room at a hotel in Goldfsld Satur-
day. Although the bullet from a large
revolver entered his right tempe aud
came out on the left side, tearing the
left part of the skull away.doath did not
ensue until several hour 8 afterwari. De-
spondency. after a night of dissipation,
is assigned as the Gauss of the suicide.
Myer leaves q wife and family. who
in Gold Crater.
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JUDGE IS AGAINST GAMBLING
Justice Sweeney of Nevada Supreme
Court Gives Legislature His Views

A0uTL olNE4 LG&1
In response to a request Of members
of the State Legislature for his views
on the auti- Gambl ng bill, Justice
James G.. Sweeney Of the Supreme
Court sent a communication Of which
the annexed paragraphs are the salient
points:
"As a member of the Board OF Par
dons the past seven years / can state
positively. hat of $50 applications. 200
of them are directly or indirectly due TO
gambling.
'.The State of Nevada expends not
less than so. 90 a year in prosecuting
unfortunate beings who have been in
dicted for forgery, embe zzlement aud
pecul4tious, and even murder itself.
which offeuses haze been directly or
indirectly traced to gambling.
Hundreds Of families have suffered
and been deprived Of the common COM
forts of life from no other cause, than
that Of gambling.
"Gambling is absolutely indefensible
from many stlndpoints. morally, politi-
cally. as q justification for raising
revenue. or otherwise.
Il have known of my own knowledge
Of seven suicides, and l presume there
are many more. that are directly trace
able to this curse.
"By knocking it out now we relieve
the State of this issue, redeem Nevada's
honor. place it in line and stand
ing with other States in the Union. and
save We know not how many IN.
fortunate lives aud the suffering OF all
dependent on those who are too weak
to refrain from the temptation con-
stantly before them. / sincerely trust
that every Democrat will support this
measure"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-27
BISHOP WHITAKER GOING BLIND
An Operation for Removal OF the
Cataracts From His Eyes
May Save Them

From New York m the news that
Bishop o. w. Whitaker. formerly OF
Reno. and known to every old-timer IN
Nevada, 10 fast losing his eyesight. and
that he will have 10 undergo a serious
operation
For several months it has been an
open secret among the friends OF Bishor
whitaker that the venerable church.
man has been steadily growing blind
Only an operation for the remova Of
cataracts from his eyes a save hi
sight. it is now declared. and the promi
mem Episcopalian will be under
the surgeons knife.
Bishop Whitaker has been resting Of
the seashore to prepare himself for the
ordeal which was expected to take
place within q few days. But his eyes
have become 90 iniamed by frequent
coughing that the operation has been
again postponed. The Bishop Is stay
ing in Atlantic City with his niece.
Mrs. Parker, and her husband, the rev.
w. N. Parker.
The gradual failure Of his eyesight
has not prevented the Bishop from con-
Quoting services as formerly. He
knows the ritual by heart. and few
save those who were in the secret have
known that be was not actually read
ing from the book. IL has been COM
mented upon. however. that Bishop
Whitaker no longer reads his sermons
from manuscript. while he is unable to
recognize many Of his friends except
by their voices.
The Bishop is one whose friends are
numbered by the hundreds in this
State. and will be sorry to learn OF the
afi .cfion Of the worthy man whose
days have been so full Of sunshine to
his fellow man. Il is hoped that the
operation will prove successful and all
will soon be well with him.
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Married BY Blood.

In the island Of Banquey there is q
tribe Of Dusuns differing widely In
language. religion and customs from
other tribes bearing that nams. Mar
riages are performed In the forest in
the presence OF two families. There
Is no public gathering or feast The
rite consists in transferring a drop OF
blood from a wooden knife in the cal
of the mans leg to a similar cut In
the woman's leg. After marriage the
man takes the bride to her home.
where be resides In future as a MEM
Der OF the family.
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CREDITORS SEIZE NEWSPAPER


U ~
Chronicle to Suspend Publication
Goldfeld, Nevada, February 22.-The
Goldfeld Chronicle. an evening paper,
failed to issue its regular edition to-day.
The Sherif's forces are in charge and
there are many angry creditors. John
s. Cook 6 o., bankers. holding a mort
gage for q large sum or the material
and building. put the Sheriff in charge
Saturday night. Representatives OF
the American Type Founders Associa-
ton of San Francisco appeared upon
the ground claiming the machinery on
which they have an unpaid bill. Rep
resentatives of the Goldfield Tribune
also appeared. claiming to have made a
deal with the Cook bank for the plant
and building. A score Of employees were
In evidence. clamoring for their pay.
delinquent On Saturday, and an attach
ment was issued.
A free for all fight was threatened.
The Tribune representative pulled a
gun on Fisher of the type foundry. but
the latter held his ground and succeed.
ed in posting certain notices and re-
moving some type. The Chronicle peo.
pie late tonight got out q hand bill on
a job printing press at q small printing
plant lurid in the denunciation Of what
was termed . conspiracy to ruin them.
In the meantime q dozen watchmen
and as many deputy sheriffs represent
ing the various interests are camped in
and around the Chronicle building.
The Goldfeld News. the pioneer
weekly mining paper. will begin the
issuing of an afternoon edition to- NOR.
row in addition to the weekly.
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Mistaking the roots Of water hem.
lock, commonly called wild parsnips.
for eatable vegetables, four men en-
ployed in a construction camp on the
Owens river canal Monday poisoned
themselves, two Ct them dying within
an hour after they had partaken of tn.
virnlent weed. BOTH Of the dead men
are Greeks.
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Democratic Members Will Get Busy

The suspension on Tuesday of the Nye d Ormsby County
Banks throughout Nevada is said to have caused CONSERVATION in
the ranks Of the Democratic members OF the Nevada Legislature,
and the pledge set forth in their recent platform to give the people
of this State a just and adequate banking law will no doubt now be
carried out One member is reported to have threatened to intro
duce a copy of the Oklahoma banking law unless some immediate
action is taken to keep faith with the people.
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Mason Object. to Initiation Of Taft

Mason Objects to iniuauon OF Tai
Joel Clore, an honorary thirty-third
degree Mason and regarded as the most
influential Mason at Cincinnati has
made public a letter written to Grand
Master H~oskinson of Ohio, protesting
against allowing Taft to be made .
Mason on sight. Clore in q lengthy
letter declares the action violates the
ritual of Masonry. which prescribes
that q Mason shall take the first three
degrees a month apart. He also de-
clares that a man joining the navy.
where he could not take the degrees,
would not be allowed to become a
Mason on sight. He says: I'VE are
taught that Masonry regards no man
for his worldly power, wealth and
honor" Clore refused to attend the
Taft initiation.
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The SENTINEL has received copy OF
the Goldield Chronicle Of Tuesday.
aud while 1t was only able to issue bu,
two pages owing to the difficulty be.
tween the John s. Cook Bank and the
Review Publishing Company, the latter
doing the mechanical work for the
Chronicle, it states hat it has arranged
to resume its former regular publica.
ton.
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Meets every Tuesday evening at its Castle
Hall in the Smith & Richard Building 1t 7
from October ! to March 81. and ct
7 80 o'clock from April / to September 30.
All Brother Knights IN good standing are
fraternAlly invited to attend.
WILLIAM j. SwIcK, O. O.
Attest: d. Z. NosrRosA K. Of 3. 4 8.
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BORN.

In Eureka, Nevada, February 10, 1909,
to the wife Of Charles Alfred Of Blue Eagle.
Aye County. Nevada, q daughter.
In Eureka. Nevada. February %. 1909. to
the wife Of Nick Moderalli, a daughter.
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Meets the Second and Fourth Monday Of
zach month at the +. 4 A. M. and /. o. OF,
Hall at 7:So o'clock from April 1 to September
80, 1908. All sojourning Sisters and Brother
are cordially invited to visit.
SOPHIA ZADow, N. g.
GRACE /. TRAvKRs, Secretary.
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Goldfeld is busy on plans for the en-.
tertainment Of the delegates to the
Mining Congress to be held there this
Fall.
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BRYAN MAY RUN AGAIN
If the People of This Country
and the Democratic Party
Make the Demand

Denver, Colo, February 20.-"Every-
body who knows anything or who has
any sense at all. knows how l stand in
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NOTICE

On account Of being called to California Oh
business, and expecting to be absent some 81,
weeks or two months, l have arranged will
DIR. G. NJ. Roberts to take charge Of my prac
tice until my return.
w. F. BURNETT, M. d.
Eureka, Nevada, February II, 1909.
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and Sewing Wanted

! will 20 ont nursing by the day. or
take care Of patients at my home; and
will also do sewing at home. or 60 ont
BY the day.
MRS. J. B. BUFFHAM.
Graham guardian., 1909-08-27
Wedding Bells

Probate Judge Bunch was kept
busy Thursday morning and after
noon officiating as Dan Cupid s part
ner in binding two hearts into one.
In the early morning hours Mexi-
can couple appeared at the court
house in Solomonville and asked for
the judge, who soon made his ap-
pearance and tied the marital knot.
Later Joseph Smith and Lydia
Teeples announced themselves, and
declared their intentions to enter
the marriage path. The happy
look on the faces of the bride and
groom as they departed on loves
trolley for Pima, was ample testi-
mony that the judge had done his
duty.
In the afternoon, well, there were
two couples awaiting for the Judge
to tie the hymenaI knot. William
F. Watson and Caroline Adams, and
William f. Bolinger and Clarise
Watson, all of Central, were the
names announced With the assist
ance of witnesses the double cere-
mony was soon performed and two
happy couples left the court house
for their homes down the valley.
Graham guardian., 1909-08-27
Pay Fines as
Result of Fiahf

AS the result of mixup at a
dance in Layton last Wednesday
evening, there were several sore
heads Thursday morning when sew
eral of the combatants appeared be-
fore Judge Cotton, having been
rounded up by Deputy Sheriff John
son on warrants sworn out by By
ron Smith. The interview with the
judge resulted in the payment of
fines at $3.50 apiece by Ed and Fred
Dowdle and Alvin Hatch.
Later Byron Smith was arrested
on an warrant sworn out by Ed
Dowdle on a charge of assault.
Smiths trial was held Saturday
morning, and after hearing all the
evidence, Judge Cotton discharged
Smith.
Catrigal Allegras and Joe Cooper
were arrested Tuesday afternoon
for disturbing the peace oy Marshal
Robertson. They hal their trial be-
fore Judge Cotton Wednesday morn
ing, who imposed fine of $1,000
each, or ten days in the local lookup.
Graham guardian., 1909-08-27
Married Quietly
i'm ScI0m0nViIIe

Solomonville is rapidly coming to
the front as Gretna Green.
When two throbbing hearts feel
that they cannot live without one
another, and Dan Cupid gets busy
entangling them up in the meshes
of love, the county seat looms up
as the grandest place on earth,
and the love-smitten couples brave
the raging San Simon. and make
record time for the office of Pro-
bate Judge Bunch, who, smiling
and JOYOUS, ties the knot that holds
the cord of love firmly around the
beating hearts of the anxious couple
before him.
And so it happened, when Miss
Mae Fitzgerald, whose home is in
Solomonville, and George Taylor,
of Stafford, the nephew of Hon.
George A. Olney, into whose hearts
cupid was shooting his darts, until
they surrendered, and appeared be-
fore Judge Bunch. in his office in
the county court house, Wednesday
afternoon, between the hours of
one and two, and proclaimed their
desire to be all the world to one
another for the remainder of their
mortal lives.
Surely there was nothing else for
the judge to do, but to perform the
ceremony, which he did in good
style and gracious spirit.
And now those two loving hearts
are beating just as one, and it is
now Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor,