The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-12-04
Nevada State News

30 DAYS on account OF an epidemic OF
scarlet lever.
Reno merchants have organized q pro-
tective association to regulate their hours
Of closing. and holiday observations as
we'll as other matters pertaining to The
conduct Of their stores.
The Ormsby grand jury has indicted
George James, Q convict. for assaulting
and nearly killing another prisoner, Will
liam Mcvey. James will be tried on the
expiration Of his present term.
v. Montenno, q San Jose baker, fol-
lowing the loss Of his money through
theft on a train coming from Oakland,
attempted to kill himself at Sparkle. has
been adjudged insane at Reno.
DIR. Knowles Of the forest service has
informed the independent that some OF
the sheep in Elbo County are afflicted
with the lip and leg disease. A ship
ment Of sheep in transit was found to
have several cases Of the disease.
Dan lie Baron, better known as Nor
mon Dan," is on trial for his life in the
District Court at Winnemuccs for the kill
ing Of Thomas New in a saloon on the 2oti'
Of last MAY. The defense will not deny
the killing, but will plead the ''unwritten
law"
II is understood that the reason the
State Prison Commissioners have not
made q selection Of q site for the new
prison is that the law passed by the last
Legislature limits the choice to Ormsoy
County, and the owners OF available
ground there are running a hold-up game.
On Tuesday oil last week the first fast
through freight to be sent over the line
of the Western Pacific from Salt Lake to
San Francisco passed through Winnie
mucca. The train, known as the "ked
Ball." was made up mostly of equipment
for the company, containing three new
engines, eleven cabooses and severaln new
freight cars.
Judge Langan has ordered the receiver
Of the Nye and Ormsby County bank to
recover from the First National bank oil
Carson City and Frank Golden all the
shares of the capital stock Of the First
National bank owned by the Nye and
.Ormsby bank. The receiver. through
his Attorney, James T. Boyd. had just
laid claim to every share Of the capital
stock Of $4,000.
Not a dining car is to be put into ser
vice on the trains which the new West
ern Pacific railroad will operate when it,
line between Salt Lake and San Fran
cisca is open. Instead, the road will In
a~ueurste a system OF eating houses. The
determination to operate no dining cars
over the new line m as q surprise
One reason for this, it is said, is that the
road expects to do a much larger freight
than passenger business the first year.
Because Frank Golden, owner OF the
Golden Hotel in Reno. would not keel
the big four-story building warm, accord
ing to the terms Of a lease. Jim May. les
see of the hotel. has decided to leave the
building on December l, and has pro-
ceeded to remove his furniture. Golden
has said nothing 30 far, but it is stated
that the matter will be taken to the
courts, and in the meantime the hoteI
will probably be closed down. May pays
Golden ga. 900 per year rent for the
hotel.
The coal dealers OF Reno have beer
notified by the Southern Pacific Com
pany that the company will reduce thu
freight rate on coal into Reno 65 cents
beginning with December 20. This il
in conformity with an agreement, mad
between the Reno Commercial Club ant
the Southern Pacific Company. in which
the latter agreed to reduce the rate Oh
coal 81 II the dealers would reduce tn
price to the consumer correspondingly
In August after this agreement was mad
the railroad company reduced the rat
35 cents, and now intends to reduce
IS cents more.
Harry Ramsey. of the oldtimer
of southern Nevada, has been sued 10
breach Of promise al San Francisco
Miss Sara Derby, a Los Angeles wait
ress, wants $50, 600 from him. Accord
ing to the Oakland Tribune, Miss Derb
alleges that he gave his promise to MARI
her but Q few months ago, and marrie'
another PIMA Ramsey claimed I
know nothing of any party having sucl
q claim on him and said he was utterl.
astonished at the suit having been start
ed. His wife was Miss Elsie Harwood
of Fruitvale, and q member of q promi
nent family there. Their wedding was
society event and was widely heralded a
the time.
The Ely & Goldfeld Railroad. a sur
vey for which has been completed. ant
rights of way for which are being secur
ed. is now expected to become the rout'
and means by which the Western Pa
cifc Railway will reach Los Angeles ant
points in Southern Nevada and Cali
fornia en- route. From Sbafter, on thu
main line of the Western Pacific, neal
the Utah-Nevada State line, the Western