The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-10-02
Nevada State News

Asylum at Reno, escaped from mat insti-
tuition on September IL and is still at
large.
Officers are in pursuit Of horse thieves
who last week got away with four valu-
able animals from the Blossom ranch
near Battle Mountain.
Captain j. b. o~verton, for years in
charge OF the Virginia and Gold Hill
water works, died in Reno Sunday even
ing at the ripe old age of So.
Miss Louis, Sorji, of Steamboat,
Washoe County, suffered conclusion of
the brain Saturday when her horse fell
anl threw her. She may die.
Elected from an 5. p. freight at Mill
Jity, two Mexicans took a shot at a
lrak, man. The men were latter ar
ested and are in j,il at W,nnemucca.
Daniel Mcmahon, a GarJnerville min
ing man. attempted suicide Sunday by
taking strychniue, because a deal failed
to go through. An overdose saved him.
The White Pine News last Sunday is.
sued a handsome 50 page special edition
OF that paper covering the entire Ely
district for distribution &C the Mining
Congress at Goldfield.
c. G. Petty, the Sparks wife murderer,
has been grauted-a stay Of execution by
the Supreme Court. pending the hear
ing of his case on appeal. Petty was to
have been hanged Friday, October l.
George S. Hall has reconsidered his
intention OF ~resigning as receiver OF the
Nye and Ormsby County Bank. This
information came out incidentally when
arguments were presented over a sup
Elementary report before Judge Langan
at Carson.
o. H. Gray, one of the pioneer resi-.
dents of this State, formerly Secretary
Of State, has returned to Nevada from
Washington, d. O., after an absence OF
10 years. Mr.. Gray formerly resided in
White Pine County. where he is remem-
| bered very well. He is accompanied by
Mrs. Gray. and the couple are visiting
their son B aine Gray in Reno.
IL. Morgan Hill of the DEVILS Gate
Ranch on the North Fork. Elko County,
reports the sale of a car load Of horses t
O. F. Hunter of ~Shoshoue, Idaho. 1t
consisted OF 10 geldings, mostly four
year old, eight head at $l75 each. eight
head at $3.50 each and three head, very
small, at $50 each. Henry Levy of San
Francisco bought Mr.. Hills beef, pay
ing SO for steers and "a for cows.
Mining Inspector Stewart stated Sat
urday that there are IL 900 miners en-
ployed in Nevada at the present time
Ely leading all other camps with 280O.
Up to Saturday there had been seven
fatal accidents in the mines this year, to
which number three deaths were added
in the recent accident at Goldfeld. Gold.
field has 769 miners employed and Tono-
pah $50.
At National. Humboldt County. We'd
nesday evening. occurred a mixup that
might easily have resulted in a killing
1t is alleged that Mr.. and Mrs. Carman,
who conduct a hotsl at the camp, be-
came engaged in a domestic row. Ii Is
stated that Carman started to exercise
his marital p%rerogative of administering
a ~trouncing to his better half, when 9
dishwasher known as "Scotty," stand
ing near, grabbed an axe and struck
Carman twice over the head, infiictint
serious wounds
No longer will the guests OF restau.
rants, cafes, delicatessen shops and stores
be able to buy ducks In Reno. Game
Warden Thomas, after consulting with
District Attorney WOODBURY., has given
forth this edict and said it must cease
as it was against the law. The law pro
vides hat any man may kill ducks t.
the limit, which is %, but it is unlawfu
for him to sell them to any person, firm
company or corporation for the purpose
of barter or sale. The PRONUNCIATION o
this rule caused much CONSERVATION il
Reno, as people have been able for year
to buy game of all kinds in any Of thu
markets in the city and also 10 to an,
Of the restaurants for a duck dinner.
The most remarkable mining acciden
in the history of Goldfeld occurred
about 80 Saturday morning, when the
famous Hampton stope on the Combina
ton vein of the Goldfeld CONSOLIDATED
Company's estate caved from the fourth
level to the surface, breaking through
nearly 200 feet of solid ground, envelop
ing a portion of the Combination mil
and possibly killing three men in thu
deadly rush OF rock that has closed th'
stope almost from bottom to top. A lat
ter account says the three imprisoned
miners are now believed to be dead. TIT
rescue party broke into the shaft where
the accident occurred at 8 O'Clock Sunda,
night and there found the body of Evar
Rees, who had died from lack of air, bu