The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-01-22
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per. The two brothers had qusrreled,
and the slayer was able to present . clear
case of s~elf-defense. Since the unfortu-
nate affair Kelly's mind had weakened.
Phoebe. one Of the oldest mining towns
in Nevada, has q new newspaper, the
Phoebe Chronicle, which made its first
appearance Friday, January z, and lie
edited by Charles Lee Horsey. 1t is
Democratic and announces Ed f. Freu-
denthal o. Lincoln County as the psper's
choice for Governor OF Nevada.
The lawyers Of Reno want to have q
session Of the Federal Court beld oc-
c~asionally in Reno and also in Elko.
They feel that they should not be COM
PEELED TO travel to Carson every time they
want to try some matter in the Federal
Court. They have prepared . long petit
ton which will be sent to Senators New
lands and Nixon and Congressman Bart
lett, Nevads's representatives In WASH
~ington, asking that these men endeavor
to have Congress pass an Act providing
that Judge Harrington, the Federal
Judge for this State. hold sessions &C.
cssionally in Reno as well as in Elko.
They do not ask that the Federal Court
be moved from Carson, but that the Dis
trict Judge divide up his time between
the three towns mentioned, Carson,
Reno and Elko.
Reno is liable to be the storm center
Of an equal suffrage movement in this
State IL the word received from New
York lie correct. Information has been
received at the University Of Nevada
from Miss Janette Weir, Professor OF
History in the Nevada college and Score
tary of the Nevada Historical Society,
who is now in New York, that she in.
tends to organize q branch OF the Equal
Franchise Society in Reno. She is now
attending a meeting OF the Historical
Society and incidentally is studying
Woman Suffrage. 1t is stated that the
first meeting Of this organization, which
may mean much trouble for Nevada hus-
bands, will be held at the home OF Mrs.
Oscar j. Smith, wife Of q Nevada banker
and lawyer, who is one Of the leading
society women Of Reno.
At the annual meeting OF the Utah
Wool Growers Association last week.
one Of the important subjects considered
was the new law in Nevada, which places
q tax of 20 cents a head on all the sheep
taken across the State line to Craze.
There is no law on the Utah books which
taxes the Nevada sheep, and the Utah
fiockmasters believe that the Nevada
Jaw is a great injustice. There had been
a law taxing Utah sheep 5 cents a head
for grazing in Nevada. but the wool
rover are informed that the fee has
been raised to 20 cents a head. This
raises q storm of protest from sheep men
in the southwestern part Of Utah, and
this protest is supported by the Associa-
ton, which will endeavor to have the
law repealed, declared unconstitutional,
or will act in retaliation.
All Of the $50, 900 required from the
people of Churchill County for a beet
sugar factory has been subscribed with
the exception Of $1,000. OF this amount
Senator Geo. S. Nixon subscribed $l0,-
600. The factory is to cost $780, 900 and
the only reason the people Of Churchill
county we're asked to subscribe 500, 900
towards the stock was to have them
show an interest in the enterprise. The
soil OF Churchill County is we'll adapted
to the culture OF sugar beets and the
factory is sure to be a great success and
to make Churchill County grow. 1t will
be built without any delay If the South
ern Pacific Company will agree to ex-
tend its Hazen-Fallon line q distance Of
IA miles to Saltwater from Fallon and
also from Fallon to the Island Ranch
district. These two spurs are necessary
to pen up a large sugar beet district.