The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-04-09
State News From Exchanges

The Sparks Forum printing plant has
been attached for a paper house claim oil
s336.36 and $500 money advanced by
Geo. M. Candon.
The engagement has been announced
Of Mrs. NJ. L. Coffin Of Carson to At
torney Sardis Summer6eld Of Reno, the
nuptials to take place within the near
future.
Sheep shearing is now in full blast in
the Truckee meadows. 1t is estimated
that nearly 100. 900 sheep are now having
their fleeces removed. As is invariably
the case after q severe Winter, the feeces
are very heavy and Of good quality.
The oil excitement at Sulphur Springs,
Humboldt County, seems to be justified
by the facts. Six companies, including
Butte, New York, Bakersfield. Coalinga
and Reno people, are boring wells, and
oil experts on the ground say the shale
there gives promise Of the best grade o
oil.
That none Of the other banks OF the
State will be affected by the closing o.
the Eureka County Bank is the positive
assurance given by Sam Belford, one o.
the members OF the State Board Of Bank
Commissioners. He says that the al
fairs OF all the other banks are in an adj
mirable condition.
Mrs. Beulah Stubs Sunderland, who
was divorced from John Sunderland, one
of Rero's we'll known business men but
a short time ago, died at Berkeley. Cali
fornia, March 26. Death wal unexpected
although the lady had been i'll for some
time. Deceased was 20 years Of age ane
a daughter Of j. G. Stubs Of the s. p
railroad.
L. Dripps, q young man in the County
Jail at Golconda awaiting a hearing on q
charge of horse stealing. killed himself
Friday night by ~strangling himself with
a handkerchief. The deceased had beer
arrested the night before with another
cowboy named Cooper, on complaint o
]. B. Curd. Of the Golconda Hot Spring
Hotel. who claimed that they had beer
stealing horses.
In a fight in a sporting house at Elkt
last week j. Orr struck A. l.. Venrich
over the head with a bottle and the latter
shot him twice, once under the arm and
once through the foot. Venrick is 10
Jail charged with assault with intent to
kill and Orr is in the County Hospital
being treated for his wounds. The bat.
tie started over q woman, according to
the best information obtainable.
1t is said that IS. OOO, 900 has already
been raised in New York to be expended
in reviving mining on the Comstock. A
movement il on foot to consolidate all the
properties under one management, and
with this accomplished. and ample meani
at hand for development. it is reason
ably certain that the old camp will soor
again become q heavy producer, all o
which will rebound to the greatness Of
Nevada.
The State Of Nevada has borrowed
$l05. 900 from the State school fund
This money will go into the prison build
ing fund as soon as it is turned over by
the State Treasurer. Eighty Thousand
dollars OF the loan is taken from the gen
eral school fund, $24. 900 from the uni
versity fund and the other $1,000 from tn,
university interest fund. The bonds bea
interest at the rate OF 4 per cent and arr
redeemable at any time providing tn
period shall not be longer than 20 years
Anthony Zurich. at present city at
torney Of Ely, has been appointed Deput.
Attorney General for White Pine Count,
nv Attorney General r. G. Stoddard
Mr.. Zurich received notice OF his appoint
ment by wire from Mr.. stoddard q
Carson CITY. He has accepted the az
pointment and will Immediately file hi
oath of Office. The appointment mean
that District Attorney Charles r. Reeve
has been shorn Of the powers OF the o.
Acc to which he was elected by the peopl
of White Pine County.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst, OF Plessanton
California, has presented TO the Nevad
Rhetorical Society . large painting {
senator George Hearst. who came to th
Comstock in Nevada in 1859. and VII
vas one Of the first men to work the fan
ous mines on the Comstock. Miss Jean
nette Weir, Secretary Of the Histories
society. states that she has also secure
large portraits Of several others Of Ne
vsds,s pioneers. and that they are bein