The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-12-23
Nevada State News

The public schools of Carson have
been closed on recount Of an epidemic
of measles in that city. Miss Schaffer.
one of the teachers, is also i'll with the
disease.
Although the Ooroner's jury at Ely
brought in a verdict that Jennie Fitz-
gerald came to her death from natural
causes, Harry HEIR, who beat her up
the night before she died, has been held
on a charge of murder.
John Oberdecker, q miner, was caved
upon in the Montana mine at Tonopah
Saturday aud both his legs were broken.
One leg was a~mputated. but the sur
geons are trying to save the other. IL is
thought the man may die.
George NJ. Montrose. editor Of the
Carson News, is a candidate, it is stated,
for the position of Postmaster at Carson.
to succeed Postmaster Hofer. and it is
understood that he and his friends are
TO make a strong fight for the appoint.
ment.
JEFF Brookins, past 80 years OF age,
one Of the oldest merchants Of Reno.
was married Saturday evening to Mrs.
Carrie Winans Of Lansing. Michigan.
Mr.. Brookins and his former wife had
domestic trouble about q year ago and
after q sensational suit she secured Q
divorce.
Sheriff J.. A. Wroten, Of Malheur
County. Oregon. passed through Reno
Thursday night for Silver City, Idaho.
with Frank Shafer, q half breed Indian.
wanted there on q charge Of stealing so
horses and selling them in Nevada. The
man was arrested at Constsntia. Two
other thieves managed to escape.
State Policeman Poe and a local Of.
icer, who raided q gambling den at Ely
a few days ago. made another raid Sun
day and arrested seven men who were
playing games. The men claim they
were playing q game that is not barred
under the new State law. The men
have since been released for lack of
prosecution, the officers doubling suf-
icient evidence had been obtained to
secure convictions.
j. B. Fleming, n of the best known
metallurgical engineers in Nevada. met
a shocking death at the Hotel Golden
in Reno Sunday morning. He was
rooming at the Golden and had not been
feeling well for several days past.
Early in the morning he got out OF bed.
opened a window and stepped out on
the roof Of the court. In some manner
he found his way to the skylight and
fell through the thin glass to the tagged
floor Of the hotel. His injuries proved
fatal.
Il is reported that beavers are being
slaughtered in Elko County to provide
o%yercoats for the elite of that section
Recently q resident of Elko County
went to San Francisco and made ar
rangements with a dealer in furs to
make 10 overcoats out of 100 beaver
skins which are TO be sent from Elko
County. The treating Of the skins aud
the making of the ~overcoats is to cost $50
each. There is a strict law il Nevada
against the killing of beavers, but it is
probably a dead letter law In Elko.
In q row between strikebreakers and
machinists at Inlay Saturday q man
by the name of John Bailey was severe.
ly stabbed in the arm with a knife. w.
j. Mclaughlin was arrested and taken
to Winnemucca and is now being de-
tained in the county Jail for the o%ffense.
The wounded man was sent to the
Southern Pacific hospital in San Fran.
cisco, and it has been learned that he is
in a dangerous condition. The fight in
which Bailey was wounded is the out.
come Of the many squables that are oc-
curing daily along the railroad, due tn
the bad feeling that exists between the
striking shopmen and the men who
have taken their places.