The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-04-22
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Senator Nixon has introduced in the Upper House bills pro-
vidng for appropriations of s5O.OOO for sites and buildings in Fall
lon, Las Vegas, Elko and winnemucca, all of which are important
towns in Nevada
The Commissioners of washoe County will establish a deten-
ton home for the are Of hayward boys and girls. A building will
be rented until such time as the county can build. A matron will
have charge of the home. Major Ingalls,, the probation officer of
Reno, now has six children to look after that should be in a home.
In order to better protect the health of the students and care
for them properly, the Reno School Board has appointed a local
physician to visit the schools once each week and inspect all the
children. He will prescribe for all children found to be suffering
from any trouble whatever, and if necessary report the case to the
family physician.
Advices from Elko tell of the threatened lynching of a COM
mercial traveller and his companion there by the Western Pacific
employees, who suspected the strangers of being company "spotters"
Thirty or more brakemen and others secured a rope and went after
the frightened men, and the police officers had difficulty in holding
the mob in check.
Warden Ray Baker is classifying the prisoners in the Nevada
Penitentiary, and will have them divided into three grades. He
has ordered suits of three different kinds, and will, as soon as they
arrive, classify the prisoners. He will have the worst prisoners
wear the regular stripes, and will have the next wear a uniform not
so much like that of a convicts, and the first Or highest class will
wear a uniform on which there will be no stripes.
The first case ever tried in Nevada for alleged violation Of the
Gambling law was concluded Monday evening at Winnemucca, re-
sulting in an acquittal of the defendants, W. G. Wilson and Frank
P. Morrison. The only evidence against them was that of a man
named Gear, who testified that he had played poker with the de-
PENDANTS. The story told by Gear was fatty denied by the defend
ants. Owing to the trial resulting in a n acquhtal, the case will not
result in the Gambling law being tested before the Supreme Court
Mrs. Almandina Della Santa, 80 years old, a housewife at
Sparks, was burned to death Friday afternoon, following an at
tempt to start the kitchen fire with the aid of kerosene. The
flames shot from the stove, enveloping her, burning away her cloth
ing When, in a few moments, she was taken from the blazing
house she was dead. The womans three-months old baby in the
same house was rescued unhurt The husband of the victim was
working in the railroad shops at the time of the fire. The house
was but partially destroyed.
While on the Mojave Desert, in Southern Nevada, with two
companions and an Indian guide, a man representing the Smith
sonian Institute, wandered from his companions and nearly persisted
on the desert. He was found about 40 miles from Searchlight near
the Homestake mine by Frank Home and Elias Dart He was lying
on the desert nearly dead from hunger and thirst. He was picked
up and taken to the Homestake mine and was later sent to Fort
Mohave. When found he had a number of Indian relics, some
camera plates and a cooking outfit strapped to his back. His name
has not been learned.
The Commissioners of Washoe County have made a contract
with the State to work a number of conIcts on the public roads.
OrmsbyC County will join Washoe and a road will be built from
Carson to Reno and on Lake Tahoe. The county will pay to
the State the sum of 81 per day for each convict engaged on good
roads work, the State to furnish the implements and all materials
needed. Each convict who does the work assigned him is to re-
ceive rs cents per day and 10 days off each month of his sentence.
The prisoners will live in tents and be under constant guard. The
State has appropriated $4,000 to be spent on the roads. 1t is
aimed to make the highway to Tahoe equal to that between Sacra-
mento and that place, on which $50. 900 will be expended.