The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-10-28

week, but not q single customer ep-
peared to deposit funds.
Rev. Percival Smithe has moved his
family to Pyramid Lake where he has
taken charge OF the missionary work
among the Indians OF that reservation.
August Wenzsll. a school boy oil Tono-
pah, was injured Sunday afternoon by
falling from a heavy motor ore truck and
being struck by one Of the wheels. He
died soon sfterward.
A star mail route has been estab-
lished from Silver Peak to Blair in this
State, and the routes from Elko to Bull
lion and from Winnemucca to Gerlach
and Sulphur have been discontinued.
The Western Pacific paid off a few
days ago In Elko and $4,000 was left in
town. The people of Elko are in everv
way using the Western Pacific whsre
possible, both for freight and passenger
service.
The Merger Mines Company at Gold
field reports $250.0O0 in the treasury
with which to start sinking the new
four compartment shaft. which will be
capable Of handling all work to a depth
OF 1000 feet. IL is expected to attain
this depth within the next 10 months.
The Humboldt County Grand Jury
has ignored the charges OF murder and
willful misconduct in office filed against
Constable p. Fl. Wof. Of Lovelock.
These charges were the resnlt OF Volts
accidentally killing a Portuguese in Love
lock some time ago when the man re-
sisted arrest.
DIR. Lee. Secretary Of the State Board
Of Health. swore out a complaint against
Jeang Kee, a Chinese practicing medi
cine without a license. The Chinese had
given a patient a certificate of sickness to
a Reno lodge and signed his name to 1t.
The Chinaman was found guilty and
paid a fine OF 800.
Constable G. w. Sharkey Of Hazen is
authority for the statement that more
idle men OF the working class are passing
through Hszen now than at any previous
time for q good many years. Every
freight train seems to carry a good load
of these unemployed who are seeking
fields for work.
Fire at the United Nevada mines, near
Ely, totally destroyed the bunk house
at hat place. The loss figures several
thousand dollars. The parties in charge
lost q considerable amount. including
money and valuables, while several
miners who had money in the house lost
it in the flames.
Clyde Chsndles, an ice handler OF
Carlin. was killed a few days ago by
falling from the top of a train and being
msngled. Chandler was on the top OF a
Car with other ice men and started to
walk from one car to another when he
fell between the two and was crushed
under the wheels.
1t is now possible to talk over the tele-
phone from Elko to Jarbidse. the line
having been finished la.t week. A
charge Of 81 25 is made for a three-min.
ute talk, On the summit leading into
Jarbidge over a foot OF new snow has
fallen, which is rendering travel to the
camp somewhat difficult.
The Fernley-L sssen railroad, the be-
ginning Of work on which a deemed
certain last Summer, has apparently
been indefinitely deferred. At Fernley
something like 60 miles OF rails are
stacked along aide the sidetracks, but
those who should know claim hat two
years will go bv before the rails are laid
in position on the proposed route.
While playing near the big Merican
ditch at Empire, Tuesday afternoon,
David Howard, two-yesr old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Howard. fell into the
ditch and drowned. His mother missed
him and on searching for him found him
in the ditch about 200 yards from the
house. A physician was summoned.
but when he arrived the child was dead.
To show that a person has been d.
vorced a German Weller has designed a
plain geld ring with a stripe Of silver or
platinum around it to show that the
wearsr's marriage tie has been parted.
The Virginia Chronicle suggests that
these rings might we'll be given away in
Reno with every decree of divorce. They
would make an appropriate souvenir.
The Supreme Court has DELAYED the
decision on the 800 yard limit law, AS
the attorneys for the defendant have
asked for 30 days additional time in
which to file more authorities. A China
man was arrested in Reno on a charge
OF having conducted an immoral house
within 500 wards OF a church, and this is