The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-08
Nevada State News

The assessed valuation Of the South
eru Pacific Compsny 10 Eko County
this year is s7.292.isS. The company
owns 1919 e4 scres Of patented land in
that county.
The cit gems Of Elko have very gen.
orally signed . petition asking the
sheriff not TO enforce the s0o-yard law.
claiming hat the present location is the
best one possible for the good Of the
community.
Myron Angel . veteran journalist of
California and Nevada, died at San
Luis Obispo. California, last week. aged
So years. He was widely known as the
author Of several books dealing with
the history Of California
The Elko Independent states that
during an electric storm in that town
the flag pole on the court house was
shattered by lightning. Electric storms
have been doing damage in a number Of
sections throughout Nevada this season.
Lemuel Allen, one Of the pioneer resi-
dents Of Churchill County. has disposed
Of all his holdings near Fallon. He
formerly owned 200 acres Of land. but
had sold it all of bat 500 acres, aud this
week he disposed Of this to Los Angeles
people for the sum Of s42. 800.
Negotiations are under way between
the Southern Pacific and Western Paci-
&c railroads looking to the use Of the
Western Pacific road by the Southern
Pacific for through traffic. IL a
traffic arrangement is made n road
will be used for East bound traffic and
the other for West bound.
The earthquake that shook up San
Francisco Saturday afternoon created
quite q panic in the U. 8. district court
room at Carson. A witness was being
examined and when the shock came he
broke for the door and yelled to every
body to follow him. Lawyers, wit
nesses and spectators rushed out of the
building in a panic.
The Round Mountain Mining Com
pany is now sending It's bullion out Of
the camp by registered mail instead Of
by Wells Fargo Express The bullion
is sent out in four-pound packages and
the company says that ii is not only a
cheaper way of transportation, but is
also a safer way. All the bullion is in
sured by Lloyds before shipment.
DR.. T. T. Richardson, formerly State
Veterinarian, has been appointed to the
position again by Governor Oddie. The
appointment is male at the request OF
q large number of people of Fallon,
who state that the horses of that Sec
ton are suffering with the CHAMBERS
and if something is not done at once
it will result in great damage being
done in rural sections.
Correspondence in the Goldfeld Tri.
bune says: Carson is bidding as q
rival for divorce honors. 1t is stated
that at least so people are now within
the county seeking divorce residence.
Several residences in the city have been
given up by the owners to those wish.
ing them six months. In one or two
instances the rents have been placed at
a figure where it has allowed the home
people to enjoy several months at the
seaside"
The accidental discharge of a gun
killed A. L. Mitchell. q teamster on the
desert near S~earchlight a few days ago
and left his wife and four children with
out support. Mitchell. accompanied by his
wife and four children and j. w. Shea,
another teamster, was driving across
the desert en- route from Idaho to Flag.
staff, Arizona, where he expected to Sc.
cure work. The shotgun he had in his
wagon was accidentally discharged and
tore away a portion of his left side.
Timothy Morley, who shot and kill ed
his brother. Frank. in his home in Nc
Gill q week ago. has been adjudged
insane and committed to the State
asylum at Reno. Morley had been con
fined to the county Jail since the frat
ricide and there had made the claim
that he shot his brother under the i'm.
preston that he was q burglar. and the
awful deed did not seem to worry him.
He had made a number of demonstra.
lions with a gun in the past. and it was
decided to have him examined as to
his mental condition.