The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-29

Polio e are maintained for such work at
the expense Of the State, draw salaries
for it and IL was their duty only, and
that they are not entitled TO rewards or
further compensation.
Among former residents Of Tonopah
and Goldfeld who we're known to be in
~Porcupine during the recent calamity
we're N. II. Truitt, Sid Aitken, J. Nc
LauRhlin. Johnnie McMullin. Will Hef-
%fernan, Frank chapman, Bob Virtue.
Harry Taylor, W. +. Bond. Robert
Burns, r. ". Norrington. Diamondfeld
Jack Davis and Sam wsrmbath. Moth
ing has yet been heard from any Of
them. 30 it is not known whether they
met with fatality or not.
Mrs. A. J. Conlin. from the mining
camp Of National, was arrested at Win
nemucca last week on a charge Of at
tempting to leave the State for the pnr-
pose of ~defraudine her creditors. The
woman was released on her own recog-
nizlnce. She was arrested on the COM
plant Of the National Mercantile Com.
pany. Mrs. CoDlin declares that the
Judgment was secured unfairly and
that she will easily show that she does
not owe it.
The Eagle Valley Irrigation Com
pany, with II. A. Lennon as agent. is
sinking a well in wha, is known as the
Wjldes' Tract OF land, near Carson, and
If water is encountered at a reasonable
depth other wells will be sunk. Pumps
will her be installed and the water
from the wells will be used to irrigate
and reclaim about 5000 acres of land in
that section. IL this scheme is sue
cessfnl other tracts of land in the Car
son Valley will be reclaimed in the
same manner.
That dry farming can be carried on
successfully in Elko County is shown
by a display of fax. barley, rye, wheat
and oats now on exhibition in Elko.
The products in this display were raised
in that county by means Of dry farming.
and all of the grain is of a fine quality.
Ali Of the grain was planted early this
Spring and had an excellent growth.
despite the fact that it should have been
planted in the Fall.
Captain Donnelly of the State Police
is said to have announced that the re-
ward money offered for the capture or
determination of Indian Mikes band
will be paid shortly. The Is men who
participated in the Kelley Greek battle,
in which Mike and seven other Indians
were killed, will have the entire reward
money. aggregating about $4,000,
divided equally between them. Mrs.
Hogle will receive the share of her son,
who was killed in the battle. The
boys who took part in the battle will
receive $500 each.
The Esmeralda County Grand Jury
rendered a report recently On the condi-
tions in the county, and recommended
the cutting down of expenses in nearly
all county offices. All Of the county
officials have appeared before the
County Commissioners and have refused
20 cut down the number of men em.
ployed in their offices, and the Commits
sioners have rejected most of the report
submitted by the Grand Jury on this
question. The officers all declare that
the Grand Jury report does not show
the true conditions Of affairs in the
county.
Fred j. Leonard was killed and four
other linemen were painfully injured
at Virginia City the other day when a
new cable on which they were working
came in contact with a live wire.
Leonard met instant death. w. @.
Beasley, Roy Christie, Frank Mcdonald
aud Joseph Johns were badly burned,
but otherwise uniDjured. They were
removed to a hospital. All will re-
cover. Leonard formerly lived at Wat
sonville. Cal. A widow and two child
rem living in Reno survive him. The
men were stretching a new cable that
is to convey power from the new plant
of the Truckee River General Electric
Company to Virginia City. The cable
went slack and touched for an instant
a live wire carrying a high voltage.
Instantly the men who had hold of it
were thrown down. one being killed and
four iniurad.