The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-17
Nevada State News

At the present time there are about 20
Chinese voters in Reno. and it is ex-
pected that there will be more register
for the coming election.
The Board Of County Commissioners Of
Lyon County has revoked the saloon liz
censes OF FIVE thirst parlors in Morning
star. This became necessary through the
excessive crime there and the selling OF
liquor to Indians.
". j. Craft, who shot and killed a
Mexican who was working on the section
near Las Vegas was cleared Of the charge
at the preliminary hearing. IL was
shown at the hearing that the Mexican
made the assault and il was only in self
protection that the fatal shot was fred.
State Engineer Kearney. who has been
making a tour OF the State in the i'm
tsrest of the water users and the Carey
project people. has returned to his Of
fee in this city. This Office has become
one Of the busiest in Nevada and is keep
all hands on the move. The adjustment
of water rights is one of the problems
| that is the most necessary in this State.
Carson Appeal.
Caught by a hinge boulder while taking
samples in a mine at Spring Valley. 80
miles east of Lovelock. W. ]. Bowman,
a we'll known mining operator of that dis
trict was instantly killed Saturday alter
noon. The fall OF rock occurred without
warning and life was extinct when the
body was removed from the debris. Bow
man was one Of the best known mining
men Of the State. He leaves q widow
and a daughter aged 10 years.
r. Tomilson, an employe Of the Step
toe smelter at Ely, was electrocuted in
the pilot house of the electrical crane Of
the smelter Saturday. 1t is said that be
had reached for a label when there was
a fash Of electricity and he was electro
cuted. Other employees ran to him and
found him sitting in his chair dead. Ii
is stated that the man was from West
Boulton, Vermont, and had been with
the company for about three years.
Fireman Clark Bentley was killed and
| Engineer d. II. Potter and Brakeman
Thos. Allen were severely injured Friday
when an ~eastbound freight train left the
| Western Pacific tracks on Silver Zone
grade, 20 miles east OF Shafter, Nevada.
An unidentified man suffered the loss Of
both legs. The engine was piled and
the cars went into the ditch. The cause
of the wreck is unknown. Fireman
Bentley leaves a wife and two young
children at Elko.
A few days ago water was released
from Lake Tahoe for the Fallon farmers.
1t started all right and passed Reno. but
was evidently taken out of the river by
the farmers on the Truckee river and
along the line, as it failed to reach the
head gates Of the reclamation projects.
An investigation is to follow and some
contempt proceedings will probablytrans-
pire. 1t is stated that a number of
fields are burning up in and about Fallon
from lack OF moisture.
Caught under al ov%erturning wagon,
w. 1. Plumb, one Of the oldest settlers
of Elko County, suffered a broken neck
Saturday, dying instantly. Plumb was
on a camping trip with some Tuscarora
parties and when descending a steep
grade near Mountain City. in the north
ern part of Elko County. the wagon over
turned. The victim Of the accident was
20 years of age, was postmaster at Tus'
carora and was one of the most promi'
nent citizens of the county.
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