The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-24

Phil Jocobs, a prominent merchant OF Reno
was stricken blind Monday while walking on
the street. He has since partially recovered
his sight. The cause Of his blindness could
not be- accounted for.
Some one who knew how to use a hack saw
cut out the lock Of the Sparks jail last Sun
day, and liberated the lone prisoner. The
authorities are more interested in locating the
man who did the saving than the escaped one.
George wing6eld was elected president Of
the Nixon National Bank and the Bank OF
| Nevada Savings and Trust Company at a
meeting of the directors held in Reno last
week. The election was to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of former Senator George
s.. Nixon.
Progressives Of Ormsby County met in Car
son Friday night and adopted a platform for
the county ticket which will soon be placed
in the field. The platform endorses Woman
Suffrage, employment of convict labor on the
roads, and adopted the planks in the National
Progressive platform.
William j. Foran, a repair man employed
at McGill. was recently examined by DR.
Richardson touching his sanity, with the re-
suit that he was declared temporarily un.
balanced. The complaint was made by the
wife of Mr.. Foran. The patient was taken
to the State asylum at Reno on Monday by
Deputy Sheriff Millick.
The dance privileges at the Palace and
other places where dancing was the order ir
the restricted Goldield district. were res
cinded a few days ago by Sheriff ingalls, OF
account of the refusal of these places to pay
the quarterly concert hall license fee OF $500
The only place in which dancing is allowed
now is the Unique" formerly the Den
which met the license.
The mining camps of Nevada seem to 81
through the water tests as well as fire, a
practically every camp is burned down a few
times in its history. Floods have swept then
this season. The last to get on to the food
swept map is the new camp of Terrill, whicl
suffered a few days ago, and cabins and tool
went rolling down the grade with a cloud
burst pushing 1t along.
Attorney Grant Miller of Reno, who wen
to Ely to effect a compromise Ia the settle
ment of the death Of the nine men killed il
an explosion there q few weeks ago, was un
able to bring about the compromise. Thu
company has offered $500 to the widows AM
$500 to the heirs of the single men. 1t was re
fused by the Greek Consul. Suits for dam
ages will probably follow.
The Luhrs Brothers. formerly Of Carson
valley and now stationed in Mason valley, ar
about ready to open another creamery in tina
section. Some time ago they purchased
farm in Mason valley and are now in tn
dairy business with q lot of others in the SAM
line. The new creamery will be set going BY
G. e. Merrick, who in the past few years ha'
set II different butter making plants on a sue
c~essful footing.
Papers in an injunction suit instituted BY
the Pullman Car Company against Esmer
aida County have been served upon Sheriff
w. A. Ingalls, of that county. restraining
him from taking any further action in ths
matter and commanding him to appear in The
Federal Court the latter part of this month.
This suit Is brought by the Pullman Com
pany to prevent the county collecting taxe'
to the amount Of 1851. 81, covering SO mile
in that county.
Attorney General Cleve Baker has pre-
sented an interesting problem. He asks thu
question: Suppose George Springmeyer
candidate for Congress on the progressive
ticket. Is elected to Congress. aud the Su
preme Court Of Nevada decides that he wa
elected Attorney General, which office vii
he be required to taksr Springmeyer wa