The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-10
Nevada State News

water melons from Las Vegas and that
section has commenced TO points east
and south. The crop this season lie one
Of the finest and heaviest ever raised in
the tropical belt Of the State.
The Odd Fellows Of Tonopah are in q
prosperous condition. They have made
arrangements to purchase the Bass
building at that place and use the same
as q hall. A section Of the building is
rented as stores aud will continue to
bring the lodge an income.
A cutting scrape at Winnemucca Sun
day may lead to the death Of Frank F.
Eggleston, a prominent railroad man OF
that place. He was stabbed by q nan
named Lee Wilson. The two had Q row
in the redIight district and it seems to
be a bad mix up all around.
The Jones Brothers circus which played
through Nevada q couple Of weeks ago
has stranded at Marysville, California.
and has beer attached by . constable.
As he has q lot Of horses, 0 couple Of
elephants and a lion to feed the question
worrying the authorities 10 the grub bill.
Patrick Harrington, a miner working
In the Ward shaft at Virginia City, was
instantly killed Saturday when he fell
$50 feet in the shaft. He was making
repairs on the 20OO-feet level and in some
way lost his footing and fell to the pump
station below. When picked up life was
extinct.
Both the Republican and Democratic
members OF the State Legislature will vote
for the candidate receiving the highest
number Of votes for United States Sena-
tor at the preference primary, no matter
what his party utilization may be. This
has been practically agreed upon by
both parties.
A milkman of Gold6eld who was ar
rested for violating the Pure Food Law
in selling adulterated milk, demanded a
jury trial. He was acquitted in spite Of
the expert testimony OF the State and
county. 1t goes to show that the people
out that way prefer the adultersted ar
ticle to the real stuff.
The Bluestone sub-ststion Of the
Truckee River General Electric Company
near YeriDgton was destroyed by fire
Saturday night. The fire was started by
a bolt of lightning. Mason and Yering-
ton will be without lights and the Mason
Valley mines without power until a new
station can be installed.
A. G. Meyers and Ed Walsh. selected
by the citizens of Carson City to be
legislative candidates for Ormsby Coun-
ty, have withdrawn. It has been dis
covered that, because they have con-
tracts with the State they are pro-
hibited from running. Candidates will
now be chosen at the primary.
II. A. Blake. formerly manager Of the
Grey, Reid, Wright store in Carson City.
has been arrested and Is in the city
prison at Reno on a charge of embezzle-
ment preferred by his recent employers.
The amount of the ~embezzlement is not
known but it is understood that the
young man does not deny his shortage.
DIR. Goricar of the Austro-H Hungarian
Government, has arrived in Nevada and
proceeded to Ely, where he will investi-
gate the killing Of a number Of his coun-
trymen a few weeks age by a blast. 1t
keeps the big firm busy settling death
benefits as several men q month are
killed either at the mines or at the
furnaces.
Quietly divorced three months ago in
Reno, Ernest Alexander Montgomery,
Los Angeles millionaire. promoter and
'clubman, better known in Nevada min
ing camps as bob" Montgomery, was
married last week to Miss Antoinette
Schwartz Of New York. The wedding
took place on the steamer just before
sailing for Europe.
Sheriff Farrell Of Washoe County. who
captured the two escaping convicts a
few days ago and turned them over to
the State, will collect the reward that
was offered. He will in turn pass It over
to the farmers who informed him Of the
whereabouts of the two getaways. A
reward OF 500 was offered for the cap
ture OF each man.
Word comes from Mazuma that the
relief work for the food sufferers is we'll
in hand and that the small town is
rapidly being Strengthened out. The six
patients have been moved to = hospital.
where trained nurses and medical atten.
ton is at hand. A temporary hospital
was erected for the injured. who are
all on the way to recovery.
w. @. Cook, q mining engineer who
had been in Tonopsh for some time, and
who had held positions OF importance
there, was found dead in his room in q
cabin in the rear of the X. b. Davis