The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-06-15
Nevada State News

was Killed at Candelaria last Wednesday
by falling 80 feet down a shaft, a rung
OF ladder breaking as he was decending
to his work.
Late reports from Tonopah state that
there is no truth in the rumor that a
strike OF the miners there is pending.
There is the best Of feeling between the
mine owners and workers.
The strike at the Silver Peak mines at
Blair is going along without any trouble
Many OF the miners have stuck to their
positions and new men fill the positions
OF those who went out on strike.
Sheriff Smith OF Lincoln County has
been indicted by the grand jury; one
count is for embezzling State money and
the other for embezzling county money.
His trial will commence within a short
time as the session OF court is at hand.
George M. Anderson and Miss Myrtle
+. Montrose OF Carson were married in
Reno Sunday. The bride has been the
able associate editor of the Carson News
for some time, and the groom has also
been In charge OF the mechanical depart
ment OF the paper for the past three years
John Madigan. a miner. working for
the Western Pacific, was suffocated by
gas in the Chilcoot tunnel, which has
been on fire the past week. Madigan
with others entered the tunnel and was
overcome with the treacherous fumes.
The fire is now reported as under control.
Nevada shows an. increase in the pro-
duction OF copper each year. 1t is at the
rate Of about | 100000 pounds each II
months. The official figures for 1911,
just at hand, shows production for that
year Of 65, 1856. 72S, as against So .877. 800
for 1910, according to the Engineering
and Mining Journal.
According to the Ely Expositor, a
man named Austin has been railroaded
to Jail in Utah. He was arrested in
Nevada, without requisition papers
taken to Utah, tried and sentenced
without an attorney to defend him. Gov
ernor 0ddie has taken the matter up
with Governor Spry OF Utah.
George Adams. an employee at the
smelter at Thompson, near Mason, Me-
vada, was found dead in an oil and gaso-
line storage room 1t is believed that
his death was caused by fumes. He was
seen by other workmen to enter the
building and half an hour later, when he
did not reappear. an investigation was
made.
At Nina. Mrs. Alex Tergins, being in
a hurry to start fire, resorted to the
coal oil can--that deadly enemy of the
housekeeper-with the result that there
was an explosion that resulted in the
death of Mrs. Tergina and the destruction
OF her residence. The remains OF the un.
fortunate woman were taken to San
Francisco for burial.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has issued decision in the cafe of the
Reno Wholesale Liquor Store, Inc,
against the Southern Pacific Railroad,
holding that shipments of wine and
brandy moving in the same car but un-
der separate bills OF lading, cannot be
treated as mixed carload shipments un-
der the Western classification.
The commission on the Panama Pa
cific fair from the State OF Nevada will
consist OF three members from now on,
according TO a recent statement made by
Governor 0ddie. The members now are
Governor Oddie, G. B. Henderson and
G. P. Squires. A larger board is not
considered necessary until after further
action by the State Legislature.
For years, until now, Goldfield has
celebrated Independence Day with Tono-
pah jointly, the exercises taking place al
in the two towns. But this
year, through little unforeseen friction
which grew in intensity under fervid ora
tory. it was decided to have two big
events instead OF one, and it will show
lack of patriotism for any Tonopahns to
spend the Fourth in Goldfeld, or vice
versa.
Bullion Tax Collector Adamson. who
has just returned to Carson from a trip
over the State, is convinced that even
better times are ahead for Nevada. He
states that every county is advancing and
that revenues are coming in from many
The bullion tax receipts this
season will be very heavy as several new
are added to the production.
Other licenses are being paid and in
creased revenues are gradually crawling
up throughout the State.