The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-12-21
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there has been a shortage OF labor here
since the strike was called off, as many
Of the Greeks left when they got out OF
work and the exodus has not yet ceased.
II they all leave, the companies will have
to get other kind OF labor and 1t 10 re-
garded as quite probable Japanese might
be secured.
A shocking accident occurred in the
Nevada Hills mine at Fairview Saturday
morning that resulted in the death 10
hours later of y. f. Still, a millman,
whose death was the first of a violent
nature to occur in the camp The de-
ceased was attending to his duties and in
moving about was caught by the mill
shafting and thrown about until nearly
every bone in his body vas broken.
Waste protruding from his coat pocket
caught on the machinery, which had a
fatal hold before the unfortunate man
realized his predicament.
Miss Anne Martin states that within
a short time the Nevada Equal Suffrage
League has increased it's membership
more than twenty-fold and that the con-
s~titntional amendment for woman sutf-
rage, which has already passed n Legs
lature, has every prospect OF passing the
next n also, and will be before the
voters. The convention voted to con-
tinue to maintain a strictly non-partisan
attitude to all political parties. This
does not mean that either the officers or
the members OF the association are for
hidden personal freedom. and does not
censure Miss Adams for psrtissnship.
Fallon Eagle: Last Thursday q train
OF % cars Of cattle arrived from Valen-
tine, Texas, for the Nevada Packing
Company. They were unloaded and
driven to the feeding yards neal the
sugar factory and are being fed on pulp
and alfalfa. The stock had more than a
1000 mile ride and are pretty thin, but
will no doubt fatten very quickly on the
splendid ration OF beet pulp and alfalfa
hay. There are about $500 tons OF pulp
at the silo near the factory and the Ne
vada Packing Company, which bought IL
expects to ship in several thousand head
of sheep and cattle to consume this enor-
nous bi-product Of the beet enterprise.
Barney 0'Hara, one of the best known
miners and a pioneer Of this State, died
at the home OF his daughter at the camp
of National Tuesday after a long illness.
Deceased was one OF the old-time Com
stock miners, but for the past few years
has been a resident Of Reno. He was
one OF the heroes of the Sutro tunnel fire,
and it is said that the injuries he received
at that time remained with himsuptil
death. He was the father Of Miss Ger
trude O'Hara, who met a tragic death at
railroad crossing in Reno last Summer
This is the third death which has occurred
in the family the past year. -Four SOM
and five daughters survive.-Virginis
Chronicle.
Phil s. Triplett. editor OF the Nevada
State Herald at Wells, states hat Presi-
dent Bancroft has practically confirmed
the rumor that there is to be q branch
road built by the Oregon Short Line from
Wells to Twin Falls, Idaho. This road
is to be built to tap the northern portion
of Nevada and to connect with the South
ern Pacific at Wells. Triplstt says tina
President Bancroft has confded to sew
eral railroad men that this road is to bt
built. The road is already built from
Twin Falls to Rogerson. leaving a dis
lance Of 80 miles to be constructed from
Rogerson to Wells. 1t will. when con
structed, reduce the haul OF Idaho pro
ducts to the Coast by 500 miles.