The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-10-05
C BREvITIES.

week regarding the mail service between
Palisade and Eureka.
Tom Dixon on Thursday sold 266 head
of stock cattle to Thomas Griffin Of
Carliu. The cattle are to be delivered
At Alpha for shipment over the E. N.
railway.
Spencer Reynolds left by Tuesdays
train for Reno. where he went a. Q
delegate of Beatiho Lodge No. z to the
session Of the Grand Lodge Of Knights
of Pythias that convened at Reno on
Thursday.
DIR. Henry Hagar arrived by auto last
Saturday from his ranch in Ruby VAL
lev, Elko County. bringing his mother,
Mrs. Hagar. over to spend the Winter
with her daughter. Mrs. Laura Hoegh,
Of Eureka.
Attention 10 called TO the new adver-
tisement Of A. 7. Taylor in to-day's
SENTINEL. Besides the hot drinks. etc.,
mentioned, he will serve sandwiches
and cake after the political speaking and
dance Monday night.
Miss Annie Smith representative Of
Eureka Temple No. 10. Pythian Sis.
tiers, left by Tuesdays train for Reno
to attend the session Of the Grand
Lodge Of Pythian Sisters that com-
menced it's three-day session in that
city on October 8.
Thomas Griffin. the cattle buyer.
drove over from Carlin on Wednesday
in an auto and spent a couple OF days
in this section attending to business
matters. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Madge, and niece,
Miss Celia Delaney.
H. NJ. Cooper. general manager Of the
Farmers Mining Company. arrived
from the East by Wednesdays train.
He went out to the property next morn.
ing and has since been engaged in max
ing a thorough examination Of the con.
dition Of the compapy's plant.
A private letter received here this
week states hat John Venton Of Ruby
Hill, who with Mrs. venton has been
in California for several weeks. last
week purchased a place at Glen Ellen,
California. The letter did not state
whether the purchase was q home or
ranch property,
Orril, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Granville A. Fletcher, who was
taken quite i'll Wednesday evening
with a bronchial cold. and which de-
veloped into congestion of the right
lung. passed Friday night quietly. with
general symptoms and condition i'm
proved to-day.
Mrs. William Zadow, who recently
purchased what 10 known as the White
House property OF Main street. has just
had q fine concrete sidewalk laid In front
of the property. Angelo Berrolo did
the job. and we believe il is the finest
piece Of concrete work that has been
done in Eureka.
The postal department has just ordered
that all mails entering and departing
from the office in Eureka be weighed for
the next 60 days. commencing on Sep
TENDER 80 aud ending November 80.
1t is understood this order includes the
weighing of the mails in all the princi.
pal post offices of the country.
SO that all the candidates may have
an opportunity for a meeting with the
people of Eureka and vicinity On the eve
before election, the Lobster Club Band
has arranged to give a Candidates. Ball
at the Eureka Opera House on Monday
evening, November 4. The advertise
ment is published in to-day's SENTINEL.
Several men were put in the Ruby
Hill Tunnel this week to do the an.
nual assessment work. The work is
being done in what Is known as the
south drift, hat was started from a
point in the tunnel about 1000 feet from
the mouth, and which has now been
extended about 200 feet. The indica.
ions for finding an ore body in this
drift are now reported to be most favor.
able.
Dan Morrison and son. James, and
G.. s. Nickerson and James Money,
made a trip to Duckwater and the ad.
jacent potash fields in Railroad Valley
last Tuesday. On the return trip that
night they were overtaken by an IN
usually heavy rainstorm and had con-
siderable difficulty in getting across
Fish Greek Valley with the auto. the
water being two feet deep in parts OF
the valley.
Mrs. M. E. Hayes. who has been here
for the past six weeks visiting her sic.
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