The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-01-13
SATURDAY. JANUARY 10. 1912.
Nevada State News

On account Of an epidemic OF measles
in Gold Hill. the County Board Of Health
has closed the schools for two weeks
About twenty cases are now knosn in
the town.
DR.. A. l. Rice has resigned his position
as Milk Inspector OF Reno and intends 70
leave the city for q while. He Is the
physician who reported on the condition
of diaries that were found to be not in
existence.
The Tonopah Bonanza denies the re-
port that there are signs Of labor trouble
in that camp. The paper states that the
miners there are satisfied In every way.
and will not allow agitstors in their ranks.
and that here is no reason whatever to
expect labor troubles in that prosperous
camp.
Little Maggie, 3 W&shoe squsw, was
frozen 10 death during 8 snow storm
about two weeks ago in Carson and her
body vas covered With snow. The body,
nearly naked. was found Monday and an
inquest will be held. 1t is believed that
she wal intoxicated when she was caught
in the storm.
Arthur Griswold, son OF w $. Griswold
of Ruby Valley. Elko County, is thorsht
to bave had his back broken last Satur-
day. While driving q load OF hay out to
feed cattle, 9 heavy gust Of wind over
turned the wagon. and the hsyrsck struck
him across the back. He was taken to
Salt Lake for treatment
At Salt Lake Monday George Rives Of
GoIdfeld. New, vas sentenced to seven
years in Lesven worth prison en- the
charge OF taking young girl from Salt
Lake City to Gold6eld for immoral pur-
poses Jessie Gray. alias Jessie Rives,
was sentenced to six years in the Lansing,
Mich. State prison on q similar charge.
Frank Reber Of the National Miner.
who recently visited Jarbidge and who
has reviewed the camp and giving it a
splendid send-off. also uses a lot of good
sense. He warns miners and others
to keep away from the camp till Spring,
as the Winters are extreme in severity
and all the labor necessary has been PRO
vided by the corporation now operating
in the northern camp.
The San Francisco Call and the Reno
Journal o the engagement OF
Governor Oddie to Mrs. Dale Hartley
Baker Of Oakland. The lady is well
known in Carson, where she spent the
Summer months with her sister-in-iaw.
Mrs. Cleve Baker. She is q social ia for-
tie and a charming woman. 1t is under.
stood that the wedding is to take place
either in April or May.
The Southern Pacific Company has an
nornced to the strike breakers in its en-
ploy at Sparks that beginning with Mon
day the stockads will be thrown open.
and all the employees who so desire may
seek rooms and board outside Of the On
closure. They will discontinue the
boarding house that has been conducted
in the yards. but will allow those who
desire to sleep in the eompans's bunk
house.
Reports from Elko and other northern
sections Of the State are to the effect that
plenty Of snow nov fills the canyons to
assure a bountiful supply OF water for the
coming season. As a whole, the average
Of snow fall is below { 9 normal. but it
has drifted well and il frozen in the can
yons. The same condition exists in
Western Nevada, and as there is three
months yet of Winter the farmers feel
that they have an assurance of plenty Of
water during the irrigaring seasons.
The famous Aurora properties at the
old mining camp at Aurora have been
sold to the Tonopah Mining Company
and the documents for the transfer have
been recorded there. These mines in
the early days Of their development pro-
duced millions but could not be worked
at depth because of the aow OF water.
Now they are 70 be drained by modern
pumps and worked On . large scale. The
Tonopah Mining Company intends to
build = big mill in Aurora The open
ing Of these mines will revive the
old camp and make it active once more
The same company is reported to have
purchased rich properties in Lucky Boy
and the rich old Lundy property in Mono
County. Cal.