The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-23
Nevada State News

Governor Oddie's Thanksgiving procla-
nation finds much for Nevadsns to re-
ioice over on the 2Sth Of this month, d.
rect reference being made to the labor
troubles at Ely, Nevada, that were COM
promised without serious difficulties.
Mrs. Key Pittman Of Tonopah is re-
ported to have nearly recovered from her
late indisposition, and other than the
weakness which naturally follows, shows
no i'll effects from the ptomaine poison
ing with which she was recently afflicted
Denver capitalists announce that they
are about to spend 5000. 900 in develop
ing a reclamation project OF the East
Walker river in Lyon and Mineral coun-
ties, involving $4,000 acres, and that the
land will be settled by Mennonites from
Pennsylvania, who are OF Germaa
descent.
Nearly 400 head Of cattle are being fed
at the prison farm at Carson. Hall oil
the number belongs to the State and the
rest to market men. The prison farm
is one OF the best assets Nevada owns
and in a few years will be the means OF
supplying a lot Of material for the prison
and other State institutions.
The building formerly occupied by the
now defunct Nye & 0rmsby bank at
Wonder has been fitted out as a laundry
and is washing the soiled clothes OF the
people there. They get the wash back,
which is more than they did their money,
and the laundry cleans their clothes in
stead of them, as the bank did.
James English. an aged inmate OF the
Nevada Insane Asylum, escaped from
the asylum Sunday morning and wan
dered for several hours. clad only in his
night shirt. He was found later un-
conscious, lying in the mud on the bank
OF the Truckee river, and was taken to
the County hospital, where he died later.
He has a brother in the East.
1t is reported that George Polling
horne, one OF the earliest Of the con-
ductors on the Tonopah x Goldfield
line, has gone insane and is confined in
a s~anatorium at the coast. He was
born in Austin and was among the first
to make Tonopsh his home. A sister
vent insane some time ago and Is con-
fined in the same asylum with her
brother.
Sam Davis has applied to the Cali
fornia Exposition Commissioners for
concession to run a Forty-Nine camp al
the exposition in 1915. The concession
should be granted. Sam Davis has beer
one OF the best boosters the State evel
had, says the Yerington Times. He viii
put on an attractive show il he gets the
concession and this will be more good
boosting for Nevada.
The Primeaux case was taken az
Monday morning in Elko and Judg'
Perky, the newly appointed United
States Senator from Idaho. appeared q
one of the attorneys for the defense, buf
was soon put out Of action as he haC
failed to pass the bar in the State o
Nevada. After considerable sparring TO
a ~postponement by the defense. Judg'
Averill set the case to m Frids,
morning.
Considerable talk has been indulge,
in during the last week regarding ru
mors of another strike TO be called IN
this district on account of dissatisfaction
the treatment OF some members wh'
we're former employees of the company
While no definite statement has beer
made by any Of the officials OF the unions
some Of them have admitted the ques
ton is under consideration Exposition.
An attempt will be made during thir
session Of the Federal Court in Carson t.
quash the indictment brought agains
J. j. Cole, q young man from the East
who was arrested and indicted for selling
liquor to an Indian. The young mar
got off the train at Hazen. on his way I,
the Coast. and while there was asked b,
an Indian to purchase some whisky TO
him. Not knowing the law. he pur
chased the whisky for the Indian ant
gave it to him, not receiving a cent TO
the transaction. He was i~mmediatel,
arrested and indicted.