The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-01
The EUREKA NTINEL
MARoH 1. 1918
LOCAL BREvITIES.

Hope by Fridays train.
Mrs. H. d. Ernst left by this morn
ing's train for a short visit at Reno.
Miss Rose Romano Of Diamond Val
lev is visiting with relstives in Eureka.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioned will be
held next Monday.
Mrs. NJ. Winzell aud daughter. Miss
Katherine, left Alpha by to-day's
train for a visit at San Francisco.
A. P. May berry and L. W. Hope re-
turned Monday from q trip Of inspection
to some mining property at Mt. Hope.
Mrs. Vincent LAM left last Monday
for q visit with her daughter. Mrs.
James Romano. at Sulphur in Diamond
Valley.
This section has been visited by q
number of small snowstorms during the
week, and altogether about 10 inches Of
snow has fallen.
Ross and Spencer Plummer. who have
been visiting with friends and relatives
in Salt Lake City. returned to Mineral
Hill on Wednesday.
George w. Leighton Of the Nevada
Central Copper Company at Cedar was
an arrival by Fridays train for a visit
at his home in Eureka.
DIR. s. V. Moore returned to Eureka
by Fridays train. and during his stay
here will resume his practice and is
prepared to do all kinds Of dental work.
G. L. Gillinghan. who is in charge Of
the development work being done on
several mining claims at Mt. Hope. was
an arrival by Fridays train to attend to
some business matters in Eureka.
Alfred Hooking yesterday disposed Of
his residence and household furniture on
Mob Hill to Ben Repetto. Mr.. Hooking
has decided to locate at Grass Valley,
California. and expects to leave here
with his family for that place some
time next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. +. Plummer are
among the favored recipients of invita-
tons to the inaugural festivities a.
Washington, ID. O. They left Palisade
Thursday morning for Washington and
expect to be gone about a month. They
will visit In Boston, New York. Provi.
dence and Chicago before returning to
Mineral Hill.
j. b. Bale of the Eureka Cash Store
returned by Fridays train from u short
business trip to Elko. He states that he
was unable 10 learn of any effort being
made in the north end Of Eureka Coun.
ty looking toward the annexation Of
that portion Of the county to Elko Ooun-
ty, and he was generally informed thai
the people Of that section could not be
induced to join In any such movement.
]. d. Mcleod. his son. Charlie. and
daughter. Miss May. were arrivals in
Eureka last Saturday from Smoky Val
ley, Nye County. to meet Mr.. Mcleod
niece. Mrs. Mary Smith of Chicago,
who is here visiting the Morrison family
at the Brown Hotel. Mr.. Mcleod M
his son returned home Wednesday &C.
companied by Mrs. Smith. Miss Nc
Leod will remain here visiting Miss
Pearl Morrison until Mrs. Smiths, re-
turn.
The Post Office Department has or
dered that commencing to day, March l.,
all mails entering and departing from
this Office be weighed for the next so
days. IL is understood this order is
general throughout the country and has
been made for the purpose of readjust'
ing the prices paid to contractors for
carrying the mails. from whom there is
a general complaint of inadequate re.
enumeration since they have been COM
PEELED to carry the parcels post.
Julius Huebner narrowly escaped sus
tanning a broken arm last Wednesday
while at work with his brothers in the
Gold Bar niue on Prospect Mountain.
He was engaged in receiving some sacks
of ore from a drift when one of the
sacks slipped before he had secured a
good hold and fell with him about -four
feet. His right arm and the sack landed
on a timber about the same time and
the flesh of his forearm was so severely
torn that several stitches were found
necessary in order to draw the torn parts
together. He is now up and around
aud expects to be ready for work again
soon.