The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-03

reported to be on the ground at San Fran
cisco looking over the site for the Nevada
building at the big fair.
The Free Press reports that the old
! electric light company at Elko has been
absorbed by the new Elko-Lsmoille Com
PAW and several changes will follow as
the result OF the change.
A stock company Of rsnchers with. $iO,-
600 capital will build a -four mill at La
noble. Elko County, with q capacity OF
100 sacks a day and with machinery for
grinding all kinds Of stock feed.
Attorney General Thatcher says that
his ruling on the slot machines does not
interfere with County Commissioners
placing a license upon the devices. He
only passed upon the right Of the State
to do so.
Receiver Frank Wildes Of the State
Bank and Trust Company has com
menced suit against the Tonopah b.
nanza, a newspaper, for $4,000 dam
ages. He claims libel in an editorial
headed Recall and Impeach."
James Quinn, a convict who escaped
from the road camp last July, was
recaptured near Visalia, California. when
he paid q visit to his parents on the
home farm. He will be returned to the
prison to serve out his sentence.
Commencing June l. the Government
purposes to have q daily mail service be.
tween Ely and Preston and Lund, and
contracts for carrying the mail are being
advertised for. The service from Preston
to Currant Greek is also to be increased
to three times q week.
o. G. Dobbs. former postal clerk. ar
rested On a charge of stealing $50 from q
registered letter in the local post Office
at Reno, and who pleaded guilty has
been sentenced by Federal Judge Far.
rington to seven months in the Washoe
County Jail and to pay a fine Of $500.
Richard Calliber. charged with com
hitting a statutory crime upon a young
girl of Virginia City. has been found
guilty OF attempt to commit that crime
and sentenced to five years in State
prison. This case attracted much stten-
ton and cost the county a large sum.
Thomas j. Kirk, Jr., son OF Thomas
J.. Kirk, Superintendent OF Public In
struction OF California, committed suicide
at Reno Monday night. He had been
on an automobile ride with his wife and
several friends. Excusing himself for a
minute, he entered his apartment and
shot himself.
Harry Hansen. a miner employed by
the Ophir Mining Company at Virginia
City had both legs broken Thursday
while at work in the understope below
the 2400-foot level. A slab OF rock fell
from a slip in the breast of the under
stope. knocking him down and pinning
both legs to the floor.
Bert Scott was sentenced Monday by
Judge Ducker to serve the remainder of
his life in the Nevada penitentiary for
the murder OF Ben Swsgo at Rochester
asst February. Scott's sentence was fixed
by the jury and was officially imposed
by the Judge. The motion for a new
trial was denied and an appeal will be
taken.
A wind with q velocity Of 60 miles an
hour struck Rochester camp Sunday.
Many frail huts erected were blown over
and their belongings scattered in the
bills. The wind vas so strong for a time
that it was necessary to brace the st.
Francis and Crawford hotels with heavy
timbers to prevent them from being
blown over.
N. A. (''Nick") Humell, a we'll known
Nevada attorney and former Wadsworth
newspaper man, died at his home in
Sparks last Friday night. He was 40
years of age and a native of Virginia City.
He was prominent in lodge affairs in
Nevada and at one time was supreme
representa- i've Of the Knights Of Pythias
OF Nevada.
Kepp Stepp. well known throughout
the State. was taken into custody at
Reno Thursday night by Special Agent
Green of the Southern Pacific on a lar
ceny charge. who escorted him to Au-
burn. California. Stepp went willingly.
saying he knew what the trouble was.
Stepp was n Of the State police force
at Ely recently.
The quotations of the Goldfeld Con.
will be taken from the New York Stock
Exchange on the 10th of June. Wing
field made application some time ago for
such a procedure. which is the first time
in history that a going concern has made
such a request. The stock will be
handled by the New York Curb Market.
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