The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-31
Nevada State News

ling at Goldfeld Monday paid hnes Of
$l25 each. They were J. Z. Jefferson,
J.. Manning. Matt Burke, William
Kierney, Alex Young.
The Railroad Commission has sus-
pended the order recently made ordering
a reduction OF rates for water 10 Tonopah
aud will reopen the case. the company
~contending hat the rate announced
would be confiscstory.
Frederick Z. Atteaux, accused Of be-
ing instrumental in planting dynamite
in Lawrence. Mass, during the textile
strikers disturbance several months
ago, whose name Is frequently carried
in the Associated Press dispatches, was
at one time q resident OF Tonopah.
The jury in the case of Walter Ward
against the Pittsburg Silver Peak Gold
Mining Company. awarded Ward dam
ages of sl3. 900. He sued for s65 900 for
damages received while in the company's
mine. He lost one eye and had one arm
broken. The case will be appealed.
The Pittsburg Silver Peak mine has
declared a dividend Of two cents per
share. The dividend is payable May 2S.
The many stockholders in this section
have been wondering why there was not
something doing. It's pretty light, but
better han an assessment, says the Car
son News.
Jesse Clark, a young man of Oaliente
who was found guilty of ar attempt at
rape, was given a sentence of from five
to ten years. On account Of his youth
this light sentence was administered.
1t is believed that he will be sent to the
prison farm, as that has been recon.
mended by the Judge delivering the sen.
tence.
The motion of Attorney General
George Thatcher to have set aside the
order of Judge Frank P. Langan in the
State Bank and Trust Company matter.
in which the Judge ordered Receiver
Wildes to be paid a large sum for his ser
vices as receiver and also ordered that
his attorneys be paid about $500 for
fees, was argued in the District Court at
Carson. The motion was heard by
Judge Langsn.
Indians near Carson attacked Warden
Denver S. Dickerson's auto, in which the
Warden, his wife and children and Mr..
and Mrs. James Finch were riding, by
throwing rocks at the occupants OF the
car. All escaped being hit. Warden
Dickerson pursued them but was unable
to catch them. The Indians have taken
an aversion to autos OF late and several
auto parties have reported that the In
dams haze thrown rocks at them.
Final payment is said to have been
made by the Stall brothers, who made
a fortune from their lease at the camp OF
National, for the Serita mine at Masonic.
They had the property under option for
some time and only lately exercised this
option, placing in the hands OF the clerk
of the court $25. 900. all in bills of $1,000
each. The property was owned by the
estates Of two deceaeed persons. Smith
and Phillips, and it o only remains
for the court to confirm the sale to the
Stall brothers, after which they will be
in possession and proceed to develop the
property.
District Judges Somers of tioldfeld,
French Of Fallon and Taber of Elko are
in Reno hearing en- banc motions for new
trial in the cases of the Frances Mohawk
Mining Company against the Gold6eld
Consolidated Mining Company and the
Gold6eld Consolidated against D. III.
Mckenzie and Company. They involve
the loss OF $500. 900 worth Of high grade
alleged stolen from the Frances Mohawk
mine in Goldfeld, a lease from the Gold.
field Consolidated. OF the amount al
legged stolen about $57 900 was recovered
and the Frances Mohawk Company sued
the Goldfeld Consolidated for TN pei
cent OF this amount. The three Judges
who tried the case gave the plaintiff judg-
ment for the amount sued for The Gold
field Consolidated Company sued the
ID. HI. Mckenzie Company for $25. O0C
damages for not properly timbering the
workings on its lease and secured judg.
ment. The defendant in each case is ask
ing for a new trial