The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-03-21
Nevada State News

off to an extent that called fora gen.
eral reduction in salaries and the job
! of Receiver is nov worth only about
$1,000 a year.
Judge HARDWOOD of Washoe County
has resigned as one of the District
Judges of that district, his resigna-
ton to take effect GU April 6. Gov
ernor Oddie Immediately appointed
his successor in the person of A. N.
Salisbury, a well known attorney Of
Reno.
Mrs. Mary S. Doten, one of the
pioneer women of the State and the
mother or Prof. s. B. Doten of the
State University, died suddenly at
Reno Saturday.. She was connected
with the public schools of the State
for many years and was highly re-
spected by everybody.
The White Pine News say that an
Ely Greek offered Naturalization
Agent Littleton a bride of $50 if he
would make the questions easy and
permit him to get his citizenship pa
pers. L~ittleton exposed the fellow in
court and his application was dis
missed without prejudice.
After relatives in Wyoming had
gone bail to the extent of $500 cash
for his appearance, Frank Cunning
ham, who is charged with stealing
two horses from Steptoe valley, failed
to answer when his cas- was called
at Ely last week and can't be found.
His bail was ordered forfeited.
DR.. Magoon Of Ely and several
friends narrowly escaped death when
his engine died as ne was driving his
automobile across the track of the
Nevada Northern railway Monday
afternoon. A locomotive hit the
machine and dashed it into smither-
Gems. None of the party was hurt.
The Golden Rnle Mercantile Co.'S
annual statement as required by law
shows the following business trans
acted in its different stores in Ne
vada during tho past year: Elko,
S44, 1863. n; Winnemucca, $50, 0O7. rs;
Lovelock, SAL, 642.37; Fallon, for the
last 8 IL months of the year. $27,-
139. 20.
The Paradise Valley Cattle Grow
ers' Association has adopted resolu-
tions asking the next Legislature to
abolish either the Tax Commission or
the County Assessor. The associa-
ton claims there are now two sets OF
officers to perform the same public
duty, hence the request to abolish
one of them.
Two of the five Indian girls who
made their getaway from the Indian
school on Tuesday evening were re-
turned to the school Friday. The
girls said they ran away because the
doctor was going to cut their tonsils
out and was going to doctor their
eyes, and they were afraid it would
hurt them. Carson News.
The trial of J.. B. McFadden for a
murder committed at Rochester,
Humboldt County, last November,
is in progress at Winnemucca. In a
jealous rage he killed w. H. Ed,
wards, a bartender, and wounded
Shorty" Burns, Frank Manda and
Mrs. McFadden. He is being tried
for the murder of Edwards.
Ely Expositor: Preparations are
being made at the Adams McGill
ranch, a couple of miles west of Nc
Gill, for the annual sheep shearing
season which will begin the first Of
April. Shearing machines have been
purchased by the company and the
shearing will be done with them in
stead of with hand clippers as in the
past.
According to the Battle Mountain
Scout the placers at Copper Canyon
are paying splendidly and operators
are making money. All along Willow
Creek, a tributary of the canyon, q
series of strikes have been made and
on all the claims the miners are max
ing better than wages. The produc-
ton of the section is now figured at
something like $4,000 a week. From
two to three hundred men are in the
district, but a big increase is expect