The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-09-19

piOSaon Nnlte repairing an
bile last Saturday. died Monday.
Owing to a shortage of funds the
departments of manual training and
domestic science have been discon-
tinued in the Tonopah schools
John Judnich an Austrian miner.
shot and killed his wife in Virginia
City Tuesday morning and then
killed himself. Three small chill
dren are left to be cared for by the
State.
The Humboldt County Commission
ers after an informal discussion de-
clined 10 make any recommendation
concerning the Nevada exhibits at
the Panama expositions-
The tourist season at Lake Tahoe
has practically closet. there being
very few guests at any of the resorts.
The season was not an extra good
one for the resort keepers.
Nye County, Nevada. is the second
largest county in the United States,
according to the 1910 reports of the
United States Census bureau. II
contains 1929 square miles and is
larger than Massachusetts, and Yer
mont combined.
The residence of r. E. Richards Of
Tonopah was burned with a loss of
5000. There was no insurance.
Mrs. Richards was on the front porch
when the blaze started in the kitchen
and she did not know the house was
afire until called by a neighbor.
Ed Brooks, a young farmer of
Smith Valley. near Yerington. COM
mitted suicide recently after an alter
cation at the home Of his wife's
brother, Jay Mann Brooks was q
native of Nevada, . years of age.
His parents reside in Yerington.
E. P. Osgood of Fallon. a govern
ment engineer. suffered a heavy loss
recently when his home was des-
troyed by fire. Besides losing his
residence. many valuable curios and
relics collected in Siam and some per-
sonal property were consumed by
the flames.
James Watt and Al Aver. opera
ting a turquoise mine near Watt sta
ton. Lander County. are making
regular shipments of this beautiful
gem stone to Tiffany & Co. of New
York. The color now so popular is
a deep blue and the mine is largely
productive of these stones.
Mrs. W. F. Huron of Ely was
burned badly about the neck and her
home was destroyed by a fire which
resulted from an explosion of gaso-
line with which she was cleaning q
dress. She ran from the house with
her hair blazing. The building and
all the furniture were destroyed.
William Hunter. a well known
resident of Elko, was seriously in
jured at that place Tuesday. when
some seats occupied by spectators at
the rodeo gave way. precipitating
the occupants about eight feet to
the ground. Mr.. Hunter, aside
from being badly bruised. suffered
two broken ribs
Elko Independent: An epidemic
of scarlet fever is prevalent in Elko.
Raymond, son of Sheriff and Mrs.
Harris is seriously i'll with the dis
ease. DIR. Worden, health officer.
anticipating a spread of the disease.
has placed the Harris home under
quarantine and is taking every pre-
caution to stamp out the disease.
JACK Delaney, an employe OF the
Morgan Hill ranch near Elko, after
spending a hilarious week in that
town. recently decided to take q
journey. Boarding a blind baggage
car. he fell asleep from the effects Of
the liquor he had imbibed and fell
from the train The wheels passed
over his feet, amputating three toes.
Probably the biggest real estate
deal in White Pine County for many
years was pulled off recently when
P. NJ. Baker. of Snake Valley, re-
ceived $50. 900 as the initial payment
on the sale of his ranch estate and
personal property. The full price
is said to total about sl25. 900. Guy