The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-02-28
Nevada State News

Henry l.. Wise died recently in
Carson City, after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Wise had been an en-
ploy of the Virginia and Truckee
railroad for the past 20 years.
Thomas Scott of Platera has been
charged with grand larceny by T. F.
Miner, another rancher in the Quinn
river valley. The dispute arose over
the ownership of roadmaking ma
chine.
George A. Lane, a well known
mining man of Nevada and Alaska,
died Monday night at Beowawe of
pneumonia. When taken i'll he was
on his way to Buckskin to engage in
business.
All along the Southern Pacific
railroad the Nevada towns are max
ing war upon unemployed negroes.
The attacks are directed principally
against unemployed blacks in the re-
stricted district.
Although the Western Pacific has
been carrying mail for over two
years, regular railway postal service
was inaugurated only this week.
Five postal clerks have reported for
duty at Winnemucca.
Mrs. George Tyrrell of Carson City,
reaching into her medicine chest in
the dark. secured and swallowed two
antiseptic tablets in mistake for head
ache waters. Prompt medical at
tention saved her life.
There is still a heavy tonnage of
potatoes in the Mason valley region.
Buyers are offering SIS and $50 a
ton. Shipments of the balance of
the crop will begin as soon as the
roads are in condition.
Fifty feet of the levee at the Big
Five reservoir on the Humboldt
river has given way under pressure
of high water and considerable dam
age has been done to farming lands
in the vicinity of Lovelock.
Walter Clayton, superintendent of
schools of the Goldfield district, has
resigned his position because of i'll
health. He has been succeeded by
J. E. Bentel, formerly principal and
instructor in sciences in the high
school.
The Treasury of Humboldt County
has been enriched $25 by c. Aribio,
a Lovelock business man, who paid
that sum and is thereby exempt from
jury service for the year. This is in
conformity with a law which is but
little known.
The Brown Rotary Gas Engine
Company has been incorporated at
Winnemucca by j. r. Brown, A. w.
Stowe and S. H. Crittendon. 1t is
capitalized for $25, 900. The COM
pany will manufacture the Brown
rotary gas engine.
The old camp of Aurora. which
once boasted a population of 5000
and production of many millions,
but which was deserted for decades,
now is coming back into its own. 1t
has six saloons and IL fights were re-
Gently reported in one night.
A blowout at the smelter at Mason
several days ago seriously burned Z.
Bateman and Robert Board. In try
ing to escape from stream of mott
en- lead that shot from the furnace
they tripped and fell into the pit
through which the Stag pots run.
James Mccormick, who was run
down at Lovelock by a reckless horse
man, died several days ago in the
county hospital at Winnemucca. he
built the first quartz mill ever erect
ed in Unionville and was a resident
of Humboldt County for half a
century.
The board of school trustees of
Goldfield district has notified the
sheriff's office of the many reports
received of school children frequent
ing saloons and other improper
places, requesting that action be
taken to prevent recurrence of their
w. H. Reavis, city clerk of Fallon.
has resigned his position in order to
accept place on the force of the
Navada State polica Mr. ReaviS