The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-19
Nevada State News

against his wife, who was recently
arrested for shop lifting in Sacra.
mento, Cal.
The Daily Independent at Elko
came out Mofdsy with a seven-col-
umn paper. The editors announce
the change from slx columns to seven
will be permanent.
August Berning of Carson City has
received a telegram from Congress.
man E. E. Roberts at Washington,
notifying him of his appointment to
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. Md.
The Tonopah Bonanza says a party
OF travellers bound to Tonopah from
Ely had to tango on the desert to
keep warm when the automobile of
c. D. Vautrim broke down. stranding
his passengers through the night. In
the party were Miss Leo Ellenworth,
F. A. Shelke. L. Hulse and Edward
Scott.
Tonopah Bonanza: The school trus-
tees of Tonopah are considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of starting a new receiv-
ing grade thelast Monday in January.
If this plan is adopted a system of
midyear promotions will be begun at
that time also. The starting of a
new grade in January will depend up
on how many children are ready.
The Mason Valley News says two
automobiles we're wrecked in a head
on collision in which j. E. Campbell,
District Attorney-elect of Lyon Coun-
ty. received a cash on the face from
being thrown against the windshield.
George F. Butler and Irving Kendall
were the drivers of the automobiles.
Three Chinese herb doctors. C. Shee
Way, Quong S. Wong and L. Sing,
were recently arrested in Reno on
the complaint of H. H. Wier, who
charges that they have been prac-
ticing medicine without a license.
Bail IA fixed at $500 each. Way
was convicted some time ago under a
similar charge and was fined 500.
w. G. Willis, a Fernley saloon man,
is alleged to have fired four shots at
his wife, one of which grazed a leg
of one of his children. according to
the Yerington Times. Mrs. Willis
escaped and refused to appear as a
witness against her husband. She
said she was going to leave him and
live with relatives in Oregon.
Only two liquor licenses out of %
applied for were granted by the Board
of County Commissioners of Elko
County at a recent session. Two sa-
looms in Lamoille were closed for vio-
lating the regulations as to retail SELL
ing ard the application of two hotels
in Elko were held up fol investigation
by the sheriff on charges that gam
bling was permitted and undesirables
harhnred
The Humboldt County Commission
ers had a dozen saloon men before
them on Monday to inquire relative
to alleged gambling. All of the sa-
loon proprietors stated that card
playing occurred in their places. but
no unlawful gaming. As there was
no evidence of gambling presented to
the board there was nothing the mem
bers could do and the matter ended.
James G. Sweeney. former su-
preme justice of Nevada, has been
made defendant in a suit for divorce
in a complaint filed at Carson by his
wife on the ground of cruelty. Mrs.
Sweeney asks a division of the com
munity property which is claimed to
be worth $50, 900. 1t is understood
an amicable property settlement has
already been agreed upon and that
the daughter, Alice Louise. will be
awarded to the mother without OPP
position.
According to Silver State of Winnie
mucca six witnesses testified on be-
half of Charles Barr. the man on trial
for the murder of Deputy Sheriff
William Larking in 1909, that his true
name was William Stiles, and that he
was a notorious outlaw and bad man
in Arizona before he came to Nevada.
Five witnesses testified that Larking
was looking for" Barr. Barr tes-
titled in his own behalf and said Lark