The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16
SATURDAY. JANUARY is. 1915


The Pettigrew ranch near Gardner
vile changed hands last week. II
contains lbs acres and the price was
reported to be in excess of $4,000.
In Nye County last year. the sum
of $25, 534 was collected for licenses
by the sheriff. The largest item is
nearly $4,000 for retail liquor licenses.
The Douglas County Commits
sioners have allowed $50 per month
for the care of indigent Washoe
Indians in that county, to be expended
by the Indian agent.
John M. Harrington. n of the
old time cattlemen of Nevada, who
was for many years connected with
the big interests of Miller & Lux,
died Thursday night at a Reno hospi-
tai.
General VIM. WOODBURY.. father of
u. s. District Attorney WOODBURY..
n of the most prominent citizens
of Nevada. died shortly after noon
at Carson Tuesday after an illness of
four days.
The will of Charles Dorothy of
Elko is to be opposed. 1t is alleged
by the claimants that the deceased
was compelled by fraud and physical
force to make his will. The estate
involves about $40. 1000.
After having prospected Black
Rock desert to a depth Of 1900 feet
in an endeavor to discover potash,
M. |. Goodwin, associate u. S. geolo-
gist. has abandoned the task and has
returned to Washington.
Bud Henkel, formerly of Reno,
shot and seriously wounded Wilson
Thyes after a short quarrel in the
Office of the Review-Miner at Love-
lock over a woman of the tenderloin.
Thyes is now in st. Mary's Hospital
in Reno.
Considerable numbers of horses
are being shipped from the eastern
part Of the State to Ogden for re-ship-
ment to the Atlantic coast, where
they will be forwarded to Europe for
use by the armies there. Stock cars
are in demand.
The new board of County Commits
~sioners in session at Elko granted
liquor licenses to all applicants. 1t
was not done. however, without
warning as to the outcome of any act
by the holders of licenses which is in
violation of the law.
The Nevada Mining Journal, de-
signed to cover all mining in every
camp in Nevada, is scheduled to
make its appearance shortly and
every Friday thereafter, according
to a statement received from the
publishers. who have already issued
a preliminary edition from their of
fee at Elko. Nevada.
Mrs. Zita Pike, wife of Leroy A.
Pike. and Mrs. Gladys S. Wheeler, of
Reno, who sued the Southern|Pacifc
and Pullman Companies for $4,000
each for alleged wrongful election
from a train at Auburn, Calf, have
settled the matter out of court on
the basis of an offer made by the
defendants. Each accepted $1,000.
The report of the director of the
United States minis furnished the
Carson Appeal by Andrew Maute
superintendent of the local institu-
ton shows that the Carson mint for
the last fiscal year received 649 de-
posits of bullion, their value in gold
and silver being 1888. 161.67. The
expense of maintaining the Office
during the same period was $780,
46. while the income was $2.324.21
The report also shows that the num-
Der of employees engaged was four.
Sustaining the contention that min
ing companies failing to install safety
equipment required by the State law
are responsible for injuries to work.
men. the Supreme Court at Carson
has affirmed the judgement of
the Nye County district court in
granting 81, 500 to John Ryan. Ryan
was employed in the Manhattan Big
Four property and fell from the
bucket in a 5O0-foot shaft after he
had lighted fuses for blasts. AL
though badly hurt. he climbed back
over the timbers to a place of safety.