The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-01-01
SATURDAY, JANUARY l.. 1915
Nevada State News

The Fallon city hall, which was
damaged badly by fire several weeks
ago. is completely repaired and the
city officers are moving in again.
At a school election held last week
the people of Battle Mountain voted
to issue bonds in the sum of 10000
for the erection of a modern high
school building.
1t is reported that the rabbits in
Lamoille valley. Elko County, are so
numerous this year that they are de-
stroying great quantities of hay.
Some of the stacks are undermined
for several feet and. are in danger of
tumbling over.
The new camp of Junebug, near
Las Vegas. is attracting considerable
attention in the southern part of the
State. Several ~leasers are working
on the finds of zinc ore and shipments
of 40 per cent pure ore will be made
within a few weeks.
Two $50. 900 gallon water tanks are
being placed on Mount Brougher at
Tonopah for fire protection. The
foundations have been completed
and the wood for the structures ar
rived Monday. They will be COM
pleted by January Is.
The term of ]. Wesley Stewart ex-
pired as postmaster of Tonopah Mon
day, and the six different aspirants
for the Office are now %anxiously
awaiting word from Washington to
learn who has been the fortunate one
to land the coveted position.
A number of loads of lumber have
been distributed along the road be-
tween Kennedy and Winnemucca.
This lumber will be used for the con-
struction of culverts made necessary
along the road to carry off the water
of new streams created by the earth
quake.
Christmas exercises were held at
the Nevada Industrial Home near
Elko on Christmas w and the in
mates enjoyed the hospitality of Su-
~perintendent and Mrs. Kyle. A pro-
gramme in which the boys took the
principal parts was given and each
was the recipient of many presents.
The breaking of an oil pipe by
which this fuel is fed under pressure,
caused a serious fire at the Belmont
mill Sunday morning. The blaze oc-
Cured in the refinery and in half an
hour the building, which was con-
structed of steel, was destroyed.
The building and contents we're val
ued at SD, 0OO.-Tonopah Bonanza.
To go to bed able to see and to
wake up totally blind was the mis-
fortune of Harvey Hoskins, a 15-year-
old boy of Austin. last Thursday.
The boys eyes were injured last June,
but after an operation they seemed
to be normal until Thursday NORM
ing. when he awoke blind. He was
taken to Salt Lake City for treat
ment.
The Commissioners of Humboldt
County have offered an extra bounty
on coyote scalps Of $3.50. which to-
gether with the present State bounty
of so cents makes the total bounty in
Humboldt County So. The Silver
State says that the increased bounty
has been a stimulus to the hunters
and many more scalps than usual are
coming in.
Since the epidemic Of rabies first
made its appearance in this State
there have been thirty cases given
the Pasteur treatment at the State
University hygenic laboratory. Of
this number "a were discharged the
latter part of September and since
that time there have been six cases
for treatment, all of whom are re-
ceiving attention at the present time.
The treatment requires q days.