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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

Another sad fatality involving the death of we'll known old timer oc- cured in the Kougarok section Mon- day last when Judge F. H. Thomas. former United States commissioner of the Kougarok precinct was swept to his earthly end in the swollen waters of the Kuzitrien river, a few miles from Shelton.
 According to telephone reports reaching Nome last night. the acci- dent occurred at four D. m. on the 18th, about two miles below Shelton Judge Thomas, accompanied by Fred Johnson, who was on his way to the Sawtooth range to look after matters
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

Johnson to save himself if he could. Tightly hugging the sack of clothes Johnson was carried away and saw no more of his ill-fated fellow voyager. Borne on the swift flowing waters and holding to his precarious support with difficulty, Johnson was carried fully two miles down stream before he could make landing. After teaching shore Johnson turned back to Shelton and reported the fatality. The fol- lowing morning Johnson. accompanied by Isadore Fix. of shelton, went down the river to search for the missing man. The launch was located bottom mp on sand bar about one and a half miles below the scene of the acci-
 lent but nothing could be seen of judge Thomas.
 The deceased was well known in the district and was universally liked by all with whom he came in contact owing to a generous and genial dis. position and rare fund of fellow ship for his fellow man. For years he acted as ex-officia judge and United States commissioner of the district in which he met his untimely end. At the time of his death he was filing the position of postmaster of Shelton. He was forty-seven years of age.
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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22
BELGIAN AND RoUMANiAN
 WAR MISSION ARRIVE
Special International Service.

Special International Service.
 WASHINGTON, June 22.-The Bel gian war mission arrived in the cap- ital today and was given an enthus- aistic greeting In the reception held for them in the senate chambers.
 The arrival of the Belgians was the signal for a great demonstration on the part of the general public. Long before the hour set for the senate reception 0 great crowd gathered be- fore the capitol and the appearance of the Belgian representatives was greeted with deafenlng rounds of cheers.
 Rouranian Mission on Pacific Coast.
 A PACIFIC PORT, June 22.-The mission of the kingdom of Roumania reached the United States today and will proceed at once to Washington.
 The representatives of the little kingdom were met by state and city officials and were given hearty re- ception.
 Cheering news brought by the mem- bers of the commission Is that Rou- mania is preparing to raise new army to cope with the Germans.
 A new army of six hundred thou sand men is being rapidly assembled in the section of Roumania still held by the Roumaninn government and will be placed in the field within the present month.
 It is also the intention of the Rou- manian government to make efforts to enlist troops from the great num- Der of Roumanians in the United States. most of whom are trained sol diers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22
FARNuM IN GREAT SHOW
 AT DREAM TONIGHT

The favorite actor, Wm. Farnum will star tonight in the gerat Fox production "A Soldiers Oath" This spectacular feature in five sensation weherever shown. Farnum, we'll known to all movie fans," as scrapper has picture to demonstrate his ability.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

Charles Mitchell arrived in town from the Bangor dredge yesterday to- gether with a large poke which re- presented the second cleanup of the season from the big gold digger. The dredge is reported working along in fine shape with prospects for an ex- cellent season before it. Mir. Mitchell departed for Bangor this morning.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

A radio from St. Michael this morn- ing states that the steamer Valdez is still at that port and will probably not get away for two or three days longer. The reason is stated to be that no barges are available for the unloading of a consignment of rails The latter are probably portion of the railroad steel destined for use on the Fairbanks Nenana line, now under construction by the railroad commis- sion.
 The message also reports that the Laouche which is expected to carry the next outgoing mail, will leave St. Michael sometime during the after noon of June 23.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

About three hundred and fifty tons of supplies for the various bureau of education stations on the peninsula are reported in transit from the out side. The task of distributing this large quantity of gools is said to be a rather hard one owing to the small capacity of vessels engaged in the ccasting trade.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

Members of the fire department have been busily engaged in filling in a large hole under the--side walk and front end of the building. The hole was left last fall when the contractors finished up construction work on the plant and remained all winter owing to the impossibilit of obtaining thaw- ed ground to fill in.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

The postal officials announce that the registered mail for the steamer La Touche will close at p. m. June g. The ordinarily mail will be held open until 9 D. m. of the same evening.
 The mail for St. Michael, to be sent over by the Silver Wave will close tonight at seven o'clock.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

Fred Meyer. engineer of the fire de- partment. had the misfortune to have his foot seyerel pinched between some planking this morning. The injury is in no way serious but will cause him to acquire decided limp for some days.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

The steamship Juneau reported to the local radio this afternoon that the vessel will arrive in Nome about g a. m. June 23.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22
NEWS NOTES

pr. Neuman announces that fine baby boy was born to. the wife of Martin Steiner of Council City this morning.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

It has been decided among the retail dealers of the city that in future all groceries and meat markets will close at six D. m. except on Saturday even- ing.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

Diver A. E. Cark was engaged to- day in recovering a number of lighter moorings in the roadstead for the AL aska Lighterage Co. The diver at times descended to a depth, of eight fathoms before reaching bottom
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-22

The committee in charge of the Red Cross week program have been busy as the proverbial bee and have laid
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
DOCUMENTS OF RECORD
Filed in the Office Of the Recorder
OF Eureka County Up to
May 10, 1917

Gertrude Hagar to Daniel Morri-
son-Deed to lots 4, 5 and 6 in block
62 of the town of Eureka, together
with dwelling house, sheds, fences
and outhouses, and the furniture,
utensils and fixtures therein con-
tanned. Consideration $40. Record
ed April 80, 1917.
Daniel Morrison to Mary Franchi
Deed to the above described prop
erty. Consideration $40. Recorded
April 80. 1917.
Mrs. E. Y. Jones to Lynn Big Six
Mining Company-Deed to an un-
divided one-half interest in the Great
Divide mining claim situate in Lynn
mining district. Consideration $3.50.
Recorded May 8. 1917. fof ),
A. Royal to John Fader-Deed to
an undivided one-half interest in the
Nephi No. 6 mine in Lynn mining
district. Consideration $40. Record
ed May 10, 1917.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
POSTAL INSPECTORS
GATHERING EVIDENCE

Lovelock. Nevada May cit be-
came known here to-day that United
States postal inspectors have been
stationed at Eureka, [Palisade] and
since the refusal of the Eureka &
Palisade Company to carry the mails.
have been offering. every day, mail
containingwar department messages.
to the employees of the line. This
was done in the presence of witnesses,
and for the purpose of substantial
ing the Governments testimony
when a suit to collect forfeits, at
the rate of $1,000 a day for refusal to
carry out the federal mail contract.
shall have been started against the
railroad.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
Eureka Present Railway Service
General Indignation Expressed at Refusal of Local Railway
Company to Handle Our Ores and All Lines of
Merchandise To and From Outside
"t Nevada Boundaries

According to the telegraphic state
ment sent the business men of Eu-
reka last week by the Railroad Com
mission of Nevada. that the lessee of
the Eureka-N Nevada Railway would
recommends operations by May 9Th.
the SENTINEL was advised from Pail
SADIE during the morning of the 9Th
that a train would leave there for
Eureka that day at l D. M, and
would return to Palisade the next
day at $50 a. m. Later it was re-
ported that this service would be
given only once a week, and that the
railway company would not receive
freight from points originating out
side of the State. or accept freight
in Eureka destined for points out
side of Nevada.
AS the action of the railway COM
pany in stopping all operations on
April 80 was generally considered by
the people here to be a fight between
the railway company and the Postal
Department owe carrying the mail
between Palisade and Eureka, in
which the people of Eureka were not
at this time taking any active part,
and that the trouble would soon be
settled, little serious attention was
given to the matter. But when the
merchants were notified their freight
from all Eastern and Western points
outside of the State of Nevada would
not be handled over the local rail-
way. and the mine owners of this and
adjacent districts learned their ship
ments of ore to the smelters at Salt
Lake would not be accepted, general
Indignation was expressed at the
drastic action taken by the railway
company to carry out its fight against
the Postal Department at the injury
and expense of the people who for
years have been struggling against
many adverse conditions and have
surely paid all the traffic would bear
to keep the local railway in opera
ton.
Some of our business men were 70
worked-up over the stoppage of all
service over the railway into Eureka,
as per posted notice on the railway
depot in Eureka that the Eureka
Nevada Railway had ceased to exist"
that several of them appeared be-
fore the Board of County Commits
sioners last Saturday afternoon and
asked that the county road between
Eureka and Palisade be put in con-
dition for auto truck service, stating
that it was an emergency appeal for
the protection of a majority of the
people of Eureka County.
The Board took the request of the
business men under advisement, and
before adjourning agreed to put to
work an adequate force of men on
Union summit. at present the only
bad portion of the road, and place
the road in condition for auto truck
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted Blythe Board
At It's Regular Monthly
Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners
was held Saturday. May 5. Present
Commissioners Edgar Sadler, r. j.
Reid, w. S. Raine, the Clerk, Audi
tor. District Attorney and Sheriff.
The Board and the Auditor counted
the money in the Treasury and re-
ported that the amount therein was
correct.
The minutes of the last meeting
we're approved as read.
A list of the bills allowed at this
meeting is published in another
column of to-day's issue.
China Jim. an INDECENT person.
upon petition of Taxpayers. was given
a monthly allowance of seven dollars.
The monthly reports of the several
county and township officers were
approved and placed on file.
The bond of J. M. Requa as JUS
tice of the Peace of Palisade town.
ship. for $1,000. was approved.
The Board approved the appoint
ment of Martin Mahoney by State
Game Warden C.. w. Grover as Dep
uty Game and Fish Warden of Eu-
reka County and placed his salary at
SIS per month. Mr.. Mahoney's bond
in the sum of $1,000 was approved.
Retail liquor licenses were granted
E. B. McCabe and w. B. Green and
Miss Jennie Lee of Eureka.
A communication was received
from the Nevada Tax Commission
asking for the tax rate for 1917. 1t
was ordered placed on file.
A communication was received
from Mrs. A. Laird. Matron of the
County Hospital. asking the Board
for a larger amount for caring for
the patients in the Hospital. which
was laid over for the present.
A petition was presented by A. E
Kimball, signed by all the bondsmen
of the Treasurer of Eureka County,
giving their consent to have all the
surplus funds of the County Treas
urer deposited in the First National
Bank of Elko, Nevada.
On motion duly seconded and car
ried it was ordered that all the coun-
ty funds over and above the sum of
$40. 900 be by the Treasurer deposited
on open deposit. in the name of Eu-
reka County. in the First National
Bank of Elko, Nevada.
1t was ordered tn at the Treasurer
secure a burglars insurance on the
sum of $40, 900 of the county funds.
which may be in his custody at any
one time.
An order was made by the Board
prohibiting the driving of motor DR.
other vehicles along the streets of
the town of Eureka at a greater
speed than twelve miles per hour.
and the penalty was fixed at from
500 to $4,000. The notice of this
ordinance is published in to-day's
SENTINEL.
The Board adjourned to May 18.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
To Bind Up Europe's Wounds

Plans for sending 1000 American
surgeons TO Europe. for service in
the Allied armies. have been an
nounced by the General Medical
Board. 1t is hoped to have the doc
tors in the field within three months.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12

oCt FhNCs PiONtOCO, IuC AdilWdy COili-
pany did not resume service as prom
ised the Nevada Railroad Commits
sion, by May 9Th.
The following official statement,
the service the local railway
proposes giving the people of Eureka
County, speaks for itself:
Eureka, Nevada, May 10, 1917.
Publisher SENTINEL. Eureka. New.
MI. Sexton has issued the follow
ing instructions as to train schedule
and the handling of freight ship
ments over the Eureka Nevada Rail-
way:
Effective at 10 o'clock noon, May
s, 1917, trains will leave Palisade for
Eureka at l p. m. OF Tuesdays, and
will leave Eureka for Palisade at
$50 a. m. on Wednesdays.
Freight originating at points out
side of the State of Nevada, or des-
tined to points outside of the State
of Nevada, viii not be handled, ex-
cept such freight as was in transit,
or freight receipt had been issued
for, previous to May 8, 1917.
This does not affect express matter,
which will be carried to destination
/. as formerly.
Yours truly,
A. MOORE, Local Agent.
The people of Eureka County, a
majority of whom are served by the
local railway. are not going to stand
for such service without a fight to
their conditions-if the SEN
TINEL can read the handwriting on
the wall.
Through differences between the
larger mining interests of this dis
trict and the railway company, the
mining industry of Eureka for sew
eral years, according to figures fur
the SENTINEL. supplies only
about fifteen per cent of the revenue
the railway company receives for
operating into Eureka, and the tenn
porary shutdown of the freight SER
vice into Eureka, brought about by
the determination of the railway
company to not carry the mail at the
figures allowed by the Government,
is working much injury to our min
ing industry. and, according to the
present temper of the people. can
not succeed.
1t is struggle for existence now, and
unless the present edict against tax.
ing out our ores to the smelters is
rescinded, and the merchandise of
our merchants is received and dis
patched with q service that is given
other communities, and this within a
short time, it is certain that the To-
cal railway company will have to
compete with auto truck service that
will be established. And once in
operation, the trucks will not be dis
continued until better rates and a
regular and adequate railway service
is absolutely guaranteed.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12


]. A. Bailey autoed up Friday
from his ranch in Garden valley for
a few days visit with his family in
Eureka.
The shortage of -four in Eureka
was relieved to-day. when the Eu-
reka Cash Store received two car
loads by the train.
John Tatten came in from Tonkin
by Wednesdays stage and left this
morning for Salt Lake City, where
he was called by the illness of his
brother.
Martin Mahoney. Eureka County's
new Deputy Fish and Game Warden,
has an important notice to all hunters
and fisherman published in to-day's
SENTINEL.
An extra train arrived from Pail
SADIE about / p. m. to-day carrying
passengers. mail. express and mer-
chandise. The train returned to
Palisade this afternoon.
w. H. Russell left for Elko by
Wednesdays train and is expected to
return some time to-day with a new
Dodge auto purchased from the Eu-
reka garage by Handley Bros.
Mondays local train from Palisade
arrived in Eureka at z o'clock that
evening and brought up as passen-
gers Earl Cobb. Constable of Palisade
township, and A. Moore. local agent.
Mrs. S. T. Edwards, who has been
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Morrison, for the past month.
left here by Tuesdays train on her
return to her home at Winnemucca.
The SENTINEL returns thanks to c..
W. Grover, State Fish and Game
Warden, for a copy of the Nevada
Fish and Game Laws of 1917, which
copy also includes the Federal Game
Law.
Mrs. Agnes Morrison and her son,
James. are in Eureka to-day arrang-
ing for starting the shearing of their
sheep at Antelope next week. A
crew of six shearers arrived by to-
days train.
Edgar Sadler autoed up from his
ranch in Diamond valley Monday
with seven quarters of prime beef
that had been ordered by parties in
Eureka. This, together with a beef
that Phil Paroni received by Mondays
train, went quite Always toward re-
lieving the meatless situation in Eu-
reka.
Victor Venturino and Frank Pasto-
rino this week closed a trade by
which the former takes over the
stage lines of the latter running out
of Eureka to Cold Creek. Prospect
and Tonkin. and Mr.. Pastorino takes
over Mr.. Venturino's cattle and will
re-engage in the stock and ranching
business.
The stormy weather continues in
this section in spite of the fact that
the barometer registers above the
storm point. Showers of rain have
fallen nearly every day for the past
two weeks, and although it is nearly
the middle of May. we have not had
a week of continuous good weather
during 1917.
Thomas Griffin and son. James. of
Carlin. Nevada, were arrivals Thur
day by auto. After attending to
some bushes matters here. they left
this morning on their return home.
and were accompanied by Mrs. James
Griffin and little daughter. who have
been visiting here with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Morrison.
. u. States and A. Moore left mere
last Monday forenoon in the formers
auto for Palisade and met with con-
siderable difficulty in getting over
the Union summit with the car. 1t
had been raining down there and
the auto refused to stay in the road.
Coming back Wednesday Mr.. States
had little or no trouble on this sum-
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12

shipment to reduction works in the
East. Along with the pres from this
and adjacent mining districts it can
not be shipped out and will have to
await the settlement of the present
row between the Government and
our local railway.
After a weeks visit here attending
to business matters. Dan Kelly left
Thursday for McCloud Springs, near
Oak Station on the local railway.
where he has a number of mining
claims. He was accompanied from
Eureka by William Wagner and j.
Vey. who have been looking over a
number of mining properties in this
and adjacent mining districts for sew
eral weeks in the interest of Jim
Butler of Tonopah.
John Laxague, the rancher and
stockman of Monitor Valley. Nye
County, and F. Cochran, proprietor
of one of the Austin garages. were
visitors in Eureka Monday. Mr..
Laxague is preparing to shear his
sheep at the Oak Station shearing
corrals and had been down there
looking over feed and other condi-
tons. He has contracted the wool
to be sheared from his focks this
season at 40 cents per pound deliv-
cred at Palisade.
A. C. Florio and Earl Overton au-
toed up from Duckwater Wednesday
night. From Mr.. Florio it is learned
that one of the blooded Durham
cows of William Mendes of Duck
water early this week gave birth to
three calves-two heifers and one
bull calf. The cow and her three
calves were reported to be getting
along well, and the Mendes family
and the people of Duckwater are
highly elated over the unusual hap
pening.
The annual Catholic Benefit Ball
given by the ladies of the Altar So
ciety of St. Brendan's Church in Eu-
reka. will be held in the Opera House
on Wednesday evening, May 16.
This ball is given in order to defray
the general expenses of the church.
which include repairs, improvements
and funds for Sunday School purpo-
SEES. The ladies have secured the use
of the Brown Hotel for that evening
where a midnight supper will be
served-the ball to be an all night
dance.
d. B. Laxton and Joe Sweet have
been working a copper property near
Oak Station during the Winter.
They succeeded in getting out a
number of tons of high grade copper
ore and hauled it to Oak Station last
week for shipment over the local
railway en- route to the Salt Lake
shelters. The refusal of the railway
company to accept ore shipments for
points outside of Nevada has caused
them to suspend work. and Mr.. Lax
ton. accompanied by his wife. left
here Thursday morning in his auto
for Reno.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
BORN.

At Ruby Hill. Eureka County, Nevada.
May s, 1917, to the wife Of Richard Jury, a
daughter.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12
Notes Of Former Residents

Miss Jessie Diamond has been re-
elected vice principal. and Mrs.
Jennie Smith primary teacher of the
Winnemucca grammar school.
Mrs. Kate Cicali and Mrs. Lillian
Porter have been re-engaged as
teachers in the Elko grammar school
at salaries of 500 each per month.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12

Because a man eats a frankfurter
or a pretzel it is no reason that a
watch should be put on him.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12

Every bald-headed man hates to pay
his barber full price for a haircut.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-05-12

In a list of volunteers who had
passed their final examination and
were accepted into the service of the
United States Army at San Francisco
on May 8, the San Francisco Chronicle
published the names of Eureka's
first two volunteers-Theodore E.
johnson and Frank E. Nostrosa.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1917-03-31
SeditiOus Plot in Spain.

London. March 29.-The Official
Gazette at Madrid published to.
day a decree suSpendlng constitu-
tlonal guarantees III all provinces
of the kingdom. Reuters Madrid
correspondent cables
The Spanish government Will
adopt measures made necessary
for the preservation of order in
view Of an appeal to the people
which is characterized as sedi-
tlous, says a Reuter- dispatch from
Madrid.
The signers of the appeal have
been arrested. The cabinet has
taken the affair into its own
hands and will deal with it sum
mariIy.
No information had been re
ceived here early this afternoon
i'll explanation of the suspension
of the constitutional guarantees
in Spain.