The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-10-20
Nevada State News


The Standard Oil Company is pre-
pairing to establish a distributing
ulant at Battle Mountain and work
will begin in a few days on the neces-
sary buildings.
Arne Parus, who is under arrest at
Elko charged with killing John 5.
Winter of White Rock. has been re-
leased from custody on $40, 600 bonds.
The sureties were Mrs. Sarah Parus,
the mother of the accused. and
Homer w. Andrae. a wealthy ranch
er of White Rock.
County Recorder G~reathouse OF
Elko County has received orders
from the State Tax Commission d.
recting him to revise the valuations
of most of. the lands in that county,
the number of acres being affected
being 1850, 781, a total increase in
the valuation of nearly a million dol
lars.
Four months ago Mrs. E. A. Duck
err, wife of Judge Ducker Of Winnie
mucca, missed a valuable diamond
ring from their home. The ring was
located recently on the finger of a
young Piute squaw, who had worked
in the Quicker home. The girl at
tends the Indian school and she was
given a severe reprimand by her
teacher, but was not arrested, Mrs.
Quicker being satisfied to cur the
ring she had given up for lost.
Early Sunday morning there was
a cutting ARRAY in Battle Mountain
which all but terminated fatally.
Frank Hanley was leaning against
the bar in the Corner saloon when
George Sheehy. walked up behind
him and attempted to cut his throat
with a razor. The timely interfer-
ence of Jack Davis, an employee of
the saloon, saved the victims life.
Sheehy was taken to Jail and Hsnley
to the hospital. Physicians say he
will recover.
The Blackie ranch of 120 acres and
the John A. Little ranch of 40 acres
near Carson have been purchased by
special Government Indian agents.
The Blackie ranch will be made into
home sites for Washoe Indians OF
Carson and vicinity and the Little
ranch will be used as a home for in
Idigent Indians.
Stewart Doubleday and Cecil Dou
leday. his wife, came to Phoebe re
Gently with the evident intention OF
securing a divorce. The woman filed
suit for divorce on the grounds OF
desertion and obtained service upon
the spouse. Judge Horsey was of
the opinion that there had been collu-
sion between the two and refused a
decree. The couple left Phoebe on
the next train.
), Twenty automobiles, representing
a value Of about $35 1000 were de-
stroyed. and SIS. 900 damage was
done to the Riverside garage at Reno.
by a fire which broke out about four
O'Clock Saturday morning. Only
one a was gotten out of the build
ing. Several explosions occurred.
filling the building with gasoline and
making it both impossible and mad
visable for attempts to get machines
out of the place. The night watch
man was found asleep in one of the
autos. and the cause of the fire has
not been determined.
While a number of residents of
Battle Mountain were enjoying a
quiet game of draw" poker, a few
nights ago, a man walked into the
room with a loaded revolver and sat
in the game, Fleurishing his gun
ne remarked that he had lost In the
game earlier in the evening and pro-
posed to get it back. which he did
by holding the crowd back while he
calmly raked in the money on the
table. amounting to about $50. He
was arrested by a night Waterman
and is being held on a charge Of be-
ing a hOldup.