The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-01-06
SATURDAY. JANUARY 8. 1917
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
Write it 1917.

fridays stage, where he will be en-
ployed in the mines.
Miss Grace Clark, teacher OF the
Cottonwood district school. returned
by Fridays train from a few days
visit at Elko.
Y The delinquent tax list for 1916,
consisting of 25 names and descrip-
lions of property, is published in to-
days SENTINEL.
The SENTINEL acknowledges the
receipt of useful Office calendars
from the Henderson Bank and First
National Bank of Elko.
Miss Annie Smith. Grand Chief of
the Pythian Sisters of Nevada, re-
turned home by Fridays train from
an Official visi it to the Pythian lodges
in Elko County.
Beatific Lodge No. 7, Knights of
Pythias, will hold its installation of
recently elected officers on Tuesday
evening, January o. All members
are requested to be present.
Rev. E. H. Price of Elko will hold
services in the. Episcopal church in
Eureka next Monday evening, Janu-
airy 8, at z o'clock. All are cordially
invited to attend the services.
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Mrs. Matilda Eccles came up from
Diamond valley Thursday with Com
/ missioner Edgar Sadler to attend to
some business matters and for a short
visit with Eureka and Ruby Hill
friends.
Sheriff James Mackey received
word from Union this week that
Frank Aldrich, the man hurt in a
row there on Christmas night, had
sufficiently recovered to esum work
in the mines.
C. w. Ruden and C. H. HUI went
out to Silverado Thursday. the for
mer to resume work on his mining
property there, and the latter to do
the assessment work on the Sullivan
Nos. l and 2 mines.
w. J. Hooper. Assessor, and R. j..
Reid, County Commissioner from the
First District. were the only new Of
ficials indicted into office in the
Court House last Monday. all the
others being reelected or holdover
officers.
Despite. the six-inch covering of
new snow that came this week. Jack
Frost continues penetrating down
and a number of Eurekans are COM
planning of frozen water pipes and
are of necessity engaged in carrying
aqua pura" from the homes of
more favored neighbors.
The long continued cold spell put
the Ruby Hill Water Works out of
commission and the people up there
have been melting snow and packing
water from the Richmond side for
about a week. The main line lead
ing from the springs near the Ham,
burg mine became frozen and Fred
Bartine, owner of the system. has
been putting in about 10 hours day
thawing out the frozen pipe. Clear
ance was obtained Friday afternoon
and now everybody on the Hill is
happy and ARE free again.
Friday'slocal train was about three
land a half hours late in reaching Eu-
reka. The delay was caused by drift
ing snow and ice that lodged between
the rails. Conductor Will Hawkins
states that about eight inches of
snow fell last Tuesday night from
Palisade to Blackburn Station; We'd
nesday's warm wave melted this
enough to form a sheeting Of ice
nea the rails. and he found consider
able difficulty in making Roadway
with his train. Upon reaching Un-
ion he telephoned back to Palisade
for the fanger to be sent him, and
Henry Sexton and several section
men were sent out with another en-
CINE and the needful equipment. The
fianger overcame all difficulties and
the train reached here about z p. m.