The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-11-30
NATIVE EUREKANs TRAGIC END
Alfred Pedlar and Frank Loucks
Stricken and Suddenly Called
at Their Ranch Home West
of Eureka

Bernard Damele came into Eureka
Monday night about II o'clock with
the news that Alfred Pedlar and
Frank A. Loucks had died at their
ranch on Bean Flat, about 40 miles
west of Eureka, had been dead two
days, and their bodies were at their
ranch without care.
Mr.. Damele stated that Mr.. Ped
lars two children, a boy and girl
aged IL and Ia years. respectively,
had come to the w. O. Ferguson
ranch that afternoon and reported
the above facts. The children, who
were just recovering from illness,
explained their delay in announcing
the deaths was owing to their being
unable to catch a team to drive the
Ia miles necessary to reach the Fer
guson ranch. Mr.. Ferguson rode
over to M. Pierretti's from where he
notified Mr.. Damele at Three Bar by
telephone and asked him to come to
Eureka and notify the authorities of
the situation.
There being no relatives of the men
here, Commissioner R. j. Reid took
the matter in hand and arranged for
the bodies to be brought into Eureka.
At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon three
large autos driven by R. C.. Kelley,
Tony Romano and Frank Mcbride,
carrying Sheriff James Mackey, Cor
oner j.. j. Lucey, Undertaken Charles
HUI, and two collins left for the
Pedlar ranch. Owing to a foot or
more of snow having fallen in the
country west Of Devils Gate the
party went direct to the Pieretti
ranch, to where the road had been
partly broken and had little trouble
in reaching there, but from that
point across to Bean Flat they only
made the trip by vigorous effort in
shoveling and digging their way
through the snowdrifts.
They found the bodies of the men
frozen, and after viewing the situa-
ton decided that death had resulted
from pneumonia following influenza,
as a condition of hemorrhage would
indicate. and that they we're alone
and without help. As the autos were
unable to reach the Ferguson ranch
where the Pedlar children are. the
county officials were unable to OBJ
tain further particulars regarding
the mems death.
1t took "a hours to make the re-
turn trip to Eureka with the bodies,
which we're Immediately taken to the
Masonic cemetery, the burial being
held the following morning. The
interment was in the Andy Loucks
family plot beside those of deceased
relatives.
Alfred Pedlar and Frank Loucks
were brother-in-laws, the formers
wife. Kate Loucks, being dead about
ten years. leaving him with a son and
daughter. Since the death of Frank
Loucks' mother last year, he and the
Pedlar children have all been living
together at the Pedlar ranch west of
Eureka. Both men visited Eureka
early this month, coming in to vote
and to purchase supplies.
Alfred Pedlar was a native of Ruby
Hill, Eureka County, and IS years of
age. Besides his two orphaned child
rem he leaves a mother, Mrs. Stephen
Naples of San Jose, CAL, three BROTH
ers, Harry of Butte, Montana. and
Llewellyn and Charles of Ely. New
ada, and a sister, Mrs. Joseph Will
liams.
Frank A. Loucks was a native of
Eureka and 80 years of age, and is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. P.
Allen Of Tonopah and Mrs. Charley
Allen of Mill Canyon. Nevada.
Accordinu RI q WASHINGTON dis