The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-09-27
LOCAL BREvITIES

Sheriff EnsIow and deputy sheriff
Railey of White Pine County we're
N Eureka Friday on official business.
Attorney H. v. Morehouse of
peno was in Eureka Monday attend
ing to legal matters in the District
Court.
Commissioner r. j. Reid returned
nv Fridays train from Alpha and
the Winzell ranch from a bridge and
road inspection trip.
Mrs. W. r. Gilkey and daughter,
Marian, we're departures from Eu-
reka last Tuesday for a visit with her
mother and brothers at Lovilia. Iowa.
A. C. Florio has had his boarding
house building on Ruby Hill torn
down, and his teams have this week
been engaged in hauling the lumber
to his ranch at Duckwater.
Miss Melvina Rice was a departure
by to-day's train for Reno, Nevada.
after a most pleasant two weeks
visit with relatives and friends on
Ruby Hill and in Eureka.
Mr.. and Mrs. j ohm Cockrill of Gar
den Valley wer visitors in Eureka
Thursday. They were in town to
arrange some business matters be-
fore leaving for California to-day to
spend the Winter.
Kent Kellor. accompanied by his
wife and T. c. Harbaugh. a mining
engineer of Tonopah, were visitors
here several days this week from
Eberhardt, White Pine County,
where MIR. Kellor is engaged in min
ing.
Lyman Fulton was a departure
last Saturday for California. He
plans to take a special course of sub
jects this year at Stanford University
preparatory to entering the law de-
partment of that University next
year.
Robert Kelley received a telegram
Thursday afternoon announcing that
the condition of his father. who has
been in failing health. was serious.
With his brother. Thomas Kelley,
they left here that evening by auto
for the family home at Bishop Creek.
California, and planned to make the
trip in about 80 hours.
Judge P. A. McCarran was an ar
rival from Reno Thursday and left
here Friday with A. C. Florio for the
latter's ranch at Duckwater. Mr..
McCarran as Florio's attorney went
down to make a personal inspection
OF water conditions at Duckwater be-
fore appearing at Tonopah on Sep
TENDER %, where a hearing will be
had before Judge Averill. who is ex-
pected to later render a decision al
lotting to each rancher on the creek
the amount of water their lands will
be allowed.
Henry C. futile of Boston. who
visited here about three months ago
and looked over the shale deposits
in the country around Garden Pass
summit. returned this week for fur
Their inspection and made q trip
down there Wednesday with Tony
Romano. owner of several claims on
the south side of the summit. The
recent development work done on
the shale deposits on the north side
OF the summit is reported to show
them to be most extensive and to
carry sufficient petroleum products
to make them valuable.
James w. Morris. son of MI. and
Mrs. Mike Morris, old Eureka resi-
dents now deceased. was a Eureka
visitor several days this week after
an absence Of Is years. Mr. Morris
came here from Salt Lake. where he
has been employed in the Walker
Bros bank since his discharge from
two years of service with the Avia-
ton Corps in this country. His sis
ter. the only other survivor of the
family, is at present employed in the
Census Department at Washington.
They ~ioinflu oun the nrnnerfv known