The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-03-29
THR KA NTINEL
SATURDAY. MARCH 30, 1919
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the cases set for hearing to-day were
postponed to April IL.
In the District Court Friday John
Blair was appointed administrator of
the estate of William Blair deceased.
Tom Plummer went down to the
Plummer ranch near Mineral Hill
last Sunday to recuperate from his
recent severe attack of pneumonia.
The Postal Department on Tues
day posted notices here asking for
bids for carrying a temporary mail
service twice a week between Pail
SADIE and Eureka.
News has been received of the
death of W. S. Beard, formerly Re-
corder of Eureka County during the
SOS, at Reno on March "a. He was
SO years of age and had been in fail
ing health for some time.
Thomas Dixon has returned from
a several weeks visit with friends at
Duckwater. He says they have been
enjoying a fine open Winter in that
section and that all the ranchers are
now busily engaged in preparing
their lands for new crops.
Mrs. John Moyle Of Ely. Nevada.
who was called here recently by the
serious illness of her father, William
E. Harris of Ruby Hill. slipped on
some ice at their back door last Sat-
urday evening and fell. striking on
her left arm and f~racturing it at the
wrist.
A number of sheepmen put in sew
eralj strenuous days on Pinto summit
this week trying to get small loads
of supplies over the mountain to the
Schaeffer place at Pinto, where their
larger outfits were waiting for full
loads to be taken south. The snow
is still reported five feet in depth at
several places on the summit.
Isadore Sara drove in from the
Roberts Creek ranch Wednesday. He
said the snow was still about a foot
and a half deep at the ranch. but
going fast. The Damele Bros. used
horses to break a road through to
Roberts Creek from Three Bar in or
der to get their cattle through to
hay secured from the Live Stock
Company.
phe roads in and around Eureka
are drying out nicely and several
autos have already made their APP
pearance on the streets. One car
yesterday went over the grade and
down to the Willows for a joy ride,
and Jorgen Jacobson drove his car
into Eureka yesterday from his ranch
on the east side of Diamond Valley.
% miles distant from Eureka.
Mrs. E. C. Plummer left by last
Sundays train for Reno, where she
went to represent the SENTINEL at a
meeting of the Nevada Press Associa-
ton. and as Eureka County's repre-
sentative to a meeting of the Wo-
mans Liberty Loan Committee of
Nevada. The latter meeting was
called to follow the convention of the
Press Association, and both were as
sembled to discuss and further ways
and mean for putting over the Vic
tory Loan in Nevada.
John Blair drove in from his ranch
in Antelope valley Thursday. called
here to attend to some court matters.
He reported that the snow was going
very fast and that their cattle had
Wintered well. He said that on his
way to Eureka he passed a band of
sheep about six miles west of DEVILS
Gate that had evidently gotten over
Antelope summit on their way up
from the south. He said no sheep
could cross the body of water now
coming through the Gate and all
bands coming up from the south
would have to go north on the east
side of Diamond valley.
Richard Hooper this week pur-
chased from the Eureka Live Stock
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