The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-05-10
Nevada State News

Blanchard 10th, has been added to
the Herefort herd of j. H. Cazier
and Son of Elko County this week.
The bull was purchased recently from
Jesse Engles and Son of Missouri and
is probably the highest priced ami
NAL of it's kind ever brought to Me-
vada.
Pleas of guilty to complaints charg-
ing misdemeanors in the operation
OF slot machines were entered a few
days ago in the justicescourt at Reno
by Charles Sadleir, manager of the
Hotel Golden. and Steve Millisch,
proprietor of the Grand buffe.. Each
of the defendants was fined SIS and
the fines were paid.
What is considered very remark
able record is the statement made by
The Insurance Field. magazine de-
voted to the insurance business, that
only three people were killed in the
whole State of Nevada last year by
automobile accidents. This is the
lowest figure of any State in the
Union, New York leading the list
with 1912 fatalities.
Mrs. jessie Condor fas brought to
Winnemucca Thursday from Golcon-
da and is in hospital with a bullet
wound in her right foot. Walter
Trumble forman of a bridge gang
for which Mrs. Condor cooked. is al
legged to have done the shooting
while drunk. Trumble has been
placed in Jail and is held with bonds
fixed at $1,000. Mrs. Condon's con-
dition is said not to be of a serious
nature.
There are reports of many deaths
among the fiocks of sheep in the Elko
shearing corrals. These animals were
recently brought from the Winter
feeding grounds in the.southern part
of the State, and their death is attri-
buted by the owners to the eating of
the leaves of a certain species of un-
dergrowth in the vicinity of the cor
rails. after which they develop great
thirst and then die soon after drink
ing water.
Four thousand acres of land were
taken up last week in the south end
of Mason valley and now prac sically
every bit of land that has any irriga-
ton possibilities through bitches
from the West Walker river has been
taken up either through desert entry
or by homesteaders. The forming of
an irrigation district on the Walker
river has caused a great rush for
land and over 10000 acres of land
has been taken up since the first of
the year.
A big truck owned by the Williams
Estate Company of Fallon. was bad
ly damaged by fire Saturday when
an explosion occurred, starting the
fire. H. M. Shaffner had just re-
turned from taking crew of sheep
shearers to Hazen and was taking on
gas preparatory to starting out on
75-mile trip to the company's ranch
at Clan Alpine, when the accident
occurred. Mr.. Shaffner was badly
burned about the face and hands,
but will probably not suffer any per-
manent injuries. Just what caused
the explosion seems to be mystery,
and had it not been for the use of ex-
tinguishers with which the truck was
equipped it would have been COM
plete loss. The truck is valued at
about $4,000.
Reno Gazette: The resignation of
DR.. j. ]. Sullivan as Superintendent
of the State Hospital for Mental Dis
cases, which was accepted Thursday
by the State Commission for the care
of the INDECENT insane. created no
surprise. AS matter of fact every
body considered that the doctor
would be extended that courtesy by
the board. His resignation read
'to take effect Immediately" and. as
one member of the board put it, it
was accepted to take. effect that soon
or little bit sooner. The resigna-
- & .llouod tho doctor,s si1snansinn