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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

At the Board meeting last night 1t
was decided to give two weeks yaca-
tion for the Christmas Holidays. The
vacation will begin Monday the twen-
tieth.
The State Teachers Institute will
convene Monday, December 20 for a
four days session at Reno. Attend
ance is not required of teachers at
the State Institute. but Eureka will
be represented.
Supervisor Whitley visited Eureka
schools Wednesday morning for a
very brief inspection. He came un-
announced upon the scene Of the
Wednesday morning Student Assem-
bly, while the girls Of the Junior Class
were doing some clever initiating Of
primary work and program. He left
as unexpectedly because Of the ap-
preaching storm and we did not get
his expression Of appreciation OF the
girls art. A number of interesting
and instructive programs have been
given by the High School students at
these Wednesday emrning assemblies
and 1t is too bad that more OF the
parents and friends OF the students
do not take advantage OF the privil-
ege OF enjoying them with Us.
National School Week" will be
celebrated In the High School stu
dent Assembly Wednesday. December
18th by debating the question RE
solved that Eureka County would be
justified In erecting a modern High
School building" Material has been
collected giving information concern
ing nearly all the High Schools of
the State as well as on matters of
taxation. school betterment, advan-
tages and other interesting facts bear
ing on the question. The debate will
be hotly contested, judging from the
careful preparation that Is being
made by the contestants. The Az
firmative Is supported by Marie Har-
ris, Robert Lucy and Estelle Rogan-
tint. and the Negative is defended by
Rosalie Davis. Albert Biale and Ed
ward Skillman.
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OPINION AFFECTING
TEACHERS SALARIES

An opinion of interest to teachers
and school trustees has been handed
down by Judge Mark Averill as the
result OF hearing at Hawthorne,
Mineral County. where he heard the
case through disability of Judge
Walsh. The sum OF the opinion is
that a teacher is entitled to the full
amount of salary stipulated in the
contract SO long as there Is no def
mite resignation on record carried in
the minutes of the trustees meetings.
The case was that Of Mrs. Nell Rich
ardson VS.. The Board of School Trus-
tees of the Hawthorne School Dis
trict, in which judgment was rem
dered for $1.005 and costs in favor
Of plaintiff.
The case Is discussed from every
possible standpoint in the opinion
rendered by the court. Plaintiff was
employed in July. 1919. under a writ.
ten contract to teach the fifth, sixth
seventh and eighth grades, at a sal.
airy Of $40 per month. At the end
Of the first month plaintiff found that
she was receiving less pay than the
teacher Of the first. second, third and
fourth grades. who has been desig
mated principal with a salary Of Size
per month.
Mrs. Richardson filed a written pro
test against the discrimination, add.
ing: Also, had l known it at any
time before now you should immedi-
ately have been given notice Of my
astonishment and resignation"
The court holds that this is not Q
resignation. as 1t distinctly refers te
the necessity Of giving notice of re
signing. City News.
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Nevada State News

The announcement has just been
made public that C. Duckworth has
been named as division engineer of
the Western Pacific for the Salt Lake
division. to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of H. c. Maxon. Mr.. Duck
worth, who has been road master at
Wendover. has taken full charge of
the Office and will be located in Elko.
The circulation OF q aproposed initi-
ative act for the suppression Of gamb-
ling over the State has been started
in Reno. The petition is to be circu-
lated over the State and II enough
signatures are secured enactments Of
laws will be demanded. Under the
initiative proposal it will be unlawful
to play any game for money at any
place or under any condition, 1t will
also prohibit the betting on horse
races and stop the running of slot
machines throughout the State.
The Nevada Public Service Com
mission has ordered the Southern Pa
cifc and Western Pacific railways to
maintain at least one of the two<con-
Meeting tracks built during the war
at Elko for the convenience of ship
pers who wish to transfer cars from
one line to the other. Whether the
east or the west track is kept in use
is left for the railroads to decide: Ae-
cording to the order a charge of ten
dollars per car will be paid to the
company which does the switching
for each car transferred to the indus
trial tracks on the other line.
Mondays Elko Free Press says
Constable McCombs came down from
Wells Saturday morning with Luia
valenzuele, a Mexican, who had been
shot the night previous. and he was
taken to the county hospital. where
he died early yesterday m9rning. He
NAG two bullet wounds, one throqgn
his body and the other through hii
leg. According to the Wells efaeer
the residents Of that place have been
bothered fer some weeks by a Peep.
ing Tom," and although he had beer
shot at a number of times. he still
persisted in snooping around the rear
of the residences.
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TEACHERS GIVEN BONUS

AS an alternative for an increase
in salary petitioned for by the teach
ers of Las Vegas Grammar School,
the board Of school trustees has
granted a bonus amounting to each
to IL per cent Of salaries now paid
for the remainder OF the school year.
The bonus is conditioned upon fu-
ture faithful performances Of duties
and fulallment Of the contract for
the entire school year. The board
deemed 1t inadvisable to break the
contracts made at the beginning OF
the school year solely for the purpose
of increasing pay and solved theprob-
lem by the bonus plan.-Clark Coun-
ty Review:
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-11
NEW OIL COMPANY
ENTERS FALLoN FIELD

George A. Foster and 4. N. Rich
ardson. the pioneer oil promoters Of
Nevada, have launched a new Fallon
oil company.
The name Of the new company IN
the Fallon OIL and Gas Extension
Company. incorporated under the
laws OF Nevada for $3.50. 900, divided
into 100000 shares Of the par val-
ne OF 10 cents each. Its holding con-
sist OF 40 acres leased from the Fal-
Ion OIL and Gas Company, in addition
to $50 acres of patented land, all ad-
jacent to the discovery well of the
Fallon Oil and Gas Company.
OIL men who are familiar with
the new company's holding say that
its surface showings are equal to any
In the Fallon field, and 1t is freely
predicted that once the company has
Its drill down to the depth attained
By the main company. the oil show
ings viii prove as good as anything
yet encountered there.
Those who failed to avail them
selves of the opportunity to get in on
Failon OIL and Gas will undoubtedly
give the Extension company. whose
land adjoins It. serious consideration.
Mr.. Foster states that they will Of
for a small block Of the stock at S
cents a share. but that this price will
probably be advanced to rs cents as
soon as the Fallon Oil and Gas Com
pany has received its permit and re-
opened its well No. 1.
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EUREKA M|N|NG NEWS
EUREKA-CRoEsUs

Shipments of ore this week were
four cars. and the bins at the mine
are full of ore that was taken from
the property during the same period.
The prospects in the raise along the
contact OF the shale and limestone in
the Atlas claim are better than last
week. the developments Of the past
few days showing that there is a
much larger area of unexpiored
ground In this vicinity than there was
supposed to be. The old workings
on the Atlas claim never reached this
portion of the ground, q drift that
was run along the contact not find
ing ore at that time, and the expected
Stopping Of the ore body here, did not
materialize. So many of the old work
ings are caved, that It is impossible
to survey them now. and consequent
ly there is no other method Of learn
ing where they were, than by discov-
efihB thcAh AA thO SouHbc VI fcB uAaT
mine development. Good shipping
material is being extracted daily from
this raise. and It is probable that
connections with former workings
will be made the coming week. SO
that the circulation Of air will be
satisfactory to the miners.
There is a good sized body OF ore
In number winze, that is an on
shoot from the main body that the
winze followed from the 400 foot
level. and a drift is now being run
underneath 1t. The north drift from
number winze is in low grade ore.
and a drift west from the same winze
hot into shipping ore yesterday. AS
the Shale raise, and the fine showing
In number raise. are furnishing all
the ore that can be hauled to the rail-
way by teams. no effort is being made
to extract any ore from other portions
Of the mine, and straight develop
ment work only is being done.
EUREKA-HOLLY
The three shifts of miners en-
ployed at the Holly mine were cut
down to one shift last Saturday. 1t be-
ing found that the men could not be
worked to advantage. One shift was
added again yesterday. and now some
20 odd men are working In the two
shifts.
The work of putting In the con-
crete foundations for the mill ma
ehinery is now going on, as the mill
building Is enclosed and this work
stormy weather.
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SHOP woRKERs PnNAIaznD

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. S.-About
seventy-fve Southern Pacific shop
workers have been discharged for
taking two hours or on election day,
November 2. to vote and falling to do
so. or else because they went to work
and then took OF the two hours on
pay allowed them by law, according
to w. S. Watkins, superintendent oi
shops. A check of precinct records
Watkins said to-day, showed thai
most Of the men who laid on failed
to vote,
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NO DOUBT

Dickson had been absent from his
office for several days and on his re.
turn a friend insisted on knowing
where he had been:
"0ut to see friend Of mine who
has a still" confessed Bicksep,
And did you sample the stuff?"
the friend demanded.
II guess must have" he sighed,
there are still two days can't ac-
count for."-Los Angeles Times.
All roads lead to success in life.
1t is only those who lose their way
who fail to arrive at their destination.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-11

Following IL q list of renewals and
new members of Eureka County
Chapter American Red Cross:
L. A. Harris. w. J. Hooper, j. e.
Josey. r. w. Hooper. Judson v. Hoop
er. c. c. H. HUI; Mesdames Sophie
Zadow, J. p. Josey, Abbie Kitchen,
Estella Hooper, Myrtle swiek, A.
Swick. Boletta HUI, Pearl HUI, An
ma Russell; Misses Anna s. Lederer
Elsie M. Hooper. Isabel Merialdo
Pauline Hull.
w. J. HOOPER, Roll Call Director
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-11
CHRISTMAS EVE FESTIVITIES

A Christmas Eve dance will be
given by the Rescue Hose gompany
Hall Association at their pew pavilion
on Friday evening. December -.
At the churches and In many
homes, the early part of the evening
will be taken up by the assembling Of
people for joyous commemoration of
the festal season, and the social dance
this year TO follow the Xmas festivi-
ties will give all an epportunity to
pass an evening filled with the true
Xmas spirit-to make good cheer and
be happy.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-11
PERJURER FORFEITS BAIL

John J. GAMBIA of Reno, under in
dictment for perjury In connection
with the trial Of the Cerfoglio liquor
case. failed to appear Monday morn
ing before Judge Moran at the time
specified and his bail of $4,000, which
had been furnished by A. Cerfoglio
and J. Mozzetti, was declared for
feited.
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VOTES FOR DEBs

New York, Dec. 7.-Eugene ".
Debs. Socialist candidate for Presi-
dent in the last election. received
nearly $4,000 votes-the greatest
number pollsd by q Socialist presi-
dental nominee In the country's his
tory and approximately twice the
Socialist vote in 1915.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-12-11
ORE SHIPMENTS THIsWEEK

The following carload shipments of
ore and speiss to the Utah smelters
have been made over the local rail-
road this week.
Four cars by Eureka-Croesus.
Four cars by Eureka-Holly.
Twenty-four cars speiss by Rich
mond-Eureka.
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BORN

In Eureka, Nevada, December s,
1920, to the wife Of William d. Rob-
inson. son.
At Alberta. Canada. November ls'
1s2e, to the wife Of John Wholey,
formerly Miss Irene Potts of Monitor
Valley. Nys cogAty. Neyada. 4 ssa.
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DOCUMENTS OF RECORD


Proof OF Labor on the Helen and
Helen Fraction mining claims in Eu-
reka mining district by c. @. H. Hjul
for Mrs. b. c. HUI. Recorded Dec.
4. ~
Proof of Labor ON the Harris.
Washington. Porphyry. Lead Nugget.
Fraction, Fraction No. 1. Jane, Blue
Rock. and Blue Rock No. / lode min
ing claims in Eureka mining district
by Bullwhacker Consolidated Mines
Co.. by L. Brooke, Superintendent.
Recorded Dec z.
Proof OF Labor on the Holly Frac-
tion. Holly Extension, Holly Extsn-
sion Nos 2. 3, 4, 5, e.7, Eureka Nos.
and lode mining claims IN Eureka
mining district BY Eureka-H Holly Min-
ing Co.. by L. Brooke. supsrintsn-
dent. Recorded Dec. 4.
Proof OF Labor ON the Piedmont
No. lode mining claim in Eureka
mining district by Abram Laird Tor
Mrs. M. y. Laird. Recorded Dec. Z.
Proof Of Labor on the Gordon llos.
/ and 2, and Corliss Nos. and :
lode mining claims in Eureka mining
district by David Morris. Recorded
Dec. z.
Proof Of Labor ON the Antslops.
Antelope Nos. 1 and 2 lode mining
claims in Eureka mining district By
David Morris. Recorded Dec, Z.
Proof of Labor ON the EsFly Bird
lode mining claim in Eureka mining
district by Stanley Fine. Recorded
Dec. 8.
Proof Of Labor on the Ruth rrac-
tion lode mining claim In Eureka
mining district by A, H. Johnson Re-
corded Dec. ..
Proof OF Labor ON the Wabash.
Point of Rocks, Hidden Jewel. Stow
ell & Beebee. and Stowell & Beehee
Extension lode mining claims in En-
reka mining district by A. H. johnson
for Hiram Johnson. w. H. stowell.
and w. Pruett. Recorded Dec. 8.
Affidavit of Annual Representation
on the sunset. Sunset Mos 1. 3. : And
4 lode mining claims in Lynn mining
district by Carl @. Jensen for Mrs.
Rosa Sperlich. Recorded Dec. 4.
k Proof OF Labor on the Kluph,
Kluph Nos. 1, 2. 8, 4. 8 and lode
mining claims situated in unknown
mining district BY Henry G. wede-
kind. Recorded Dec. s.
Proof Of Labor on the Rattiesnake
lode mining claim situated In Cortez
mining district by John Boitano. Re-
corded Dec. 3.
Ferinda Curto and Rose Curto to
James Hunter-Deed to the Curto
house in Goodwin Canyon together
with lots and improvements thereon;
also the Mormon Joe house, all In Eu-
reka County, State OF Nevada. Con-
sideration $40. Recorded Dec. 4.
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JAIL FILLED WITH vAGs

The cold weather has sent the hobo
westward and the result is that jails
along the main line are allied with
vags on their way to the Coast. Nine
were arrested in Elko in one day.
while other Railroad towns report
many men moving westward.
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DEEP MINING AT ToNoPAH

Deep mining is being carried on in
Tonopah and the old producers are
getting to a point where 1t 10 an ex-
pensive lift to the surface. The Ex-
tension is now cutting Q station on
the 1899 foot level. This sounds
like work on the eomstock when they
neared the 1000 foot mark.
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DEATH VALLEY SCOTTY
GIVING TURKISH BATHS

A lot of people have wondered what
has become Of Death Valley Scotty."
as he had failed to show up with .
basket full OF nuggets the past sever
al seasons.
"Scotty" is now in Ely. where he IL
giving turkish baths to the needful of
the desert. Several years ago he was
receiving the baths, not giving them.
but the way of the prospector Is over
rough and rock-strewn paths.-Dly
Times. ss s 49,
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THREE HELD FOR TRIAL

Three vielators of the Federal pro-
hibition act have been bound over in
Reno to await action of the Federal
grand jury which meets next week.
E: c. Mcqueen, the last man arrested
for operating a still In the residential
section of Reno, was held in $4,000
bonds. which he was unable to secure,
Alimony Is the high cost Of think
ing they could live together.
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MAY CLOSE DOWN

Owing to the low price of zinc the
mines at Goodsprings may shut down
pending better prices for the metal.
says the Goodsprings Gazette. The
yellow Pine. one Of the heaviest pro-
'ldpcers IN the State Is nguring on
losins both mine and mill tsr the
Hme being.
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DISTRICT COURT

In the District Court this week the
calling Of the court calendar was
postponed on Monday to FRIDAY. and
owing to the absence Sf counsel for
both plaintifts and Defendants iaeases
pending. the calling of the calendar
was further postponed on Friday to
Tuesday, December II:
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MINERS WAGES REDUCED

Helena. Montana, Dec. 7.-Effect-
i've to-day, wages of all workmen at
the American Smelling aud Refining
Company's East Helena smelter were
reduced SO cents per day. Present
low price OF lead was stated as tha
cause Of the reduction.
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AMERICAN LEGION MEETING

There win be a meeting Of Eureka
Post Of the American Legion at the
Eureka -Croesus building on Saturday
evening. December IL, at 7:soo'clock.
All Ex-service Men are requested to
be present.
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J. d. Jossy was departure BY las
Sundays train on business and
pleasure trip to California
James Hunter Of Eureka has ha,
press for hire. See advertisement h
another column.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mann. Jr.
were departures by to-day's train To-
trip to Salt Lake City.
Wednesdays Elko Independent
says: W. s. Yates OF Pine Valley, Eu
reka County. is a new patient at the
Shaw Hospital, coming In to-day fol
treatment.
J. X. Brown and e. C. Hose, attor-
neys, were visitors in Eureka several
days this week looking into matters
connected with the estate of the late
James Murray.
John Mecabe. engaged In the ho-
tel business in Eureka about four
years ago. returned here Friday from
Salt Lake. He 10 interested In min
ing claims near Phillipsburg and IL
here to arrange for having the an.
nual assessment work done.
County Clerk Mechanics issued q
marriage license yesterday to Man
uel Aguirre to wed Florence d. Ca
ton, Later In the day the couple
were married at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Vincent Puccinnini on Monroe
street In Eureka by Judge T. A. Bur
dick.
This has been one Of the coolest
and stormiest weeks of the present
Winter season. Monday and Tues
doy were severely cold, and intermit
tent snow squalls have been In order
throughout the week. Three inches
Of snow have already fallen to-day
and with the unusually low baromet
er now prevailing, prospects are good
for heavy fall Of snow.
A letter was received in Eureks
this week announcing the death Of
Fanny, two-year-old daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. R.. H. Locke at Oklahoms
City, Oklahoma. on December 2. fol
lowing q fourteen-hour attack o.
diphtheria. Mr.. and Mrs. Locke were
former Eureka residents, the latter
being Miss Helen Whitmore. Thil
death is the second daughter of three
little girls.
Jacob Jorgensen lost two head o.
cows this week ct hts ranch In Dia
mond Valley. The animals appeared
to be rabid and were killed. This Il
the ranch where Peter Ramondin
was bitten by . coyote about five
weeks ago. The head Of this ANNA
was sent to the Nevada Universtt,
and an examination disclosed that 1
was affected with rabies. Ramondin
was taking the Pasteur treatmen
here, but Is understood to have givel
1t up after taking it for a couple o
weeks.
| Joseph Atohison, mining man 10
Gated at Los Angeles. California, ar
rived in Eureka last Monday and wa
accompanied by George Dean, ], peal
and Inza Ellis of Saskatchewan. Can
ada. Mr.. Atchisea had been visitin
/ the latter gentlemen. who are no'
en- route to pay MIR. Atchison visi
in his Southern California home. Tn
party detoured into Eureka to loo
over some mining properties OF thl
district and remained uAttl Thur
day. They are reported to have bee
most taverably impressed with ser
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TO PUT POsTMAsTERs
ON SALARY BASIS

Washington, Dec. 6. - Senator
Moses of New Hampshire announced
to-day he would introduce bill to
put fourth class postmasters ON q
salary basis ranging from $1z5 to
ssss annually. instead of the volume
of postage stamps cancellations as at
present. About 41.so0 postmasters
would be affected.
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when a tellex gets rich suiek the
next thing he wants to DO is to get
richer quicker:
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You can't rise to Faqr responsible
tiles until yau drep your werriss.
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Anybody may be beaten. but only
the not-worth-whiles stay that way.
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II you see good in everybody rear
" everybody win see good in yoax
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The man who argues that all men
re thieves win generally bear watch
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-29
PRESS GANG TO MOVE
ON FARGO AUGUST CTS
Big Time in Prospect-Splendid Pro-
gram and Excellent Entertain
ment Promised.

The newspapermen of the state are
preparing to attend the annual con-
vention at Fargo August 6-7-8. With
canteens filled, muskets polished and
shoulder straps neat and orderly the
"gang," sometimes known as the
members of the ''kept press" are in
readiness for the forthcoming conven-
ton.
The Fargo Commercial club has pre-
pared novel line of entertainment
for the "boys" and, besides the pro-
gram committee have arranged a
splendid series of interesting matters
for discussion that will make this
years convention profitable and enjoy
able.
Secretary Hotaling of the National
Editorial association, who has dedicat-
ed himself to the task of solving the
print paper problem, will be with us
and any number of the Give wires
of our own state press will be there.
James Schermerhorn, editor of the
Detroit (Mich.) Times will deliver an
address. He is one of the most elo-
quent and forceful speakers Of the
country and his message will be both
timely and important.
It is hoped that the members of the
fraternity in Ward county and this
section Of the state may be there in
force.