The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-03-20
LOCAL BREvITIES

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over Friday from Monitor valley for
a visit with Eureka relatives.
Edward Herrera of the Europa Ho-
tel returned to Eureka this week af-
ter a visit of three weeks to Reno and
California.
Lee Harris, assayer and chemist
for the Eureka-Croesus Mining Com
pany, left Tuesday for a two-week
visit to Salt Lake City.
Notice is given in to-day's Sen
tinel' of a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Pacific Tunnel and
Mining Company.
p. j. McDermott, travelling repre-
sentative for the Michelin Tire Com
pany, was in Eureka the past week in
the interests of the firm. Kelley &
Rebaleati handle the company's pro-
ducts in Eureka.
Mrs. F. X. Grimes and little daught-
er returned to Eureka Wednesday
from a several weeks visit with her
father at Wells, Nevada. Mr.. Grimes
met his wife here and they left Thurs
day for their ranch in the western
portion of the county.
w. j.. Hooper was called by wire
to-day to Elko on count of the SER
ious sickness of his brother John
Hooper, who has been sick there
with Brfght's disease for some time.
Tom Hooper, a brother living at Ely,
was also called to the bedside of the
sick man.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Hope, and
daughter, Miss Harriet, left Eureka
last Thursday for Chattanooga, Ten
nessee, where Mr.. Hope was called on
account of the illness of his brother,
M. G. Hope, who is severely i'll from
the effects of an attack of influenza
about W. years ago.
The senior class of the Eureka
High School will give a l~eap-year
dance at the Eureka Theatre Friday
night, April 3. The class is com
prised only of girls. They are max
ing preparations for a big occasion,
and will attempt to make it one of
the largest attended dances of the
season.
Jim Zunino, superintendent of the
Handley Bros sheep interests, came
into Eureka Thursday for supplies
for the several bands of sheep that
are en- route north from the Winter
range in southern Nye County. He
reports an unusually favorable Win
ter season in the south and says that
all the sheep are returning in fine
condition.
Sickness in Eureka during the past
week almost dwindled to the zero
mark. Only one new case of infu-
enza and n patient i'll with pneu-
monia have been reported by DR.. w.
II. Bremen, County Health Officer.
The pneumonia patient is Howard LIE
Roy Jones, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Jones. He is improving
fast, and is not considered as being
critically i'll.
Early last Sunday morning a bliz-
card struck Eureka, but soon spent
itself. During the blizzard about
three inches of snow fell. On Tues
day morning an additional six inches
of snowfall came in this vicinity, but
being succeeded by warm weather
and sunshine the snow is fast disap-
pearing, and In a short time will all
be melted. The barometer is now
high again. and all indications point
toward good weather
Owing to the snow storm which
came this week. work on the Ruby
Hill spur railroad track was retarded
considerably. and the rails were not
all laid, as 1t was expected they would
De when the work was started two
weeks ago. However, two-thirds of
the track is laid, and the other third
whi be completed, II conditions are
favorable, perhaps the coming week.
when the line is ready for traffic, the
nuoy Hill Development Company's
suppl Of coal win start being freight
- 70 the bins at the mine.