The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-07-17

pected to return on to-day's train.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Plummer re-
turned Thursday from an auto trip to
Elko.
w. A. Barnes. manager Of the Hol-
ly and Buiiwhacker mining COM
panies. is in Eureka for a few days.
Judson Hooper left Thursday for a
several weeks visit with Tracey
Hoegh at Puente, in southern Cali
fornia.
Mrs. J. B. venturino was a depar-
ture Thursday for San Francisco,
where she goes on recreation and
business trip.
H. C. McTerney; now in the tax de-
partment of the Southern Pacific
Company. was an arrival Wednesday
on company business.
David Davis, a former Eureka res
ident, was an arrival this week from
Tacoma, Washington. and IL here to
look after some mining property in
terests.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Laying will re-
turn to San Francisco Monday. They
have made many friends during their
stay in Eureka. who regret to see
them leave.
Mrs. c. M. Dull, while en- route
from Kansas City to her home at Los
Angeles. came into Eureka Tuesday
for visit with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Mechanics.
Frank Parody, who left Eureka
about seven months ago for visit to
his family in Italy. returned Monday
and was accompanied by his son. Joe,
a young man Of 1s1years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hooking.
who came here from Grass Valley.
California, in April, and have been
living on Ruby Hill, returned to CAL
ifornia by Mondays train.
Frank Leonard, +. A. Fulkerson
and Miss Margaret Shultes were auto
visitors here several days the first Of
the week from Beowawe, attending
to business matters and visiting with
Eureka friends.
State Engineer ]. g. Scrugham and
Judge p. A. McCarran were arrivals
in Eureka last Saturday en- route to
Duckwater, where they went to look
over some new water troubles in that
section.
Miss Adelaide Jeffries. sister Of
Mrs. Fred Father Of Eureka. was an
arrival from her homa at Des Moines.
Iowa, by Tuesdays train. Miss JEFF
fries has been engaged to teach the
next term Of the Ruby Hill district
school.
H. z. Peters. engineer for the Eu-
reka-Hamilton Mines Company. came
in from Hamilton last Tuesday to
transact business here. He returned
Thursday to Hamilton, where he is
doing some preliminary work on
claims owned by his company in the
Hamilton mining district.
Mrs. George Miner was taken very
i'll Thursday. and after an examina-
ton by DIR. Bremen, 1t was deter
mined that only an immediate opera
tion would save her life. This was
performed Friday afternoon, and
while 1t was of a serious nature. the
patients condition to-day is reported
favorable.
A representative of the Govern
ment Civil Service Commission ar
rived in Eureka Wednesday and that
evening gave Mrs. Lucy Gates, the
only applicant for the position Of
postmaster of Eureka. an examina-
tion. The papers will follow the US
ual routine of the department and its
decision will be announced later.
A letter received this week from
w. r. Gray, former agent Of the To-
cal railway In Eureka. states that he
is located for the Summer at Tallac,
California. in the employ of the
American Express Company. He
writes of the wonderful scenery and
good eats there. of boating and fish
ing on Lake Tahoe. and says that he
has put on ten pounds Of flesh since
leaving Eureka.
The Lincoln Highway road build
ing gang now working this side OF
Austin are expected to arrive In Eu-
reka soon to commence building the
new cutoff that starts near the Meta
moras Stag dump in Eureka and runs
through the cedars to the old road
near the LAM milk ranch. This will
give a road on high, gravelly ground,
eliminating the alkali fiat. and may
be travelled all the year round.
The opening of the sagehen season
Thursday found many Eurekans will
ing to try their skill In procuring
some of the chickens. and number
of hunting parties went out to the
springs and water courses near Eu-
reka before sunrise to bag the early
bird. Reports are that the birds
were difficult to locate and that not
many were obtained.