The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1921-07-16

On Sunday during the baseball
game between Gardnerville and Fall
lon DR.. L. M. Nelson Of Gardnerviile
was struck on the temple with a foul
ball. resulting In a fracture OF the
skull. The injury is a serious he.
Leslie v. Welsh, deputy county
clerk of Lyon County. received a
broken rib at the ball game on the
Fourth of July when he was run into
by the pitcher of the Hawthorne ball
team, who was trying to o a
wild throw.
4 Joe Garetz, arrested for speeding
at winnemucca wednesday night,
was fined $40 and was compelled to
pay personal property tax, buy an
automobile license and pay poll tax
before he was released, the Silver
State reports.
Alex Wise, who resigned June 1
from the management of the Con.
Virginia and Ophir mines. will re-
main in Virginia City and direct OPP
| erations at the Union, Sierra Nevada
and other properties in which H. G..
Humphrey has large interests.
Hilma Burgess of Tonopah had her
eyes burned on the Fourth by some
young hoodlums throwing a lighted
irecracker in her face. Efforts are
being made to avert blindness. An
other little girl had her dress set OF
fire and was saved by bystanders
tearing the garment from her body.
A vigorous protest against viola
tons of the prohibition law in Carson
was made to the city trustees Monday
evening by Senator w. p. Harrington
who declared that a thriving business
in the sale of "jackass" had been
done at the Exchange last Saturday
night and In the old Andeoni place
Carson News.
George McCracken, a former depu-
ty State superintendent of public in
struction, and who has been acting.
as deputy State Auditor for the past
two years, has resigned this position
to again take up educational work.
He has been engaged to head the fac
ulty of the Fallon high school at a
salary of $4,000 per annum.
The efficiency Of the police float
ing system" which is calculated to
keep undesirables ON the move, was
demonstrated during the recent ace
meet, when more than 800 Migrants,
hop heads" and petty ~larcenists were
ordered out of town by Judge Brysan
following their arrest by officers of
the Reno police headquarters.
Upon recommendation of Dan Re
near, in charge of the State Police at
Tonopah. the States force is to be
reduced. In a report to the Governor
he states hat there are no infrac-
tions of the law and that peace reigns
in the silver camp. The mines and
mills are working about rs per cent
of capacity.-Appeal.
The farmers in Carson valley have
found that the promised labor crop Is
short Of expectations. When the men
arrived they demanded IN eight-hour
day and kicked at the wages. The
result is that haying is slow up the
valley. Highway work and construc-
ton at Topaz Lake has taken a con-
siderable number Of men depended
upon for farm hire.
A new Nevada town was born last
week in Clark County, the Las Vegas
Age reports, and has been named Tri-
state. 1t is situated on the Nevada
side Of the Colorado river opposite
the Katherine mine on the Arizona
side. A ferry will be installed and
maintained by a townsite company
to connect mines on both sides of the
river.
Further investigation Of the big
still located by Nye County officers
last week shows that 1t was one of
the most complete outfits discovered
up to this time. Papers found at the
still show that two truck loads Of
booze were shipped to Reno about
two weeks ago, and tracks running
toward the California line indicate
that a thriving business vas done by
the booze n
Constable Cotant has reported the
presence in Elko of eight or ten In
dustrial Workers of the World, who
we're making strenuous efforts to
keep men from securing employment
in Elko County hay fields, the indie
pendent reports. They were advising
against accepting work at the present