The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-12-09
NEVADA STATE NEWS

Reno was reported the coolest
weather station I'm the United States
last Saturday.
The youth OF Elko County is en-
gagged proitably In the work Of trap
ping muskrats.
The Fallon Sugar factory, which
has been idle this year. will resume
work with the gathering Of the beet
crop next Summer.
Work on the Elko-Haileck road is
being accelerated by the addition Of
q night shift Of gravelers. Coal oil
torches are used at night.
A land office contest dating back
to 1914 involving rights In Independ-
ence valley, Elko County, is engaging
the attention of the receiver.
r. w. Hesson, mayor Of Elko. re-
turned home a few days ago from
Washington, D. c., where he attend
ed the railroad unmerger hearing.
Electric energy generated by a
350-horsepower Diesel engine lights
and heats the town of Elko independ-
emit of the water power at Lamoille.
A reward of $1,000 is offered for
the arrest of those who circulated
spurious American Express Company
travellers checks in the Reno vicinity.
Elko fremen will be Investigated
by the Federal board to learn why
they did not reach the recent fire at
the air mail hangar for twenty-five
minutes after they received an alarm.
Virginia City authorities are con-
Quoting a vigorous campaign against
"fioaters," and as the result of Wig
lance on the part of the officers.
nearly 20 men have been compelled
to seek other chimes.
1t is Of interest to note that Ne
vada is said to have the highest per-
centage of divorces to marriage
one divorce to every LISA weddings.
North Carolina has the lowegt, with
one divorce to every 1914 marriages.
Miss Grace Dixon, niece Of Mrs.
Frank Carlin, of Ely, who is now a
resident of Pittsburg. was the model
for the cover of the November issue
Of McClure's magazine. Miss Dixon
was generally acknowledged to be
one of the best looking young ladies
in Ely.
Major w. Griffin, former Carson
attorney and candidate once for dis
trict attorney, has been ordered by
the War Department from Wash
ington, d. c., to Gatun at the Pan
anna canal for duty as Quartermaster
of a brigade of infantrymen on duty
there, according to word received.
John Harris, of Winnemucca, who
last week entered a plea of guilty to
a charge of second degree murder,
has been sentenced to serve from ten
years to life. The charge against him
was Of second degree murder, grow
ing out Of the death Of Claude Sill
YER, whom Harris is alleged to have
shot last August.
Mrs. Isaac Lawrence ReQua, age SO
years, mother of Mark ReQua, Cal
ifornia multi-millionaire oil man,
died In Oakland, Calf, a few days
ago. The family fortune was found
ed on the Comstock Lode during the
seventies, 1t being estimated that the
elder Requas left Virginia City after
amassing $14.00O,000.
The ice harvest has started at Boca
and crews of the Union Ice Company
are busy cutting ice on the ponds Of
the company along Presser creek.
The ice is about one foot thick and
of good quality. 1t is reported that
the National Ice Company may not
store ice from their ponds at Polaris.
due to the large quantity of ice held
over. The weather continues cold.
with the zero mark touched nearly
| every night.