The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-05-06
NEVADA STATE NEWS

u.mboldt County reports heavy
u,.n,ar losses of stock in the northern
va near the Oregon line.
Reno will dismantie the old Ne
IA hotel to make room for the
s.iIding OF q junior high school.
A memorial tablet Of the ex-ser-
x,cs men OF Douglas County will be
~rnveiled at Minden on June IL.
unwards of 80 cents a pound was
Ia TOR $4,000 fieeces bought N San
Trancisco account at Elko last Q
The Bell Telephone Company is
snending $4,000 In Reno n Sparks
~ Improve its service which has out
crown the present quarters
Mrs. ]. A. Saunders, wife OF the
Nevada Chief Justice, has gone to Los
.ngeles to recover from nervous
nrostration caused by her experience
~ the Riverside hotel IRE.
Permission to close its Pronto Of
aca has been asked from the Nevada
public Service Commission, by the
western Pacific Company. The sta
lion is between Winnemucca and
Jungo.
Rev. ]. NJ. Swander, former pastor
q, In Tonopah Presbyterian Church,
now living In Elko. has been appoint
ed commissioner to the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church at
Des Moines.
Nineteen lessees and ~sub-lessees
.re working In the mines of the Con-
solidated at Goldfield and the number
~ men prospecting with a view OF
taking leases indicates that this to-
tal will be increased.
8 The Las Vegas Chamber OF Com
merce is starting a drive-not to
raise money, but to keep money at
home by inducing the citizens OF
clark County to plant enough acre
age of garden truck to supply the
hons demand and stop buying vege-
tables In Los Angeles.
Drilling operations al the well of
the Elko Oil Development & Invest
ment Company have been resumed.
A new type, multiple-faced drill,
proved its efficiency by boring five
feat In three hours. A double crew
has been installed at the well and 1t
a. expected to reach the oil sands
within 80 days.
With a piece of bailing Irvine tied
about his neck, the body of Martin
Orradre. 40 years old. a sheepherder
employed by Russell c. Jensen, was
found under a tree on the Jensen
ranch heal Lovelock. Another piece
of Irvine was dangling from the limb
OF the tree and 1t is the theory OF
Coroner Bell and Sheriff Hillhouse
the Orradre jumped from the tree
for the purpose of hanging himself.
The Irvine snapped under the weight
OF his body, but the mans neck was
broken.
Robert Taylor, electrician in the
employ Of the Nevada Consolidated
Copper Company at McGill. is in a
serious condition as a result OF a
shock received Sunday morning, says
the Ely Times. The accident hap
pened at the power house while he
was repairing the line, and after re-
ceiving the shock he fell a distance
OF 10 feet or more to the floor, cut
ting an ugly cash in his head. 1t Is
estimated that he sustained a shock
of from 800 to 500 volts, from which
he had not regained consciousness.
He has since been reported to have
died without regaining consciousness.
The irrigation seaso has begun in
Lovelock valley. and nearly all the
large holdings are i~rrigating in full
force. Some OF the smaller ranches
are still busy getting their bitches
cleaned out in readiness to handle the
water when their turn comes. The
Humboldt river Is higher than 1t has
been at the same time of the year
for many years, which puts a very
bright prospect on the water situa-
ton. The arm days of the last
week are bringing out the grain, gar
den truck is beginning to come up,
and grass on the ranges is also in fine
condition.