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ITURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1918
local brevities.
fjvian Hicks left for Elko by to
t’s train.
William Gibson returned from Ely
Friday’s train.
Dr. Mabel Younjf, the dentist, has
lotice in to-day’s Sentinel.
M Dees went out on Tuesday’s
in and will spend the holidays
th his family at Sparks, Nevada.
Miss Mabel Kiehm of Ruby Hill
t by this morning’s train to spend
i holidays at her home in Salt Lake
ty.
Miss , Althea Eather returned by
riday’s train from a couple of
onths’ visit with her sister, Mrs.
illiam Roberts and family, at Wal
ce,, Idaho.
Miss Ella Hildebrand, teacher of
le Pine Valley district school, re
rned by Friday’s train to spend the
didays with her parents and the
mily.
County Game Warden Martin
[ahoney returned to Eureka by
Wednesday train from a several
eeks’ stay in the n6rth end of the
mnty.
Mrs. Mattie Howard and little son
ere arrivals in Eureka by Wednes
ay’s train from St. Louis. Mo. The
idy is a cousin of Mrs. Will Evans
Od is hdre for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Wattles and their
aughter, Mrs. E. C. Boston, left
y this morning’s train for Roches
sr, Minn., where "Mrs. Wattles goes
jr medical and surgical treatment.
The W. T. Jenkins Company of
auder County reports having had a
ifficult time recently in handling
leir sheep, due to the influenza epi
>mic. Fourteen of the herders were
I and four died. ,
John Barleycorn quit doing busi
ess in Eureka at midnight last Mon
ay and there was little noise or dem
nstration at his passing. Almost ev
ryone has a little laid away for emer
eney purposes, and so far there ap
ears to be no complaint at the
hanged conditions.
A. E. Kimball was an arrival from
ilko Tuesday night by auto. He
m 13 hours in making the trip and
aid the going was bad all the why.
le reports his partner, Isadore Sara,
II in California, but said his case was
lot at all serious. He "returned to
llko by Thursday’s train.
The Eureka Cash Store has a new
idvertisement on the first page of to
lay’s Sentinel caHing attention to
i line of tfye famous Pyrex oven
fare and fancy crockery and glass
fare; in sets and in stock. The store
las arranged for a snpply of delica
lies, green* vegetables, fruit and
ither table luxuries.
A Chinaman well known in Eure
ia as “Old Joe,” having lived here
iince 1874, died at his cabin in China
own Tuesday night. For many
'ears he served as porter for the late
August Hintze in the Empire saloon.
He has been unable to work for a
number of months and has recently
teen on the county indigent list.
John Pastorio and Marco Ventu
ris have taken a lease' and bond on
)ne of Kelley & Rebaleati’s mining
Haims at Silverado and were busy
this week getting ready to commence
work on the property. It is planned
to start a tunnel in the mountain be
low the present workings and to tap
the ledge when the tunnel has been
run in a distance of about 500 feet.
F. K. Grimes has been in Eureka
during the week from his ranch at
Reynolds Creek, about 40 miles west
of Eureka. He has considerable hay
hand and planned to market it
'ore, but the deep snow fall prevent
S(d his hauling it in with wagons and
be ordered a pair of bob sleds shipped
ln- These arrived by last nights train
tad he will now sletj the hay into Eu
reka as long as the snow lasts.
Charley Minoletti left Hamilton for
Eureka last Monday in his Dorris
tato truck and was accompanied by
tor. and Mrs. Baptista Minnoletti and
their three children. When they
reached the deep snow between Sil
verado and the mouth of Pinto Can
jl’°n the truck became stalled. In
trying to pull it out with its own pow
THE INFLUENZA SITUATION
County Health Officer Dr. Brennen
stated to the Sentinel to-day that
influenza was continuing to spread
here at about the same rate as last
week; probably there were a few
more down with the disease than at
this time last week.
Two deaths have occurred here dur
ing the week, mention of which is
made elsewhere. At the present time
there is said to be no critical cases in
Eureka, vbut the condition of Harry
Delaney to-day is not considered fa
vorable.
News from nearby sections outside
of Eureka is all favorable for the re
covery of those afflicted .with the dis
ease.
Enrekans Home From Service
The following Eureka County boys
have been mustered out of the Uni
ted States Army service and have re
turned to their homes:
George Laird returned here by
Monday’s train from Fort McDowell,
California.
Neil Plummer returned to his home
at Mineral Hill Sunday from the
Government training school at the
Nevada University.
Charles Nostrosa returned here by
Wednesday’s train from Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Indiana.
Peter Merialdo returned by Fri
day’s train from the Government
training school at the Nevada Uni
versity. »_
Quiet Holiday Season
When the whole world is jubilant
over the peace victory, and the spirit
of rejoicing and merrymaking is
strong within us to celebrate joy
fully the Christmas season now near
at hand, we must hold ourselves in
check and not murmeratthe restric
tions under which we are placed due
to the continued spread of influenza
in Eureka and throughout this sec
tion. It is understood there will be
no public festivities this year during
the holidays; no Christmas trees in
the churches or public assemblages
of any nature.
The Nob Hill Fire Company’s an
ual masquerade ball, always given
on New Year’s Eve and generally
looked forward to from year to year
with anticipated pleasure, will not
be held. » '
The children of Eureka must meet
their disappointment in not having
their Christmas trees and gifts from
the Sunday Schools, a custom that
has always been heretofore caried
out in Eureka. _
er the gears were stripped, and as
it was six miles to the Schaefer
ranch, wood was gathered and the
party made camp for the night. Ear
ly next morning they arranged with
Pete Schaefer to haul them into town
with his team and the partv arrived
in Eureka Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Father Bache arrived by Wed
nesday’s train from Battle Mountain,
Nevada, for a short visit to his par
ishioners in Eureka. He was unable
to hold services here on account of
the influenza and returned to Battle
Mountain Saturday. He reports
that the influenza situation in Lan
der County has been about cleared
up, and that there are now only a
few cases of the disease at Austin
and in Battle Mountain.
. It commenced snowing here yester*
day afternoon and during the night
about ten inches fell. The storm is
thought to have been general for
six inches is reported at Palisade.
The snow is unusually light and dry,
and if a heavy wind should spring
up before it has settled all roads in
this section are liable to become filled
with heavy drifts. About one foot
of new snow has fallen during the
week, and the barometer is still be
low the storm point. •
Dr. Mantor and Gaston Uhalde,
called to the Locke ranch in Nye
County last week to attend Henry
Palma, Jr., found the patient up and
around and not in need of the Doc
tor’s services. On the Doctor s re
turn he was called to attend Hiram
Kitchen and several other employees
of the Eureka Live Stock Company
down with influenza about 50 miles
south of Eureka. John Donnelly
came into town from there Friday
and reported that all themenareim
proving.
DEATH OF MRS, M. MCNAUGHTON
Respected and Pioneer Resident of Rubjr
Hill Succumbs to Influenza Attack
Mrs. Margaret McNaughton,
widow of the late John McNaughton,
died on Ruby Hill at 5 o’clock Fri
day afternoon from pneumonia. She
had been ill about a week with in
fluenza, pneumonia developing a few
days ago, since which time her con
dition has been serious.
The deceased and her late husband
are numbered among the residents
of the early days of the camp, com
ing here in their youth. The family
home has always been on Ruby Hill,
where the couple were married and
their children were born and raised.
She was an estimable woman and a
good mother, and her presence will
be sadly missed iii the home.
She is survived by six sons, John
at Tonopah; Angus in U. S. service;
Daniel at Ely; Dewey of Butte, Mon
tana; and Walter apd Theodore at
the home here; two daughters, Mrs.
William Gibson of Eureka and Miss
Pearl McNaughton of Ruby Hill.
The absent sons were notified by
telegraph yesterday of their mother’s
serious condition.
The deceased was a native of
Washington, D. C., and 54 years of
age. The funeral, which will be pri
vate, has been arranged to take
place from the family home on Ruby
Hill to-morrow forenoon.
EUREKA’S FIRST INFLUENZA DEATH
The first death in Eureka resulting
from influenza was announced Tues
day morning in the passing of a
young woman of the restricted dis
trict 'known as Pansy Ellis, from
pneumonia following influenza.
She had been a resident of Eureka
for about a year, and we have been
informed that her lawful name was
Mrs. Charles Burket; that she was
a native of Hnmboldt, Georgia, and
33 years of age.
The burial took place Wednesday
forenoon and the interment was in
the city cemetery.
Death of Former iurekan
Sunday’s Tonopah Times: Al. S.
Smith, one of the best known citizens
of Tonopah and a pioneer of the
State, was found dead at his home on
Cross avenue about 8 o’clock last
night. He was last seen alive at
midnight, Friday, when he left a
couple of his friends and started for
his home. When his body was found
he was partly clothed, and, from ap
pearances, he had evidently dropped
dead while preparing to retire. De
ceased was a native of Illinois and 74
years of age. _
Mr. Smith conducted a photograph
gallery in Eureka for several years,
going from here to Tonopah in 1901.
Death of Indian Billy
An Indian known as “Billy De
paoli,” who had made his camp home
and living for years on the Depaoli
ranch, about five miles east of Eu
reka, died on December 4' at the
Dick Allison ranch in Antelope Val
ley after a four days’ illness of pneu
monia. His death marks the pass
ing of another of the early Indian
settlers in this section that are surely
and slowly passing to. the happy
hunting grounds.
War Saving* Stamp*
The year is drawing to a close, and
there are many pledges for the pur
chase of War Savings Stamps, unre
deemed. The State of Nevada is
still half a million dollars behind on
their quota, and the United States
Government is looking to each
pledger to fulfill his contract with
them. If you have bought all you
pledged, take your Christmas spend
ing money and buy some more.
Uncle Sam needs it.
The Good Government League re
cently formed at Reno for the en- j
forcement of the prohibition lawj
plans to have a branch organization;
in every county in the State. It is
said its labors will not be confined to
issues similar to the prohibition Act,
but will take on a general character,
espounsing movements and State laws
that are believed to be for the best
interests of the State and various
communities. >
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The following is a copy of a letter
written from the office of the Uni
ted States Department of Justice to
the Eureka County Council of De
fense and read at a regular meeting
thereof.
It was written for the purpose of
clarifying the atmosphere of all ru
mors of "frame up,” and for the
further purpose of giving to the
Council the true facts of the starting
of the criminal case therein referred
to.
The letter was given the Sentinel
for publication by the Publicity Com
mittee of the County Council.
Department of Justice
Bureau of Investigation
Reno, Nevada, Nov. 15, 1918.
Council of Defense
For the County of Eureka, Nevada
Eureka, Nevada
Gentlemen:
I am advised of a condition of af
fairs in your body which tends to de
stroy its efficiency and, in its result,
is as disastrous as any form of Ger
man propaganda by creating dissen
sion in a body of citizens selected for
their loyalty and discretion, and low
ering its plane from-high patriotism
to neighborhood bickering—a con
dition unworthy of the loyal citizens
of Eureka County and necessarily
one that delights the disloyal, if such
there are.
I believe I can put this matter in
its proper, light, hence this commu
nication.
Several months ago I was advised
by a loyal citizen of Eureka County,
through the Governor of the State,
that certain irregularities had been
perpetrated by a member or mem
bers of the Local Board of Eureka
County, with the intimation that the
District Board for Nevada might be
involved. The information was not
furnished by any member of the
Council of Defense for Eureka Coun
ty, nor by any officer of that county,
nor by any resident of the town of
Eureka. The Chief Executive of
the State asked me to investigate the
matter and I did so far as to show
conclusively that the District Board
for Nevada was in no way implicated
in any irregularities; and that if ir
regularities had occurred they did
not constitute a violation of any Fed
eral statute or regulation. These
facts I reported to the Governor.
Perhaps two months ago I’teceived
a letter from the person who made
the original report, repeating the
charge of irregular conduct on the
part of certain members of the Local
Board for Eureka County. This let
ter was sent in duplicate to the Army
Intelligence at Reno. As a matter
of precaution I went over the ground
again, satisfied myself of the accur
acy of my first investigation, and
wrote to the Governor stating that
the District Hoard was not impli
cated and that, though it appeared
irregularities might have occurred
they were not offenses under Fed
eral law; that if any proceedings
were had they must be under some
State statute, a matter which was
not within my jurisdiction.
Within a few days after posting
this letter to the Governor I was
called on by Captain E. L. Meyer,
then in charge of the Army Intelli
gence for Nevada, who asked me re
garding the time of trains to Eureka,
connections at Palisade, quarteis at
Eureka, and other questions showing
he contemplated making such a trip.
Having in mind the duplicate 'letter
of the informant in the Local Board
matter, I said:
“You will waste your time in going to
S.ireka if you are looking up that
Draft t'oard^rouble. I have investi
gated it at this end and it is not a Fed
aral case.”
He then said:
“ Well, if that’s the condition of affairs
let me see your report and I won’t go
bnt I will have those witnesses ex
amined up there by local people. Who
are good loyal men who can keep
their mouths shut?”
Having some knowledge of men in
all parts of the Statq I mentioned,
among others: W. H. Russell, J. B.
Biale, Dr. W. H. Brennen (whose
high standing in Douglas County was
known to me), and suggested that
the District Attorney of Eureka
County be present that the evidence.
if any, might be in some kind of leg
al form. The names of those writ
ten above were selected by Captain
Meyer who said he would at once
write to them—not as members of
the County Council of Defense, for
neither of us knew these men were
members of that body. We discussed
the situation at length, and while I
discouraged the investigation from
a Federal standpoint urged the ne
cessity of the utmost secrecy on the
part of all concerned that, in case no
evidence was found no injustice
might be done to any one. To this
he agreed and said he would seal
their lips effectually.
I next heard of the matter a week
or ten days after when Captain Meyer
advised me he had received the re
port and was sure there was a viola
tion of Federal law, hence had sub
mitted the matter to United States
Attorney Woodburn and had again
warned those who made the investi
gation to remain silent until called
upon by him.
Later Mr. Woodburn informed me
that no Federal law had been violated.
Captain Meyer then took the matter
up with the Attorney General of the
State of Nevada with the result that
a Special Assistant to the Attorney
General was appointed to try the
matter under the State law.
Out of these facts certain persons
in Eureka have built a fabric which
they style proof of a conspiracy on
the part of those selected by Captain
Meyer to make a confidential inves
tigation and to say nothing of .it to
any man.
This alleged conspiracy, instead of
being political trickery was the loyal
obedience of loyal citizens to orders
given them by an officer of the Uni
ted States Army; and among those
who are loudest in their clamor of
conspiracy are some membery of the
County Council of Defense of Eureka
County. Would these members se
lected for loyal service to their coun
try advocate soldiers refusing to obey
their officers because an election<was
going on at home. The members of
that investigating body were not vol
unteers, they were picked from the
ranks because of their fitness for the
task and the result proves the wisdom
of their selection. Captain Meyer
has gone to the front, he can wish
for nothing better than that the men
under his command obey his orders
as did that little quartette of loyal
citizens in Eureka who, without at
tempting defense allowed themselves
to be slandered rather than disobey
orders. Imagine soldiers in the
trenches criticising, thfeir Comrades
for obeying orders to go over the
top. Consider these things and don’t
‘‘yellow dog” it.
Very truly yours,
Arthur M. Allen,
Special Agent.
XMAS RED CROSS ROLL
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Ada
Rattazzi from influenza, who was ap
pointed chairman of the Eureka Red
Cross Christmas Roll Call, the work
of enrollment has been in the hands
of Mrs. Nettie Tyler and MissClotilde
Biale, and they have handed the Sen
tinel the following list of members
enrolled during the Christmas drive:
E D Walt! Hattie M Sweeney
Mrs Walt! George Ebert
Ruby Nostrosa Mrs R A Laird
Robert R Laird William Laird
Abram Laird Ernest Simonsen
Elfrieda Simonsen Mrs Simonsen
Julia Simonsen Thomas Plummer
Bryan Porch Mrs Plummer
R A Laird Grace Anderson
Mrs L Foster Mrs A C Dibble
J P Jacobsen Mis Minnie Ricketts
Mrs Jacobsen George E Cox
Mrs W F Oox
Christmas Gifts on Sale
Before purchasing your gifts it
would be well to go to Mrs. Nettie
Tyler’s store where the Victory Girls
have placed on sale many beautiful
and useful Christmas gifts, all made
by themselves. In purchasing these
articles you are not only getting val
ue received, but you are putting the
money into the United War Compaign
to help c|ose up our business re
lations with the Huns and get our
soldier boys back here in good health
and spirits. Help the Victory Girls
out. Come and see them; to look is
to buy!
Mining location blanks for sale at tha
Smtiksl office.
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