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HI lURHi I1HTIRIL
SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1919
local brevities.
Dan Downey of Palisade was an
arrival by to-day’s train.
Attorney Carey Van Fleet of Elko
was an arrival by to-day’s train.
Ross Plummer of Mineral Hill re
turned home last Saturday from
Port Winfield Scott, California,
where he was recently mustered out
I of the U. S. service.
Thomas Clifford came over from
Tonopah by Monday’s train, being
called here by the illness of his wife.
It is understood that he is now also
down with the influenza.
Mr. anti Mrs. Stanley Fine and lit
tle daughter were departures by
Thursday’s train for Elko, Nevada,
for a visit with relatives and where
they may probably locate.
Thomas Moore, son of W. A. Moore
of Newark valley, came into Eureka
Tuesday and left by Thursday’s train
for Oakland, California, where he
will attend St. Mary’s College.
F. J. Brossemer this week re
opened his Brewery saloon building
and will conduct the place as a soft
drink resort. He plans to add other
lines during the Summer months.
F. K. Crimes ot Keynoias creeK
has rented one of the Horn cottages
on Edwards street, where his family
have taken up their residence and
will remain for the Winter.
A. E. Porch expects a carload of
coal by to-day’s train and will then
be prepared to furnish a number of
Eurekans who are running short of
fuel with the necessary heat pro
ducing elements.
Owing to engine trouble caused by
the severe cold weather, Friday’s
train from Palisade did not start for
Eureka but made a round trip to
day, arriving here shortly afternoon.
A carload of hay that had been
transferred to the local railway at
Palisade caught fire Saturday night
from a passing engine and 20 bales
of the hay burned before the fire
was under control.
Elwood Beemer, who came from
Reno to be present at the funeral of
his late father-in-law, P. H. Hjul, re
turned home by Thursday’s train.
Mrs. Beemer will remain in Eureka
for the present with her mother.
F. A. Fulkerson of Beowawe, Coun
ty Commissioner elect of the Third
Commissioner district, was an arri
val by to-day’s train to be present at
the organization of the new Board
of Commissioners next Monday.
Edward Delaney, son of Mrs. M.
Delaney of Eureka, was an arrival
home from Camp Bowie, Texas, by
Monday’s train on a furlough. He
returned by Thursday’s train to
again take up his duties in the ser
vice.
TheCounty High and grade schools
will re-open at Elko Monday, un
less a new outbreak of the flu makes
its appearance. Owing to the loss by
tire of Elko’s fine grammar school
building last week the grades will be
temporarily housed in the Baptist
church and the old high school build
>ng.
The railroad companies are now
engaged in cutting the ice crop at
Carlin, Nevada. The ice is of a su
perior quality, 15 inches thick, and
the harvest this year will amount
to about 10,000 tons. After filling
the Southern Pacific and the Western
Pacific ice houses at Carlin, the ice
will be shipped to all other points be
tween Sparks and Ogden, as the Car
lin ice is considered to be superior to
the ice obtained elsewhere on the
railroad.
F. W. Ahlers was in Eureka to-day
after a load of supplies and informed
the Sentinel that he now has his
artesian well boring outfit near what
is known as the Porch Rye Patch in
Diamond Valley, about two miles
southeast of the Diamond railway
station, where the Handley Bros,
have contracted with him to bore a
well. He expects to commence work
within the next two days and has
promised to furnish the Sentinel
with the result of his operations in
securing a flowing well in this end
°f Diamond Valley.
A task is something to be done—
&ot contemplated.
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted By the Board
At Its Final Meetings
The Board of County Commission
ers met on December 31 for the pur
pose of acting on all bills filed against
the County at that time. Commis
sioners R. J. Reid and W. S. Raine,
the Clerk and the District Attorney
were present, and the following
business was transacted:
The bills allowed are published in
another column of to-day’s Sentinel.
The bill of J. Minoletti for $44,<X),
with the following communication
thereon, was returned by the Audi
tor: ‘‘I hereby refuse to audit or
allow the above bill for the reason
that in my judgment you have not
complied with Chapter 205, page 393
of the statutes of 1917. Edgar Ea
ther. County Auditor.”
The bill of the Elko Lumber Com
pany for $165.00 was returned by the
Auditor with the following communi
cation thereon: “I hereby refuse to
audit or allow the above bill for the
reason that in my judgment you have
not complied with Section 1508, sub
division 11, section 1509, and also
section 1530 of the Revised laws of
Nevada, 1912, volume 2. Edgar Ea
ther, Auditor.
un motion auiy seconaea ana car
ried it was ordered that the deficency
in the Road Fund at this time be paid
out of the General Fund of the
County.
The Board adjourned to meet on
January 2 for the purpose of acting
on all bills vetoed by the Auditor.
Commissioner Edgar Sadler was
present at the meeting on January 2
and the full Board acted on the bills
vetoed by the Auditor as follows:
Whereas, on October 16th, 1918,
an agreement was made by and be
tween the Attorney General of the
State of Nevada, by his deputy, and
with the consent of the District At
torney of Eureka County, that the
train should be held on that date
awaiting an important witness from
Reno, Nevada to testify in the case
of State of Nevada vs. Reynolds on
behalf of the State; and
Whereas, the bill for the said ex
penses, amounting to $21.50 was pre
sented by the manager of the said
train, J. E. Sexton, to the Commis
sioners of the said County, which
said bill was thereupon passed by
Commissioners; and
Whereas, the said bill was vetoed
by the Auditor on the ground that
the said suit was a suit “brought by
the State and the County has no in
terest in it as far as I know;” and
Whereas, the Attorney General
has given his opinion to the effect
that under section 1508 of the Re
vised Laws of the State of Nevada
the District Attorney was correct in
advising the Commissioners to pass
and allow this claim as tne statute
gives them the right to “control the
prosecution or defense of ail suits in
which the county is a party.”
Now, therefore, we, the under
signed Commissioners, unanimously
agree that the said bill should be
passed over the veto of said Auditor.
Whereas, it was necessary, during
the month of November, 1918, be
ginning with the 13th day thereof,
and continuing for 11 days thereaf
ter, for certain road work to be done
on what is known as the Pinto road,
and whereas it was necessary for the
county to provide some way for the
repair men to reach the said road,
there being no one living nearby to
do it; and
Whereas, the Commissioners en
deavored to secure some one to trans
port said men to and from their work
on said Pinto road,' and found that
said prices ranged from $4 per day to
$7 per day; and
Whereas, said price of $4 (which
is less than 25 cents per mile) was
the bid of Julius Minoletti, for man
and automobile, making said bill
amount to $44; and
Whereas, said bill has been passed
upon by the Commissioners and ve
toed by the Auditor.
Now, therefore, the Commission
ers, being informed that it is within
their power to control the repair and
maintenance of County roads, unani
mously pass same over the said veto.
Whereas, certain bills have been
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presented for the lumber to be used
in certain buildings at Palisade, Ne
vada, covering Court House and Jail,
Fire Engine House, toilets, side
walks, etc; and
Whereas, the Commissioners of Eu
reka County were obliged to have
such buildings erected, and it was
impossible to secure any individual
to contract for the furnishing of ma
terials including lumber, cement,
nails, etc; and
Whereas, the commissioners there
upon agreed to furnish the lumber
and have the buildings erected by
such help as they could secure at the
point where work was required; and
Whereas, the town of Buckhorn
was deserted and it was estimated
that the county building and jail
there could be torn down and the
lumber therefrom made available for
use at Palisade; and
Whereas, the bill of the Elko Lum
ber Company, for $165.00 for new
lumber furnished the county, was
approved by Commissioners; and the
bill of F. G. Delaney & Company for
$297.96, was passed by said Commis
sioners, and vetoed by the Auditor
for the reason that the Commission
ers “had not complied with section
1530 R. L.”
Now, therefore, acting upon the
opinion of the District Attorney and
of the Attorney General of the State
of Nevada, as follows:
“It seems that the jail of Pali
sade, Nevada, was destroyed by
fire; that the Commissioners had the
jail at Buckhorn torn down by a cer
tain person at day’s labor; that an
other person hauled the lumber there
from and was paid at the rate pre
vailing in the county; that when the
lumber was delivered at Palisade the
person who tore the jail down at
Buckhorn rebuilt the jail at Palisade
at day’s wages, and that, in addition
to the lumber from the Buckhorn
jail the County Commissioners or
dered additional lumber and cement
for building extra rooms for the
county fire apparatus and for a toi
let. When the work was finished it
was found that the entire cost was
over $500. Section 1530 provides
that in letting contracts when the
aggregate exceeds the sum of $500,
the County Commissiones shall ad
vertise such contracts to be let. In
my opinion said sections does not ap
ply, because it appears that at least
four different contracts were in
volved in this transaction. The one
for tearing down the jail; one for
hauling lumber; another for the
erection of the new building and an
other for supplying additional ma
terials. As neither of these four
contracts aggregated $500, the Com
missioners do not violate section 1530.
Under these circumstances there is
no reason why the claim of one per
son, even though over $500 should
not be allowed and paid even in a
lump sum by the Commissioners.”
We, the Commissioners, hereby
unanimously pass the said bills over
the veto of the Auditor.
RED CROSS JflONTHLY REPORT
The following is a report of the
Eureka County Chapter of the Ameri
can Red Cross for the month of De
cember as handed the Sentinel for
publication by Treasurer Mrs. A.
Fraser and Secretary Elsie Hooper:
Renewals and New Members
Annie Leaderer
C Liberty L Clifford
Mrs Robert Harvey
Thomas Cardew
Mrs Eward Moyle
Edward Moyle Jr
Mabel Kiehm
J B Rice
Eileen Breen
Mrs Francis Sexton
Maud Harris
Mrs Peter Schaefer
Fred Harris
Annie Harvey
Win Eathorue
Edward Moyle Sr
Mre T Franke
Mrs J B Kice
Mrs Kitty Kaine
Thelma Breen
Lane George
Berenvce Moore
Donations tor uecemDer j
Paul Fedrioli... 1.00
County Officials. 3.00
I H Rogers... . 5.00
.1 B Biale. 1.00
From Beowawe. 9.50
Mrs P Damele.. 1.00
Peter Damele... 1.00
Marion Damele. .50
Mrs rer^'ison.... i.uu
Mrs F Sexton... 6 00
Lizzie Bonetti.... l.<*0
,] B Picone. 1.00
Nev. R. C. Com.. 14.70
Bernard Damele. 1.00
Mrs B Damele... 1.00
Tina Damele.50
Notes of Former Residents
Lieutenant Ed Whitmore, who is
stationed at Fort Benjamin Harri
son, Indiana, has been given charge
of the entire camp and is superin
tending the mustering out of the
boys remaining at that camp.
DEATH OF PETER. H. HJUL
Passes Away at Reno Saturday
and His Remains Are Brought
Home for Burial
Peter H. Hjul, a pioneer and high
ly respected citizen of Eureka, died
at Reno on Saturday, December 28,
of liver trouble and complications.
He had been in failing health for
several months and recently confined
to his home. Upon the advice of Dr.
Eby of Elko, who was called here in
consultation with Dr. Mantor of Eu
reka, the attending physician, he
was taken to Reno for an operation,
his ailment being diagnosed as gall
stones, arriving there Friday morn
ing, December 27, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, Mrs. Elwood
Beemer. The same day word was
received here by his son, C. H. Hjul,
that he had stood the trip fairly well
and his relatives and friends were
hopeful that something could be
done to prolong his life; although
advanced in years he was possessed
of strong will and vitality and it was
thought that medical or surgical skill
might reach his case, and the an
nouncement of his death here Sun
day morning came as a shock to the
community.
Mr. Hjul came to Eureka from
Colorado in 1875 and was employed
by W. P. Haskell & Co., then con
ducting a large furniture store here.
In 1880 he purchased their under
taking department and started in
business for himself, gradually add
ing furniture and other lines until he
built up an extensive and lucrative
business. He was a cabinet maker
by trade and a large amount of the
mechanical and repair work was
done by himself, and being thorough
ly proficient in his trade and of un
tiring energy, all work was done
with a master hand and painstaking
accuracy. He was interested in and
owned a number of mining proper
ties in this and adjacent districts
upon which a considerable amount of
work was done up the time of the
beginning of the war. Mr. Hjul was
elected Treasurer of Eureka County
in 1892, and was re-elected to the
same office for a second term in 1894.
He was elected State Senator in 1899
and for four years represented Eu
reka County in the upper house of
the Legislature. He was a member
of the Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights
of Pythias, Eastern Star and Pythian
Sisters lodges of Eureka.
Besides his widow his immediate
surviving relatives are his son, C. H.
Hjul of Eureka, daughter, Mrs. El
wood Beemer of Reno, and a sister,
Mrs. Caroline Huebner of Bingham,
Utah. He was a native of Denmark
and aged 68 years, 9 months and 13
days.
The remains arrived here from
Reno by Monday’s train accompanied
Mrs. Hjul and Mr. and Mrs. Elwood
Beemer and were met at the local
railway depot by relatives, friends
and brothers of Eureka lodges of
which deceased was a member and
taken to his late home on South
Main street.
The funeral was held from the
family home on the afternoon of
New Year’s Day. The services were
conducted by N. P. Morgan, who in
closing paid a high tribute of merited
praise to the deceased in reviewing
his long and faithful service in this
community. Owing to the deep snow
it was necessary to convey the re
mains to the cemetery on a sleigh,
and notwithstanding the extreme
cold weather, numerous friends were
present and listened to the closing of
the services at the grave. The in
terment was in the family plot in the
Odd Fellows’ cemetery.
Death Of Peter Biale
Peter Biale, a resident of Eureka
for the past 40 years passed away
here this morning of pneumonia. He
had been ill since Christmas at his
cabin on the east side of town. In
the early days of the camp he had
engaged in mining and teaming,
but of late years had not enjoyed
good health and was unable to do
laborious work.
He had no relatives here, but leaves
a brother and sister in Italy, and a
brother in South America. He was
a native of Genoa, Italy, and about
60 years of age.
EUREKA SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY
Trustee* Believe That Improvement in
Influenza Situation Warrants Effort
Being Made to Resume School
Work
At a joint meeting of the Trustees
of the Eureka High and District
schools held Sunday, December 29,
it was decided to re-open the Eureka
schools on Monday, January 6, pro
vided the influenza situation contin
ues to improve, or is no worse than
at present.
The schools are to remain open one
week, and if the average attendance
during the week, or any week there
after, in either the High or Grammer
grades, falls below 50 per cent in at
tendance, the department falling be
low that percentage will be ordered
closed indefinitely.
With the exception of a two days’
session in November, the Eureka
schools have been closed since Octo
ber 24, and as the influenza situation
has improved and many of the stu
dents are anxious to continue work
and complete their grades; and ac
cording to the school law sessions of
the school must be again resumed be
fore teachers can be paid further
salaries, the Trustees feel that an ef
fert should be made to resume the
school work, and if the attendance
at this time is half the usual num
ber, the schools will be continued.
The janitor has been instructed to
build fires throughout the building
on Sunday in order to thoroughly
warm and air the rooms, so that they
may be comfortable for the opening
Monday morning.
It is understood that nearly all the
district schools throughout the coun
ty are arranging to open school next
Monday, and with the exception of
Tonopah, where the influenza is again
spreading, most of the Nevada schools
will re-open on January 6.
IMPROVED INFLUENZA SITUATION
No New Cates Reported Within Four
Days and Patients Are Fast Recovering
The influenza situation in Eureka
has improved considerable during the
past week. Dr. Brennen, County
Health Officer, informed the Senti
nel to-day that no new cases of the
disease had been reported within the
last four days; no one was now seri
ously ill, and that all those attacked
were improving or had recovered.
No new cases have been reported
in other portions of the countv, nor
fromadjacentsections, and altogether
the health conditions are wonderfully
improved, and unless the disease
again breaks out as has frequently
happend in other places, business and
social conditions will soon be back
again to normal.
MOVING PICTURES TO-NIGHT
Owing to the non-arrival of Fri
day’s train and the films not reaching
Eureka, the re-opening of the mov
ing picture shows in the Eureka
Theatre announced for Friday night,
had to be postponed. The pictures
will be shown this (Saturday) night,
and the play entitled “The Lily and
the Rose” and one comic reel will
be presented.
On Sunday night, January 5, the
play “Market of Vain Desire,” and
one reel of comic will be presented.
Marriage Announcement
N. A. Whitmore of Palisade an
nounces the marriage of his son,
John, to Miss Genevieve Smith of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on De
cember 27, 1918. The groom is in
the United States service, a Sergeant
in the Aviation Corps, at present lo
cated at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. His
relatives and Nevada friens join in
extending their best wishes to Mr.
and Mrs. Whitmore for a prosperous
and happy married life.
On a warrant sworn to by United
States Marshal McEachin, D. C.
Reganzone of Winnemucca was ar
rested Sunday for violation of the
prohibition law. It is charged that
Reganzone had a case of seven bottles
of whiskey shipped to him from New
Mexico. The liquor was seized at
the express office. It was not labeled,
it is charged. The shipment is a
violation of the Federal law to ship
liquor without labeling it, and it is
also against the Federal law to ship
liquor into a dry State.