Show GEORGE G ORGE M BANKS BAr KS DEAD Known as a Peace Officer Through Throughout out the Entire West WestA A Na Native Native tive tire of Texas Eureka April T George St Jt Banks one ont of r s passed Jd awa away wa this morning at tb the Silver B Wll 11 rooming house hoUK Deceased l has been beo n ailing ling for the pest past p winter and on account Recount of his advanced age aKe his bis demise was expected at t an any time Mr Banks Bank was ws over ov Th r years of age a anear near arar par as can be learned and Bel has haa traveled nearly all over this western wern country countr He lie Hewel was wel born In Texas and nd when th the gold ga ex ea excitement ead d ment was waa on In California he hf crossed ed over OT the Isthmus of Panama and aDd went with the rush ruah to San Francisco When 1 hen the tbt Fraser Fra er river excitement was waa on he ha followed the stamped Mano lw that wilder wilderness wilderness ness fleas Me hg H hid had been for Ur or many II years ea In Nevada In which state he was one of or the ns shotgun hot n messenger r force forve for forand and held office In different places place as sher aher sheriff iff and deputy sheriff and constable For the past four years deceased has held heW the office of constable of Eureka precinct and hs I always alwa been attentive to his ht duties He was IUS loved by b all the little tots tota In town and was waa a welcome guest pest at the tables of many man of the real resi residents dents of or Eureka During his hi life lif he b had been a voracious reader r and had bad a fund of information and anti could tell many mam stir stirring stirring stirring ring tales of his hie hi travels and a adventures arh tu Mr lr Thinks Ranks was wall a staunch Democrat D mOrat It is 1 not as yet y t definitely arranged when the funeral services will take tak place but he h will be buried In Eureka E ka city rem I ter |