Red Cross Christmas Membership Drive Placed Under Nevada Chief
W L Hathaway Pacific Division chairman announces Governor Emmet D Boyle of Carson City Nevada as sectional chairman for the Red Cross Christmas Membership Drive in Nevada and east of the mountain California counties including your city The eight day campaign runs December 17 to December 24 with local chapter organization emphasized and press cooperation urged to boost membership across the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Vail
National Red Cross
Emmet D. Boyle
Carson City
Nevada
American Red Cross
Mountain California
Theodore N. Vail
California
Arizona
Plages of Worship Sunday Services at Local Church
Regular Sunday service at 11 o'clock at 320 Fifth Street. Sunday School at 12 15. Testimonial Service every Wednesday at 8. Reading room open Monday Wednesday and Saturday 2 to 4 and Tuesday Thursday Friday 7 to 9 for Bible and Christian Science literature. Catholic Mass tomorrow at 10. J J McNally pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Fifth Street
Baptist Church Advent Services and Sermons
Bible School at 10 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Evening prayers and sermon. Intercession Friday at 3 p.m. Prof. Geo Jensen to speak at 7 p.m. Dr. Ernest Clutterbuck pastor. Mr B A Schwab ordained elder. Schwab missionary to the Indiana Western Shoshone Reservation at Owyhee to speak of Indian work. All welcome. J M Swander Minister. Public worship at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Geo
Jensen
Ernest H. Price
B.A. Schwab
Indiana
Owyhee
J. M. Swander
Mintater
Experimental Work at Metropolis in 18
The extension division of the University of Nevada will conduct significant investigations in crop production at Metropolis in 1918. The project aims to study experimental farming techniques and yield improvements, with results expected to guide agricultural practices in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
University of Nevada
Metropolly
Metropolis to Host State and Federal Agricultural Studies
Wells Herald reports Metropolis will be the base for a comprehensive study of dry and irrigated farming on about 2,000,000 acres in Elko county. Next year trials include Soudan grass, sweet clover, beans, peas, corn, potatoes, wheat, oats, barley, rye, hog millet, alfalfa, and Russian sunflower. Irrigated crops under study cover sunflower, wheat, oats, barley, peas, onions, corn, millet, beans and other irrigated crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Herald
Metropolis
Elko County
California Redwood Disappearing Fast
Eureka, Cal. Dec. 8 Constantly rising redwood lumber output in Humboldt County suggests the county may exhaust its commercial redwood forests within a century. Since 1895 standing timber has fallen from 538,000 to 93,000 acres cut, with mills doubling capacity and value at $160,317,237 from 9.3 billion board feet produced to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Cal
Humboldt County
George A. Kellogg
Humboldt Chamber of Commerce
Irrigation Scheme for Humboldt River Proposed in Nevada
R A Hart of the U S Irrigation engineering department announced plans in Salt Lake City to control the Humboldt River in Nevada. The project envisions a series of immense concrete reservoirs to store surplus spring flood waters, enabling irrigation of tens of thousands of acres. If implemented, the plan would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and rank as one of the government’s largest western projects.
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Humboldt River
Nevada
Salt Lake City
R. A. Hart
Irrigation Engineering Department of
United States
Probate Notice of Hunter Estate Hearing Dec 22 1917
Nevada district court sets December 22 1917 hearing for final account of John George Hunter estate and distribution plan to Hunter Banks Company. Names administratrix Hunter, surviving partner George Banks report on partnership accounts. Also public notice for land and water rights staged for Elko Nevada filing by Clerk Robert B Hunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Judicial District
Nevada
Elko
John George Hunter
George Hunter
da Hunter
Court House
County of Elko
Towit
Hunterry Banks
Hunter Banks Company
George D. Banks
Robert B. Hunter
Mae McNamara
Homestead final proof sought in Nevada land claim
Homestead application 08420 for the SiSE and Sta SW of Section 16 Township 23 North Range 57 East Mount Diablo Meridian filed notice of intent to make final three year proof to establish claim before the register and receiver on December 21 1917. Witnesses include Merritt J Rand James Meyers James Byers and James C Perry all of Lamoille and Elko Nevada. JOHN E. ROBBINS Register. First publication Nov 15 1917 Last publication Dec 15 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
Mount Diablo
Merritt J. Rand
Lamoille
Nevada
James Meyers
James Byers
Lamoisle
James C. Perry
John E. Robbins
Register
Carson City
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
T. Schnackenberg
Lee
Elko No
Township
Range 55
Joseph C. Walther
Fred Walther
Edgar A Hylton
Herman J Sadler
Notice of land claim and water rights in Nevada
Notices from the U S Land Office Elko Nevada record Ferdinand T Schnackenberg filing for final proof on land in sections 10 and 11 township 26 north range 55 east Mount Diablo Meridian with witnesses listed and deadlines in December 1917. Also a state engineer notice regarding Humboldt River water rights proceeding inviting maps surveys and objections with sixty days to file and dates November 1917 to January 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Humboldt River
Hunmboldt
Lander
Elko
Eureka
State of Nevada
Carson City
Estray Notice From Wellan Ranch Nevada 1917
The owner or owners of three horses found on the Wellan Ranch Pie Creek north of Elko Nevada are notified to appear and prove ownership and pay costs. Two light grey mares about three years old and branded Dox over L connected. One dark grey mare about three years old and branded Box over L connected. Dated November 17 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellan
Pie Creek
Elko
Nevada
Towit
Land Entry Notice for Elko Nevada 1917
Charles W Mitchell of Elko County Nevada has filed to enter under 2306 2307 Revised Statutes land Lot Three Section Fifteen Township 27 North Range 56 East Mount Diablo Base containing 40.32 acres within Elko Nevada Land District. All adverse claimants or objectors due to mineral character or other reasons must appear by November 15 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko, Nevada
Charles W. Mitchell
Elko County
Elko
State of Nevada
United States
North Range
East Mount Diablo
Meridian
Protests Filed By Applicants On December 1917
Notice states that protests affidavits must be filed in this office on or before December 20, 1917. John B. Robbins, Register, directs first publication November 16, 1917 and last publication December 19, 1917.
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Merry Christmas
Reinhart Company
Hart-Schaffner & Marx Clothing
Hotel Mayer
W. R. Mayer
Jukes Elko
W. M. Doyle
Verdi Lumber Co
Commercial Street
RED Cross Drive
W. L. Hathaway
Pacific Division
Christian Science
J.J. McNally
Ernest Clutterbuck
ST. Paul's Church
Presbyterian Church
Mary E F. Lamb
J. G. Scrugstam
Dee
C. S. Weiland
John B. Robbins
Busiases
Rave
Bill
Dupont
Pharmacy
Rexall Store
Lowell Grain & Milling CO
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