Nevada Colony Corporation proposes colonize lands in Nevada
An application to sell shares in a Nevada colonization venture was filed in California by the Nevada Colony Corporation. It plans a $500,000 real property and $600,000 building program, with $1 per share and $1,000 down for 2,500 shares, funded by labor on the colony. The corporation would own all property and operate manufacturing, farming, and social services under CV Gleston as manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
California
Nevada Colony Corporation
Los Angeles
Ofob Harriman
Thomas Smalley
L. V. Flowers
M. M. Ae Ol Liano
Plas
CV Gleston
Blanco del Rio
Elko Flyer taxicab repainted by local firm
Rupert Bryant owns the Elko Flyer a taxicab recently repainted and overhauled by L A Whyte of Elko Automobile Painting company. The exterior was completely refreshed and the upholstery refreshed inside making the vehicle look and feel new. Bryant and Whyte receive high praise for the improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko Automobile Painting Company
Elko Flyer
Rupert Bryant
Winter
L. A. Whyte
Elko Auto Painting Company
Bryant
Mr. Whyte
Russian War Prisoners Workmen at Frant Fort and Sachsenhausen
Russian prisoners, used as workers by elder manufacturers at Frant fort and Sachsenhausen since September, proved content and skilled with no guards needed. After cider season, several hundred returned to camps, many thanking employers and crying as wages were given with souvenirs. Two firms will keep about sixty prisoners until the war ends.
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Frankpoort
Frantfort
Sachsenhausen
Merchant of Cologne Fined for Trading with the Enemy
Siegmund Meyer, a major German dealer in jacca and fine embroideries, was fined $75 for trading with the enemy. Evidence showed he secured goods valued at $25,000 from French, English, and Irish makers via a banking house in St Gall Switzerland since the war began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Siegmund Meyer
Jacca
France
St. Gall
Switzerland
Notice of Forfeiture and Public Land Claim Filing
Notice of forfeiture warns Florence Florence May Ida and Shater lodes in Werber district Nevada require $300 per owner within ninety days or claims revert. Also public notice for John Quintana land claim in Elko Nevada northwest quarter of section 15, 42N 66E. Affidavits of protest invited by December 22, 1915.
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Coulyhurst
J. Shafer
Florence
Florence May
Ida
Shater
Werber
Nevada
United States
State of
Unis
Ruth
Notices and restrictions on hunting and mining claims in Nevada
Public notices warn that hunting is prohibited on Marys River ranches and Elko properties. The Nevada Land and Livestock Company prohibits trespass and cites legal enforcement. Separately, U S patent applications announce W P Anderson seeking the Usona Lode patent in Centennial Mining District Elko County with surface ground width and exact survey terms described.
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Mary’s River
Nevada Land & Livestock Company
Usona Lode Mining Claim Described in Elko Nevada Notice
The Usona Lode mining claim in Sec 32 T 44 N R 52 E B M D extends 20.662 acres with boundaries given by corner coordinates and lines. The claim is on record in the Elko County Recorder and under U S Land Office rules. adverse claims must be filed within sixty days to avoid bar under statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
W. P. Anderson
Cincinnati
Ohio
C. J. Nelson
Jarbidge
Elko County
Nevada
Usona Lode
Centennial Mining District
County of Elko
State of
the Register of the United States Land Office
Elko
Cor. No. 2
Sur
County Recorder
Register of the
United States Land Office
John E. Robbins
Register
U. S. Land Office
Notice of land patent filings at Elko Nevada 1915
U S Land Office at Elko Nevada publishes notices of final proof intent for two desert land entries. Bonni field G McBride of Elko Nevada seeks claim on sections 19 20 29 30 township 30 north range 59 east Mount Diablo Meridian with witnesses Samuel T Wines William A Reinken Charles F DeArmond Stanley L Wines. Stanley L Vines of Ruby Valley Nevada also seeks final proof on sections 30 township 30 north range 59 east Mount Diablo Meridian with witnesses William A Reinken Charles F DeArmond Bounifield G McBride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
Carson
Department of the Interior
U.S. Land Office
Nevada
Bonnifield G. McBride
Carson City
Range 59
Mount Diablo Meridian
Samuel T. Wines
Ruby Valley
Nev
William A. Reinken
Charles F. DeArmond
Eiko
Stanley L. Wines
U. S. Land Office
Stanley L. Vines
Township 30
Mount Diablo
Bounifield G. McBride
John B. Robbins
Register
Postal Savings System rules and deposit limits
The Postal Savings System allows anyone aged 10 or over to open an account. Deposits must come from individuals and are evidenced by fixed denomination certificates. Withdrawals, transfers, and annual 2 percent interest are described, with limits of 100 dollars per calendar month and balances not to exceed 500 dollars excluding interest. Certificates are nontransferable and lost certificates require notifying the issuing postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inno
Entry Notice for Land Claim by Oliver Riffe Elko 1915
Oliver Riffe of North Fork Elko County Nevada filed in the Land Office an application to enter 80 acres described as the W half of the NE quarter of Section 34 Township 43 North Range 56 East M D B and M. Protest affidavits must be filed by November 31 1915 with first publication November 23 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
Nevada
John Quintana
United States
Range 66
Mt. Diablo
Elko, Nevada
John E. Robbins
Register
United States Land Office
Oliver Riffe
North Fork
Elko County
Tobar Township Justice Court Summons Issued for $150 Rent Case
The Justice Court of Tobar Township Elko Nevada requires Jennet W Lowell to appear within five to twenty days to answer a complaint seeking $150 in gold coin for rent owed on Clover Valley Bar and nearby lots. The summons is dated November 5 1915 with first publication November 8 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ve. Jennet W. Lowell
State OF Nevada
Jennet W. Lowell
Tobar Township
County of Elko
Justice Court
United States
Tobar
of Elko
Nevada
Elko
Clover Valley
Cornelius Hoaglin
Frank W. Spear
Said Township
Notice to creditors in estate of Katherine S Phillips
District Court of the Fourth Judicial District Elko County Nevada appoints WM. H. Phillips as administrator of Katherine Scollard Phillips deceased. Creditors must file claims with the court clerk within three months from first publication, with vouchers and affidavit. First published November 9, 1915. Last publication December 14, 1915.
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District Court of
Fourth Judicial District
State of
Nevada
County of
Elko
Katherine Scollard Phillips
District Court
A. D
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W. M. Doyle
Hotel Mayer
W. R. Mayer
Studebaker
H. P
Tiree
A. W. Hesson Co
Studebaker Distributors
H. D. Taylor
Mineral Survey
Elko’s
D. Melroy
John E.robbins
Postal Savings System
WM. H. Phillips
Elko Dairy
Landa Brothers
Reman Co
G. S. Garcia
Elko Mercantile Co
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