Local Brevities Reflect Travel and Civic Work
On Saturday April 6 1918 Eureka reads about residents arriving from Independence California and Ely Nevada for family visits and work trips. Fire company actions remove a deserter from the Nob Hill unit while the Eureka Land & Stock Co begins sheep shearing at Oak station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Gregg
Tonkin
Eureka
Nob Hill Fire Company
Fred Allen
United States Military Service
Eureka Land & Stock Company
Oak Station
Domingo
Alpha
Forth
Rescue
Frank C. Lewis
J. B. Biale
Post Office Department
Palisade
W. A. Moore
Newark Valley
Eureka County to Boost Liberty Bonds on War Anniversary
On Saturday April 6 Eureka County launches Liberty Bond sales with bonds from 50 to 10000 dollars payable in installments. A parade from 12:30 includes the Lobster Club Band Red Cross and local officials with speeches by W M Wiley. A free dance and 7 pm theatre program follow with a special train from Palisade. Red Cross members assemble at 11:30 am for the parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka County
Council of Defense
Nevada
Lobster Club
County Council of Defense
Red Cross
Red Cross, Jr
Court House
W. M. Wiley
Wells
Eureka Theatre
Wiley
America
Palisade
Miner hopeful as silver ore samples spark prospect talk
Joseph Tognoni and his son Joe visited Eureka on Wednesday and Thursday bringing rich ore samples from a Duckwater mine about 30 miles east. They reported ore ranging from $500 to $1000 per ton with a two-foot ledge and predicted silver may soon reach one dollar an ounce before shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Tognoni
Joe
Duckwater
Eureka
Two Story Building Collapses on Main Street
The rear half of a two story brick building on Main Street collapsed about 8 a.m. Monday, taking floors and walls with it. No injuries were reported as the Reno National Bank owns the property and has been notified. Robert Kelly was hired to secure the site and build a protective fence for pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Johnson Mercantile Company
Robert Kelly
Buel Street
Reno National Bank of
Reno
Nevada
The Moving Pictures at Eureka Theatre in April
At the Eureka Theatre a week of film showcases begins Saturday April six at seven with Yankee Pluck starring Ethel Clayton and Montagu Love. Sunday April seven features The Dancer’s Peril with Alice Brady and Alexis Kosloff. Friday April twelve presents The Page Mystery with Carlile Blackwell June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Theatre
Ethel Clayton
Montagu Love
Alice Brady
Miss Brady
Alexis Kosloff
Carlyle Blackwell
June Elvidge
Arthur Ashley
Adirondack Mountains
Sale of War Stamps in Eureka Schools Weekly Report
The Eureka Schools report weekly sales of War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps ending April 3. High School Purple and Green totals reach 85.99, District Grammar 4.80 and 40.00, Primary 13.35, with grand totals across both schools around 1089.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Grammar Decetvind Intermediate
Ganas
Dotalie Grand
Eureka County Ushers Bond Drive for Third Liberty Loan
Eureka County bids for Nevada's 2 862 000 credit under the Third Liberty Loan. Banks authorize Council of Defense officers to receive bond applications and deposits. First payment 6 percent. Council officials listed by precincts respond to bond inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka County
Nevada
Council of Defense
N. P. Morgan
W. J. Hooper
Bartlett Named District Judge for Washoe County Nevada
Gov Boyle appointed George A. Bartlett Reno attorney as district judge of the second judicial circuit for Washoe County. The vacancy followed R C Stoddard’s resignation to join the U S Army judge advocate department. Bartlett, a Georgetown Law graduate, has lived in Eureka Tonopah and Reno and previously served two terms in Congress and three years as Assistant U S Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
George A. Bartlett
Second Judicial Circuit
State of
Nevada
Washoe
Emmet D. Boyle
Bartlett
R. C. Stoddard
Judge Advocate’s Department
United States Army
East
Francisco
Georgetown University
Washington, D. C
Eureka
Tonopah
Congress
United States Attorney
Organized Labor
Land and mining transfers in Eureka District records
Documents record transfers of land water rights and mining claims in Eureka mining district. Huntington & Diamond Valley Land and Stock Co to Edgar and Alfred Sadler. Richard Y. Fitzgerald to McCoy Fitzgerald and Geraldine Gordon. Alkali Mines. Co. to J. E. Sexton. Isadore Sara to Eureka Land & Stock Co. certificates of location for Stone Cabin Eureka placer mines and Christmas Eve Mary’s Creek mines. Record dates March 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington & Diamond Valley Land and Stock Company
Edgar Sadler
Alfred Sadler
Sadler
Diamond Valley
Richard Y. Fitzgerald
McCoy Fitzgerald
Geraldine Gordon
Eureka Water Works
Grant
Don Ricardo
Geraldine
Lone, Fitzgerald
Southern Cross
Tiger Lily
Eureka Giant
Original Baltic
Silver State
Eureka
Alkali
J. E. Sexton
Elmer
Isadore Sara
Eureka Land & Stock Company
Stone Cabin
Eureka No. 1
Mary's Creek Placer
Mary's Creek
Charles L. Martin
War Savings Societies Formed In County
War Savings Societies are reported to County Chairman Charles Priest. Leaders include Eureka County High School with Margaret Kitchen president and Thelma Smith secretary and Victor with Mary Boston president Estella Bogantini secretary. Columbia lists Herbert Evans president Anna Pratt secretary. Primary led by Granville Fletcher president Isabelle Merialdo secretary. Palisade shows E Merialdo president Nellie Richardson secretary. Damale School lists Charlie Damele president Pietrina Damele secretary. The Board of County Commissioners holds its regular monthly meeting today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAR Savings Societies
War Savings
Charles Priest
Eureka County High School
Margaret Kitchen
Thelma Smith
Victor
Mary Boston
Estella Bogantini
Columbia
Herbert Evans
Anna Pratt
Granville Fletcher
Isabelle Merialdo
Palisade
E. Merialdo
Nellie Richardson
Damele School
Charlie Damele
Pietrina Damele
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Moore
Independence
California
W. A. Barnes
Salt Lake City
Frank McBride
J. D. McLaughlin
Walter Handley
Dan
Dewey McNaughton
Ely
Thomas Plummer
Richard Gibson
Mineral Hill
L. R. Thatcher
Union
Union Mines
Lee
Gov. Boyle
R. M. Zumwalt
Recorder of
Board of County Commissioners
Eureka Garage Supply Co
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