Death Valley Murphy strikes Nye County gold placers
Death Valley veteran prospector Mr Murphy known as Death Valley Murph motored from the southern Nye County end after 700 miles in four days to report a new gold placer discovery near Johanie two miles east in Amargosa valley. Credit to Robert Wedekind and Frank Buol for the find, with pay dirt in seamed gulches and promising side channels.
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Brose Murphy
Death Valley
Tonopah
Murphy
Jobnule
Robert Wedekind
Frank Buol
Las Vegas
Wedekind
Boul
Johanie
Nye County
Amargosa Valley
San Bernardino County
Aiiver
Babten
Heber J. Votan Named Federal Prison Superintendent
Washington April 2 The Department of Justice announced the appointment of Prof Heber J Votan brother in law of President Harding as superintendent of Federal prisons He will take office April 6 succeeding D B Dickerson who resigned The move shifts leadership in the federal prison system during the Harding administration
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Washington
Heber J. Votan
Harding
Honest cash register tale ends in firing
A New York Evening Sun story recounts a grocer who trusted a clerk to lock up and handle money. The clerk’s record showed the till undercounted by a penny for ten days, prompting the grocer to test honesty with a deliberate $2.75 entry and empty till. The result convinced him the clerk was too honest and he was dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Sun
Sunflowers Star in Movie Drama in Edmonton Farm Film
Sunflowers are showcased in a cinema reel shot last year on George Emerson's dairy farm near Edmonton. The film traces sunflowers from seed to milk and butter, showing rapid growth to thirteen feet, harvest with horse drawn knives, silage storage, winter dairy feeding, and butter production. The piece notes sunflowers as a top silage crop with high per acre yield and nutritive value.
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Edmonton
Alta
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
George Emerson
Elko Editor Recalls Clara Kimball Young's Early Days
In a column from the Elko Independent, a local editor recounts memories of Clara Kimball Young in Reno and Goldfield. He recalls her family, early stock company days, and the modest pay from a 1920s theater, contrasting her later fame with humble beginnings and shared hardship.
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ELKO
Clara
Vassar
Wong
Goldfield
Reno
Jane
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Kimball
Wheelmen
Wheelmen Athletic Club
Apollo
Annual Stockholders Meeting of Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Co
The annual meeting of the Stock holders of the Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company will be held at the office of the company at B. C. Hill's Furniture Store Eureka Nevada on Saturday April 16 1921 at 2 o clock PM for electing a Board of Trustees for the ensuing year and for other business as may come before the meeting. C. OC H. HJUL Secretary Eureka Nevada March 26 1921.
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Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Company
B. C. Hill
Eureka
Nevada
C. OC
H. Hjul
Bakery Ad for Eureka Nevada Shop Keeps Fresh Goods
French and Royal Bread received twice weekly Fresh homemade bread ice cream fresh cakes cookies doughnuts and snails every Saturday from Elko candies cigars cigarettes and soft drinks Mrs Kate Tognoni proprietor Main Street Eureka Nevada
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Elko
Kate Tognoni
Main Street
Eureka
Nevada
When Plus Means Minus In Tax Rebates Hint
A London Punch quip notes a bearer delivering news to Charlie that his wife has presented him with yet another rebate off his income tax. The mock sentence playfully frames deduction as a twist in domestic finance.
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Charlie
London
Europa Cafe Reopens Under Mrs Morse Management
Europa Cafe enters a new chapter with Mrs. K. Morse in charge. First class meals available, single meals set at 50 cents, monthly dining pass 40 dollars, chicken dinner 75 cents. Fresh fruit and vegetables featured weekly, family dinners offered as a specialty, orders to be left at the counter.
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Europa
K. Morse
Alaska Gusher Animates Rush Near Fort Norman Oil Field
Fairbanks April 4. Daniel Cadzow, a Rampart House factor, reports mounted police returning from Fort McPherson and McKenzie river districts state a vast camp is forming in the Fort Norman oil field with hundreds en route and more expected as spring traffic opens. He says the Fort Norman field spans about 200 by 200 miles along the Mackenzie river. Imperial Oil drilled a well yielding 1000 barrels per hour at 400 feet, with plans to pipe oil to a nearby navigable stream. The Canadian government lacks airships for field communication. One woman can make a home happy, but two of them can't.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Daniel Cadzow
Rampart House
Hudson Bay Company
Fort McPherson
McKeonal
Fort Norman
Cadeon
McKensie River
Imperial Oil Company
Cadson
Neareut
Hauling Service Offered by Marco Venturino
Having purchased the dray ing and general Jobbing business of Julius Minoletti and of the Porch Brothers I am prepared to do all kinds of hauling by team and trucks at reasonable rates Leave orders at Eureka Gar Marco Venturino.
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Julius Minoletti
Porch Brothers
Eureka Gar
Simple runner attachment aids car in deep snow
An attachment for SL420H front wheels enables a car to operate in deep snow without removing the front tires. The design includes ribs on the underside of the runners to improve steering accuracy, allowing the vehicle to run and steer effectively in snowy conditions.
Whorton Named Yerington Postmaster in Nevada
George L. Whorton, publisher of the Mason Valley News, has been appointed postmaster at Yerington Nevada, according to advices received from Washington.
Notice to peddlers and meat dealers Eureka Nevada
Notice directs keepers of slaughterhouses and meat dealers to exhibit hides of cattle and record brand marks buyer details and date. Peddlers handling bovine meat must carry hides for inspection. Violations bring fines from 60 to 600 dollars or up to 250 days imprisonment. sheriff of Eureka County, Nevada enforces.
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Perace
Nevada Transportation Company Hints at Daily Train Feasibility
J E Sexton states the Nevada Transportation Company may run a daily train from Lecape Sun day if local demand exists, but would abandon parcels post and revert to tri weekly service. The company vows to challenge the Post Office Department to restore stage line service, citing reduced pay under current arrangement and urging support for six day express operations.
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Nevada Transportation Company
Ae Lecape
Sein Taill
Post Office Department
Nevada Transportaton Company
J. E. Sexton
Nevada Transport Co Notice Bulletins the Railroad Act
Notice from Nevada Transportation Co about the Railroad Act of 1930 authorizing carriers to withhold delivery of freight until all tariff charges are paid. Agents are warned to enforce the mandate or face prosecution. J. B. Sexton, General Manager.
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J. B. Sexton
Notice to Creditors in Mevada County Estate
Notice in the Third Judicial District Court Mevads County announces probate for Herbert Davis deceased. Creditors must file claims with vouchers and statutory affidavits within 46 days of first publication. First published March 26 1921 last publication April 1 1971.
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Herbert Davis
Clarks
Hureks
Nevada
James MacKay
Reynolds
Esther Attorneys
Notice of Probate Petition for Agnes Agnew Will
In Eureka County Nevada the Third Judicial District hears a petition for probate of the will of Agnes Agnew deceased. James Morrison seeks letters testamentary and a hearing is set for April 18 1921 at 10 a m in Eureka court. All interested must appear to show cause if they oppose the proof and issuance. R McCHARLES Clerk Reynolds Watker Attorneys for Petitioner date of publication April 8 1931 and April 16 1921.
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Casuar
Will
Burska
Nevada
Agnew
Morrison
Agnes
James Morrison
Eureka
R. McCharles
Reynolds & Watker
Fleet
Notice for Publication 02673 t of the Interior
U S Land Office at Biko Nevada issues a public notice with dates from 1931 to 1933. Names listed include residents Fiora Dean Hobart Tony Ricci and witnesses Beowane Burlingame and Beowane Nevada. Register John E. oversees the proceedings. First publication April 2 1921 last publication April 30 1933.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Elko
Nevada
John Blair
Auvalope Va Valley
Mra Elizabeth
Antelope Valles
Dan Morrison
Eureka
John FE
Pirot
Biko
Eiko
Bames
Fiora Dean Hobart
San Mateo
California
Teabol M. Chase
Burlingame
John White
Beowane
Tony Ricci
Biwa
John E
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Lake Michigan
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