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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1912
Page
4
The SENTINEL reports three new Democratic candidates for county offices this week. H C McTerney seeks re election as Assessor while Judge A L Fitzgerald and M G Foster announce bids for the Assembly. All three emphasize party loyalty and local governance.
The Lobster Club Band received a surprise during rehearsal when Mrs. L W Hope presented the music of the Lowell Band March a full set including parts for a complete band The Lobsters will perform the piece at the Eureka Opera House on August 23 honoring Mrs Hope with thanks and appreciation.
In Chicago on Aug 6 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt addressed the National Progressive Convention, drawing a large crowd and a 67 minute demonstration. He denounced existing parties, urged a people ruled platform, and called for child labor limits, old age pensions, and tariff reform while promoting women’s suffrage and public resource control. The convention nominated Roosevelt for president and Hiram W. Johnson for vice president.
Nevada State News reports the 1911 value of gold silver copper lead and zinc output at 83 962 539 dollars down slightly from 84 159 148 in 1910. Gold production fell by about 655 467 while silver reached a record 18 184 601 ounces 6 987 839 dollars. Nye County and Esmeralda lead in totals as Tonopah and Goldfield districts drive most ore and zinc output climbs modestly.
B Sexton asks Sen. Tinel to announce that within 30 to 40 days his company will deliver coal to the Horeka depot in a 30 ton car at 10.45 per ton. The No 1 nut coal would require buyers to form groups to take 30 tons, with Sentinel agreeing to take five tons if others arrange the remaining quantity. Weighing, handling, and delivery costs would be paid by purchasers.
Charles Minolotti returned to his name at Hamilton last week after a 13 months’ absence in Europe. He spent several days in Eureka this week and returned to Hamilton Friday.
Local notes say there are no confirmed changes regarding the Western Pacific takeover of the Bureks Nevada Railway or the Richmond Eureka Mining Company resuming operations. J B Sexton states there are no management changes planned, though community belief suggests upcoming developments in Buroks railway conditions. Elko Independent urges courteous treatment of candidates and offers folksy counsel to ease political paths.
Attorney O A Eddy for defendant demands that James M Lockhart representing the Salt Lake Brewing Company provide a written statement of the authorities supporting the demurrer filed to the claimant's answer. The move is described as a new procedure under the new code.
Deputy Attorney General James BR Judge died in Carson City on Wednesday night after months-long liver illness. He served as Nevada lieutenant governor from 1889 to 1899. He is survived by his wife and a brother and was buried in Carson City.
The report notes metal quotations in New York with silver at 60 cents, lead at 64.50 per 100 pounds, and copper at 17 dollars. A wave of apricot and peach shipments to California is threatened by war and logistics, as millions of carloads are flagged for movement while car shortages impede demand. Train lines like Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Western Pacific report constraints, underscoring unsettled supply and transport bottlenecks.
Supt Charlea Read of Diamond and Excelsior Mining returns from California and says he knows nothing of pending management negotiations for the Eurekea Nevada Railway. He has heard Western Pacific may be negotiating but asserts no increase in the Prospect Mountain mine workforce.
Secretary of State George Bradigan informs County Clerk McCharles that a Supreme Court mandate requires presidential electors to be filed by a convention and that the electors line shall be removed from the Notion of Election. The removal will occur in the next SENTINEL publication.
Former Eurekan Joseph Arthur spent several days in Bast Lake City visiting his home town, traveling by train on Thursday morning. He works for a mining and smelting company in Lous Nye County, reporting strong progress at its property. Jack McKeon is a co owner, Frank Rogers, a Roby Hill resident, serves as mine foreman. Arthur negotiates for a lease on Adams Hill properties and plans to return soon if the deal closes.
State Police raided the Northern saloon in Goldfield Nevada arresting four men on gambling charges. Two thousand dollars in checks were found on the table and no cash. Gambling is now a penitentiary offense, and the defendants were jailed. Tex Hickard and Ole Elliot opened the Northern in 1906, with early profits cited before anti gambling laws passed in October 1910.
At Goldfield Nevada on August 3 1912 the wife of Thomas Spracklin gave birth to a daughter in a local household report noting the new arrival and familial detail.
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