Local notes share weather, visits, travel and hay trades
Eureka locals report continued fine weather with no rain since last Sunday. A stream of visitors arrives from Alpha, Antelope Valley, Virginia City and California for business and family matters. Ranchers bale new hay at about twenty dollars per ton while others travel to Grass Valley and Lamille for work and leisure. several families and individuals are noted for health, farming, and outing plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Winzell
Alpha
Eureka Lodge No
Agnes Morrison
Antelope Valley
Eureka
G. M. Roberts
Florinda Curto
Spencer
Grass Valley
California
Bartley J. Smithson
Black Horse
White Pine County
Moritz Regli
Regli Hay Ranch
Charley Hjul
Pauline
Miipah
Moorman
Hjul
Wemeslay
Parcel post ruling increases weight limit to 20 pounds
The Eureka post office announces a new parcel post rule effective Friday August 1, raising the weight limit for deliveries within the first and second zones from 11 to 20 pounds. Postage for excess weight remains five cents for the first pound and one cent for each additional pound or fraction, with local delivery rates applying to parcels mailed from rural routes or offices servicing those routes to within the same zones. Fresh meats and similar items may be mailed to offices within the first two zones when properly wrapped according to parcel post regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Post Office Department
White Pine
Elko
Lander
Nye
Windfall stockholder inspects Windfall Mining property
W H Leathers a Windfall Mining stockholder arrived in Eureka from Chicago with Dan Downey. He inspected the Windfall plant, signaling possible moves by stockholders to redeem the property sold at sheriff’s sale for 17 585 81 dollars on February 25, with redemption due by month’s end.
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Windfall
W. H. Leathers
Windfall Mining Company
Eureka
Chicago
Dan Downey
Mr. Leathers
Palisade
Leathers
M. J. Hardigan
Willow Creek mining district impresses Dan Johns in Nye County
Dan Johns returned from a tour of inspection in southern Nye County and reported favorable prospects at the Willow Creek mining district. He praised active development on several claims, predicted district permanency, and planned permanent relocation with his son William. He traveled to Eureka for supplies and business, then expected to return to Willow Creek shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Phillips
Los Angeles
California
Lincoln Mining Company
Phillipsburg
Eureka
Isadore Sara
Roberts Creek
Mra
Angelo Depaoli
Tilian Creek
Art
Willow Creek
Dan Johns
Nye County
William
Grand Chancellor to Visit Eureka Lodge in August
P Dann of Reno Grand Chancellor Commander of the Knights of Pythias of Nevada will visit Eureka Beatifie Lodge No 7 on Tuesday August 19. All members are urged to attend the meeting next Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Dann
Reno
Knights of Pythias of
Nevada
Eureka
Beatifie Lodge No. 7
Fine Second Alfalfa Crop Promises Heaviest Harvest
Ranchers in the region report the second alfalfa crop as the finest and heaviest in years. Blue blossoms are appearing and cutting and putting up will begin soon.
Tonopan Needs Cleaning: Fever and Plague in Camp
A Bonanza editorial warns Tonopah residents of rampant filth and disease at the camp’s back doors. It urges immediate, strict sanitation measures to suppress fever and plague and protect households and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopan
Bonanza
Tonopah
Monnette Picks A Lemon In Los Angeles Romance End
Melvin J. Monnette, 60, once a Goldfield operator turned banker, announces separation from his bride of two months Mrs Elizabeth Spencer 38 of Denver after a Honolulu wedding and two weeks honeymoon. He says the marriage was a mistake and a divorce may follow though finances are settled. He plans a trip to Europe before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Melvin J. Monnette
Soine
Goldfield
Monnette
Hayes- Monnette
Honolulu
Elizabeth Spencer
Denver
Equal Franchise Notes In Eureka Nevada
The Eureka branch of the Nevada Equal Franchise Society convened August 9 at Mrs. Rudolph Zadow’s home with Mrs. G M Roberts presiding. A literary program followed by a planned Labor Day dance titled The Banner One aimed to ensure attendee enjoyment while petitions urged favorable action on the National Suffrage amendment. Senators Pittman and Sherman voiced support for women’s suffrage, calling for government purification and highlighting mothers of men. The next meeting is set for August 28 at Mrs. T A Burdick’s home. open to interested suffrage supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Nevada Equal Franchise Society
Rudolph Zadow
G.M. Roberts
Congress
Rose
Pittman
Nevada
Sherman
Illinois
T. A. Burdick
Equal Suffrage Press
California Buyers Are After Cattle And Sheep
California cattlemen and Nevada Packing Company press into Nevada as Seattle and Portland buyers enter the area. Home buyers and cattlemen conduct quiet raids, visiting separate farms daily to scout for cattle amid nationwide beef shortages reported by the Agricultural Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Nevada
Carson
Nevada Packing Company
Seattle
Portland
West
Agricultural Bureau
Thatcher withholds reply to judge on State Bank charges
Attorney General George Thatcher informs Governor Oddie he does not intend to answer Judge Langan’s statement about State Bank and Trust Company but remains ready to prove his charges before a proper tribunal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thatcher
Oddie
Langan
State Bank and Trust Company
Certificates of record for mines and land in Lynn and Safford districts
Records show deeds and location certificates across Lynn mining district including Gold Mammoth, Great Divide Nos 1 2 3 and 4 mines and New York Chicago and St Louis mines. Transactions include $1000 $1200 and $300 deeds with August 1913 1918 recording dates and two land patents in Nevada Minted under town Eureka and Lead Hill parcels and section 35 township 25 north range 51 east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Jhy E. Simpson
W. E. Willard
R.B. Stout
James P. McElroy
P. Paroni
Eureka
James FP
McElroy
Chas. P. Farnsworth
M. F. Stafford
Pedro Orbe
Eugenio Garcia Toy
New York
Chicago
St. Louise
Nevada
Safford Mining District
R. B. Stout
Frank Warning
R. G. Sperlich
Lead Hill
Safford Mining
State of
Louisa Morgantini
D. B
Palisade News Notes on Local Injuries and Prospects
Palisade reports Ben Plummer returning home from Elko in improved condition after three weeks under medical care. Rachel Rand departs for Reno with Nevada delegates en route to San Francisco. Miner Jess Knight suffers severe arm injury when a wagon wheel runs over it. Dr. Harper of Carlin considers amputation and Knight is taken to Ogden for surgery. Miner Lewis Ghigtio loses both feet after being struck by a train at Palisade, taken to Elko for treatment. Jim Butler, Tonopah discoverer, visits Placerville and plans a prospecting tour into Nevada’s Cowich range with ranch hands and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Plummer
Mineral Hill
Elko
Rachel Rand
Young Women’s Christian Association
Reno
Nevada
San Francisco
Jess Knight
Bullion
Raine
Eureka- Nevada
Pine Valley
J. A. Gilbert
Palisade
Harper
Carlin
Knight
Ogden
Utah
Lewis G. Ghigtio
Earth
Jim" Butler
Tonopah
el Dorado County
Latrobe
Placerville
California
Bishop
Cowich Range
Nevada to be christened by young Miss Siebert
The Nevada battleship sponsor will be Mies Eleanor Siebert, 10, niece of Governor Tasker L. Oddie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Siebert. The launch is set for October 1 at Fore River Shipyard, Quincy. Governor Oddie and Tonopah mining leaders pledge silver service for the ship. Mrs Siebert is a Mt. Rose school pupil born in Tonopah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Reno Gazette
Mies Eleanor Siebert
Fred J. Siebert
Tasker L. Oddie
Navy Department
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
Siebert
East
New York State
Oddie
Miss Siebert
Mt. Rose School
Tonopah
Reno
George Wingfield
Potts Family Plans European Tour This Fall
Mr and Mrs William Potts of Monitor Valley with their youngest daughter will depart for Europe in October. They have not visited their old home since arriving in 1873. They will visit London and Edinburgh where their home stood, then proceed to other European cities before returning to America. After their trip they will spend the summer in Canada with Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson, Mrs Wilson being the Potts' eldest daughter and Bonny Scotland native.
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Granville A. Fletcher
James Morrison
Morrison Auto
Lamuille
Elko County
Amelia Fletcher
Cave Morrow Ranch
Lamuille Valley
Clara Rosevear
Sen‘ Nil
Ruby Hill
la Grippe
Stella
C.F. Wittenberg
Tonopah
Frank Kopp
R. A. Laird
James Kautz
Newark Valley
Newark Mill
William Laird
Austin Reveille
William Potts
Monitor Valley
Europe
Frank Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. Potts
Bonny
Scotland
Interview With Man Behind the White Apron Sparks Spirit Talk
A quirky scene unfolds as men seeking contact with spirits interview a chef in a white apron. The exchange centers on culinary mystique and supernatural curiosity, blending kitchen craft with occult suggestion.
The Metal Market Latent Prices Reported in New York
The market lists Bilner at New York nine cents per ounce for latent metal questions. Lead at New York one dollar forty five cents per 100 pounds. Mopper at New York priced at fifteen dollars twenty five cents.
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Bilner
New York
Height of Filing on a Stream Involved in Suit
Tonopah Bonanza reports on the Sayler versus Kearney water rights case before Judge Averill. The dispute tests the State Engineer’s jurisdiction over water rights, with Sayler claiming rights from 1868 and defendants seeking 1911 rights under the desert act for 420 acres on Penvine creek. Harris and Tidwell allege loss of water due to Sayler’s diversions and seek a decree. Sayler’s failure to file recently is challenged. The case raises the validity of state law and could affect statewide water-right procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah Bonanza
Sayler
Harris and Tidwell
Harris
Tidwell
Mineral Hill changes post office leadership and marriage news
Mrs. Alice H. Cavanah takes over Mineral Hill post office as acting postmistress until the former postmaster Mr. Pratt is released, then assumes full charge. Villa Irene Plummer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Plummer, engages to David Milton McLeod of Buckhorn Nevada. wedding planned later this month. Mrs. T. F. Plummer returns from Salt Lake City reporting reorganization of Mineral Hill Consolidated Company. policy changes. L. A. Pettibone assumes control of Mineral Hill Consolidated Mines Company awaiting new machinery to begin hill work. Pettibone and family reside in the company house with Mrs. Pettibone and Mrs. Comstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice H. Cavanah
Mineral Hill
Pratt
Amos Plummer
Villa Irene
David Milton McLeod
Buckhorn
Nevada
T. F. Plummer
Salt Lake City
Mineral Hill Consolidated Company
L. A. Pettibone
Mineral Hill Consolidated Mines Company
Pettibone
Moving Goldfield Houses to Tonopah Desert Trek
From Goldfield to Tonopah Nevada over 20 miles, fifty houses have been relocated in three months, some with up to five rooms. One contractor ferries a five room house with 16 horses as other crews use ten or more. Tonopah residents favor buying houses in Goldfield over building new ones to save cost. A single buyer has contracted to move 15 more houses.
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Tonopah
Nevada
Goldfield
Rochester Ore Line Opens to Haul 60 Tons Daily
Rochester Nevada August 11 The Silver Belt Railroad from Neavel Peak in Rochester to Oreana on the Southern Pacific is in full operation hauling about 60 tons of ore daily from the Codd lease and other workings to the Southern Pacific for transport to the Thompson smelter.
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Rochester
Nevada
Silver Belt
Neavel Peak
Oreana
Southern Pacific
Codd
Thompson
Lost items at Bereka reward offered
A pale of apedagiea and cane were lost in Bereka this week. A liberal reward will be paid for their return to the Bewriven office. Adm.
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Bereka
Bewriven
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Tus
Eureka Sentinel
View Parcel Post
Onaire
Babetood
Thatcher
the Recorder of
Eureka County
Palisade News Notes
Eleanor Siebert of
of the
Eureka Equal Franchise Society
Eureka Opera House
Mary Burdick
Christy Fulton
Effie Eather
Music By the
Euoreka
Metropolitan Orchestra
Nye County District
Moving Goldfield Houses
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