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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1909
Page
2
A notice from the Eureka post office lists a second class matter designation and subscription rates for the publication service. Local readers are informed of mailing details and eligibility for periodical mail handling.
Thirt y ninth year report details a coyote proof fence of 59 inches protecting 2560 acres. Over 96 days 186 coyotes appeared, none passed. other predators breached spaces. Sheep herd of 1200 ewes and 1009 lambs lost 15 head since June. Fence cost high but grazing improved, carrying capacity up 50 percent, heavier wool and lambs. James T Jardine oversaw the study for the forest service.
A Paris morning paper reports a husband and doctor trial a home cure for a wife’s temper. The doctor finds red wallpaper and prescribes blue walls to soothe tempers. The patient’s mood supposedly shifts to angelic after the change.
Several new men were put to work in the mines there this week. Miss Janet MccNaughton left Monday for a visit with friends at Skelton, Eiko County. The Richmond-Hureke received several carloads of round mining timbers this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Jewell and family, who have been visiting relatives there, returned to their home at Ogden, Utah, on Tuesday.
Reports from Reno and Carson City detail agitation within Nevada's parties as Bartlett Sweeney seek terms with Haley Considine factions. Editors Kilborn and Somers loom, Bartlett rumored for governor, Kilborn eyed for Senate, Norcross pressed for governor or Congress, and Dickerson and Nison seen in lineup for national office.
Nevada State News reports Carson will observe Clean Up Day on August 26 with every resident armed with a shovel or rake to remove rubbish from town. The article also covers other regional notes including a large hay barn project in Minden and a controversial whisky pill incident involving Yoo Wing in Carson.
Spokane report describes Grace Croonquist drawing No 34 in Uncle Sems lottery for land in the Coeur d Alene reservation where 3 000 names were drawn from 10 000 applicants. She explains she can manage a home alone with a dog a night roaming cat and a cussed Dorrot and would share her claim only with the right man if he proves suitable.
The latest metal quotations list silver at 511 cents per ounce in New York and lead at 4.37 dollars per hundred pounds in Salt Lake with copper at 13 cents. Presbyterian Church announces Sunday services at 11:00 AM, preaching at 7:30 PM, and Sabbath School at 12:00 PM, with notes about location and scheduling.
Congressman Geo. A. Bartlett of Nevada gains recognition in Speaker Cannon’s appointments. He is the ranking Democrat on the Mines and Mining Committee, to the West’s benefit, and named to the Irrigation of Arid Lands Committee. He also joins the Pacific Railroad Committee and serves on the Democratic National Congressional Committee.
State news from exchanges reports Mrs. Somers death in Goldfield August 14. Miners union asks Ely miners to stay away during the strike. Kiko school house bid to Virot & Hoolfel at 28,000. Rhyolite fire destroys Dan News Too plant with 15,000 insured loss. Prof Orvie Ring recovering after surgery in Reno. Goldfield man Edward Charrett among first 50 names drawn for Flathead lands. Ed McConnell returns to Kiko after Salt Lake trip. Thomas Heslip killed by Patrick Casey. Casey jailed after wife’s cyanide death. Western Pacific lines prep to run 90 days to connect Salt Lake and Oakland. Jumbo Hotel at Jumbo burned, losses in thousands.
Palisade notes a mix of social gossip and incidents. A Western Pacific foreman, John Neville, faced battery and weapon charges after a drunken incident, pleading guilty to the battery and later to the weapon charge with a jury trial. he was fined after sentencing. Several community figures travel, marry, or celebrate, including an expected local wedding, a university student from Eureka, and a Nevada copper company treasurer passing through town. The piece also mentions dances by the ladies, new telephone line material, and a newborn in Raby Hill born August 17, 1909.
The Western Federation of Miners concluded its session last week by again selecting Denver for the next meeting place. Resolutions set six hours as a miner's day in mines over 90 degrees, and define the eight hour day as from entering the mine to delivery at the portal. Fred Clough of Goldfield Nevada was elected to the executive board.
The Geographime magazine designates Nevada's top point as Mount Wheeler in the central state, at 14 055 feet. Only seven peaks in North America exceed it in height, signaling its prominence among regional summits.
In Eureka Nevada on August 18 1908 a child was born to the wife of Otto K Man the newborn named Olga Wilbela is reported with joy and laughter in local society notices.
The Ely Record recalls an 1850s clash on the overland Salt Lake route through Deep Creek Steptoe Valley and Hercules Gap. Colonel Steptoe led cavalry to punish the Indians after a station raid, with 42 Indians killed at Hercules Gap and the valley later named for the commander.
Notice is given that on August 14 1904 W J Mahoney of Beowawe Nevada applied to the State Engineer of Nevada for a permit to appropriate public waters from Willow Creek Eureka County about 12 miles southeast of town and 5 miles north of a ranch for irrigation and domestic use via dam and open ditch. Water not to be wasted. Signed Frank R Wee State Engineer. First publication August 21 1909. Last publication September 1 140
In Tonopah August 14 hearing contends Joe Tognoni violated a 150 inch water restraint from Duckwater creek. State engineer to testify. Lewin brothers accuse him of drawing water from Warm Springs and other sources. Judge Averill to decide if contempt occurred. penalty later announced.
Standard Oil announced plans for a new plant at 26 Broadway to convert petroleum into butter with 6900,000 in machinery. Officials denied intended dairying aims yet critics fear a shift against oleomargarine. The project echoes Tidewater Oil’s efforts, prompting farmers to worry about dairy supply and prices.
Nevada Con and Cumberland Ely Copper Company filings for the second quarter of 1909 end June 30 report 400 028 tons processed with 41734399 33 recovered value and 320840 78 profit. average recovery per ton 4 for Nevada Con ore and 4 72 for Cumberland Ely. daily ore average 4495 tons with Copper Flat 3167 tons and Veteran 131 tons. taxes paid to the county Cumberland Ely 4462.
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