Local BREVITIES from Eureka Nevada August 1913
Eureka local brief notes report visits by John J Lucey Dan McCormick and others to Buckhorn Elko and Tonopah. highlights include school teacher re election A T Taylor Ruby Hill and a Pine Valley cattle rodeo. several residents travel for mining property visits and family trips with Labor Day event plans at the Eureka Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Lucey
Dan McCormick
Buckhorn
A.C. Florio
Elko
Nevada
A.T. Taylor
Eureka
Ruby Hill
Pine Valley
H. C. McTerney
California
Ed Whitmore
Julius Huebner
Bullion District
Palisade
Fanny Coyle
Six Mile Hous
Hamilton
Tonopah
Owen Dougherty
The
Equal Franchise Society
Eureka Opera House
Labor Day
A. L. Pitagerald
G. M. Roberts
Ferrits Carie
Isadore Sara
Roberts Creek Ranch
W.J. Stinson
Reno
H. D. Ernst
Archie
Esther
Cortez mining update notes growth and options
A Cortez Nevada correspondent reports the Cortez Metals Recovery Company enjoys its best year and may expand its plant under manager Thomas Linley. Tom Parker ships high grade ore from Wenban group levels with steady mill ore in sight. The Steindler options on Rossi and nearby ground employ about 12 men and show strong potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortez
Nevada
Sentinel
Mining Deal Delayed Over Property Titles
The Sentinel reports no new developments in the deal for Samuel Newhouse and associates to take over multiple Prospect Mountain mining properties. Attorneys are reviewing titles in abstracts sent to Salt Lake, a process likely delaying closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Samuel Newhouse
Prospect Mountain
Newhouse
Salt Lake
Senator W H Sweeney Visits Ranch West of Eureka
Senator W H Sweeney and wife arrived from Copenhagen Creek ranch about 45 miles west of Eureka. He notes good crops and general prosperity among local ranchers. Stock buyers from Austin recently purchased all beef cattle at 514 cents per pound on foot.
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W.H. Sweeney
Copenhagen Creek
Eureka
Austin
World traveler George Broy tees Asia Europe trip
George Broy former Eurekan and son of Postmaster C L Broy travels around the world. A postal card to Mr Peebles states he will return via Asia and Europe to America with a postmark from Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Goldfield Tribune
C. L. Broy
George Broy
Consolidated Company
Peebles
Western Ore Purchasing Company
Asia
Europe
America
Siberia
Next Eureka District Court Term Opens Sept 4 1913
The next regular term of the District Court in Eureka will commence Thursday September 4 1913, instead of Monday September 1 as previously stated in the Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
The
Sentinel
Death of John Torre Recalls Eureka County Pioneer Life
A telegram from Eureka records the death of John Torre in Alameda California early Wednesday. He was a longtime Eureka County pioneer who ran a store and later a charcoal business, then ranching and stock raising at the John Torre ranch eight miles north of Eureka. He later served as County Treasurer and Nevada State Senator, was a Mason and Odd Fellow, and is survived by his wife and nephew Vincent Torre. Deceased, 65, native of Italy.
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Beatific Lodge No. 7
Knights of Pythias
F. P. Dann
Eureka
Austin
Ely
White Pine Lodge
Order of Knights of Pythias
Justus H. Rathbone
Pythians
Nevada
P. Dann
God Speed
Beatific Lodge
Alameda
California
John Torre
Eureka County
Torre
Mr. Torre
H. Parmagini
Vincent Torre
Cuperiito
Santa Clara Valley
Masonic
Odd Fellows
Italy
Lamb shipments to the East begin next week
The Handley brothers will load 10 cars from Diamond Station next Tuesday and 11 cars on Wednesday as they ship spring lambs to the East. The Eureka Land and Stock Company plans to start lamb shipments to the Eastern market about September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Bros
Eureka-Nevada Railway Company
Diamond Station
Eureka Land and Stock Company
Johnson to Take Tonopah McKim Store Manager Role
M C Johnson son of J C Johnson of Eureka will manage H A McKim business at Tonopah after a Coast vacation to buy new stock. He will oversee sale of goods on Main and Oddie Avenue once the new stock arrives as Mr McKim retires. A separate notice reports the Northern Auto Route changes with a smaller bridge over Rock Creek and repairs to Welch’s canyon road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin C. Johnson
J.C. Johnson
Eureka
H. A. McKim
Mr. McKim
Tonopah
Bonanza
M.C. Johnson
McKim Company
Main and
Oddie Avenue
McKim
Johnson
Winnemucca
Frank Germain
Chamber of Commerce
Hancock
Battle Mountain
Clifford Property Samples Rich Gold-Silver Ore Near Goldfield
Jim Clifford, linked to the Clifford lamp name, visited Goldfield with ore samples from his property about 75 miles away. Assays reach as high as 8000 dollars per ton in gold and silver, with ore now being mined and piled for shipment at about 600 dollars per ton.
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Clifford
Goldfield Tribune
Jim’ Clifford
Goldfield
C A Canfield Dies Suddenl y Los Angeles Miner and Benefactor
Charles A Canfield a longtime Los Angeles resident and prominent mining and oil financier died suddenly at his 803 South Alvarado home after a motor trip to his San Luis Rey Valley ranch. Born May 15 1848 at Oswego NY he built a fortune of about 15 million dollars and left six children. He supported McKinley Home for Boys and planned aid for girls, with a potential million dollar bequest for a new Montebello home.
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Charles A. Canfield
South
Alvarado
Mr. Canfield
San Luis Rey Valley
U. L
Clarence Moore
Los Angeles
Canfield
Charles Canfield
Caspar Whitney
New York
J. M. Danziger
Silsbee Spalding
Aileen
Dorothy Canfield
E. L. Doheny
Charlie Canfield
Oswego
N.Y
Minnesota
Chloe Westcott
Grand Island
Nebraska
McKinley Home
Montebello
Whittier
Excursion to Elko Next Week by Eureka-Nevada Railway
The Eureka-Nevada Railway Company announces a round trip fare between Eureka and Palisade for groups of ten or more passengers for a festival in Elko starting September 1. Excursion departs Eureka Saturday August 30, with a possible Aug 31 departure if 15 or more travelers join, return by Friday September 5. New coaches will be ready for the trip. Southern Pacific offers one and one third fare Palisade Elko.
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Eureka-Nevada Railway Company
The
Sentinel
Elko
Nevada
Eureka
Palisade
Free Text Book Law May Shorten School Year, Warns Bray
Superintendent J. E. Bray warns in a circular to districts that a new mandatory free text book law could shorten the school year if funds are not allocated. Existing books may be used through the term, but no money is provided to pay for new texts, risking disruption unless general funds cover purchases. Families with current books may avoid new purchases for now, while consumables like copy and drawing books must be bought anew.
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J. EB. Bray
Deed transfers and a Labor Day proclamation in Nevada
Records show deed transfers from McNeill group to Lynn Placer Mining Co for St. Louis and four quartz mines in Lynn district for 100000 dollars recorded Aug 16 1913. Additional deeds: Ticchiera to Lucey for block 74 lot 7 in Eureka. Petch to Ebert half interest in Onondaga mine in Safford district for one dollar, all recorded Aug 18–19 1913. Labor Day proclaimed Sept 1 1913 by Governor Tasker L Oddie of Nevada as a legal holiday per state law.
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C.D. McNeill
Peter G. Paulsen
M. F. Stafford
C. P. Farnsworth
Lynn Placer Mining Company
St. Louis Placer
Chicago, New York
Lynn
John J. Ticchiera
John J. Lucey
Eureka
John Petch
J. W. Ebert
Onondaga
Safford
Tasker L. Oddie
Nevada
Hamilton Ore shipments reach Eureka for Salt Lake smelters
Ore from the Coyle Bros mine at Hamilton arrived in Eureka this week for Salt Lake smelters. Two Mormon outfit teams haul ore from the Six Mile House to the Eureka depot for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Coyle Bros
Eureka
Salt Lake
Six Mile House
Justifiable Imitation at the Dinner Table
A young man recalls his wife making bread as he laments his mother’s recipe. The bride replies with a witty retort about dough from their father, reflecting family kitchen memories from National Monthly.
Noble and Halt Wounded After Quincy Street Fight
Attorney J. A. Noble was shot three times and killed in a street fight with F. G. Halt editor of a local paper over a new school building. Noble was unarmed. Halt wounded in the leg likely by an accidental self-inflicted shot. Coroner's inquest began tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kille Sawyer
Quincy
California
J. A. Noble
F. G. Halt
Noble
Hail
Metal market quotations report with mixed figures
The latest metal quotations show silver at New York 4 conte per troy ounce, lead at New York 4.70 per 100 pounds, and copper at New York 14.75 per cent.
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New York
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Nevada University
N. P. Morgan
Trenton
E. N. Railway
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Railway Company
Can Pary
Henry Wedekind
Newark Valley
Wedekind
Will Rand
Charles Rand
Hawkins
J. K. Linn
Peter Lob
Sherman & Clay
San Francisco
Bostic
Cortes
McKim Store
Eurekan
Lesvos
Fortune
West
of the
Franchise Society
Mary Burdick
Christy Fulton
Effie Eather
Music By the
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Bray
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