Post Office Notice From Eureka Second Class Matter
A brief notice indicates mail handling status for Eureka, stamped as Second Class Matter at the local post office.
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1905
Page
2
A brief notice indicates mail handling status for Eureka, stamped as Second Class Matter at the local post office.
Saturday August 26 1909 report notes Nevada Arizona and New Mexico offered no adequate mining exhibits at the Portland Exposition blaming limited state funds. The article suggests better public enterprise could boost state prospects and perhaps aid territorial claims.
O Hersey visited Hamilton and nearby districts while Miss Selma Zadow stayed in Eureka with Miss Minnie May. A big picnic at Hamilton Water Works drew ranchers, followed by varied weather including rain that refreshed Eureka. United States Marshal Grimman posted notices for Chainman Mining and Electric Company sale to satisfy a $14,000 judgment. Dexter Tuscarora Mining bonds were placed with J H Mayham of Denver to develop the Tuscarora shaft to 50 feet. Cornell mine leased to Louis Miller & Co four miles from Hamilton, with tunnel nearing 400 feet. mine already produced over $75,000. James Kautz of Tybo earned an Nye County engineer license.
General Counsel Bartnett of the Western Pacific travels from New York to San Francisco amid bids for the new railway. William Kennefick Construction Co. of Pittsburgh is said to build the mountain division from Onuville, Cal to Deeth, Nev for 10 million. Construction starts Sept 4 at Beckwith Pass with thousands employed. system from San Francisco to Salt Lake City expected to operate within two years of the first dirt.
Lincoln County assessors face criticism for tax roll oversights while Montana-Tonopah directors clash. Government disbursed over two million dollars in a caval zone from Derry to Fallon. New Lincoln County post offices Jwan and Alamo on the Clark line. Stage fares Bullfrog to Goldfield up to 18 dollars, freight costs rise. County accounts mixing and expert audit appointed. Nevada Indians patch hundred year feud and hold peace dance in Sparks with about a thousand attendees. Carson Valley rancher Peter Heidtman fined for water overuse. Salt deposits near St Thomas described as a vast ledge with high quality ore. mining costs about five dollars per ton. Orphans’ care for Stephen family children aided by Wanhoe Canary. Nick Prater named estate administrator of Stephen estate. Chris Buckley, once a San Francisco political boss, slated for large Nevada venture. Federal reply blocks surveying mineral land section lines. only agricultural lines allowed for now. Gateway magazine from Stockton Chamber of Commerce highlights San Joaquin resources and Stockton.
Regents defend appointment of Miss Alice Armstrong of Fresno as University Librarian at $800 annually, saying no Nevada resident qualified would accept. Letter from OSCAR J. SMITH argues many Nevada graduates are qualified and criticizes hiring from California.
In Last evening's paper a note claimed a University librarian position was offered to a graduate who refused. The writer, Goodwin B. Doten, explains the offer required study away for a year at a high salary and full-time devotion, which she found absurd. She would accept modest terms and salary, noting Miss Armstrong of Fresno as a comparator.
Railroad circles report shipments of wool before beef grows on showp and before May. Utah sheepmen sign contracts for next year at 20 to 22 cents. Buyers from St Louis and Boston have arrangements with Utah and Lisbo sheepmen. Idaho lambs fetched 6.85 at St Joe, with seconds 5.75. Wool price above 20 cents and rising. grazing lands shift to private ownership as ranges shrink. Also, Attorney General Sweeney backs state license rule allowing opening a new saloon under same license in a different county. Mining location blanks offered by SENTINEL.
At Tonopeh Nye County Nevada on August 6 1905 a daughter was born to the wife of W H O Neil. At Lane City White Pine County Nevada on August 18 1906 a daughter was born to the wife of Thomas Will Jane formerly of Eureka.
Delinquent stock of Jackson Mining Company with shares listed to be sold in Eureka Nevada. Sale postponed to Wednesday September 6 1906 at the same hour and place by order of the Board of Directors Purcell Rowe secretary 623 Mills Building San Francisco California.
The State of Nevada sues Ploriston Pulp and Power Company in a San Francisco referee hearing accusing the plant of polluting the Trackes River with acids and chemicals. Reno residents long pushed for action. U S District Attorney Sardis Summerfield of Reno represents Nevada in San Francisco.
The Virginia Chronicle quotes a Nevada press piece criticizing the University of Nevada Regents for deeming graduates unfit for librarian roles and failing to find competent Nevada women. It notes the institution’s repeated excuses and asserts the state press supports home rule and opposes foreign labor, offering free publicity for state university affairs.
Metal quotations list Silver at New York 61? cents per ounce Lead at New York 4 50 at Salt Lake City in ore 8 50 Casting Copper at Salt Lake City 154 cette Chicago hotel men wholesale butchers and restaurant keepers form a combination against the Beef Trust Two pants projects valued at 150 000 and 200 000 are under construction with a third estimated at 900 000 planned.
The Tonopah Railroad broad gauge work finished August 19 with 350 men completing 65 miles between Sodaville and Tonopah in under an hour. The first passenger train ran Monday, Hazen cut off pending, Goldfield line open for traffic by September 7, and through Pullman service to San Francisco planned after Hazen completion.
The Ruby Dunderburg Consolidated Mining Company of Nevada calls a stockholders meeting at Jon Pardy's office in Eureka Nevada on Saturday August 26 1905. Secretary Neco Poe Whitmore Eureka Nevada announces August 9 1905.
Standard organ in good condition offered for sale as owner moves away. Ideal for a school or church seeking a quality instrument at low cost. Apply at Suxrixzt office.
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