Local notes from Eureka and surrounding towns
Local residents and visitors are listed in Eureka with movements to and from Diamond Valley Duckwater Ely Elko White Pine and other Nevada communities. Notables include Assessor Hooper Rev Father Manion and Judge Brown with multiple jaunts to San Francisco Grass Valley Pine Valley Ely and the Bay State mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sadler
Diamond Valley
Eureka
Father Manion
White Pine
Teewlay
E. D. Walts
Cortex
Jessa Mendes
Duckwater
Nye County
Sandsy
William Bishway
W. J. Hooper
Grand Jury Called for Eureka District Court Session
Judge Peter Breen calls a Eureka district court session for Tuesday December 20 at 10 a m. Grand Jurors listed include E D Walts B R McCharles Frank Corieaux G D Abbott Stephen Maples and others. In the case Daniel Davies vs Whalen Copper Mining Co the demurrer to the amended complaint was overruled and defendant given twelve days to answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Peter Breen
District Court
E. D. Walts
BR. McCharles
Frank Corieaux
G. D. Abbott
Stephen Maples
Joseph Flynn
John Depaocl
Peter Repetto
William Esthorn
William Quick
John Pardy
W. G. Biakr
Daniel Morrison
John Morialdo
P. H. Hiol
D. E. Nostrosa
Frank Kopp
Abram Laird
Daniel Davies
Raphel
Marshal Rich
Clay Simms
J. H. Shoemaker
W. E. Gavin
Whalen Con. Copper Mining Company
Plaintif
Brown Caffery wedding at Lane Ranch Pine Valley
Edward J. Caffery and Mollie T. Brown united in marriage on a Wednesday in November at the Paul G. Lane ranch in Pine Valley. Rev Father Mauion officiated. Kate Brown attended the bride and Will E. Caffery served as groomsman. After February 1 they will live at Bullion Elko County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Caffery
Mollie T. Brown
Father Mauion
Eureka
Paul G. Lane
Pine Valley
Kate Brown
Will E. Caffery
Lane Ranch
Lane
Joseph L. Brown
Bullion
Elko County
Thoroughbred Sheep Arrive For Eureka Stock Firm
Two yearling thoroughbred Mampsmreaown lambs arrived in Eureka last Saturday by express from Wall Lake Town at 100 each. They weigh 175 pounds now and are expected to reach 850 pounds when grown. The lambs go to Eureka Live Stock Company Fish Creek Ranch for the winter. The 8.5. C. Opening Social showcased the club's welcome, decorated rooms, entertainment, dancing, cards and billiards, with midnight refreshments and a closing song by 2:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Eureka Live Stock Company
Wall Lake
Hampshire
Fish Creek
Kicked by a Mule Injures Willow Creek Worker
John Williams of Willow Creek was kicked in the head by a mule team last Sunday morning, requiring a doctor’s care and several stitches. He arrived in Eureka last Saturday with a hay load from Duckwater and left Tuesday with lumber for William Mendes. The Hank Knight saloon on Main Street has been demolished and lumber stored after a countermanded shipment to Bullfrog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Willow Creek
Mr. Williams
Hank Knight
Main Street
Grace Hambly II Reported Ill With Pneumonia
A letter received in Eureka from Butte Montana reveals Miss Grace Hambly formerly of Ruby Hill is seriously ill with pneumonia. At the time of writing the letter her prognosis had been improving though danger remained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hambly II
Eureka
Butte
Mont
Grace Hambly
Ruby Hill
County Commissioners Schedule Bill Filing Deadline
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners will be held on Monday. All bills against the county should be filed with the County Clerk not later than Saturday, Dec. 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Cattle Transfer from McCormack to Sweeney in Eureka County
J H McCormack of Antelope Valley Eureka County sold his cattle and brands to W H Sweeney of Eureka. This transfer records the sale of livestock and associated brands from one owner to another.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormack
J. H. McCormack
Antelope Valley
Eureka County
W. H. Sweeney
Eureka
Karsky Residence Sold on Nob Hill to Otto Man
John Pardy, agent for M. Karsky property in Eureka, sold the Karsky residence on Nob Hill to Otto Man of Eureka this week. George Gavin on North Main street carries a complete line of harness trimmings and related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karsky
John Pardy
M. Karsky
Eureka
Nob Hill
Otto Man
Gavin
George Gavin
North Main Street
Maud and the Tonopah Goldfield Prospecting Tale
In May 1908 Jack Davis, broke in Tonopah, persuaded James G. Ford to fund a prospecting trip. He located Vernal No. 1 and 2 and Quartzite No. 1 and 2, leading to Diamondfield district openings. Ford earned $21,000 cash plus stock from the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah
Marsh
Sumter
Jack Davis
James G. Ford
Main Street
Diamondfield
Jim Ford
Mand
Lead Market Signals Point to a Price Advance in Lead
Lead market conditions show upward moves in St Louis quotes while New York remains flat. American Smelting refuses 80 day delivery at current prices, signaling a price rise as European prices stay high. Eureka reports Paul Moorman returning from Bullfrog with Charley Knox to Reno, claiming 11 claims in a new district near Tonopah, predicting Bullfrog as a premier mining camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Denver
St. Louis
New York
American Smelting & Refining Company
Bullfrog
Eureka
Paul Moorman
Reno
Charley Knox
Tonopah
Mr. Moorman
Capt. W. Moorman
Ilipah
C. H. Hjul
Death of Alfred Moore in Smoky Valley Nye County Nevada
Alfred Moore died at home in Smoky Valley Nye County Nevada on Sunday November 13 1904 at age 22 from appendicitis after an operation by Tonopah doctors. He had lived in Smoky Valley about fifteen years was native of Tybo and well known in Eureka. Remains were taken to Belmont for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Moore
Smoky Valley
Nye County
Nevada
Tonopah
Ore Shipments Over the E P Railway This Week
Weekly ore movements on the Eureka and Palisade Railway list Ming 108,560 pounds, 41,890, and 64,650 for the week ending December 2 1904. Also the Roll of Honor for Prospect School ends November 25 1904 naming Theresa Borgna Victor Borgna Carrie Gibellini Gindela Borgna Angelo Frank Artiglio Vaccaro Victor Borgna Mary Cavilia Ernesto Affranchino Lena Cavilia Tony Frank Jessie I Diamond and the teacher. District Court at Ely reports Grand Jury found insufficient evidence to indict A J Phillips and Mike Ahern and they are discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka & Palisade Railway
Prospect School
Theresa Borgna
Victor Borgna
Carrie Gibellini
Gindela Borgna
Angelo Frank
Artiglio Vaccaro
Mary. Cavilia
Ernesto Affranchino
Lena Cavilia
Tony Frank
Jessie I. Diamond
Ely
George S. Brown
Elko
A. J. Phillips
Mike Ahern
Free Ball Planned by B E A at Eu reka Opera House
A free ball will be given in the Eu reka Opera House by the B E A on Friday evening December 9. The Committee of Arrangements extends a cordial invitation to every one to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Opera House
Holiday Goods Store Adds Broad Line in Eureka
A fresh announcement from Eureka on December 1 1904 lists a full line of Holiday Goods including Dolls Games Toys Crockery Albums Toilet Sets and more with prices noted as right A fresh supply of candy sold bulk or in holiday boxes and baskets William Leighton reported visiting from Alpha and Ernest May signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest May
Eureka
Roll of Honor Bu teks Public School November 1904
Roll of Honor lists 127 pupils at Bu teks Public School for the month ending Nov 55 1904. Names appear for students teachers and staff led by Principal GW Wallis and Vice Principal Manet Sammsrn with many pupils across grades and rooms. Local notes report routine correspondence from Eureka County North End and visits to San Francisco Pine Valley Ennor Ranch and Fort Bidwell with staff changes and arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teks
Sexton Crass
Eureka County
John Raine
Fort Bidwell
Oregon
Ernest E. Evans
San Francisco
P. G. Lane
Neva Plummer
Bertha Sadler
Pine Valley
Kate McCharles
Ennor
Nevada manganese mines ship rich ore from Siegel
The Siegel Consolidated Mining Company in Siegel, Lincoln County, Nevada, ships ore to Salt Lake smelters yielding about 45 percent manganese, 150 ounces of silver, and $2 in gold per ton. The ore is accessed from two shafts and a tunnel, hauled 100 miles to the railway, with manganese refined to 98 to 99 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Siegel’ Consolidated Mining Company
Salt Lake
Siegel
Lincoln County
New York
Salt Lake Tribune
Elko Horse Thieves Stole Gutridge and Moody Horses
In Elko last Thursday night a stable was broken into and the team belonging to E M Gutridge was stolen, with George Moody's horse taken that same night. Suspects Lester Blackwell and Bert Jackson are named, said to have drifted through the county for two months chasing gambling as a business. A Wells to Three Creek driver spotted Gutridge's horses with the pair Sunday, headed for Three Creek Idaho. Sheriff Clark pursues them and plans to reach Three Creek by Wednesday fore noon. Constable McCoy trails ten hours behind. Moody's missing horse has no lead yet, and its direction remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grimm
Elko
E. M. Gutridge
George Moody
Mr. Gutridge
Lester Blackwell
Bert Jackson
Blackwell
Wells
Sun Creek
Gutridge
Three Creek
Idaho
Sheriff Clark
Constable McCoy
Mr. Moody
Metal Quotations Report Amid City Market Notes
Latest metal quotations list silver at New York 59 cents per ounce lead at New York 1.20 dollars copper at Salt Lake City 14 and a half cents per pound and ore in Salt Lake City 3.50 dollars per unit. The report cites price markers and locations in concise market timing format.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salt Lake City
Death of a Lander Pioneer in Upper Austin
Mrs Annie Martin died at her home in Upper Austin on November 25 at age 76. A longtime Austin resident since 1888 she had been an invalid after a fall twelve years earlier but enjoyed generally good health until pneumonia proved fatal three weeks ago. She was mother to J J Malloy T O Malloy and M W Malloy and Mrs Annie Crescenso and sister of Thomas Doyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Martin
Upper
Austin
J. J. Malloy
M. W. Malloy
Annie Crescenso
Thomas Doyle
Pritchard Estate Petitioned For Letters Of Administration
Mrs. Ligeia Pritchard petitions the Superior Court in Sacramento California for letters of administration on the estate of her husband W L Pritchard formerly of Eureka The estate is valued at 7000 dollars Mrs J D Forreygon of Carson City received 5000 dollars from Endowment Bank Knights of Pythias representing her husband s life insurance who died in October
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pritchard
Ligeia Pritchard
Superior Court
Sacramento
Cal
Eureka
J. D. ‘Forreygon
Carson Ban
Knights of Pythias
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thr
Eureka Sentinel
William Giles
Hamilton
Ben Miller
Bert Brown
White Pine County
George 8. Brown
John Donnelly
E. A. Skillman
California
Frank Quinn
Charles Allen
Cortez
Eugene Rice
Giles
Reinhold Sadler
Eureka Lodge No. 16
Mineral Hill
Carson City
Kunor Ranch
William Zadow
Grass Valley
M. Ferrell
W. Lembert
Haley
Henry Thartell
Nevada University
Frank Paul
Harry Davies
Santa Fe
Arizona
Goee
Montana
Lima
H. A. McKim
Ny County
Brown
Santa Claus
Cupid
F. Butler
Chainman
Topaz Mining Company
Rama City
Nicaragua
Central America
O. Moorman
Olipab
Frank Henderson
Capt. Moorman
Ilipah Station
Ely Road
W. McPherson
Wood River Country
Martin Mahoney
Brown Hotel
Bay State
Newark
A. Fletcher
Kansas
Brown—Caffery
Maud
William Leighton
Alpha
Roll OF Honor
Christy Fulton
Pearl Hancock
Mipowe Ciara
Josephine Muleoy SrEciAts
Grace Jones
Janet McNaughton
Jason Crass
Annie Gibson
Chester Paul Mary Morrison
Etorm Grave
Mae DeFlonree
GW. Wallis
Manet Sammsrn
Apt Gibson Mildred Spaulding Laboy
Mamie Bogantini
Trene Monies
Reta Faringer
Frere Gaave
Ausiera Norris
Eaerton Grelphton Whitmore
Eddie Berryman
Anna
Jouxsox
Raymond Swick
James Gibson
Claude Farlinger
Lottie Allen Nevada
Ferro Abe Laird
Kathleen Breen
Ella Hildebrand
Nellie Evans Mande Porch
Thinp
George Yost
Mamie Johnson
de la Seinner
Noko Burdick
Harold Ke Myra Harris
Charlotte Spaulding
Eprrn
J. Swick
Andy Allen
Della Robinson
Dannie Nostroea
Pearl Morrison
Vincent Merialdo
Mildred Laird Adame
Gladys Hicks
Adelaares
Wee Elsie Hooper
Reckivine Guave
Eileen Morrison Wendel Porter Ganle George
Recen L Wattmore
Elko Horse Thieves
Metal Market
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Eureka, Nevada
Orm
Hoegs
John Sparks
W.e.griffin
Oscar J.smith
HSNT
L. Smith
Transacta
Johnson Mercantile Co
Hiram Johnson
Schneider Drug Store
OUR Prescriptio
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University of California
Alfate
H. M Schneider & Co
Hylton & Willams
Fork
Philip Paroni
Bureks
Hylton & Williams, Proprietors
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