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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1915
Page
2
A Boston News Bureau report notes strong London macro pressure on silver with a tight float and expected gains. India shows no purchases this season while China holds large stocks. Bank of England and continental buyers add modest, steady demand.
A Kansas firm opened negotiations with the Southern Pacific Company to buy 3000 acres in the Reese River valley. The deal aims to organize a colonization movement and is being watched by local farmers. S P officers say land sells for six dollars per acre at company offices and can be irrigated easily though dry farming is common.
Reno will house a Catholic bishop as Nevada expands. The bishop's jurisdiction will likely cover the state, reflecting growth and the church's planned presence.
Word from H. C. Ostermann in Detroit confirms assurances that the worst stretches of the Lincoln Highway will be repaired with aid from the Detroit based association. Central offices are in Detroit, aiding the project.
J E Sexton, Eureka Nevada Railway managing director, seeks injunction in Superior Court to stop free transportation for all California Railroad Commission personnel and affiliates. He argues the practice, funded by railroads, undermines state public utilities rules and politics. The suit names Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, its directors, and five Railroad Commissioners.
Fallon suffers a total city hall fire on Saturday with unknown origin. Loss estimated from 3,000 to 34,000 while insurance is only 1,500. city records reportedly safe. Also notes changes: A A Burke named special appraiser for State Tax Commission at 200 dollars monthly to standardize property assessments. other brief obits and local notices follow.
The article reports a constitutional challenge to sections of the Public Utilities Act that provide free transportation for the Railroad Commission's commissioners and employees, arguing the provision is unlawful and unenforceable.
Vernon Metcalf supervisor of the Toiyabe National Forest issues circulars to Nevada residents detailing state and federal laws on building fires on or near government land and leaving them unextinguished. Penalties are high and forest officers aim to avoid prosecutions by informing the public. He will mail notices with laws penalties and rewards for reporting offenders to anyone who asks. Carson News reports Morris Harris notes sheep prices at 87.25 in the valley the highest yet in that area.
Florence Crittenton Home of Nevada warns the public not to pay money to traveling solicitors claiming authority to solicit funds for maintenance. The home disclaims responsibility for the acts, noting a Nevada woman canvassing the state with papers of purported authority. Dated Reno November 20, 1915. Nevada building to be taken apart and moved to Reno for use as dormitory and club house at the State University.
Notice is hereby given Theresa Moore of Strawberry White Pine Nevada has filed in the Elko land office to enter under sections 40H and 2907 A. 8. lands including NE and Lot 2 Section 7 Township 2 North Range 56 West. Located in White Pine County Nevada. Adverse claimants must file affidavits before December 1 to oppose or to object to the mineral character or other claims to the lands. First publication November 27, 1098. End publication December 25, 1098.
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