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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
2
The Sentinel extends Christmas wishes to all readers and their households. The message expresses holiday joy, love, contentment, and merriment to accompany Christmas Day celebrations.
The Attorney General files action against a manufacturers' combine accused of fixing staple grocery prices. The suit argues disruption would reduce arbitrary pricing and make goods affordable for wage earner families.
Henry Clews surveys the market mood and expects a promising year for business across sectors. Trade remains strong, bank clearings rise, rail earnings are steady, steel is very active, textiles demand holds firm, and agricultural prosperity, with farm product value about 3.76 billion dollars, underscores the broad upturn.
A Reno Journal claim credits the city with the Wests finest women and a climate that shapes beauty. Ely Record notes there are 200 divorces in Reno, suggesting a lighter view of local notoriety. The piece also touches on Nevada tax and credit issues, including criticism of Searchlight’s credit system and panama canal progress.
In Carson City a revival led by Dr Yoakum culminated in burning hundreds of gallons of liquor and tobacco donated by Joe Kelley. Dr Yoakum read Bible passages as the stock was set aflame at 1 pm, destroying an inventory valued around 1700 dollars. The event drew 800 spectators and stirred divided opinions about the act and the revival.
The Bank of Proce declared a six percent semi annual dividend. Public Administrator James Lemoine of Lincoln County was ousted for failure to furnish a $5000 additional bond. District Attorney George Sanford and Miss Sweeney will wed in Carson on December 23. A Carson healer named Yoakum draws crowds with prayer and laying on of hands. W. O. Hunt of Winne mucca Nevada killed himself after gambling losses. Robert Timlin of San Francisco killed himself in a Chicago hotel. A commercial traveler, Wollf, died suddenly in Golconda after a tablet ingestion. Henry Finley’s frostbitten feet led to amputations. The Winnemucca murder trial concluded with Romero convicted and Baye acquitted. Nevada Consolidated plans 30% annual dividends. Southern Pacific’s Utah division vies to move freight via Ogden to Sparke. Tonopah & Goldfield may sever ties with SP to feed Western Pacific and Santa Fe. Nevada teachers begin a Reno institute led by John Edwards Bray.
The Western Pacific plans to open passenger service around April 1 featuring new dining cars built by Barney and Smith of Dayton. Officials say the cars will be among the finest in the West. A Tonopah and Goldfield Railway move to Goldfield includes expanding shops and doubling payroll to about 300,000 dollars annually with initial 100,000 dollar outlay.
Professor C Dinsmore, collector under the new Nevada Pure Food law, will travel the state to enforce it and investigate violations. While limited in state authority, federal backing enlarges his powers through the U S Department of Agriculture. His lab at the University is ready, and he expects the law to bring good results for Nevada.
At Tonopah Nevada a prominent Korean president visits the town. The article notes his reputation and ties to Korelis, highlighting a notable public appearance and "Pomme 2 108s Samnem en Mre" as readable fragments from the OCR.
Palisade residents and visitors are noted across multiple items including Misa Grace Jones returning home for vacation, Mire Corrie and others visiting, W. A. Raonels traveling via Eureka, and Miss Mary Hand returning from the State University at Reno. A local death near Palisade is reported along with weather-related travel notes and the coroner listing a roughly $19 cash finding on the deceased.
The latest metal quotations list silver at New York 53 cents per ounce lead at Salt Lake 4.57 dollars per 100 pounds and copper at Salt Lake 13 cents. Mining location blanks for sale are available at the Sentinel office.
Christmas Day program offers two shows at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM with a post show dance by the Lobster Club Band. Special films include A Midnight Disturbance and a Roman history reel. Osborn aims for a stronger lineup with popular songs and notable scenery. Destructive field mice menace Humboldt area crops. farmers plan countermeasures. Wingfield invests $100 million in Lander Livestock Company, capitalized at $250,000 with 8000 acres, marking his first Nevada agriculture venture.
Mr and Mrs William Robina hosted the Charen Bunnar in Bedd last Friday. Otto Simonsen and Frank Pastoring traveled to Pinto Creek Monday to winter horses at Caly Creek. W H Smith left for Eureka Monday with a sleigh load of produce. A rare sight featured a young boy riding a high horse with driver B Simonsen on the road. A thoroughbred colt belonging to Thomas Dixon caused concern for the rider.RAD Played Piano 62 Hours Continuously. George Gilwood, recently setting a piano playing record at Ely, played 62 hours and nine minutes and issued a challenge to Roy Harding of Louisville. A Denver Idle Hour report claims Dan Goldman played sixty hours straight and holds a record. Gideon longs to meet Harding and Goldman.
Jack Longatreat reports sale of mining property near Georges Canyon in Tonopah for 80000 dollars in cash to Eastern buyers. He will also receive a substantial block of stock in the new company to operate the property.
Dr. A L Hudgens, professional entist, died suddenly at his Tooopah home last Maus day evening from heart failure. He visited Eureka several times in that capacity. Survived by widow and one child. He was a native of Alabama and aged 44 years.
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