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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
3
The Eureka Sentinel records miscellaneous items from Eureka Nevada and nearby areas. It notes reader greetings for New Year, travelings by Antonio Florio and Charley Roden, church and fraternal meetings, mining and business visits, school movements, and shipments from Palisade and Silverado. Several residents plan midwinter visits, while others pursue education, mining, or commercial ventures.
A divorce suit was commenced December 27 in the District Court by Laura Ada Bourne of Eureka against David A. Bourne. Grounds are desertion and failure to provide. Plaintiff seeks alimony and counsel fees.
A weather change Friday afternoon brought snowfall with several inches already fallen. The barometer remained low, signaling continued snow likely.
Nob Hill Fire Company hosted a Masquerade Ball at Barska Opera House with lively costumes and elaborate crepe paper decorations in green red. Prizes for best masks were awarded to Will Hoberteen as Old Black Joe and Miss Noko Bardick as the Belle of China, as music by Mrs. Beessemer's four-piece orchestra filled the 6 a.m. finale.
M Pausett a former Eurekan who ran a drug store on Raby Hill and served one term in the Nevada Legislature for Eureka Quauty, received a luncheon at the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco last week before voyaging to the Orient and the world. He now leads the Spokane Chamber of Commerce as president and is a successful local businessman.
Coyotes were observed late at night on Eureka’s main streets with reports of them approaching town from nearby mountains and hills though rarely entering the central streets.
Report lists pupils with grades across History Mathematics and Literature. Examinations to remove conditions set for Monday January 3 with reassignment of classes and registration. Principal Knowles to give Rome lecture at next assembly and decisions on dropping Latin require adviser and parent consent.
Public school honor roll lists students by grade with names and check marks for perfect attendance. Grades span first through eighth with many named pupils such as Harold Gorman Elizabeth Hocking Estella Bogantini Lowell Bromemer Pauline Hyuk Victor Kattazzi Albert Dials and more.
The Ruby Hill School Roll of Honor lists students named by grade for perfect attendance and scholarship with Walter Mann Alethea Pediat Mary Arwonk Tony Depauli Marle Harris Margaret McNaughton Theodore Rosevear James Mann Walter McNaughton Thomas Eccles Elizabeth Kitchen Dolores Mann Dewey McNaughton Vivian Hicks Clara Kusevoni Jaxer McNavewrox and their grades. Alfred Pedlar reports Cortes and Mill Canyon mining activity quiet due to extreme cold as the cyanide mill at Cortes is shut for winter.
The suit of W H. Wainwright against Newark Mining & Milling Co. for compensation has been dismissed after satisfactory settlement. Reports say five to six bids were sent to Washington for the new Eureka Hamilton mail routes.
Eureka Lodge No. 16 installed Worshipful Master Thomas H. Hicks and officers including EB McCharles, August Hintas, Robert A. Laird, Granville Pletohwe, Daniel Morrison, J H Fine, and Peter Loh. St Johns Chapter No.6 Royal Arch Masonry followed with officers Edgar Sadler, Charles Mindett, Thomas Dixon, and others. A sumptuous collation concluded the ceremonies, ending near midnight.
In Eureka the Christmas season sparked renewed faith and community spirit despite hardship. Palisade teams delivered California and Utah poultry, fresh fruit, and vegetables for feasting as churches held trees and children received gifts, with private trees brightening homes and many family reunions and happy moments among residents.
Death of Thomas J. Maupin, once a Eureka businessman and partner of Judge L. W. Cramer in a tin shop and hardware venture, occurred in Portland Oregon on December 19 after a three year illness. He left Eureka about 88 years ago with wife and children for California then Portland, where they have lived the last decade. Survived by widow and three grown children, two sons and a daughter. He was 78 years old.
Sarah A. Ash was granted a divorce from Joseph W. Ash by Judge Mitchell in the District Court on Monday afternoon. Later that day she married Joan W. Roland of Snake Valley in a ceremony performed by Tastioe Cartwright, with County Clerk Oldfeld and Deputy Recorder Justesen as witnesses. The Rolands will reside at Willow Patch in the county’s outer district.
A December 29 1910 notice lists unclaimed correspondence at Kurcks Nevada with names including Fred Amigo Slovan Gospola Ana W Boundy Dan Kelly Jack Combellack Henry Knight M Cavanaugh L McFate F Giovanettoni Jim Merfie M Hacignet Frede Petotegive Sebastiani Davide M Vandyke Mea W ML Williams and others signed by Postmaster L Brov.
The latest metal quotations show silver at New York 54 cents per ounce lead at 4.45 dollars per 100 pounds and copper at 813. Clarence Mackey, president of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company, sent a woolen sweater as a Christmas gift to every messenger boy employed by his companies in America, about five thousand in total.
Southern Pacific issues a tariff note via J M Walton effective January 2 1911 listing reduced freight rates from San Jose San Francisco Benicia Dixon Ellis and intermediate points to all stations between Imlay and Carlin and from Sacramento to the same points. Rates bind for first class 1.27 or 1.15 etc with lower of this tariff if lower than commodity rates.
New documents of record include Proof of Labor filings for multiple mines in Cortez Eureka and Safford mining districts by JE Erickson Bert Hocking Henry K Mitchell and others with dates December 24 27 and 29 1910 plus a property transfer from Mra J A Rattazzi to P B Hjal to Lot 28 Block 21 Eureka with improvements valued at 10 and related Trail mine notice in Safford district and extensions at E Emma E extension Bonanza and Wedge Fraction mines noted in the record summary
Nevada officials report a contested Assembly election suit by H Smith of Tonopah against D J Fitzgerald. The Board of Pardons will gain two new members Governor Oddie and Attorney General Baker. Elko County mourns the loss of Commissioner George Moody. Reno sees Letty Zolezzi charged after shooting Abe Peranti. Wooten convicted of murder in Winnemucca. Nevada Northern Railroad negotiates favorable mill equipment rates with Giroux. Ely Commercial League eyeing broader impact. Reno Gazette notes slot machine license enforcement after Attorney General Stoddard opinion.
The State Superintendent announces the annual teachers examinations for 1911 across districts in Eiko, Tuscarora, Bereks, Lander, White Pine, Fallon, Winnemucca, Gold Ford, Carson City, Virginia City, Reno, Pansee, Las Vegas, Tonopah, and other counties. Applicants in grammar rural and primary categories must take the grammar or primary cert exams as directed, with normal and college trained teachers preferred. vacancies arise at holidays and may reopen next July.
Seattle bulletin cites Misa J. O Bryan of Fairbanks praising Alaska for women in business. She says determined women can start millinery and furnishings shops, notes 1500 women in Fairbanks seasonally, and predicts more female arrivals next spring seeking business opportunities in the mining region. Location notices and legal blanks referenced.
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