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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1922
Page
1
Nevada mining town in Eureka-Nevada rail feud over service cuts to Palisade. Chamber of Commerce blamed for three days a week service replacing train and motor options after a year. President Brennen says some aim to make it a personal issue while freight rates drive the dispute.
District court scheduled a February hearing on the Brennen petition as administrator of Thomas Barry estate. The matter seeks an order for sale of estate property and to show cause why the petition should not be granted. The court also ordered C W Raden to file a bond of 1600 and to convert summary administration of Kate Peterson estate to general administration with a creditor notice.
Eureka's north county was hit by 18 inches of snow at the storm's start, with drifting and ice blocking lines. Rail service reached only to the Raine ranch on Wednesday, then to Hay Run eight miles from Palisade by Thursday, and officials hoped trains would resume to Eureka today.
A November list details Baraka County American Red Cross Fifth Roll Call subscriptions including Fulkerson Lederer Hooper Hooper Hooper Johnson Zadow and others with a $6.00 donation from an unknown friend. Elsie M Hooper serves as secretary.
W H Russell, Dodge Bros agent, reports immediate price reductions on touring, roadster, and truck models. Deliveries available now and improvements in late models extend value for Nevada conditions, though rumors persist about market shifts.
A vast storm blanketed the region with snow and wind, bringing 12 inches of fresh snow in 24 hours. Subzero nights persist, ground frost deepens to 18 inches, pipes freeze, and Nob Hill mains are thawed by workers. Roads remain passable over Pinto and NewarkSummits despite drifts.
The 1917 budget law requires the governing board of every city county town school district or high school district to file a budget between January and April each year. A copy must be filed with the County Auditor and Recorder to enable timely budgeting. districts failing to file on time risk underfunding.
Documents of record show James Morrison to Mary Cox and Mary Cox to Morrison each exchanging ownership of multiple fractional parcels in township 20 north range 52 east and 62 east, totaling about 660 acres with water rights. Additional deeds include Nick Ratto to J B Biale Lot 12 Block 37 and Arminda Nostrosa to Nick Ratto and back, each for 10 dollars, recorded late January.
Collector Louis A. Spelizer of Nevada announces Forma 1040 for individual income tax year 1921 returns over $5,000 available at Reno and branch offices Ely Yerington Winnemucca and Tonopah. The six page form includes two pages for return and two for a duplicate, plus two instruction pages. Forms 1040A for $5,000 or less are also available at the same offices.
The Reno traffic bureau and R E Walker shaped ore shipment rate reductions for Ploche to Utah smelters following a Carson City rate conference. Reductions reach about 35 percent for ore valued from $40 to $15 per ton, with per ton cuts from $2.25 to $4.55. Railroads are being urged to lower rates. hearings transcripts have been requested, Eureka line has not replied to a separate shipper complaint.
W R Reynolds district attorney who went to Carson City on official business in the Pareni poison case returned by last Monday's train. He had fingerprints from the sugar bowl checked against those who touched it after the crime to see if more prints exist. He declined to reveal investigation results. Reynolds met with Attorney General L B Fowler but actions to be taken remain unclear.
New York office of Eureka Croesus Mining Co reports a crosscut begun from the Catlin shaft to cut ore in the Atlas shaft on the Atlas 800 bottom level. Catlin shaft sunk from the 400 ft level enters mineralized limestone near ore. crosscut aims to develop ore 200 ft northwest of prior wing sunk in 1920. Atlas shaft lies opposite Prospect mountain. President Torres notes December ore shipping output about twice November.
Mass will be celebrated at the Catholic Church in Eureka Sunday night at 8 30 and 10 o'clock. Members of the Sunday School and Sodality are requested to receive at the 8 30 Mass. Two of the big meat packers lost 50 000 000 last year. The consumer didn't find it.
The State Board issued certificates to several teachers including Mrs and the Misses Rosalie Davis Katie Tambint and Elsie Hooper though some lacked required age or care credits. In Nevada December examinations 113 applicants attended yielding six first and twenty second grade certificates.
A reader from the community shares a noxious frost bite remedy: immerse a frozen limb in coal oil and hold until the frost leaves the tissue, a process that may take hours for a wrist or ankle. The writer claims it saved a man from amputation after exposure to 45 degrees below zero, though the account lacks medical validation.
Fred Bartine and the Eureka Water Company formed an ice pond 40 by 150 feet near the south end of town beside the old brewery. A week long cold snap yielded the finest clearest ice in years, averaging 10 to 12 inches thick. They cut, stored, and now claim about 150 tons of ice in 200 pound cakes in the old brewery cellar.
Wireless chatter in Eureka hints at a popular couple marrying, while another wedding planned for this week faces postponement due to unspecified conditions.
A son was born in Eureka Nevada on January 29 1922 to the wife of James McVey, marking a family addition recorded in local birth notices.
East High announces Open School Week and Know Your School Week with updated equipment in showers and a pool. A New York theater reports a smoking room for ISFIN. meanwhile Richmond Mann and others are excused from mid-year tests due to smallpox concerns.
Mary Boston reports the death of Ed Rogers, brother of Mrs James Mann, from tuberculosis. A former Eureka resident, he worked in district mines and moved to Utah two years ago. He was unmarried and about 40.
The Rescue Hall Association and the Eureka Band share management of Saturday dances at Pavilion Hall. The first dance under the new arrangement will be held Saturday night February 4 after the High School basketball game.
The Rescue Hose Company holds a meeting at Pavilion Hall on Monday evening February 6 to elect officers for the coming year and conduct other business. Members are urged to attend in full.
Miss Florence Morrison visits sister in Carlin Nevada while a Kate Peterson estate creditor notice appears in the Sea. Caesar Prina’s home at Bu Teka placed under quarantine after a smallpox case. Lyman Fulton returns from California trip. Ice crop prospects at James Hunter’s Italian Creek ranch with 100 sheep deliveries planned. An execution and sale notice appears in the Sentinel. Rifle and Pistol Club meeting set at the County Recorder's office Feb 4 at 2:30. Miss Blanche Saydell and Miss Mildred Brown noted among Eureka teachers affected by illness. Brown to resume work next week. Normal School work continuing with substitutes teaching local grade classes. Mrs. Hale maintains Haraka County stock interests.
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