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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1914
Page
3
Eureka citizens receive notices of lodge communications and social events. Notables include Er nest Simonsen from Newark Valley, Valentines Day tickets for the Equal Franchise Society, and a St James Sunday School party. Odds and ends cover mining, stockholders meetings in Elko, and a Kansan editor’s remark on church goers.
Government reports show Nevada stock on January 1 with 76 000 horses 3000 mules 22 000 milch cows 437 000 stock cattle 1 517 000 sheep and 33 000 hogs. Total value of stock holdings reached 31 838 000 dollars.
Warning about behavior and longevity appears as a moral quip advising self control and patience. The note frames good conduct as prolonging life, though it reads as a proverb rather than a reportable event. No specific people or places are named.
In case 5504, Richmond-Eureka Mining Co vs Eureka-Nevada Railway Co et al, heard December 22, 1912 and decided January 12, 1914, the commission finds $2.35 per ton for ore from Eureka to Palisade not unreasonable and declines joint through rates to Midvale Utah. The destruction of the Ruby Hill line and restoration issues are not for determination. Complaint dismissed. parties’ arguments summarized. no through rate establishment approved. The record notes the narrow gauge line’s limited traffic and equipment needs, and that Palisade to Midvale through rates require further evidence.
The Knights of Pythias Eureka Company No 6 Uniform Bank announce an entertainment at Pythian Hall on Thursday evening February 19 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Order. All Knights and Pythian Sisters are invited and urged to attend to aid in this observance of Pythianism.
Estimates from the Department of Agriculture indicate that only about 27 percent of United States tillable land is actually under cultivation. The report, based on 35 000 surveys, highlights potential for increased agricultural activity and land use.
The Eureka County Board of Commissioners met February 2 with Otis Fulton A Fraser and Edgar Sadler presiding. They approved minutes and filed officer reports, audited bills, and considered inquests into a mine death. An expert auditor noted minor accounting variances and urged stricter checks, praising new filing systems and urging careful future audits.
Coming entertainment on February 27, 1914 by Red Rosette Dramatic Company under Mrs. L. W. Hope. Program begins with the farce Papa's Bulldog and ends with a social dance. Further particulars and cast to be published next week. Watch and Wait for it why Not.
The latest metal quotations show silver at New York 579 cents per ounce copper at New York 14.75 cents per pound lead at New York 4 1 4 dollars per 100 pounds. John Vittle of Ruby Hill has left for a several months visit to California.
Agent Reynolds told the Senrovet yesterday that repairs on the washed out sections are progressing and a train would pass Eureka next week. The motor car has resumed service to Blackburn and Buckhorn receives mail again. A train was hoped for Monday but now may run to Eureka by Wednesday February 11.
The article notes flood damage to bridges and roadbeds delaying railroad service, prompting merchants to use parcel post for butter eggs and other goods. Parcel post prices from Elko Nevada are cheaper than rail freight, with a 50 pound parcel costing 54 cents by parcel post versus 59 cents by railroad. A Sentinel visit shows Tonkin rural delivery receiving over 250 pounds of mail this week, including a 47 pound saddle from Elko. Winter weather remains clear with cold nights across the region.
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