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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1918
Page
3
Local items list residents traveling for work and study, farm seed notices, mining lease activity, service members in France, weather notes, and updates on Eureka County residents including hunters and families in California Nevada and Oregon with brief health and travel details.
Elko Garage worker Jack McCharles returns from Mina after three to four months. He plans to move to Missouri to take up farming with his wife and child, hoping for a simple life, and may leave in the morning.
Reno Gazette reports War Department orders that most marriages since June 5 place draft candidates in deferred class one. Eureka County lists show Class 1, 2, 3, and 4 draftees named, with burden of proof on the government to show marriages were for evading the draft. Local boards to return questionnaires to all new eligible entrants.
Friday marked the sixth month of the term with exams common through the week. During the general period students discussed the works and life of President Lincoln. War Savings Stamp sales by pupils total $138.52 with two groups, green and purple, in a color rivalry.
Carson Nevada Feb 12 registrants may enlist for Regular Army via Local Board in Infantry Medical Aviation Signal Corps Engineer and Land Divisions. Assignments include Fort McDowell Fort Riley Vancouver Barracks Fort Leavenworth. roles range from drivers and mechanics to telegraphers, linemen, photographers, and cooks. Navy Marine enlistment by recruiting officer only. MA Maurice J Sullivan Adjutant General.
Eureka County Normal School students with Miss Mina Connell hosted a party for parents teachers High School students and school boards in the County High School assembly room on Friday February 15. Prizes included writing pads for winners in a drawing and for the ladies tie. Booby prizes went to Margaret Kitchen and Angelo Madarelli. The event featured decor refreshments a guessing game and music ending with The Star Spangled Banner.
The SENTINEL prints a letter from Senator Charles B. Henderson stating he will be furnished with government seeds for Nevada. The seeds are mainly garden varieties with few flowers. Requests may be sent to Senator Henderson at 448 Senate Office Building Washington DC.
Beowawe Cortez residents announce their patriotism and Red Cross support. They list monthly contributions from locals, plan future fundraisers, and report a $120 net from a community dance sent to the Reno Red Cross Chapter. The note highlights local pride and commitment to national service.
Instructions urge making handkerchiefs 18 inches square from old linens and garments, wash cloths 10 inches square, knitted underwear, bed spreads, ambulance pillows 16 by 10 inches with light covers and moss or excelsior filling, and comfort pillows under 14 inches. Scrub cloths two feet square. Scrap bag contents accepted. Chapter to meet Wednesdays and Saturdays in the Courthouse Justice room.
February brings Lincoln and Washington holidays plus Valentine reflections. The article urges honoring Washington as a legal holiday, notes Lincoln's claims to parity, and contrasts romantic traditions with modern efficiency while praising the nation’s independence and democratic ideals.
At the Eureka Theatre the week begins February 17 with E K Lincoln and June Elvidge in The World Against Him a thriller of startling and unique adventures. On February 22 Mollie King and Arthur Ashley present The Summer Girl a farce about a rich girl who goes South to Winter and falls for a poor but honest artist. A social dance follows the Friday night show. Admission for children over 12 is 25 cents starting February 17.
Trains leaving Palisade for Eureka are due to depart at 8 30 am and will not wait more than thirty minutes for Southern Pacific train No 10. J B Sexton.
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