19 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1910
Page
1
The Indianapolis News critiques rising public payrolls under Roosevelt, noting 370,000 public servants and over 400 million dollars in salaries. It argues for retrenchment, highlights bloated staff like special agents and assistant attorneys, and urges economy amid high prices and taxes.
An Idaho mining camp in the 1860s faced marooning and food shortages. A single grocer raised prices to three dollars per pound, prompting miners to eject him and impose rationing while crediting him with one dollar per pound. After roads reopened, the storekeeper was restored. The anecdote contrasts local reef with high court constraints, praising Judge Lynch.
Over the past week preliminary Carey Act applications totaling 270,000 acres were filed with the Nevada State Land Office. Of this, 95,000 acres are to be reclaimed in Esmeralda County near Miller Station and Tonopah, with the remainder in the Las Vegas Valley. Surveyor-General Deady leads the segregation efforts as thousands more acres may follow, enabling settlement, taxation, and population growth through water-based reclamation and subterranean sources where feasible.
A Salt Lake dispatch reports the Postal Telegraph Company awarded a large contract with Michigan to supply 21,000 telegraph poles for the Salt Lake City to Reno line by March first. Poles cost 42,000 dollars delivered with 40,000 dollars freight for 210 cars. Seven gangs of 14 men will install four wires, needing 2,600 miles of copper wire weighing 910,000 pounds at 12 cents per wire and 3 cents freight, totaling 196,000 dollars. The line will connect Salt Lake and San Francisco, with four existing wires to Reno and four more to be added by early summer.
Reno Journal reports Ida L. McFadden of 246 Nevada Street has received January 18 letters of patent for a shirt waist holder attachment. The device works with a lady’s belt to keep the garment tidy, attracting offers from manufacturers for wholesale sale.
Nevada girl Vive Hickey, now studying music in Italy, earned early acclaim after debuting in Marguerite to Pan, drawing critical Italian notices and repeated curtain calls. Once mentored by Semper Aldo Astoria in New York, she follows operatic studies and returns to Carson City pride. Goldfield swindle tale follows a fake wrestling scheme where Matthews of Boise loses thousands to a staged match.
Nevada Northern Railway reports six months ending December 11 1909 shows operating earnings of 446860. Interest income 702 and other sums raise total gross income since July 1 1909 to 447641. For interest on bonds and sinking fund 129876 is allocated. Surplus 318208 plus prior balance 235828 yields asset total 557091. Deduction of 400000 for December 15 dividend and December 31 balance of 157091 noted.
A column mocks editor rules and prints a series of satirical notices about locals. Items include John Bonin labeled lazy, John Doyle’s dirty store, Rev Styx’s charity sermon, Dave Shankey’s death misattributed to heart failure, and a poorly received marriage notice.
Mrs. B. F. Ostroll, wife of the Governor, advocates teaching scientific motherhood in public schools for girls entering seventh or eighth grade, with approval by the State Legislature. The proposal aims to prepare town girls for future family life as part of education policy.
The Nevada Division of the Salt Lake Railroad outages from January floods end four year government mail transport contract valued at about 130000 dollars annually. Mail weighing on fourth contract section began February 17 with no weighing on the Los Angeles to Salt Lake City line. Basis of future contracts will be weight of mail carried and extend until January 1, 1914.
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