Local Brevities from Eureka Sentinel 1911
Eureka Sentinel notes several local items including Barnard Daniels of Tonkin visiting Boreke midweek, stockholders of Raby Hill Tusnel sod Mining Company meeting notice, Judge Peter Bross returning from Austin, Peter Lob planning freight trips to Palisade, Dr W McKinney returning home to Grave Valley with May 10 return, sheriff deputy change with Robert A Laird succeeding William Laird, Laird to oversee Adam Hil bond, William Wainwright visiting Newark Mill property, Curtis Mahoney's Reno trip and bank arrest case briefs pending before Judge Moran, and sheriff’s return to Reno anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard Daniels
Tonkin
Boreke
Raby Hill Tusnel Sod Mining Company
Peter Bross
Tenstay
Austin
Lander
Peter Lob
Palisade
Eureka
W. McKinney
Earoka
Grave Valley
California
Munday
Eareka
Robert A. Laird
Thureday
Berkeley
William Laird
Martin Mahoney
Reno
O. J. Smith
Eureka County Bank
Moran
Mahoney
Death of James Eustice Pioneer undertaker of Tintic
Eureka Utah February 11 death announced of James Eustice pioneer undertaker in the Tintic district. Born in Cornwall England in 1817 he came to Eureka about two decades ago and died after general debility. Survived by a widow five sons and two daughters. Formerly a resident of Raby Hill Kureks County he lived there long and visited often to sing. Youngest daughter adopted by Thomas Dizon of sour town and now lives at Koreks Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentixet
Eureka
Utah
James Eustice
Tintic
Eustice
Cornwall
England
Enatloe
Raby Hill
Kureks County
Thomas Dizon
Sour Town
Koreks
Birthday party for Eureka High’s Principal Knowles at Hotel Zedow
Eureka High School students and guests celebrated Principal P. V. Knowles with a Monday evening party at the Hotel Zedow. A large frosted cake with candles sat on the table, followed by dancing and lively festivities until late. Largest Jack sold to Baroka leader Lars of Duckwater for 1200 dollars, a six year old 15 hands high Mammoth Kentucky jack weighing 1200 pounds, claimed as the largest jack in Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka High School
P. V. Knowles
Zedow
Nevada
Baroka
Leadere Lars
Baroka Lind and Stock Company
William Mendes
Duckwater
Mendes
Social Dance at Eureka Opera House Friday
The Hard Times Social Club, a newly formed group of local young men, will host a social dance at the Eureka Opera House on Friday evening, March 3. The Lobater Club Orchestra will provide the music as members look forward to rebuilding the K. and P. Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hard Times
Eureka Opera House
A Io
Eureka
Lobater Club
Eureka Public School Marks Washington Birthday Anniversary
Exercises were held in the rooms of Mrs. Kate Cicali and Miss Sadie Koombower in Eureka public school last Tuesday to commemorate the 11th anniversary of George Washington's birthday. The programme included singing and recitations. A large number of visitors attended and all greatly enjoyed the exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Cicali
Sadie Koombower
Eureka
George Washington
17 Winners Killed in Belmont Mine at Tonopah
A fire broke out early yesterday below the Belmont mine 1100 foot level in Tonopah Nevada. Seventeen miners confirmed dead with fourteen bodies already recovered and more feared to be lost as officials report continued efforts to reach the shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Tonopah
Nevada
Will Walker
Mau Schemes Holiday Bills Affect Court Closings
Assemblyman Mau of Bo roke County introduces bills to suspend court business on Sundays for holidays and to extend Saturday closures from noon to midnight for state and local public offices where permitted by law. The measure would not block the issuance or service of legal processes on Saturday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Boroke
Assembly
Lobster Club Ball Promises St Patrick Day Festivities
The Lobster Club Band of Eureka announces its second annual ball at the Opera House on Friday evening March 17. Held in memory of St Patrick, the event is a social highlight of Lent with hopes of a memorable celebration and strong attendance in Koreka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lobster Club
Eureka
Opers Hoods
Ireland
Koreka
Buckhorn John and W. J. Mahoney Spark Buckhorn Boom
In Salt Lake City a Herald interview details the Buckhorn camp’s rapid growth led by W. J. Mahoney then Doan ranch superintendent. He staked an old timer for about 80 dollars and moved in on ground quickly, selling stakes as claims gobbled up. Mahoney retained large Buckhorn holdings and reportedly cleared from cash between 30 000 and 100 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Tyres
Tenabo
Nevada
Salt Lake City
The
Herald
Cortex
Buckhorn
W. J. Mahoney
Doan Ranches
Mahoney
No Change In Mail Route Postmaster Reports Dispatch
Postmaster O L Hroy received a Washington dispatch stating mails for Eureka will stay on the Palisade to Eureka route until further notice. The move followed a discussion of a proposed Ely via Hamilton route, which was to be considered in Washington Monday. It is believed no further action will be taken at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Hroy
Post Office Department
Washington
Eureka
Palisade
Ely
Hamilton
Senator Sweeney Introduces Two Bills
Senator W. H. Sweeney of Europe County introduced a bill in the Senate to regulate public highways and another to amend the act creating County Boards of Commissioners. The Sentinel has not yet received copies of either bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeney
W. H. Sweeney
Eurppe County
Senate
The
Sentinel
Wreck on Southern Pacific near Palisade injures fifteen
A Southern Pacific eastbound mail train No. 10 derailed near Palisade Eureka County Nevada when six cars left the track due to a broken rail. Fifteen people were injured, including one man and two women seriously. Relief trains were sent from Darlin and Imlay, Nevada. The wreckage paused until noon Tuesday with track repairs and delays of about one day.
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Palisade
Elko
Darlin
Nev
Imlay
Nevada
Ws Marvel
Railroand
Palisade Canyon
Sanity
J. A. Knowles
Inlay
Travel talk by principal on Ireland illustrated
Principal P. V. Knowles led an illustrated travel walk to Ireland for students and visitors at the Assembly Hall. From Dublin the circular tour covered Wicklow Cork Kilkenny Killarney Antrim and Belfast with stereoptical slides and discussion. The series continues with a Pallatine talk announced in the time notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. V. Knowles
Ireland
Dublin
Knowles
Wicklow
Cork
Kilkenny
Kilarney
Antrim
Belfast
Three Months More for BE&P Stockholders Meeting
News from Salt Lake City reports the BE and P Railroad stockholders meeting held February 3 was postponed. Redemption rights expire May 29, with United States Mining and Smelting Company planning to rebuild if not redeemed. Eureka marks one year since the E and P train from Palisade arrived after the Alpha washout and Pine Valley flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesruxes
Salt Lake City
United States Mining & Smelting Company
Eureka
Palisade
Alpha
Pine Valley
Western Union Day Letter adds cheap service option
The Western Union Telegraph Company announces March 1 the Day Letter as a companion to the Night Letter. The Day Letter offers 50 words at one and a half times the day rate with prompt, expedited delivery and Bajtian writing. Laura Welte, eight, escaped serious injury after her hair caught fire from a lit gasoline torch used to thaw a frozen water pipe. her father smothered the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Eureka
San Francisco
The
Western Union
Laura Welte
Laura
Peter Welts
East Clark Street
Mr. Welte
Kareka District Names Census Marshal for 1911
The Kareka School District board appointed Miss Grace Travers as School Census Marshal to conduct the 1911 census. She will begin the census in the first week of April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kareka
Grace Travers
Hand In Your Bills Regular County Board Meeting Notice
The Board of County Commissioners will hold a regular meeting on Monday March 6. All persons with bills against the county are requested to present them before six months expire or they will be rejected as provided by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Surveyor General Report on Nevada Lands 1909 10
The biennial Surveyor General report details arable sagebrush lands and greasewood sites across Nevada, noting irrigation needs, soil moisture indicators, and alkali conditions. It cites enduring cultivation evidence in desert lands, alfalfa growth, and substantial unsold public lands, with 1,408 state land applications in 1909-10 totaling 15,607 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Neada
Nevada
Aus
Earlige
Central Pacific Railroad
United States
United States Land Office
Surveyor General
Thirty Nine Years Ago From the Kareks and Eureka
Items from the Seyranet files of 1872 recount a smallpox outbreak in Eureka Nevada with saloons closed, a dance hall shuttered, and a community joining to curb infection. Announcements note marriages, deaths, and local mining activity with Pioneer No. 2 mine showing ore values up to 250 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kareks
Duckwater Ranchers Prosperous Amid Higher Hay Prices
William Mendes, visiting Eureka from Duckwater Nye County says Duckwater ranchers enjoy an unusually prosperous season. Hay, the main crop, now sells for 15 to 20 dollars a stack or bale, well above last year’s 4 to 10 dollar range. He credits rising cattle feeding for Ely and Tonopah markets as the cause of higher prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckwater
William Mendes
Eureka
Nye
Mendes
Ely
Tonopah
Land Patent Issuances and Shares From Period Contracts
During the period 1,277 contracts allocated for par share lands, aggregating 183,882.40 acres, with TIT land patents issued embracing 217, 77.64 acres. Aaron’s figures appear in the parcel tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron
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Eureka Sentinel
Smnti- Net
H. A. McKim
Assemblyman
Mau
Duke of Knick-T Ack
John Phillip Sousa
Landa
L. Dendy
Charles I. Deady
Sunwrime
Viet
Koreke
Colonil
John Cradlebaugh
Congress
Noveda
Tiwan
Hao Francisco
George W. Cansidy
Eureka Stertyet
Mary Delaney
Carson City
Falke
Jorn
O. O.loughlin
Cap Morgan
Dance Horse
Cam Morgan
Backs
Jerry Sullivan
John Haskin
Patrick McGee
Pioneer No
Goodwin Canyon
Social
Roy HB. Cobb
Music By the
Lobster Club Orchestra
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