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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
4
The Pettigrew ranch near Garderville changed hands last week. It spans 125 acres and reportedly sold for over $30,000. Other Nevada items include sheriff licensing revenue in Nye County, indigent care funds in Washoe, and notable local deaths and legal actions.
London reports a wartime piece claiming General Kitchener said the war would begin in May. The article outlines anticipated troop mobilizations across nations and flags Allied offensives toward Belgium and France, with German efforts pressing toward Lille and Paris as the front line shifts.
A humorous cemetery tour recalls a man who faced a loaded gun and a crank who stood near a moving train. Other markers honor a kerosene fire starter, a boy beneath a long shaft, a gas blower, a mule taunter, a corseted woman, an intellectual fool on a bicycle, a doctor who overdosed, and a rich old man who wed a young wife.
The publisher asks churches lodges schools and societies to appoint reporters to send in news. Readers are urged to contribute items weekly, with the paper offering to help edit and print submissions. It explains delays and errors can happen from overlapping reports and invites any organization to appoint a correspondent.
A Santa Barbara dispatch to the San Francisco Examiner dated January 7 reports Edith Newlands Johnston, daughter of Senator Francis C. Newlands, as plaintiff in a divorce suit heard before Judge Crow. Charles Haven Ladd Johnston, formerly the senator’s private secretary, appeared by deposition. The charges include cruelty, desertion, and intoxication.
Reno dispatch reports Spencer Reynolds death creates vacancy in Eureka County Assembly seat. Governor Boyle issues writs of election with January 26, 1916 date set for Eureka County voters. Proclamation outlines procedure and party nomination questions under state constitutional and 1913 special election law.
Senate bill 7109 introduced by Senator Key Pittman seeks revenue from public land sales to fund the University of Nevada and state road construction. The plan authorizes two year water exploration permits on 2560 acres, with proceeds split among reclamation, the University, and Nevada roads. A three‑member Interior board would oversee land sales and road projects. Charles Day, once a State Prison officer, is named night watchman for the treasurer.
Progress of the war reports conflicting, with claims of Russian defeat of Enver Pasha’s forces at Sari Kamysh in Transcaucasia, large prisoners taken, and invasion of the Caucasus checked. Ardahan retaken after Turkish gains, while battles in East Prussia, Galicia, and Buckowina signal fluctuating fighting amid weather delays. Western front sees limited gains as French, British, and Belgian action continues with St Georges taken and Dardanelles bombardment noted. Sea actions largely stall with minor torpedo-boat damage.
Prescription notice states all orders prepaid. Morris' Prescription Druggist and Chemist located at N E Gors, Tork & Franklin Streets, San Francisco. Teleph one Franklin 1971.
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