Death of T. B. Rickey in Oakland at 84
Thomas B. Rickey former president of the State Bank & Trust Company died Monday at his Oakland home after leaving Nevada following the 1907 bank failure. He was eighty four, survived by a widow and two daughters, and once known as a leading Nevada cattle king with extensive landholdings in Antelope Valley Alpine County and Long Valley. Rickey came to Nevada in 1959, earlier engaged in mining in Amador County, and built a banking fortune until the 1907 panic led to bank closures statewide.
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Thomas B. Rickey
State Bank & Trust Comwny
Oakland
Nevada
Mr. Rickey
Camhe King
Plains
Ohio
Ming
Amador County
Cal
Antelope Valley
Alpine County
Long Valley
Konete
Carson City
State Banks& Trust Company
Rickey Banks
Reno Commandery Afoot For Perforce
Reno January 12. De Witt Clinton Commandery Knights Templar, one of three mounted commanderies, has not appeared in public on horses for over two years. William Southerland, registrar and longtime member, says horses are unavailable and plans for a mounted return depend on securing suitable mounts.
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Reno
de Witt Clinton Commandery
Knights Templar
William Southerland
Hgister
the Commandery
Plmeer
Unwelcomed by Spouse Divorce Case in Reno
Velma Burell, after six months with the Red Cross, returned from Tours to base hospital and found no welcome from her husband Benedict Gruntal, stockbroker in New York. The Reno case notes Velma's divorce filing amid family ties to a West Indies plantation.
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Reno
Red Cross
Tours
Velma Burell
Nevada land purchases exceed prior two years in 1919
In Canon City on January 11, C L Deady summarized state surveyor business noting outright land purchases in 1919 outpaced the combined totals of the two preceding years. Receipts for 1918 were fees, while 1919 totaled 3100 326 66.
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Nevada Land
Canon City
State Surveyor's Office
C. L. Deady
Separate Revenue District Plans Move in Nevada
Reno reports indicate Nevada will be separated from the California revenue district to form its own district. Officials say the change will speed business as letters from Reno firms urge Commissioner Daniel C. Roper to approve the split. Also, Charles Knight, dean of agriculture at the University of Nevada, is chosen secretary of the Reno Chamber of Commerce, taking office July 1, 1920.
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Reno
Nevada
First Revenue District
California
Revenue Department
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Thi State
San Francisco
Charles
Knight
College of Agriculture
University of Nevada
Reno Chamber of Commerce
Refuse to Tell Age in Census Question Sparks Debate
The census enumerator’s work is tough but generally accepted. one Elko woman refused to reveal her age, claiming she is over 21. In Tonopah, Guy Millard, linked with Southern Nevada mining, lies in hospital with wood alcohol poisoning. doctors fear serious but expect recovery. Col L G Cannon of Nevada Northern railway is gravely ill in East Ely. Salt Lake nerve specialist doubts full recovery. A quip on love and self image ends the item.
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Elko
Guy Millard
Nevada
Tonopah
Col
L. G. Cannon
Nevada Northern Railway
Steptoe
East Ely
Ely
Salt Lake City
Cannon
Interest Paid by Banks to State Nevada Treasury
Treasurer Malley reports that state funds not invested largely sit in 17 banks during the year earning about 11461.77 in interest at 2.5 percent. The Sentinel costs 3 dollars yearly in advance.
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Carson News
Nevada
Malley
Naval Cadet Appointed From University of Nevada
Edward L. Johnson of the class of 1922 at the University of Nevada has been appointed to the Naval Academy at Annapolis by Senator Henderson, the second Nevada man chosen in recent months. The prior appointee is Leslie Bruce, also from the same class.
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Edward L. Johnson
University of Nevada
Senator Henderson
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Leslie Bruce
Johnson
Americanization Classes At Reno High Attract Many
January 12 Reno reports great interest in Americanization and night school work at Reno High School. More than fifty people attend the Americanization courses, including ten women, indicating strong community involvement in assimilation efforts.
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Reno
Reno High School
Peace era satire and homefront economy quips
A reflective snippet jokes about postwar peacetime relaxations and shared sacrifice. It notes Dominion at Peace Canada accepting the Treaty of Peace and freeing wartime offenders, while U S leaders mock budget cuts and family habits in a brisk, period-voiced tone.
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Dominion
Canada
Basie
Windfall Mine Notice Warns Public and Seeks Recovered Goods
Windfall Mine owner J. E. Sexton warns all persons against entering the premises and orders stealing stopped. Thieves removed a large sluice, track jack, belting, and damaged the blacksmith shop storehouse and bullion melting room. No permission to enter is valid and the keeper has instructions to halt theft. A party who removed supplies about 5 am recently is urged to return the material.
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J. E. Sexton
Notice from A O Plorio on cattle trespass at Fish Creek Ranch
A O Plorio of Eureka Nevada declares in Eureka Lawriven notice that Eureka Land and Stock Co must not hold his cattle for trespass. He asserts he is driving them off and asks that they be handled without injury, requesting mutual respect for property. October 11, 1919.
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Eureka Lawriven
Fish Creek
A. O. Plorio
Eureka
Nevada
Water Notice for Nevada appropriation application 6837
Notice of application by Handley Brothers Eureka County to the State Engineer for permission to appropriate public waters from Rock Spring near the NW corner of Newlex in section 25 township 21 north range 64 east. Water to be used for stock watering and domestic purposes via a reservoir and conduit with water not returned to the stream. Date references Dec 27 1919 to Jan 24 1920.
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State of Nevada
Handley Brothers
Eureka
Nevada
State of
Rock Spring
W. Cor
Newlex
H. B
Sey
Notice of Application for Permission 6896 for Pine Creek irrigation
Application 6896 requests permission under section to divert water from Pine Creek NE SW at a specified point for irrigation and domestic use from March 1 to September 16 annually. Water will not be returned to the stream. State Engineer G. Scrugham notes dates of first and last publication in December 1919 and January 1920.
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State of
Nevada
Pine Creek
M.D. B
G. Scrugham
Notice to Creditors and Public Land Notices in Eureka Nevada
Notice to creditors for the estate of Caroline Wenban deceased asks creditors to file claims within three months. Also notices for desert land final proof by Isaac Handley and grazing permit applications for Toiyabe National Forest due by February 10 1920. Witnesses listed include Walter Handley James Hunter Olney Leighton Robert McKay. Public land filing before R McCharles Eureka County Clerk in Eureka Nevada on December 22 1919. Grazing permits sought for cattle horses and sheep in 1920 in Toiyabe National Forest Austin Nevada. Supervisor J W McGowan announces filing deadlines January 10 17 24 31.
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Caroline
Wenbih
Wenban
A. Fulkerson
Reynolds & Kather
Department of the
Taterlor U. S. Land Office
Elko
Nevada
Isaac T. Handley
Gloseph Tognoni
Eureka
Carson
Range 54
Mt. Diablo Base & Meridian
R. McCharles
Eureka County
Walter Handley
James Hunter
Olney Leighton
Robert McKay
John E. Robins
Register
Toiyabe National Forest
Austin
J. W. McGowan
Eureka County Mining Tax Notice 1919 Deadline Ad
Eureka County announces taxes on mining proceeds for the quarter ending December 31, 1919, are due and payable. W. J. Hooper, Assessor, warns enforcement. Nevada Transportation Company begins demurrage charges for cars held over free time starting January 1, 1920. Advt. J. & Sexton.
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Eureka County
Eureka
W. J. Hooper
Nevada
Nevada Transportation Company
Advt. J. &. Sexton
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