Local Brevities From Eureka January 18 1918
Eureka telegrams report attorney Charles A. Cantwall arriving with Friday’s team and several locals visiting or returning from business trips. Delinquent tax property will be sold at the courthouse Monday at noon. Mineral Hill Mines report fire but no details. Local officials and clergy plan meetings as political and mining activity continues in Eureka and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Cantwall
Eikowan
Gillingham
E. Whitmore
Mt. Hope
E. B. Mao
California
Koreks Lodge No
Mies Mary Morrison
Antelope Valley
Tn Koreks
P. Barnum
Fish Creek Valley
Eureka
W. H. Sweeney
Benator Sweeney
Carson
Court House
Jarge George 8. Brown
Reno
District Court Proceedings in Mitchell vs Des Marins and Sheriff Mahoney
In district court Judge Peter Breso presided over the trial of H. E. Mitchell versus P. M. Des Marins and Sheriff M. Mahoney. A six-member jury answered interrogatories, ruling for the defendants that irregularities in the execution did not occur. One key date of filing favored Mitchell. Kathleen Breen served as court reporter. Separately special letters of administration were granted to Nicholas Ratto for J. B. Ratto’s estate with a $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Breso
H. E. Mitchell
P. M. Des Marins
M. Mahoney
Bosh Dawkins
Bernard Damele
Frank Wingell
Plommer
James Siri
Eugene Rice
Mahoney
Romandiol
Henry K. Mitchell
Des Marina
Sach
Mitchell
Kathleen Breen
Sentinel
Caase
M. Des Marins
H. K. Mitchell
Nicholas Ratto
J. B. Ratto
Severe cold and gusty winds blast region with heavy snow
Cold wind and strong winds dominated most of the week with ongoing gusts. Temperatures remained near freezing, not dropping below zero since Saturday morning. Snow totals ranged from 10 to 19 inches on Wednesday and Thursday, though drifts left about half the ground bare.
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Clay Simms
Szwtinel
Equal Franchise Meeting At Mrs Hoegh Home
The next Equal Fran Ohiee Society meeting will be at Mrs Leura Hoegh's Spring Street home on Saturday afternoon January 95 at 1 20 o'clock. Postponement of last week's meeting at Mrs Mary Falcon's home makes this the first meeting of the year with several important matters to discuss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Des Marais
Seo Francisco
Ruby Hill Star Band Ia
Sentinel
Bareks Opera House
Thomas Casey
Eureka
Abram Leird
Board of
County
W. L. Keep
P. T. McNally
Mary Falcon
Rudolph Zadow
The
People’s Market
Angelo Depeoli
Equal
Fran- Ohiee Society
Mre
Leura Hoegh
Mary Falton
Omairman
Windfall Co Plans Early Settlement of All Claims
Officials of the Windfall Mining Company of Chicago arranging for payment of delinquent taxes and expect completed settlements for all claims against the company. Telegrams and letters resolved in Kuroks this week indicate the move toward finalizing these arrangements.
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Windfall Mining Company of
Chicago
Justice Court Case Heard Near Mineral Hill Set for Trial
A case involving assault and battery at Mineral Hill last week is scheduled for trial before Justice J. M. Regom at Pallande on the arrival of today’s train. District Attorney McFarlin, aided by Attorney George Brown, appears for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisade Aoassants
Mineral Hill
J. M. Regom
Pallande
McFarlin
George
Brown
Diamond Rebekah Installation Banquet and Dance
At Thamund Rebekah Lodge No. 8, L O D P, a regular meeting on Monday January 13 installed District Deputy President Junnie Taylor and Grand Marshal Laura Biale among officers including Noble Grand Carlton Huebner and Secretary Grace Travers. After ceremonies, members and families enjoyed a sumptuous supper in the banquet hall followed by a social dance enjoyed by all until late hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thamund Rebekah Lodge No. 8
Junnie Taylor
Mildred de Santells
Louise Zadow
William Curto
Will Robertson Takes a Bride in Baker Nevada
Eureka learns Mr William M Robertson, a former Eureka resident, married Miss Alice Crockwell of Los Angeles on Thanksgiving Day. They reside in Baker White Pine County Nevada where Robertson works in painting and paper hanging. Friends send congratulations and best wishes.
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Eureka
William M. Robertson
Alice Crockwell
Los Angeles
California
Baker
White Pine County
Nevada
General Storm Over Coast in Reno Gazette Report
The Reno Gazette notes heavy coastal precipitation on Thursday with 17 inches of snow at Reno by noon and ongoing snowfall. Sierra Summit recorded 7 feet 1 inch. Portola and Plumas County areas saw four feet with drifting. Truckee noted 48 inches. Rail crews work in mountains as storms bring rain north of Sacramento with the Sacramento River rising 6.3 feet and nearby Sacramento up 3 feet in 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno Gazette
Reno
Sierras
Portola
Plamas County
Oslifornia
Truckee
S. P
Western Pacific
Oslifornis
Red Bluff
Sacramento
Stormy start for White Pine County board chair clash
New White Pine County Board of Commissioners members D C McDonald and Michael Cohen clashed with holdover Caperton after McDonald and Cohen named McDonald chair. Caperton expected the chair role and faced rebuke over past bills, with McDonald vowing no more bills passable this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
McDonald
Caperton
Record Price For Rochester Lease Set At 800 Feet Ledge
A. A. Codd, Reno resident and University of Nevada Regent, closed a deal for lease No. 200 Crown Point and lease No. 1 from BE C Swan, W J Wilson, and J O Foster in Rochester for 800 feet along the ledge and 900 feet each side. The price reached 80000 with 9000 down and 10000 in four months and 12000 at eleven months. It stands as the largest undeveloped Nevada lease sale aside from Stall lease at National. The property spans a block along the ledge with vein sampling from four to six feet wide and values noted between 30 and 60 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Codd
University of Nevada Regent
Reno
Crown Point
BE. C. Swan
W. J. Wilson
J. O. Foster
Rochester
Et National
Thias
Nevada
Parcel Post Popular In Week of New Service
Reports from Washington state that 60 of the largest cities handled about 2,000,000 parcel post packages in the first week of new service at an average 25 cent charge. Revenue totaled around $500,000 that might have gone to the express company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cftten
Express Companion
Metal Market Quotations Afloat in New York Prices
The metal market reports silver at New York prices per century unit, lead at 490 per 100 pounds, and copper at 10 00 in New York.
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New York
Records of Labor and Locations in Multiple Mining Districts
Document records show W J Swick filing proof of labor on Irhel mine in Boreks district and notices of location for several mines in Safford Lyon Eureka and other districts. Dates range January 11 13 16 with various individuals including Prack H G Fisher HE B McGalew EB Child BN Jordan W B McPherson Lawrence Hartnett and May Mery Hartnett. Deed transfers list multiple mining claims in Eureka and Magnet Excelsior Sunset Republic groups with modest consideration and affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irhel
Boreks Mining District
W. J. Swick
McGnarry
Safford
Prack
H G. Fisher
Lyon
He, B. McGalew
T, EB Child
Bn, Jordan
W. B. McPherson
Lawrence Hartnett
Mery Hartnett
May M. Des Marins
Eureka
Nile
Desperandum
Magep
Magnet
Alaathe
Lamon
Tilden
Cnater
Storm
Excelvior
Excelsior
Sunset
Avon
Ganges
Republic
Iron Mask
Bland
Thorman
Beck
Republic Group
Rochester growing camp draws crowds to mining boom
Reports in the Salt Lake Telegram describe a booming camp near Rochester with East Rochester and West Rochester growing into tented towns. About 600 people live there, with ore values projected from 15 to 25 dollars per ton and shipments yielding 50 to 60 dollars per ton. Lovelock supplies and a provisional railroad link connect the distant mining region as operators from Utah and Nevada show interest.
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Rochester
Mini Ug
Salt Lake Telegram
Campare
East
West Rochester
Spd
Ibeda
Sit Camp
Utah
Nevada
Lovelocks
Lnt
Rochestar
Oreania
Revet Po
Orowns
Pointed Paragraphs on Money and Marriage
A voice on money and common sense mockingly argues that wealth silences talk and reveals character. It lampoons highbrow pretensions and notes double standards in relationships, with wry lines about husbands, wives, and travel. The piece ends suggesting distance distorts truth about a gold brick factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia
Wondere
Miter
Samomer
Old-Time Reno Reminiscences From Historic Newspapers
The Reno Gazette notes fond memories of early Reno life through two archival papers from August 19, 1880 and March 9, 1888. It recalls residents like E. R. Dodge then district court clerk and a 1900s note on Sol Hilp joining Brigadier General Haley’s staff as a captain.
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Reno
Reno Gazette
Santaios
Justion of the Peace Daily
Bareks Daily Seyrrser
Atgmet
E.R. Dodge
Sixth Judicial District
Sol Hilp
Atde
Thomas J. Haley
Judge Archbald Convicted for High Crimes
Judge Robert A. Archbald of Scranton was found guilty by the U.S. Senate on five of eighteen impeachment charges. He was removed from office and forever barred from public service for misconduct and misuse of judicial power in coal-property cases.
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Washington
Robert A. Archbald
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Federal District Bench
United States Commerce Court
United States Senate
Bis
Senate
Archbald
Honns of Representatives
Canoury Man Hibernates Through Winter Like Groundhog
John Hart a railroad man of Canoury Vermont plans a winter hibernation and will not rise from bed until Candlemas. He has done this for five winters and believes continuous rest benefits him. If he wakes on Candlemas he will follow the ground hog's example, with his wife and family tending to his needs during the absence of activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canoury
Venv
John Hart
Hart
Cattle and Sheep Tax Rate Set by Assessors
The Board of Assessors met and set new rates for livestock values. Beef cattle rose from 80 to 840, milch cows from 80 to 35, work cattle from 17 to 20, and those assessed at 15 last year increased to 18. Sheep were fixed at 2.50.
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Board of Assessors
Desert Duel Recalled as Tonopah Men Resolve Feud
W B Sollender and Deputy Chief of Police Will Walker, once at odds last summer, settled their differences in a June auto outing. They rode with backs to each other then fought briefly before shaking hands and agreeing to dine at Mizpah that night, ending six months of hostility and returning to a cordial journey home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Sollender
Will Walker
Tonopah
Sollender
Walker
Gold- Seld Tribune
Jary
Sallender
Sud
Sollander
Nevada State News Carson News Summary
The Reno paper reports uncertain smallpox totals ranging from about 100 to 300 cases as residents travel from the city. Exploration plans proceed at Grizzly Bear and Clermont mines to test deeper ore bodies using diamond drills. A hoisting plant fire at Jumping Jack aborts underground work near Manhattan, with a replacement boiler to be installed and operations to resume. Estate claims against George S Nixon total about 456 thousand dollars with major liens from Crocker National Bank, Riggs National Bank, Barouch Bros, Tonopah Banking, and Nevada Savings and Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfeld
Grizzly Bear
Clermont
Manhattan
Big Pine
George 8. Nixon
Crocker National Bank
Riggs National Bank
Barouch Bros
Tonapah Banking Company
Nevada Savings and Trust Company
Nevada Press Seeks Truth On Rochester Canyon Boom
The Salt Lake Tribune notes Nevada papers resist hype over ore discoveries at Rochester Canyon. Editors warn against overestimating gains and urge accuracy in mining reports, arguing honest coverage serves the state’s artistic mining boom and future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Rochester Canyon
Jarbridge
Salt Lake Tribune
Far Bridge
Noveds
Nevada Society Seeks $11000 More for History Building
The Nevada Historical Society, which two years ago secured a $5000 appropriation for Reno’s historical building, has exhausted its funds and will request $11000 more at the upcoming legislative session.
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Nevada Historical Society
Reno
Warden Reports Capture of Escaped Prisoner Riley Wooten
In Carson City Nevada a telegram from Kingman Arizona announced Riley Wooten an escapee serving a life term had been captured. The California Legislature convened and will recess after 50 days for 5 days to review bills. Any new bills must be introduced before the recess. after recess only with three fourths vote.
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Cenviet
Carson
Nevada
Nevada Penitentiary
Kingman
Arizona
Riley Wooten
California Legisistere
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Tor Eureka Sentinel
W. H. Bweesey
Spencer Reynolds
Osaracn
A. L. Fitegerald
Assembly
Eureks Quanty
Henkinue
Paliside
Pine Valley
Thureday
Eoreke
P. T. McNelly
Eoepeka Coady High School
Hast
Duolap
Iowa
Horeka
Bob Mabry
Oredo-Horeka Mines Company
N. O. Titus
Edward A. Moye
Spokane
J. C. Buchanan
Mabry
Szyrivet
Adasa Hill
Equal Franchise Meeting
Windfall Co
Will Robertson
Ely
the Recorder of
Eureka County
Lively Times
Star Band
Eureka Opera House
Will Flavin
Rosevear
B. J. Moyle
Will Martin
Bennett Moyle
Harry Fanll
Stanley Pine
State News
Carson News
Reno Paporn
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