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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1916
Page
2
A heavy snowstorm blanketed Nevada from Eureka to distant regions, adding about a foot of snow locally and renewing moisture for stock ranges, springs, and waterways after years of drought. Ranchers seeing potential benefits despite short-term feed shortages anticipate a broad economic boost from the snowfall.
The market reports brokers buying aluminum conductors for replacement by copper, while some owners hold stock for speculation. A four to five year old French explosive Ammonal is linked to the inquiry into the metal’s fate. A Goldfield infant died after surgery to remove a swallowed tack. Reno Gazette interview notes Sam Platt’s potential U S Senate candidacy amid a tight Newlands race.
The article details cotton seed production, yielding 5.5 million tons from 11 million bales, with 3.5 million tons turned into cake. It highlights high protein content, the need to mix with other feeds, and a potential 10 to 15 percent lamb or calf gain using limited cake. Price around $45 per ton f. o. b. Eureka. W. R. Reynolds.
Furs are described as tanned into muffs and scarfs while hides are made into coats and robes. The advertisement notes the Elko Hide and Jonk Company of Elko Nevada as a suitable source.
The State Tax Commission plans a new set of forms for County Assessors to aid preparing the 1916 tax roll. Forms will show original and equalized property values plus final State Board of Equalization actions. The change aims to reduce time lost in class segregation until the Board’s annual meeting.
Nevada women over 21 are eligible for juror service since January 1. Tonopah Times notes County officials reviewed veniremen with Attorney General Thatcher confirming legal eligibility. Humboldt County paid over 3000 dollars in December for coyote scalps amid suspicions of outside submissions. Winnemucca Star reports 1518 scalps paid at two dollar each, with government-hunter killings excluded and a recent bounty increase withdrawn.
J B Treadwell, a prominent traveling salesman on the Pacific coast, died at his Nevada City home after a long illness. He had visited Nevada regularly for 30 years and was known by many friends. He is survived by his wife and child.
The Elko County Commission approved a bounty for scalps with totals exceeding 2500 dollars for the year. Most payments were for coyotes with hundreds for wild cats, implying about 5000 animals killed in Elko County.
New to day receipts show total disbursements of 20 500 dollars and 82 757 31 in receipts for the Eureka Nevada Railway with L H Cuan as secretary.
A simple preparation uses half a pint of water Bay Rum and Barbo Compound with glycerine. Apply to hair twice weekly until the desired shade. Dandruff relief and better scalp nourishment claimed. Dose cheap and easily mixed at home or by a druggist.
W H Simmons of Reno a Republican member of the Railroad and Public Service Commission is reappointed to succeed himself. In 1915 Elko County shipped 2562 horses mainly to Allied Europe earning owners about 250 100. County dogs must be chained or muzzled under new Kiko County ordinance. A Pittman bill granting water drilling rights to prospectors on 2560 acre tracts with 640 acre choices passed the U S Senate.
Pioche suffered deep gloom last Monday afternoon after two Yuba Leasing and Development miners perished in No 3 shaft when a ship in their ascent tunnel turned turtle and dropped them down. The victims were H N Craw and Tom Mathews, with J J McKenna escaping by a narrow margin.
The estate of Frederick William Sharon, who died July 14 last year, carries $2,650,612.85 in property. Inheritance Tax Appraiser William A. Sullivan sets the tax at $177,172.32, allocated to Mrs. Louise Tevis Sharon, Edith Newlands Johnson, Janet Newlands Johnson, Fredericka von Bredow, Lady Florence Emily Fermor Hesketh and her son Thomas Fermor Hesketh. Mrs. Tevis receives property valued at $1,465,064.5 including Sharon residence at Menlo Park.
Marion Gould, 65, a Las Vegas district prospector, perished during a heavy snowfall in the Charleston mountains while rushing to his claims on New Year's Day. His horse was found tied to a Joshua tree. the man was not located as snow stood over two feet deep. An Elko Nev fur shop advertisement appears at end.
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