Eureka Sentinel Highlights Local Arrivals and Gossip
James Ford Jr and Sersphine Tai arrive from Tonopah while Mrs A Skillman returns from California. Various residents journey to Reno and Huntington Valley, with notes on weather, stock conditions, and local events. The Eureka orchestra plans a grand ball, church services are noted, and local officials and merchants appear in society notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ford, Jr
Tonopah
Mra
A. Skillman
California
Heavy snow and cold grip Nevada and California regions
A major storm dumped heavy snow across Nevada and parts of California. By Wednesday morning Eureka and surrounding areas reported over inches of snow with near 7 feet on Sierra summits. Ely recorded 7 inches of precipitation turning cold with 4 below at Eureka Works and 10 below at Nichols Hay Ranch. Trains delayed and telecommunication crippled while Redding saw 3 inches of rain on Saturday evening January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
California
Eareke
Duckater
Currant Creek
Ely
Eureke Con
Nichols Hay Ranch
Eureke
Sierras
Redding
Pardoned former prisoner Seufert for attempted killing
Andrew Seufert, convicted April 24 1902 in Kareke District Court of an assault with intent to kill William Whalen, was pardoned Saturday by the Board of Pardons at a special meeting. He left for Chicago, where it is alleged he had previously attempted Whalen's life. Officials withheld reasons for the pardon pending additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Charlee Lay
Chicago
Whalen Con
Alphe
Lay
Ovary
Andrew Seefert
William
Map
William Whalen
Andrew Seufert
Kareke
William What Alphe
Carson
W. D. Jones
Board of Pardons
Sonfert
Alpha Lodge Installation Promises Rite and Feast
On Saturday evening January 24 Alpha Lodge No 1 A O A W installed the newly elected officers. A fine literary program followed the ceremony and families enjoyed a generous repast. Officers installed included Past Master Workman A Hintze Master Workman M M Fletcher Foreman eH Williams Recorder LC C Whitler William Spinner Steward W L Butler Inside Watchman CC H Ajal Outside Watchman Jobo McCharles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Lodge No. 1
A. Hintze
M. M. Fletcher
Williame
C, Whitler
William Spinner
Receital
W. L. Butler
Inside Watchman
H. Ajal
Outside Watchman
Jobo McCharles
Court records note probate actions for Bonor and McConnell estates
District Court proceedings before Judge Breen issued special administration for Bar P. Bonor as administrator of Joseph R. Konor estate. Susan McConnell received letters for her mother Mary McConnell estate. Charles B. Hooderon of Elko appeared as Miss McConnell’s attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beowawewan
Eureka
Mra. J. R. Eonor
Miss Belle
Pine Valley
Mra. Bonor
Misa Saean McCo
District Court
Breen
P. Bonor
Joseph R. Konor
Mre. Bonor
Elko lawyer discusses teacher demand and wages
Attorney C B Henderson of Elko visited Eureka on Wednesday and Thursday for district court matters. He noted a nationwide need for teachers and cited county wage ranges from 55 to 65 dollars in rural districts and 65 to 85 dollars in other schools. He urged youth to work hard to qualify and help education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Henderson
Elko
Eureka
Bhe
Henderson
Elko County
House Station sale changes hands near Hamilton
Matt Hooy sold the Six-mile House Station near Hamilton to Dennis Coyle early this week. Mrs. Coyle and her son Ed have moved into the new home, and Mr. Coyle will arrive from Butte, Montana soon. Travel to Hamilton and Ely remains heavy, and the public can expect attentive service from the new owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Hooy
Six-mile
Hamilton
Dennis Coyle
Ore Shipments Over Eureka & Palisade Railroad
Ore shipments for the week ending January 30 1903 over the Eureka and Palisade Railroad report totals by destination and ore weight. Record lists shipments from Jackson and Tybo with quantities 40760 61400 30500 8710 pounds of ore and notes receivers in Texas and Tybo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EE. & PF
Eureka & Palisade Railroad
Jackson
TXBO
Tybo M. & B
Auction of Thoroughbreds Nets Meager Sums in San Francisco
Paul G. Lane reports a public sale at the Covidental Horse Exchange where horses originally valued around 25000 were sold for 1300. Breeders lament losses as many animals appeared starved and in poor condition, with sires like Islington and mares selling for low prices amid a bargain-basement auction atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul G. Lane
Covidental Horse Exchange
San Francisco
Sech
Lane
Rarske County
Neveds
Cimeter
Sibrios
Charlan Kerr
Holt Sinters
Grinstead
Volante
Septe Acs
Santiago
Silver Cloud
Salonica
Benny Schreiber
Imp
Islington
Kinley Mack
Brooklyn
Sabarben
Midlothia
Midlothian
Anid
Keystone Tragedy Focus Shapes Eureka County Action
A law and order society forms in Eureka County amid Keystone shooting inquiries. William Moyer and Thomas Murphy arrive to aid investigations while the Grand Jury probes facts, with John A. Traylor James Gaskell and E S Farrington appearing for standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
John A. Traylor
James Gaskell
Farrington
Elko
Grand Jury
Court House
Notes of Former Eurekans and Local Moves
Mrs Charles Stinson works as book keeper and cashier at the Palace Hotel and the peat boatiery in Tonopah Leonard McGerry Eureka boy now Tonopah on a mining expedition to southern Nevada and Dosth Valley Mrs A P Anderson left Eureka for Tonopah working at Hane peh group of Nye county mines Carson Appleseed January 27 Lou Kelley an old Nevada resident living in Septemanto county California arrived with his wife's body for burial in the Catholic cemetery Also mentions the death of their infant child Mrs Kelly died in San Francisco on January 24 of consumption and May Kelley will move to California after finishing school sympathy extended by Nevada friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stinson
Palace Hotel
Peat Boatiery
Tonopah
Leonard McGerry
Eureka Boy
Nevede
Dosth Valley
Carson
Lou Kelley
Sepremanto County
California
Europe
Neveda
State Prison
Anna Stanton
Slater
Kelly
San Francisco
May
Nevada
Avalanche Kills Three at Quincy Mine in Park City Utah
An avalanche swept down on the Quincy mine works near Park City Utah at noon on January 28. Three men died John Gainey Edward J Trotter and Charlee D French while six others Mike Wynn Peter Best George Bart Don Shee Noble Bates and Dave Coleman were buried under twenty feet of snow for nearly an hour before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park City
Utah
Quincy
John Gainey
Edward J. Trotter
Charlee D. French
Mike Wynn
Peter Best
George Bart
Don Shee
Noble Bates
Dave Coleman
Diamond Lodge Installs Officers at Koreks Hall
Diamond Lodge No. 8 Daughter of Rebekah held an installation of officers at Koreks Hall on Monday evening January 26. Noble Grand Mrs. Melia Fletcher led a list of officers including Vice Grand Grace Travers Secretary F J Brossemer Treasurer W J Hooper Warden Mrs Caroline Lewis Conductor Mina Hannah Williams Right and Left Supporters Emma Gregovich and E Hooper Right Supporter Laura Hoegh Left Supporter E Parlinger Inner Guard M Bremenkampf Outer Guard Antone Ferraris Trustees Mrs Louise Zandow Mrs Lillian Golding and Miss Marie Wittenberg. Dancing followed the installation and a midnight supper in the banquet room preceded renewed dancing into late hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Lodge No. 8
Mra
Lillian Golding
Mise Marie Wittenberg
Chinese New Year Celebrations in Eureke Chinatown
Eureke Chinatown residents wear silk pajamas and celebrate New Year with Joss altar offerings and burning incense. Celestials enjoy a carefree spirit through February 8 while Chin k e will drink and be merry. Festive foods and gifts fill homes as Melican arrives to assist with local washhouse business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureke Chinatown
Jos
Irrigation Meeting in Carson City Addresses Water Needs
Nevada legislators met in Carson Monday to discuss irrigation. Hon Francis G Newlands and Chief hydrographer Taylor spoke. Taylor listed reservoir sites six on Walker River twenty two on the Carson and seven on the Truckee. He said investigations fix water need at about three acre feet per acre for the irrigation season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Cargon
Francis G. Newlands
Taylor
Hhs
Walker River
Carson
Seves
Truckee
Water project planned to supply Tonopah from mines
Advices from Belmont say a water company is being formed to furnish Tonopah with water. It would buy and deepen old county mines, extracting water to meet demand. Water, said to be good quality, would be pumped to the surface and moved by gravity to Tonopah, with about a 1000 foot elevation drop between the camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Tonopah
State report copy praised for care and value
The Sexriver notes receipt of ex-Secretary Howell's official report. It highlights meticulous preparation and contains valuable information concerning the State government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Booth appointed Tonopah postmaster in state notes
Editor W. W. Booth of the Bonanza is named postmaster at Tonopah. Washoe County vote recount shows John W. Wright, Republican, leading Fusion nominee J. E. Souchereau by ten votes for the Assembly. Wright receives a certificate of election. Assembly must seat him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Booth
The
Bonanza
Tonopah
Washoe County
John W. Wright
J. E. Souchereau
Assembly
Wright
Mr. Souchereau
Death sentence for Lynch commuted to life in prison
Col Arthur Lynch, found guilty of high treason in England on January 23, has had his death sentence commuted to life in penal servitude. A London dispatch notes Britain Germany and Italy rejected equal status for all claimant nations with the co operating powers in the Venezuela dispute. The Tonopah Bonanza calls for a city cleanup citing filthy streets and neglected waste, urging authorities to arrest nuisances and prevent epidemics with a Monday cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Arthur Lynch
England
London
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Bowen
Venezuela
Tonopah
Bonanza
Toothbrush mix up at Arlington hotel
A Carson tourist recounts forgetting his toothbrush after breakfast at the Arlington hotel. He returned to find a sophisticated legislator from a county using it, prompting a quip about ownership and the hotel’s brushes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Arlington Hotel
Lovelock Argus
Local Notices and Advertisements Mixed Listings
Ts Your Life tesuredt if not protect your family by taking outs policy in the New York Life Insurance Com pany. B. L. Burra Agent 9 Rabbit metal in any quantity for sale at this office. Mining location blanks for sale at the Sentinel office. Stetson Hats a large line just received at H A McKim's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Life Insurance Company
B. L. Burra
Ati
H. A. McKim's
Legislative Hotel Bill In Nevada Regulates Veterinary Practice
McCarran of Washoe introduces a bill to regulate veterinary surgery in Nevada and to create a board of cattle commissioners. Kelley of White Pine proposes a future bill to prevent employers from forcing boarding at company boarding houses and trading at company stores. Assembly Bill No S by Cocks passes Assembly unanimously and moves to third reading defining vice principals and fellow servants in corporate employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarran
Washoe
Nevada
Board of Cattle Commissioners
Kelley
White Pine
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Gureka
Geo. A. Bartlett
Mra. J
BR. Keen
Reno
Mra. 3
B. Henry
Mra. D. Nostross
Mra. J. Minols
Huntington Valley
James Orr
Eareka
Opera House
Manion
Peter Carletti
New York
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Mrs. H. M. Schneider & Co
George Manson
Bray
Senrmver
Senator Stewart
J. G. Brackett
Oakland
G. D. Abbots
Palisade
Abbott
H. F P. Golding
Eurske County Bank
Eurske County
H. A. McKim
John Molline
J. B. Harper
Beker & Hamilton
Sacramento
A. C. Cleveland
Cleveland
White Pine County
Thaore
Sadler Ranch
Diamond Valley
Thomas Plummer
D. B. Shipley
Eureks Musiciens
St. Joho's Chapter
Eareke County
Foster—Corporationa
McElroy
Wednesdey
Wellawae
Bareks
White Fine County Iters
William Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Thomas Murphy
Denver
Palteade
Wel Springs
Joux
Hancock
Eurekans
A. P
Ratall
Beatty
Mew
Maat Bo « Populist
Sen‘tine
Lecislative Hotel
Eureka County Bank
Main Street
Eureka, Nevada
Oscar J. Smith
J. H. Hoegh
Bert L. Smith
W. EB. Griffin
H Hoegh
John Hancock
W.£.Griffin
Oscar J.smith
Western National Bank
New York City
the Crocker- Woolworth National Bank
Knauth, Nachod & Kahne
McCornick & Co
Jryltt
Phil
Paroni
Prime Eastern
Express
Ruby Hill
Diamond Mine
George W. Hanna
J. J. Hylton
General Merchandise
Mound Valley
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