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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1909
Page
2
The notice indicates that the Eureka post office is registered as second class matter for mailing purposes. This classification affects mail handling and delivery priority within the local postal system.
July season opens as state reports Ill Superintendent Bing, a Sparks murder case results in a death sentence for C. Petty, and a Hayward abattoir plant burns, causing 22 000 in losses. Nevada reports include Alaska exposition crowds rising to 72 140, Tonopah Miners union growth, ranch sales in Elko, and White Pine County official flight blamed for unpaid bills.
Palisade items report Mrs F Gorion visiting her mother Mrs F Kenyon and several locals traveling to Baraka Judea and Salt Lake City. A large Western Pacific steel overhead crossing near Palisade is completed and workers move to Idaho. Nearby forecasts note 100 degree heat and thinning mosquitoes.
Mrs B P Campbell wife of Windfall superintendent traveled to Eureka with her two year old daughter who was treated at St Luke's Hospital in San Francisco for skin grafting. The article mentions Nevada railroad laws and the Eight Hours law, noting Southern Pacific compliance and questions about fund usage. A. D. Swoourn, Pastor, reports Sunday services and preaching.
Ed Hall of Nott, WN. M., set a new world record in the Fourth of July cowboy tournament at Nogales Bonara by tying a wild steer in 21 seconds, besting the previous 21 1 5 second mark. Delinquent Tax Sale next Monday in Eureka, McCharies to sell all delinquent real and personal property for 1908 taxes at the courthouse door.
Principal F. E. McLucas and wife left Eureka Jone 19 to visit Mia as his father and mother Mr and Mrs M J Hamio described the total destruction by fire of the general merchandise store and building of Mr Hamio at Etos Green. All salvaged goods were five cases of ogee coffee remains. Loan estimated at 14000 with only 3040 insured. For sale telescope very fine glass bargain as is.
There are no new developments in the Veteran mine dispute at Ely. The mine remains closed, with equipment removed and workers laid off until the trouble is settled. About 400 miners have left the camp. replacements will be American labor. Two striking Ely miners were shot near the mine as deputies detained two officers following the incident.
Ruby Hill correspondence notes Ed Looney moving to the Hill from Eureka. Several new men work here this week. Grace and Geraldine Breen visit Erma Mann on Tuesday. A P Mayberry travels to Palisade with G 8. Six on Wednesday, returning Thursday. Some young boys leave for hay fields on local ranches. Joseph Woods attends to Raby Hill Mercantile Company business in manager absence. Two applicants take teacher certificates exam at Eureka public school. Nudys Rout and Mary Morrison seek primary and grammar certificates under Miss Whitmore and Miss Folton.
P. D. Delmas, a Miner al Hill mining operator, instructed Conductor N A Whitmore of the E & P Railway to secure five men for Monday labor on his properties at Mineral Hill. The workers who left were John Munroe Bath Pawkins Charley Henderson Robert H. Hume and Clifford E Moulten.
The latest metal quotations show Silver at New York 51 cents per ounce, Lead at Salt Lake 4 dollars 25 cents per 100 pounds, and Copper at Salt Lake 12 1 cents per pound.
William Mauch sustained a severe forehead injury after a horse kick Sunday at the Kennedy ranch west of Palisade. He was transported to Eureka by Mornay's train and admitted to Sounty Hospital. Dr Burnett says the wound is serious but not necessarily fatal.
The public is warned that burning rubbish in Eureka streets is dangerous due to water scarcity and dryness. It is a misdemeanor punishable by fine and imprisonment. peace officers are ordered to arrest offenders. Issued by Boarp or Coury Commissioners Eureka Nevada July 16 1909.
For sale item list includes No 2 Smith Premeter typewriter with extra platen and Krat d lama at 115. Also 60 each Vornet Refist plus silver engraved Cann Con chaps at 800 cash. Call for turtle particulars at the Se srisex.
William Jennings Bryan releases a public statement endorsing the 1908 Democratic income tax plank and urging a constitutional amendment. He notes Taft’s Senate approval and calls for immediate ratification through extra sessions and county clubs to pressure legislators. Explains opposition by Republicans over the years and urges action now.
Notice dated July 10 1900 records shipments from Diamond Station to Jassy Missouri and Eureka and Palisade Railway details. It lists multiple horses with brand marks including J, bar over JE, AB, AF, JY, W, TJ, and other identifiers, with inspectors CW Whitney and county sheriff involvement. Shipping routes include Kaat Station to Mita area and other consignments with numerous branding descriptions and numbers.
A historic report details numerous horses with varied brands inspected by sheriffs in Eureka County Nevada and neighboring districts. Names such as M. Matos and James Mackey appear with reference to the Eureka & Palisade Railway and multiple shipments, dates, and stations.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser, president of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company, rejects Gifford Pinchot’s warning of a 20 year timber exhaustion. He insists the U S timber supply will never run out, citing ongoing growth, replacement of old timber, and safeguards against fires and waste. He asserts ample timber for all time across the South, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and nearby regions.
Mrs Robley D Evans explains a Navy rule that bars wives of officers from warships after a 1900s incident in a tropical port. A woman hid a South American rebel on a ship, leading to a policy separating thousands of husbands and wives during future cruises.
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