Eureka Sentinel Highlights and Local Movements
Local notes from Eureka Nevada dated Saturday July 2 1905 report residents traveling to San Francisco, Ely and Oregon. new bank sign installed. several residents returning from San Francisco and Boston trips. theft of news items and sales notices. a lodge meeting called and church services planned. several residents visiting Eureka for business and mining prospecting with a report of promising ore samples from Prospect Mountain and a wagon accident near town.
Fire Destroys Marks & Kind Store in Tonopah
A Tonopah dispatch reports flames issuing from the Marks and Kind store on Main Street mid block between Brougher and Oddie. The blaze, in a major business district block, was brought under control with no spread beyond the origin building. Estimated loss around $10,000.
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Tonopah
Carson City News
Marks & Kind
Main Street
Virginia Enterprise
Western Pacific Bids Open for California Nevada Road
Western Pacific bids to build 600 miles of track in California with bids opened July 26 in New York City. Nevada work to cover about 900 miles, no bids yet as start route undecided. Reports say surveyors moved toward Wells Elko County to survey an east line, with discussions of a possible line west from Tecoma. Old route under consideration and mortgage activity shows Eureka County interest.
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Western Pacific
New York City
California
Nevada
Biko Free
Frissell
Wells
Elko County
Tecoma
Elko
Herbert
J. M. Herbert
Colorado & Southern
Ogden
Colorado Midland
Narrow Gap
Reeve River
Jacobville
Shoshone Range
New Pass
Humboldt Valley
Southern Pacific
Wadsworth
Beckwith Pass
Eureka
Salt Lake
Cherry Creek
White Pine County
Egan Range
White River Valley
Ely
Ruby Range
Hamilton
Newark Mill
Newark Valley
Railroad Canyon
Diamond Valley
Devil's Gate
Andy Louck
Austa
Eureka County
Eureka Indian Whisky Sellers Sent to Jail
Mrs Dora Bennett aged over 70 pleaded guilty in United States Court at Carson to selling liquor to Indians and drew six months in the state prison. Sisto Marciochi also pled guilty to three whisky to Indian charges and received eleven months in Storey County jail. Peter Betti, long active in Eureka liquor trade, pled guilty to selling to an Indian and was sentenced to three months in jail plus a $200 fine. The piece reviews Grand Jury findings and past bribery rumors, noting Betti’s earlier escape and conjectured exposure now deferred.
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Dora Bennett
Eureka
United States
Carson
Hawley
Bennett
Sisto Marciochi
Indiana
Betti
Storey County
Peter Betts
Eureland
Justice Court
Breen
Grand Jury
Sweeney
Beth
Elko
Bouda
United States Grand Jury
Installation of Bureka Lodge 28 Officers by D D G M Hoegh
District Deputy Grand Master J H Hoegh installs Noble Grand Spencer Reynolds and fellow officers of Bureka Lodge No 28 I O O F including Vice Grand Charles Bromenkampf Secretary F J Brosse mer Treasurer William Zadow Warden Sam Raphel Conduct or J H Hoegh Outside Guardian A Ferraris Inside Guardian C L Bray Right Supporter Noble Grand W G Blair Right Supporter Vice Grand J B Bile for the lodge with others named in the ceremony.
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Bureka
Lodge No
J. H. Hoegh
Noble Grand
Spencer Reynolds
Charles Bromenkampf
F. J. Brossemer
William Zadow
Sam Raphel
Guardian
A. Ferraris
C. L. Bray
W. G. Blair
Vice Grand
J. B. Bile
Tonopah Goldfield Ore Shipment Total 1995 Tons
The Miner reports ore shipments along the Tonopah Goldfield line for the week ending July 14 totaling 1995 tons, with 60 tons sourced from Goldfield.
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Tonopah - Goldfield
Tonopah
Goldfield
Man Injured in Mower Accident at Newark Valley Ranch
Joe Sirl, while operating a mower at Ernest Simon sen's ranch in Newark Valley on Wednesday, freed the machine from gear to adjust it. Horses then spooked, catching his hand in the sickle bar. One finger was badly cut needing a doctor. he came to town Wednesday for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sirl
Ernest Simonsen
Newark Valley
Death of Eureka Resident Mike Fisher at 71
Michael Fisher died in Eureka on Wednesday July 19 1905 from heart trouble. An old resident of Eureka he worked for years as a teamster. A native of Missouri he was 71 years old.
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Michael Fisher
Eureka
Teamater
Missouri
County School Money Apportionment for Eureka County
Office of Superintendent of Derqula Ponca Nevada dated July 25 1905 to Eureka County auditors and treasurers detailing state and county school fund apportionment for Eureka County with figures and allocations to be distributed by the county school trustees.
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Derqula
Ponca
Nevada
Eureka County
Geertewey
Wabrest
Eureka
District Court Breen Modifies Injunction in Davies v Sitney Case
In Eureka this week Judge Peter Breen presided over district court actions. The injunction in the Davies case was modified to allow Sidney J. Wailes to enter and mine the named mines at his own cost, with mined materials to remain on mine dumps during the suit. The court overruled the demurrer to the plaintiff’s complaint and gave ten days to answer. Moritz Regli administrator’s final account was approved and discharged. P. H. Hjal named executor for Doris Peterson estate. estate valued at 125 dollars.
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District Court
Eureka
Peter Breen
Daniel Davies
Moritz Regli
Antone A. Regli
P. H. Hjal
Doris Peterson
Death of Judge Atwood in Reno After Long Eureka Tenure
Judge Atwood aged 75 died in Reno last Monday. Former Eurekan and longtime resident who served as Justice of the Peace, his wife a Eureka public school teacher, and the family previously lived in White Pine County and Hamilton. Mrs Atwood and daughter arrived from Berkeley on Thursday to arrange the remains, with the funeral held Thursday afternoon.
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Judge Atwood
Marshall Atwood
Reno
Mrs Fitzgerald Improves Amid No News From California
The Carson News reports no telegram or letter from Chief Justice Fitzgerald since he went to Californias bedside of his wife. Weather cooling has likely aided her condition. Prospect county schools sees trustee changes as Low Rogers appoints John Moyle to fill George Flavins vacancy joining Ed Berryman and A Affranchini on the board. Ben Plummer visits Eureka this week. Mining location blanks for sale at the Sentinel office.
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Prospect County
Low Rogers
John Moyle
Prospect
George Flavin
Ed Berryman
A. Affranchini
Ben Plummer
Mineral Hill
Eureka
Sentinel Office
New Mining Camp South of Eureka in Silver Bow District
The Tonopah Miner reports a new camp 130 miles south of Eureka in Silver Bow, Kawich range, attracting prospectors from distant areas. High grade ore shows in shallow assessment holes with assays from $107 to $687,205 in gold and silver. W L McGonagill bonded three claims for $4,500 for 80 days, later sold for cash. Nearby claims lease and a 4 foot vein yields $200 to $400 per ton, with a $60,000 cash offer refused. About 400 people reside in the camp, with town lots up to $100. Stephonite townsite 2.5 miles SE promises wood and water. Breen ranches 160 acres near Silver Bow shift supply base, extending prospecting area 66 miles east to Pancake Range and 65 miles SE to Groom. Bolted Range 12 miles east of Kawich Range sees activity.
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Tonopah
Silver Bow
Nye
Eureka
Kawich Range
W. L. McGonagill
Montana
McGonagill
C. P. Catlin
Lota
Stephauite
Eurekans Bay Breen Ranch
Pancake Range
Groom
Laird and Young Move to New Silver Lead Prospect
R A Laird George and Walter Young left Eureka by team with an outfitted tent to work a claim located about 20 miles north of Eureka and 2 miles north of the Lincoln mines at Phillipsburg. The new location yields silver lead prospect rock assaying 82 ounces silver and 29 per cent lead. The party plans extensive prospecting in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Laird
George
Walter Young
Eureka
Lincoln
Phillipsburg
Mesure Laird
Young
Deposit of $20,000 for Goldfield Bank creditors
On the eve of a trial of J. R. Boal cashier and J. R. Young president of the delayed Goldfield Bank and Trust Company Earl Rogers attorney for Boal deposited $20,000 with the Receiver for creditors. The sum will enable a payment of about 50 percent. The money was raised by relatives of Boal, it is said.
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J. R. Boal
J. R. Young
Delayet Goldfield Bank and Trust Company
Earl Rogers
Boal
Boul
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