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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1908
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for Eureka postal area entered as second class matter. Dated July 27, 1908, this notice details mailing terms and pricing for various durations and services.
Receiver Wildes sues President T B Rickey and multiple entities for stock ownership claims and improper loans. He alleges Rickey used bank funds to back Homer Wilson for over 119000 with no money or security, in exchange for half the Keane Wonder Mining stock. Wildes condemns mismanagement by Rickey and directors, cites unsafe branch conduct, excessive staff, and loans to insiders, with assets far below claimed values.
Nevada cattlemen and sheepmen erupt into range clash on Bald Mountain in Grass Valley Lander County with shots fired as both sides claim public domain land not in forest reserve. dispute follows Watt shot by a sheep herder and drive off by other herders amid ongoing feud among regional stock associations.
Carson City Nevada dispatch reports Nevada Railroad Commission chair Bar tine has filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission asking the Southern Pacific to grant Nevada an intermediate terminal rate for freight. The current practice charges the through rate to Sacramento and a back haul local rate, forcing Nevada shippers to pay far more than the distance traveled. A carload from the East to Palisade costs about 800 dollars, while the same distance to Sacramento or San Francisco costs only about 275 dollars. The commission aims to end the back haul and secure a fairer Nevada rate.
Thomas E. Watson of Georgia receives formal nomination by St. Louis Populist committee at Atlanta meeting. Biography notes born September 5, 1856 in Columbia County, education at Mercer University, legal career in Thompson, Georgia, multiple failed runs for Congress, VP nomination in 1896, and recent shift to literature.
Austin Reveille responds to Nevada editorials claiming Wall Street owns Taft or Bryan. The piece argues such ownership is false, noting editors are swayed by personal integrity, while denouncing sensational claims as unfounded and reminiscent of past silver king debates. It defends the independence of presidential nominees from financial interests.
Reno Nevada July 24 Virginia Harnedathara filed suit for divorce in district court against E H Sothern famous actor. Sothern and attorney J L Ward have been in Reno and Lake Tahoe for two weeks amid speculation. The complaint is sealed and details are unavailable.
Carl Deary returned last week from Currant Creek. George Chandler arrived from Tonopah Toeday. William Short returned Tuesday from a visit in the southern part of the state. Mrs EA Berryman and Miss Charlotte Francis were visitors this week. John Jury, injured by a stalling rock in the Con mine last Sunday, can now move about. Everything is moving smoothly at the Rich mond Eureka miles and plant on Ruby Hill. Since the Eureka and Palisade Railway began hauling, 150 tons of ore daily have been shipped. Sheriff Hweeney has an important reward notice in New To-Day in this lesson.
The latest metal quotations list silver at 594 cents per ounce in New York lead at 450 dollars per 100 pounds at Salt Lake and copper at 12 cents per pound at Salt Lake.
The One Price Store advertises a liquidation of waists in black and white lawn Indica and colored fabrics. Former prices ranged up to 250, now as low as 50 cents, with other reductions noted for waists previously 1.50 and 1.25 and earlier 2 and 750. Adrt. Mas, A. Frasen.
Men's shirts priced at 1.25 each with a 75 cent discount on the regular lines. Ten percent off regular price applies to all men’s suits ordered within the next 30 days at Advt Man Broa Store.
A list of Proof of Labor and Certificate of Location filings dated July 18 through July 23 1908 in Eureka Lyon and Prospect Mountain mining districts. Mines named include West Bed and Independence Texas Eureka Waahika Mountain View Tele phone Water Lily Elk and Bishop with multiple patentees and associated parties. A Palisade visit notes figures of local officials and a rail meeting in Eureka to discuss ore handling with Richmond Eureka interests.
At Tonopah Nevada on July 21 1908 a daughter was born to the wife of George A Bartlett.
An ad in Eureka Nevada promotes Elko County Abstracts & Title Company offering guaranteed abstracts of title for any property in Elko County. It urges timely preparation of abstracts to avoid sale delays from title omissions and notes services by Notary Public John McKernan and conveyancing, land patent, and pension work in Eureka.
Bishop Henry Codman Potter of the New York Episcopal Diocese died in Cooperstown after several weeks of illness. A nationally prominent church leader, he long advocated education and reform, aided labor relations, and influenced political life in America. Born May 25 1835 he became bishop in 1887 succeeding his uncle Horatio Potter and was the son of Bishop Alonzo Potter.
The Boston News Bureau reports improved silver prices and demand, with the metal at 53 1/4 cents an ounce, up from a low of 52 cents. India and China remain the strongest buyers, while U S and Mexico are not expected to purchase significantly this year. The domestic market remains flat and Mexico is not a factor. Bryan and Kern urge farmers to donate 1 to 100 dollars to the Democratic campaign fund, corporations excluded.
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