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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
5
Eureka area notes report many city visits and arrivals with multiple residents journeying from Buckhorn Palisade Ely and Diamond Valley. ore shipments from Hamilton to Salt Lake and a Ford auto trip reflect local business travel and family reunions.
Graves in Eureka cemeteries were richly decorated with California flowers and ferns drawing many visitors Sunday. At 10:30 a.m. Eureka Lodge No. 22 arranged exercises in the Lodge Hall featuring songs prayers and an oration followed by a procession to the cemeteries where student and fraternal groups joined veterans and residents in service and floral tributes.
A private telegram from St Louis reports lead rising to 5.45 dollars, a level the Salt Lake Tribune says signals major Utah activity and suggests the top may not be reached. Copper also advanced in response.
Mining officials from the United States Mining and Smelting Company led by C. E. Allen arrived by auto from Elko and inspected the Eureka Con. mine ore body and other local works on Ruby Hill. They left at 10 a.m. Friday for Elko, passing through Eureka without stopping.
The Eureka Baseball Club presents the four act melodrama The Bank Cashier at the Eureka Opera House on Saturday evening July 3. The show is staged by club members with help from some of its lady friends and more details will follow next week.
Mr Herman Meister of Newark Valley and Miss Alma Balbi of Eureka were quietly married by Justice L W Cramer at his residence on Monday evening. They left together for the Henry Bechtel ranch in Newark Valley to begin their married life.
Eureka prepares a large July 3 celebration with baseball games including Austin and Buckhorn teams, a clay pigeon shoot, the Rescene Hose Company ball on July 2, and the Eureka Baseball Club melodrama The Bank Cashier on July 3. A parade, horse racing, and other sports with prizes are planned, plus a Palisade excursion train July 2 4 return.
State Senator L R Thatcher manager of Union Mines Company at Union brings Major H Catlin from Elko to inspect Prospect Mountain mines. Thatcher, joined by 26 workers, plans to raise ore shipments to 35 tons daily for Salt Lake smelters. Ore runs about 60 percent lead with iron. a low cost fluxing ore in strong demand. A new viaduct over Union railway speeds unloading into bins. Thatcher seeks favorable conditions to sustain expanding production.
George Moore eldest son of William A. Moore of Newark Valley and Mildred Laird eldest daughter of Robert A. Laird of Eureka secretly wed in Ely Nevada after driving there Monday. The couple left Ely for Newark Nelley to begin residence at the groom’s family ranch, with Mildred informing her parents by letter the following day.
The Rescue Hose Company will lead the Goddess of Liberty float process and run a voting contest. Ballots are sold at A Fraser Otto May Victor Venturino and A T Taylor with one cent per vote. The June 29 deadline at 6 am selects the Goddess and two Maids of Honor.
Bernard Damele and family from Tonkin brought a child to Eureka after swallowing a copper cent. Doctors feared the coin lodged in the chest as it passed downward. Damele later went to Elko for X ray location and was informed the coin remained in the chest and would need removal.
A private Eureka letter reports Frank Romano of Newark Valley and Mary Meister of Newark were married last Saturday in Ely Nevada. They have returned to Newark Valley to reside on the groom's ranch.
Eureka Public School pupils staged a Friday night program at the Opera House with drills dances and a cantata pleasing the crowd. Mrs N P Morgan accompanied on piano as the 10th number featured eighth grade graduation for Melvin Clark Judson Hooper Robert Laird Albert Laird Clotilde Biale and Stella Gianoli with teacher Mildred De Sautels. District Attorney N P Morgan distributed diplomas and offered guidance before a post show social dance that ran until 2 am.
Public records show Julia Mitchell Arthur J Hood and David Dotta transferring 400 480 and 560 acres with water rights to Diamond A Live Stock Company, all recorded June 2 1915. A Certificate of Location for the Four Mile placer mine in Buckhorn mining district was recorded June 3 1915 by L P McCrea and others.
The Clark County Review reports the upcoming marriage of Leo A. McNamee attorney of Eureka Las Vegas resident to Miss Frances McChrystal of Eureka Utah. The ceremony is set for June 17 at 10 am in St Marys Cathedral Salt Lake City. The couple will reside in Las Vegas after August first and friends extend good wishes.
The railroad sets July Fourth round trips Palisade to Eureka and back at 3.00 and Blackburn and south to Eureka and back at 2.50. More details to follow next week. J W Palmer deputy superintendent of schools visited Eureka and Baby Hill schools and provided a communication on school par...
The Rescue Hose Company hosts a grand ball on July 2 in Eureka promising a memorable event with lavish hall decorations Fourth of July color schemes and confetti. Guests receive a souvenir on entry and music by the Lobster Club Band. The organizers work to exceed all prior Eureka displays and invite visitors and locals alike.
Hill reports the death of George H. Covert aged 73 on June 1 in Racine Wisconsin. A Wisconsin pioneer, he settled there over 40 years ago and spent 39 years in government employ. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge a Mason and a life member of the Elks. He leaves a widow Mrs T F Plummer of Mineral Hill and two sons and a daughter.
The latest metal quotations list silver at 49 conta per cune, copper at 19.00 dollars, and lead at 5.00 dollars per 100 pounds in New York.
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