Post Offices Listed as Second Class Matter
The notice states that items entered at the Post Offices will be treated as Second Class matter.
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
4
The notice states that items entered at the Post Offices will be treated as Second Class matter.
A 5000 year old Aewoet pea seed in Mrs. Samuel H. Gardner’s garden sprouted, mirroring ancient wheat found in a tomb. The exhibit aims to pose life’s secret, comparing life to fragile microscopic beings and pondering whether sleepers awaken after millennia. The note ends with a wry quip about aging and the undertaker.
A Coast Guard cadet preparation program opens to Nevada youths, detailing age limits 18 to 24 for cadet and 20 to 24 for cadet engineer, with benefits and lifestyle highlights. Competitive examinations begin June 27, 1931, with Congressman Arents providing additional information and guidance to applicants.
Postal officials notified the Palisade postmaster that Roy Gardner, recently captured in California, provided information linking him to the Palisade robbery and two locked mail sacks en route to Eureka. Investigators believe Gardner, the known mall bandit, may have robbed the Palisade incident as it occurred near Eureka.
Mina Nevada Johnson traveled from Diamond Valley with her brother Eugene Johnson to Reno for a University of Nevada summer course for teachers. She left on Thursday to begin the program.
Senator Charles Rand suffers a broken leg but is reported to be progressing as well as can be expected under the circumstances.
A social dance at Palisade follows an evening ball game between the Battle Mountain and Palisade bell team with many residents expected to attend. West End Borax field workers near Las Vegas reportedly received pay by airplane, but the checks were dropped short of the intended drop area.
Local briefs report a delinquent tax sale notice in the Sentinel. Various residents and visitors travel between Eureka and nearby towns, with mining firms shipping ore, officials touring districts, and social events in Palisade and Biko.
A broad consensus supports the Truth WW fabric bill with key farm and stock organizations backing it. Witnesses from merchant tailors and other industries testified before the Interstate Commerce Committee as a prepared statement to President Harding outlined the issue.
Michael Fagin, unable to leave his cabin for days, was found in a terribly emaciated state in Tonopah and sent to a hospital. He reportedly has about 2000 dollars on deposit in a Tonopah bank, the Bon angeanys. Water tests show purity. federal health officials had earlier declared the water unfit on passenger trains. Thomas Turner sent to Carson State Prison for two to fourteen years after pleading guilty to horse theft in Minden. T. W. Chapman named deputy superintendent for the third district to oversee Churchill Pershing and Humboldt counties. Chapman based in Las Vegas. successor for Clark Lincoln Nye to be Frazier. Proposals for bids for concrete work at Eureka County Court House advertised.
Roy Gardner, the fugitive bank robber, was captured in Centralia by Patrolman Louis Sonny just before noon. He admitted identity at the city jail and recounted his movements from Castle Rock through Rock, Washington, explaining he had been hiding nearby with a bandaged face to hide injuries. Gardner complained the chase had been brief and said he had nothing to eat for three days.
Winnemucca Nevada June 8 A city council ordinance targets suspected moonshine and bootlegging by bars serving soft drinks only with access for peace officers to enter premises for inspection If violated licenses are revoked and cannot be reissued for at least thirty days Mayor Brandon believes the measure will stand in court Authorities view the ordinance as an effective weapon against bootlegging and moonshine activities
Mr Citizen and Mr Legionnaire attend the American Legion and Women’s Auxiliary Conventions from July 26 to 31, 1921. The event features fishing boating swimming dancing sports and excursions. Peter Meriaido of L A Harris Eureka appears in the notice. All are welcome.
Roy Gardner, the suspected mall robber, spent part of the winter in Tonopah before moving to Reno, per post office inspector circulars. He was quickly recognized by gamblers for large February winnings. Sugar prices fell to five-year lows as refiners cut cane and beet sugar to about 6.15 to 6.40 per hundred pounds.
Ogden reports a 65 mph gale on Great Salt Lake washed out part of the filled in Ogden Lucin cut off. Traffic on one line of the double track is halted for three days while 300 workers repair the section and 3000 tons of crushed rock are planned for use.
Unclear note reports W R Rey District Attorney to attend a hearing in Eureka. Mr Reynolds plans to go to Beowawe tonight.
Eureka County Nevada invites sealed bids for constructing a cement sidewalk with gutter and curbing along the north side of the Eureka County Court House. Bids due July 26 1921 at 10 am with $250 deposit. Work to be completed by September 1 1921 under strict specifications. The board may reject any or all bids and will return deposits if bids are rejected or bonds not issued.
Delinquent tax sale notice details properties in Eureka County Nevada for 1920 taxes. lists owners, descriptions, assessed values, taxes penalties and costs, totals and sale date July 18 1921 at Eureka court house with redemption terms and officials signatures.
Eureka County commissioners designate June 17 as Up and Haul Out Day to have all residents remove rubbish from streets and properties. They urge occupants to clear ash heaps and other accumulations that endanger public health and note Hog Point as the designated dumping ground. Legal blanks for sale at the same office.
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