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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1906
Page
3
A June 30 1906 Eureka Sentinel list of notices includes smallpox case in Ely visits from Hamilton and Duckwater travelers, new to-day ads, school terms ending, residents touring Reno Tonopah and Ruby Hill, mining and banking interests, and preparations for a new assay office at the Richmond Eureka mines with July 1 completion anticipated.
Judge Peter Breen presided as listed cases advanced or continued. Demurrers in Davion v Wailes and Bardick matter heard. Bardick case passed for term. Webster v Sadler continued. Plummer v Mineral Mine heard demurrer overruled with 15 days to answer. Moma v Whalen, Boombower v Whalen continued. three attorneys appointed to draft resolutions of respect for Judge Hawley’s retirement.
Postmaster C. J. Bray says mail will be carried by trains between Eureka and Palisade starting next Sunday. Eureka office hours on Sundays will be 10:00 to 10:45 a m and 1:30 to 2:30 p m, one hour after Palisade mail arrives, giving locals a way to send and receive mail on Sundays. Bray is commended for initiating the service as it was optional.
Geo A Bartlett of Tonopah arrived in Eureka Friday night in his 50 horsepower Winton car covering 150 miles in 8 hours 45 minutes. The machine stuck in Mine Creek 80 miles from Eureka and had to be hauled out by horses. Bartlett treated Eureka friends to rides Saturday and started home Sunday morning escorted by Will Pittman and his in law Mrs L A Gates and her mother Mrs W E Taylor of Butte, who will summer in California.
Deputy Sheriff C W Powell arrived in Eureka Montana to secure Charles McCarter wanted on a by charge. The bail effort failed and Powell departed with his prisoner on Friday. Eureka’s streets were cleaned up over two weeks with ditches filled and rubbish hauled away, as county officials warned residents to maintain tidiness. Indian Lodion escaped from custody after a 60 day Canary jail sentence, while mail service improved overall. Miss Hilda Williams planned a Utah visit. John Repetto bought Gavin estate tinware for a new Eureka store.
Angelo Florio sold J. B. Horan of San Francisco 52 head of range horses this week. The animals were loaded on the cars at Diamond Station on Thursday and shipped west.
Committees finalize plans and publish the program in SENTINEL volume. Opera House forecourt program includes music, reading of the Declaration, and a day’s orator speech. Prizes lure entrants in contests and horse events. A morning parade and evening fireworks are planned in Eureka.
The California Relief Fund collectors report receipt of 149.50 from Ruby Hill, 04 15 from Eureka, and 41 from Prospect with official receipts to follow. Ex mayor Phelan accepted 41 in person on May 5 by telegram. 17.50 from Eureka sent to Santa Rosa. one 5 subscription not received. Records and letters filed for public viewing during office hours.
George Hagaman of Eureka received notice from the Portal Department that he was awarded three mail contracts effective July 1, 1906, through June 30, 1910. Routes include Eureka to Ely via several stops, Eureka to Tofkin, and Eureka to Tybo Hot Creek. tentative yearly pays are listed, with new contract payments replacing present ones. A separate incident reports a runaway near Ruby Hill injuring Bernard Pistoni, with surgical care and improving prospects for recovery.
Correspondence from the North End of Eureka County reports Miss Lillisa Walker visiting Palisade from Gerald and Miss Belle Brackett home with a sprained knee. The B and P narrow gauge cars from Tonopah Railway arrive, to be used like the Eureka road. Mrs Ellen Tyler will visit Eureka for Mia Bradley. Sam Wanamiker, linked to John Wanamaker, arrives with two others for a mining prospecting trip, buys 430 dollars in supplies, plans thorough district inspection. Ely school gains a new primary teacher with pay rise from 60 to 75 monthly. Eureka Ruby Hill to Wesern Union Telegraph line projected by Richmond Eureka Mining Company.
Christina A Meister wife of Joseph Meister died after a short illness at Rose Mary mine Newark Valley White Pine County on Tuesday June 19 She had suffered asthma for 23 years The family lived in Eureka Tonopah and at Rose Mary mine Eureka held funeral at Catholic Church Thursday afternoon She was a native of Westphalia Germany and mother of seven children aged 6 to 24 among survivors are Mrs H A Zomatine and Miss Mary Meister living in Tonopah and two married sisters in Germany
John M. Pattison governor of Ohio died at his Milford home after months of illness following a strained campaign. A Democrat and longtime leader in the State Senate, he backed stricter Sunday observance. Lieutenant Governor Andrew L. Harris, a Republican, will serve the remainder of the term.
The firm Kind and Kraus closes out after 25 years in Eureka. Mr Kind moves to Tonopah and Mr Krans has Tybo mining duties. The entire stock and fixtures including groceries hardware clothing and supplies will be sold at cost with cash.
The item reports metal prices such as silver at 65 cents in New York and copper at 183 cents per hundred pounds, with stray text about prices and locations. It also includes a humorous, quoted exchange about a sister being skittish and nervous and a proposal, attributed to the New York American.
Mr and Mrs Henry Kind leave Tonopah on June 16 for a business and recreation trip to California and plan to visit the East before returning home.
Two strong shocks hit San Francisco on June 15 at 9 40 and 10 85 causing property damage. Archbishop Farley is tipped as the West's Cardinal pick, with Ireland excluded. Edward Higgles, ex Utah acting governor, dies in D C at 62. House backs Panama Canal lock system in a 110 to 10 vote, funding $625000000. Liquor license thresholds and freight rate policies for San Francisco are outlined. Fire damages Salt Lake Tribune rooms, $40000 loss, others share print duties. Rumors swirl on Spring Valley Water stock assessments. stock holds near $19. San Francisco offers $1250000 for 20 year liquor franchise via California Liquor Association. Federal grand jury indicts 13 Nebraska cattlemen in land fraud cases. Over 490000 acres in Sheridan and Cherry counties tied to Stade Overton Bar ranches. bonds posted.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends who rendered assistance and sympathy in our late bereavement the loss of our dear mother Joseph Meister and Fastuy.
The Saturday election on Raby Hill list chose W. J. Eathorne as Short Term School Trustee with 18 votes over J. B. Jory who received 13. The result reflects a clear margin in a small local contest.
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