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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1915
Page
4
A concise historical note explains an easy method to measure stream water. It recommends selecting a straight stretch, measuring width at six points over 100 feet, averaging depth at three to four points, dropping a float to gauge velocity, and computing flow as width times depth times velocity in cubic feet per second.
Alex Albright of Dundee Texas originated a new sheep breed named Karaline. In 1909 he sent Lincoln ewes to Dr. C C Young to be bred with Karakule rams and later bred more Lincoln ewes to Karakule rams. The Karaline sheep are large with glossy black lambs featuring curls and white head and tail spots. Lambs yield about 12 pounds of wool after 24 months. 29 inches long. Packers report mutton quality is good and free of the musty merino flavor.
Wires between Eureka and Palisade are down securing no late metal quotes. New York market quotations for Thursday June 24 show Silver at 48 5 8 cents Copper at 20.37 1 2 Lead at 6 87 1 2. Hay crop outlook from Elko and nearby counties is backward with below normal yield. A Kissel three ton truck is deployed between Blackburn and Buckhorn for freight. Zinc price has risen from 12 to 34 cents per pound due to cyanide ore processing needs.
Eastern press warns that many American mechanics are leaving for Europe and Canada to aid wartime munitions. The potential labor shortage could shift from unemployment to a broader scarcity, weakening domestic industries as Europeans return to fight and seek work abroad.
The Reno Gazette reports Sarah Hauser vs Charles Hauser where a divorce decree was granted Thursday. The case shows how applicants may dodge six months’ residency rules by filing while the defendant is within the court’s jurisdiction and served in Reno, after the defendant sought reconciliation in Nevada.
State Controller Gestee Cole secretly wed Miss Beatrice Clancy of Sparks after a late evening trip. the couple returned to town and were married by Father Gartland at his parsonage amid surprise and congratulations from friends in Carson City.
The Sand Springs sand mountain near Elko is under study as a potential practical source for glass making. Repeated tests praise its large, pure deposits and constant motion, earning it status as a major silica resource in the United States.
The committee on arrangements met Thursday evening and the Fourth of July programme was adopted with minor changes. Mrs A P Tenvoord chosen Marshal of the Day. A parade committee, including Mrs Alex Fraser Mrs G M Roberts Mrs F Kopp and Mrs A T Taylor, will lead the parade. The Eureka vs Austin baseball game and the Eureka vs Buckhorn match promise a lively afternoon. Two horse races are planned with several entries. The day emphasizes celebration over profit, honoring Independence Day in patriotic spirit.
Robert Lansing, counselor of the State Department and adviser to President Wilson on law and policy toward belligerent nations since the European war began, was named Wednesday to be Secretary of State succeeding William Jennings Bryan.
Tirid Lloyd-George, minister of munitions, unveils a bold plan and a new minister whip to mobilize Britain for total war. He argues victory hinges on trained workers, robust munitions, and industrial efficiency, noting Russian setbacks and German gains driven by superior equipment and workshop organization. He warns Britain must sacrifice to prevent subjugation and secure postwar power and influence.
Atlanta reports Governor Slaton commutes Leo Frank's death sentence for the Mary Phagan murder to life imprisonment after secretly moving him to the state prison in Milledgeville. Police tighten security and quell near beer saloons as public reaction forms around the controversial decision.
The undersigned express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during their trouble and for the flowers and floral pieces. N. A. Whitmore and family Mars J. C. Jones and family.
E. G. Haskell, irrigation pumping expert from the United States Reclamation Service, has arrived in Reno to collaborate with Dean J. G. Serugham on investigating and installing pumping irrigation systems across Nevada.
The Wells Herald reports rabbits damaging crops across the region while a fire destroyed Truckee’s ice palace toboggan slides and theatre for the annual winter carnival, with losses estimated at 20000 dollars. A Tonopah miner, Mike Pacot, fell 50 feet and died after an extended injury.
A south bound Southern Pacific freight train from Mina derailed two miles east of Tono Pah junction on Tuesday night. A defective brake beam fell on the rails from the second car causing the wreck. The first two cars and the second engine toppled toward the fireman side killing the fireman and head brakeman. The train was descending a grade at a moderate speed.
The grand officers of the Rebekah assembly were elected in Reno with K Kenneth of Elko as president and Kate Loring of Reno as vice president. Other officers include L Barnum of Virginia City warden Miss L Mudd Reno secretary and Angelina Day Sparks treasurer. The next grand assembly will be in Winnemucca next June. Wesley Hironymous, once convicted of grand larceny for stealing cattle from Yerington ranchers Stickney and Stromnider, received a state penitentiary term of two to three years. An earthquake in the Imperial Valley killed four people, injured many, and caused up to 500000 in damage across El Centro Calexico and nearby areas.
In Eureka Nevada on June 22 year 1010 a notice references the wife of Joba Litt lefair s son seeking public record or acknowledgment of familial ties amid local postings.
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