Local Brevities Highlight Mountain Town News
Mrs. Mary Fine leaves for Elko for a few days while Mrs. Claude Ford visits relatives in Toledo Ohio. Notables include notary appointment for Mrs E A Skillman Eureka County and various shipments and travel notes from Eureka Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fine
Elko
Claude Ford
Eureka
Toledo
Ohio
William Mendes
Duckwater
Victor Borgna & Co
Salt Lake
Distinction
Prospect Mountain
School Trustees Election Set For April First
Residents are reminded that the first Saturday in April, April 1, will host the school trustees election. The article cites 1915 law on voter registration and notes D. E. Nostrona will oversee registration. time and place to be announced next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Board of School Trustees
D. E. Nostrona
The
Sentinel
Farewell Party for R A Broy Tenders Best Wishes
Eureka honors R A Broy with a farewell at Eureka Opera House hosted by the Lobster Club Band. Broy, long a clerk, post office assistant, insurance agent, and Notary Public for Eureka County, leaves for Reno to join C H Gorman at the University of Nevada as assistant comptroller. Large crowd from Eureka and Ruby Hill attends dancing and music as the band plays new and popular songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Broy
Eureka
C. L. Bray
J. C. C. Whitmore
Eureka County
Lobster Club
Eureka Opera House
Ruby
Bray
Reno
C. H. Gorman
University of Nevada
Father Corcoran Leaves Nevada for New Zealand
The Rev W H Corcoran former Carlin pastor visited Elko to bid friends goodbye. He will visit relatives in the East and depart from Vancouver at month end bound for New Zealand. Elko expresses best wishes from all creeds and classes. Subscribe for the Sentinel three dollars per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Corcoran
Nevada
Elko Independent
W. H. Corcoran
Carlin
Elko
New Zealand
Vancouver
Post Office Changes Hands in Eureka
Eureka announces Laura Hoegh succeeds C. L. Bray as postmaster with her son Tracey and Miss Effie Eather as clerks. Bray, the longtime postmaster since 1869, retires amid Democratic administration changes while he reflects on decades of mining, teaming, and service to the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoegh
Eureka
J. H. Hoegh
Eastern Star
Rebekah
The
Sentinel
Tracey
Eureka County
Effie Eather
Bray
Arizona
Main
Ray Bray
Death of Mrs Laura Venton in Eureka funeral at Pythian hall
Mrs Laura M Ven ton widow of John Ven ton died in Glen Ellen California on February 29 from heart trouble at age 57. Her body arrived in Eureka by Friday’s train and will be buried beside husband and children at Odd Fellows cemetery after services at the Knights of Pythias hall under the Pythian Sisters. Survived by sons Arthur Fred William and daughters Josephine Blanche. The Venton family long resided in Ruby Hill Eureka County before moving to Glen Ellen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura M. Venton
John Venton
Arthur
Fred
Josephine
Eureka
Venton
Pythian Sisters
Glen Ellen
Sonoma County
California
Ruby Hill
Eureka County
Cal
Odd Fellows
Mina
Nevada
William
Blanche
Cornwall
England
Knights of Pythias Hall
Metal Market Quotation Report Friday Values
The Sentinel lists metal quotes with Silver at 561 cents per ounce in New York Copper at 24.00 dollars per unit Lead at 80.75 in New York Prices appear in the Friday market summary and invite subscriptions for the Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tax expert cites Eureka County tax relief and future increases
Commissioner Adamson of the Nevada Tax Commission, after visiting Eureka, reports that county cash on hand reduces 1916 general and school taxation to 44 225 from 59 225, with a 0 85 county rate. He warns next year’s rate will rise about 0 30, as excess funds are exhausted. The state valuation rises to 173 million, while state tax rate falls to 46 cents, yielding 3.6 percent lower state taxes than 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamson
Nevada Tax Commission
Eureka
Sentinel
Board of County Commissioners
Eureka County
Boyle
Eurekan Branch Meeting Notices in March
The Eurekan Branch of the Nevada Civic League meets March 15 at 7 30 P M at Mrs Rudolph Zapow home with public invited. Beatific Lodge No 7 K of P members to attend March 14 lodge meeting for third degree work.
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Eurekan
Nevada Civic League
Rudolph Zapow
Sornia Zapow
Beatific Lodge No. 7
K. of P
Prep Eatuer
C. C
Parente Reconciles Tonopah Bonanza Family Ties
Nelson Cates arrives from Duckwater and is identified as the father of the girl who eloped with J R Tognoni. Tognoni and Cates light cigars from the same match, signaling a reconciled family dynamic amid the recent elopement affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parente
Tonopah
Nelson Cates
Duckwater
J. R. Tognoni
Mr. Tognoni
Mr. Cates
Deeds Recorded in Lynn Mining District 1916
Documents of record show Andrew Royal to J H Marshall for the Great Divide mining claim in Lynn district with consideration $10 recorded March 3 1916. J H Marshall and Lettie H Marshall to Lynn Big Six Mining Company for the same property for $10, recorded March 3 1916. Central Pacific Railway Company to United States of America deed covering 160 acres SW 14 of section 11 township 28 north range 62 east M D B and M, recorded March 3 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Royal
J. H. Marshall
Great Divide
Lynn
Lettie H. Marshall
Lynn Big Six Mining Company
Central Pacific Railway Company
United States of America
M.d.b.&m
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C. F. DeArmond
Emmet D. Boyle
E. A. Skillman
Vincent Mernaldo
Oakland
Heald’s College
R. A. Bray
F.C. Vanover
Pine Valley
Peter Breen
Edgar Sadler
Adams Johnson
J. J. McNally
Main Street
William Moore, Jr
Warm Springs
Newark Valley
Eka
Mothe
Laura Hoegh
C. L. Broy
Post Office Department
Washington
Recorder
Bureka County
of the
W. R. Hooper
Aice Teen
Rudolph Zadow
Standard Oil Company
Elko Hide & Junk
Elko, Nevada
Elko Fur Shop
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