Nevada Briefs: Expressman, Draft Probe, Rail Wreck Ties
N M McCormick of Tonopah, once a pressman, reportedly sold three claims for a sum that puts him on Easy Street after years held. Justice agents in Nevada report 75 cases left to investigate with no willful desertion or evasion found. Wreckage ties from the Pittsburg Silver Peak railway fetch high in Divide district, with 150 sets sold for about 3500 ties. A federal aid project to improve 16 miles of the Elko Halleck route between Elko and North Fork road was approved, costing around 108,668 with half funded by the federal government. H R Cooke of Sonopah aids Clark County prosecutors against John Esser for livestock theft from L B Kimball. Esser, related to a Denver livestock magnate, has faced indictments in Nye and Clark counties.
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N. M. McCormick
Tonopah
Easy Street
Department of Justice
Nevada
Pittsburg Silver Peak
Divide
Elko County
Elko
North Fork
Secretary of Agriculture
H.R. Cooke
Sonopah
Nevada Cattle Growers’ Association
Clark County
John Esser
L. B. Kimball
Esser
Nye County
Denver
Onge Overs And Bluffers In Pursuit Of Achievement
Questioning constant disappointment from bluffing and urging solid foundation before pursuing goals. Warns that bold claims without prep lead to eventual failure and ruin for the bluffing individual. Emphasizes need for courage grounded in preparation to avoid collapse.
Cattle Breeders Show Interest In Reno Auction Sale
Seventy head of thoroughbred cattle were sold in Reno within three hours at Rick's near Reno Saturday. Dr. E C Taylor of Reno led the sale, the first thoroughbred cattle sale in Reno. The top price was 500 dollars for a Short Horn bull bought by George H Fay of Sheridan Nevada. A carload from A J Walker of the East averaged 300 dollars. Buyers mostly from Elko Minden and California. a fat stock show and sale is planned in a few months.
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Reno
Rick’s
E. C. Taylor
George H. Fay
Sheridast
Nevada
A. J. Walker
Elko
Minden
California
The Specked Apple and the Price of Enjoyment
A reflective piece contrasts frugal, specked apples of the past with modern lives burdened by overwork and fear of waste. It warns that many miss today’s sun and life’s sweet fruit while chasing a future that never arrives, labeling those cautious souls as marked by the specked apple.
Luxury taxes begin May 1 with new tax visible on receipts
The Internal Revenue Bureau announces luxury taxes start May 1 and will be collected monthly, with retailers required to show the tax amount separate from prices. Toilet article taxes use stamps affixed to items, permissible to include stamp cost in the sale price. A reparations committee at the Peace Conference names £24,000,000,000 as the sum owed by Germany and allies, though many doubt payment possible.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Committee On
Germany
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Eureka Gash
Express
J. B. Biase
Eureka
Giant Powder Co
Scheeline Banking & Trust Co
General Banking
Trust Company
Business Exchange
Savings Department
Corporations
Weil Me Oo Lairye Biers
Tory Pollart
Sowann Hennena
THE
Europa Hotel
Pollar
Herrera
Main and
Clark Streets
Eureka, Nevada
Venezia
Leon Aguirre
First National Bank
United States Federal Reserve Bank
J. A. Lewent
A. E. Enesat
F. Williams
E. E
Henderson Banking Company
Elko, Nevada
Washoe County Bank
OLD Pioneer Banking House
F. E. Humphrey
F. M. Rowland
J.r.van Nagell
G. H.taylor
Rudolph Herz
Commer Investment Exchange Foreign
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