Local Brevities from Eureka Sentinel 1917
Eureka Sentinel reports on travel movements and local notices including Martin Etchemendy’s Elko trip, Palisade mining departures, Ruby Hill Tunnel stockholders meeting, stage passenger counts for Palisade, honor roll note for Anna Pratt, measles affecting Sunday Schools, ranch closures and sheep shearing plans near Diamond Station, delays in demurrer hearing for Zadow case, and residents’ travel to Melrose and Diamond valleys. Spring weather brings warmer days and rising water in town ditches as robins appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Etchemendy
Elko
Sentinel
James McVey
Palisade
Ruby Hill
Diamond
Demurrer
W. F. Zadow
Louise S. Zadow
John Bunch
James
Marion
W. R. Gilkey
Eureka
Silverado
Melrose
California
Bunch
G. M. Roberts
John Siri
Diamond Valley
New Orleans
Los Angeles
el Paso
Texas
W. A. Moore
Newark Valley
Newark Summit
Pinto Summit
Robins
Eureka Temporarily Without Train Service
The long cold winter left ground frozen and rapid snow melt caused surface water flooding washing out the Eureka Nevada Railroad between Palisade and Eureka. General Manager J E Sexton reports crews repairing damage and expects trains running within ten days to two weeks, aided by high ore shipments and metal prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka-Nevada
Palisade
Eureka
Visitors From Tonopah Explore Eureka Mining Scene
Tonopah visitors H. A. McKim and Nick V. D. Brock arrived by auto Wednesday. After a stretch via Belmont their car bogged at Pine Creek near the Wilson ranch but was pulled free with help. McKim, a former Eureka resident and businessman, and Brock, a miner, plan to inspect local mining prospects and assess district conditions despite rough roads and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. McKim
Nick V. D. Brock
Tonopah
Belmont
Pine Creek
Wilson Ranch
Eureka
Mr. McKim
Mr. Brock
Moving Picture Shows Temporarily Discontinued
The Sentinel reports that due to a temporary discontinuance of train service between Palisade and Eureka, no moving picture shows will be held in the Opera House until regular train service resumes. J J Minoletti sold the Italian Creek ranch of 142 acres to Antonio Tognoni, formerly owned by John Venturino, with Minoletti moving to Eureka and continuing teaming businesses. deed notes nominal consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sentinel
Palisade
Eureka
Opera House
J. J. Minoletti
Antonio Tognoni
Italian Creek
John Venturino
Minnoletti
Ore Hauling Suspended At Local Depot
Ore hauling nearly stopped as all ore cars are full and washouts hinder train movement. The thaw earlier in the week left roads in poor condition causing widespread disruption and many teams to retire from hauling.
Right of Way Bill Signed for Walter Trent Rail Route
The Governor signed the Senate bill granting a right of way for Walter Trent and associates to build a railroad from eastern Nevada, Ely or Eureka, across the Railroad valley to Tybo mining country, with a westerly connection along the Tonopah and Goldfield line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Walter Trent
Secretary of State
Trent
Ely
Eureka
Tonopah & Goldfield
Tybo Taking on New Life at Eureka Camp
Frank C. Vanover visited Tybo and reported clear signs of permanent mining revival. He saw unwatering machinery arriving, a $50,000 bond to Southern Nevada Power, a 40 mile power line being built from Belmont, and orders for an auxiliary electric plant. Ten ore trucks were ordered to haul ore to Tonopah for smelters, indicating firm, long term operations. No railroad or smelter plans were mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Vanover
Duckwater
Eureka
Southern Nevada Power Company
Belmont
Tonopah
Vanover
Tybo
Ely
Nevada State Tax Rates Downgraded in Telegram Update
The joint ways and means committee fixed the 1917 tax at 61.55 cents per $100 and 1918 at 66.75 cents. Valuations were $174 million for 1917 and $195 million for 1918. County Assessor W J Hooper received a telegram from Governor Boyle stating the rate is now 62.05 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint
Ways and Means Committee
Senate and Assembly
Nevada
W. J. Hooper
Boyle
Sale of Another Ranch Near Eureka Reported
The old Billy Nickalls hay ranch twelve miles west of Eureka reportedly sold this week by owners Morris and Charles Regli to a prominent Eureka County sheep owner. Purchaser name unconfirmed. further details await recorded papers. Lester W. Haworth, publisher of the Austin Reveille, has taken over the Battle Mountain Scout and will publish both papers, plans a Battle Mountain linotype and typesetting operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Nickalls
Eureka
Morris
Charles Regli
Lester W. Haworth
Austin Reveille
Battle Mountain Scout
Battle Mountain
Local measles outbreak forces school closure
Measles spread rapidly in the community with cases more than doubling since last week. Many adults affected and few families report cases among children. Joint school boards order extended closure through Monday April 9 to allow the epidemic to run its course. No fatalities reported. severe cases recover with proper precautions during convalescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ural
Sentinel
Real Estate Deals and Guggenheim Insurance Plan
Documents record transfers in Eureka including deed exchanges for lots in blocks 83 and 22 with family and estate parties, totaling $100 to $750, then a large acreage deal of 956.42 acres in sections 31 and 36 in multiple townships. Guggenheim announces group life insurance for 25,000 employees of American Smelting and Refining Company and American Smelters Securities Company, funded by a dedicated insurance department and monthly allocations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. McKim
Eureka
M. Scheeline
August Hintze
D. E. Nostrosa
W. A. Keddie
Ada W. Keddie
Cora E. Williams
Williams Estate Company
N. R
M.d.b.&m
Guggenheims
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company
American Smelters Securities Company
Copper Producers Cut Price to Government for Army Needs
Principal American copper producers agree to supply copper for the army and navy at about 16.5 cents a pound, roughly half the current market price. Forty five million pounds to be delivered, easing munition orders and marking a major concession amid patriotism appeals. Legal blanks and mining locations for sale at this office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Measures Signed by Governor Hoyle in Broad Legislative Package
Governor Hoyle approved a wide set of measures including the general appropriation act, eight months rural school term, uniform extradition for insane persons, Eureka County road inspection expense act, deputy for ex officio insurance commissioner, and relief grants. Others cover a state mine school, state emblem sagebrush, grazing laws, rail franchise for J T Reid and associates, and numerous AB and SB amendments and provisions for taxes, schools, libraries, hospitals, and public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyle
Carson
Eureka County
A. M. Slater
Edna Sinclair
Goldfield
Ely
Lemaire
United States
San Francisco Exposition
Congress
T. J. Edwards
Tom Lotz
J.T. Reid
Thatcher
State Board of Accountancy
Fallon
Reno Southside
Nevada
State Board of Investment
State Bureau of Mines
Randall Prohibitionist Would Close Saloons During War
Congressman Randall, first Prohibitionist in the National Legislature, said in a recent interview that after a declaration of war he would introduce a resolution authorizing the Secretary of War and other officials to close all saloons in the United States as a war measure. He argued saloons are closed on election day and that a war crisis would justify such action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randall
Congress
Secretary of War
United States
Measles Close Winnemucca Schools Holiday Timing
The grammar school of Winnemucca was on vacation last week due to a measles outbreak. The Spring holiday, usually during Easter week, is now taken earlier because about 75 pupils are absent from measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnemucca
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Eureka Sentinel
Anna Pratt
A. C. Florio
DeFlon
Bertha Rich
Marie DeFlon
Ralph Irwin
San Jose
Moving Picture
Walter Trent and Associates
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