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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
3
William Laird visits from Bay State mine in Newark Valley while W C McDevitt arrives from Nebraska to inspect horses. Snowfalls of two feet relief with warm May near Eureka, plus local movements of residents and officials including Otis Fulton and Judge Peter Breen.
Telegrams confirm the death of Mrs. Edgar Eather in San Francisco after an operation. She was 25, married to County Recorder Edgar Eather, and survived by her mother Mrs. B Merialdo, siblings, and extended family. Funeral at the Merialdo home on South Main Street, Eureka, Sunday May 3 at 2 PM.
W J Hooper completes Eureka tally showing 3 census children eligible for school funds, the smallest since the 1870s and down about 20 from last year. Funds increased this year may yield similar maintenance money despite the lower census. Ruby Hills district census by Thomas Kitchen reports 26 eligible children, also down by about 20, with entitlement to only one teacher, reducing funds for school purposes.
Prospect district school taught by Miss Sarah Imobersteg of Eureka closed a successful term on Friday of last week. Repairs and expenses reduced this year’s term length, but anticipated state funds and higher assessed valuation may provide more for rural education next year.
Deputy Superintendent A B Lightfoot and Riley Comer of Ely toured Lander County schools, reporting unusually bad spring road conditions from heavy rain and snow. He noted excellent teachers, improved spelling and arithmetic, and 700 mispronounced words reduced to 400 with practical math applications. The spring ranching outlook is strong, with water abundant, snow on mountains, and plans for larger farming and irrigation projects in Reese River Valley and Battle Mountain.
William A. Moore and Theresa Romano of Newark Valley were quietly married at the bride’s home on April 21. Justice Al Dees performed the ceremony. Bridesmaid Annie Smith and best man Frank Romano attended. The couple will reside at Mr Moore’s home after spending the day with guests and a wedding dinner.
District Attorney N P Morgan, Justice Leonard, Fay and Crawley faced trial for wilful injury to property after wires were sabotaged between Buckhorn and Beowawe. 30,000 volts fed into the telephone line, causing telephones to blow and a mill transformer to fail, with $2500 in damages. Accused were discharged by Buckhorn Mines Company and later reached Beowawe seeking a jury trial. verdict of not guilty due to insufficient evidence. L C Gibbons of Reno prosecuted for Buckhorn Mines.
Miss Mabel Vernon Nevada Equal Franchise Society will speak in the Eureka District Courtroom at 7 30 PM on suffrage issues as part of a state tour for the May 2 Woman's Independence celebration. The local branch posts two songs America and Battle Hymn of the Republic plus a suffragette song Let the Lassies Try by Miss Stella Gianoli and guitar selections by Principal G W Hann.
Mrs. Anna Dowden of Newark Valley in White Pine County spent the last four days in Eureka taking a special teachers examination run by District Attorney N P Morgan under the State Board of Education. She returned to resume duties Tuesday. Notices of the December district exam were published, but Dowden says she did not receive notice. A February Ely exam was offered for absentees, but road conditions prevented attendance. The State Board issued a temporary certificate and a privilege for a special examination.
The Senior Class of 1914 invites the public to a dance at the Eureka Opera House on Friday evening May 3 promising the best music and an enjoyable evening for all attendees. The event is described as a cordial invitation with emphasis on enjoyment and social success.
Rev Father W H Corcoran arrives by Friday's train and will conduct Mass and Sermon at 10 o'clock a m Sunday May 3 Mass at 8 a m Monday May 4 in Eureka Catholic Church District Court convenes next Tuesday with Judge E J L Taber Elko presiding Regular May meeting of Board of County Commissioners set for Monday May 4
Committee reports resolutions in memory of Daniel E Davies of Rescue Hose Company No 1 Eureka NV dated May 1 1914. They note God called him from life and express sympathy to relatives. Hall draped in mourning for thirty days. Resolutions to be entered in minutes and sent to relatives. Fraternal closing prayers and farewells.
There was no site of the DeaMarixa Property on Main Street as advertised in the case of J A Huebner and R C Kelly vs P M Des Marias. A settlement was reached Friday morning at Palisade between Des Marias and N P Morgan, attorney for the plaintiffs. Mrs DesMarais was at Palisade en route to Eureka when the compromise was made.
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