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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1919
Page
3
Eureka Sentinel reports the Council of Defense nine beat the local High School boys by seven to three. The issue notes training, local travels, and multiple community updates along with minor incidents and ongoing town news.
Eureka marks Liberty Loan Day on May 2 with closed mines and a town gathering. A baseball game, war film, and speeches by Rev Brewster Adams Sergeant Gibbs and Lieutenant Willie occur at Eureka Theatre. Free all night dance follows and Victory Loan Notes are sold through the day and night by the County Council of Defense and volunteers.
Uncle Sam aims to prepare lands for Indians by creating a reservation in the area. Five 40-acre tracts will be irrigated by pumping wells as part of the project. Charles W. Whitley, longtime general manager of the Amalgamated Smelting and Refining Company plants in Salt Lake, is promoted to vice president of the corporation.
A letter from Al Dees in Stockton, California reports D. Ferovini underwent eye surgery for cataracts. One eye failed to regain sight, while the other may be saved. his general health is poor and he receives treatment to improve his condition. Theatre dance and impromptu party follow Thursday evening show for married couples and at the Masonic Odd Fellows hall.
Eureka County leads female effort in the Fourth Liberty Loan with forty eight percent of its quota solicited by women. The county committee includes Edna C. Plummer as chair and Sophie Zadow as secretary with members across Eureka Beowawe Tonkin Birch Palisade and Tonkin districts. Subscriptions go to the County Council of Defense with credit to the women’s committee. Watch for the Blue V's.
At Eureka Theatre May 4 Bessie Love stars in The Heiress with two reels of Oriental Love comedy. May 9 Lillian Gish stars in The House Built Upon Sand with Wheels and Woe comedy.
L R Thatcher former Eureka County state senator moves his family to Reno and plans to reside permanently. He returns from Divide district where he holds strong interests. Thatcher has acquired several claims and formed two companies Pay Day and Elgin both active. He shows interest in the Silver Zone district around 16 miles east of Tonopah.
John Beard and two others arrived from the East and Palisade to the Union Swited on Wednesday. They are understood to be under orders to put the properties in shape for immediate working and that operation of the mines will be commenced at once.
A. Moore, railway agent, announces the management has decided not to suspend service between Palisade and Eureka. Trains will operate as before until further notice. Also noted are new buildings in Divide City including a lumber yard, two active restaurants, and a rooming house nearing completion.
Handle Bros artesian well in Diamond Valley is suspended as authorities decide whether to pump for stock watering or continue sinking to a deeper gravel layer. The 423 foot well shows water within 36 feet of the surface after penetrating 170 feet of clay, with pressure insufficient to surface flow.
The Eureka elementary honor roll lists pupils with perfect attendance and high marks across grades one through eight. Named students include Angelo Prins Vera Zadow Adelbert States Violet Rebal at i Myrtle Rive Leland Laird Robert Davis Thelms Romano Frances Bremenkampf Herman Bremenkampf and others.
The Elko County Sheepmen's Association formed by local firms pools the season's clip. Hecht & Company of Boston accepted a 400000 pound wool lot at 50.625 cents per pound, with most remaining wool sold privately at 45 to 48.5 cents. An amended FDA rule requires labels showing exact net weight on food packages.
Diamond Valley details show George Snider returning to Union to dispose of property while feed around Union and the Scott ranch shows improvement for the season. Roads over Union summit are passable and visitors arrive from Elko Eureka Oakland.
The Tonopah Daily Times editorially touts a booming Divide district area boosting Tonopah Nevada. Growth is linked to mining development and a hoped future metropolis status while unemployment remains low and construction attracts skilled workers. Lumber is reportedly available in abandoned Nevada towns.
The State Board of Pardons and Parole plans a Capitol meeting on Monday May 5 as about 125 applications await review. Of these, 106 are penitentiary inmates with the rest on parole or discharged awaiting citizenship restoration. The prison houses 167 inmates, meaning over half seek liberty or sentence commutation.
Coal companies in Salt Lake announce a 40 cent price reduction on lump, egg and nut coal effective May 1 to stimulate buying and provide steady work at the mines. Slack coal not included. Mine conditions yield only three to four days of work weekly. James K. Lynch, 60, longtime head of the twelfth district Federal Reserve Bank, dies in San Francisco after grief over his son’s death in the Argonne.
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