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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1916
Page
3
Judge Breen leaves for Austin to hold a Lander County term. Car trips and mining notices fill the day with visits by Dr Whitesides and others, a dog missing for a $10 reward, school moves, and seeds from Senator Pittman offered for free.
Eureka County High School students hosted a social dancing party at the Opera House Friday attended by many locals. J. D. Gold played the new Ellington piano with Will Swick on the drama, as the school funds were boosted to pay for the instrument recently delivered by Friday’s train.
Friday metal quotations show Sliver at 76 cents per ounce, Copper at 28.50, Lead at 67.40, all noted for New York. Market activity centers on price levels across base metals with no further context provided.
R A Daniels of Sherman, Clay and Co will be in Eureka about May 15. Leave all orders with Mrs E A Skillman Advt.
A Washington dispatch reports Germany agrees to modify submarine warfare and to warn and save crews before sinking ships while maintaining that Britain must follow international law. In Mexico, Generals Scott and Obregon reach a satisfactory agreement awaiting Carranza approval. Pershing says reliable Villa whereabouts are near American operations and hopes to capture him soon.
Elko Free Press reports quarantine lifted in two scarlet fever cases and Wells smallpox patient discharged. County health officer Dr. J E Worden states Elko is now free from contagious diseases and all quarantines are lifted.
W B Bierce of the Ely Hamilton auto stage line visited Eureka to inspect the Hamilton to Eureka road and consider a traction engine to haul ore to the railway for shipment to Salt Lake smelters He plans a Ely to Eureka route via Hamilton with 1500 tons of ore at Hamilton indicating a strong summer camp prospect in the area.
Thomas ODoyle a well known district figure and shift foreman at the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company was killed Friday night when his car overturned about one mile east of East Ely on the road to McGill. He leaves a wife and three children living in McGill.
Meat-Cargo claims of 15 to 20 million dollars by Canee and partners against the British government have been settled. Counsel says clients are satisfied with the agreement. The dispute once threatened U S Britain tension over seized meat on route to Holland.
Silver climbs to 77 14 cents an ounce the highest since 1893, with speculation it may hit a dollar by summer. The jump promises large profits for mining properties in Nevada and could trigger renewed mining and investment activity amid rising metal values. Contents include historical price notes through 1910 to 1914.
The Sentinel reports E R Sans head of the Nevada government department for coyote removal and rabies control has placed four trappers in Eureka County. Trappers are assigned to the Three Bar Tonkin Winzell and Sadler ranches to monitor southward moving coyotes.
A telegram to relatives in Eureka reports John De pacli of Prospect is in serious condition in San Francisco after surgery to remove a tumor conducted about a month ago. Doctors warned the case was hopeless.
R. A. Daniels will be in Eureka about May 15 to take orders for Steinway and other pianos. Prices start at 100 dollars. Leave orders with Mrs. E. A. Skillman.
Miss Rose Modarelli has returned from Elka and entered school to finish the term. Thomas Eccles, a sophomore, left school to work on his mother's ranch near Romano in Diamond Valley. The Superintendent of the Second Supervision District, based in Ely, is visiting Eureka week to observe schools in the neighborhood.
A Eureka to Palisade excursion left Eureka with 41 travelers to attend two Elko performances. The Palisade baseball game between Eureka and Beowan was canceled due to missing Eureka players. Return to Eureka expected by Monday’s local train. A telephone update confirmed Palisade arrival at 8 40 this morning.
G B Biale of Eureka learned last Sunday that his sister Miss Antoinette Biale had died in San Francisco after surgery to remove a tumor. The 29 year old Italian native came to America about two years ago and visited Eureka during last winter holidays, staying a month with the Biale family.
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