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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1922
Page
4
Newspaper ad lists subscription rates for one year and six months with reduced price for six months. Mentions second class mail status and Post Office handling at Burks.
Nevada Press Comment argues for a Government Indian school in Elko County under Senate bill 474. It cites Indian industriousness on farms, warns without guidance they drift, and credits Stewart Institute and open-air training. The piece urges Congress bipartisan support and early education to foster thrift and citizenship.
The House approved the Dunn road bill 229 to 31, authorizing a $65 million appropriation for construction starting July 1 and $75 million for the following year. The measure, now headed to the Senate, sets federal highway expenditures at $24,000 per mile for 1922 and $20,000 per mile for 1923, and would raise Nevada’s average road cost with federal aid.
A fragmented editorial voice mocks excessive medicine and birth control discussions, urging readers to avoid unnecessary drugs. It references a locomotive inspection after each run and an inspection of bi meal after a breakdown, praising nature as a doctor and noting old medical vets. The piece hints at social attitudes toward health, work, and appreciation of employers.
The Utah road commission’s forced retirement draws mixed reaction across Utah Nevada and California as experts flag irregularities in the agency. Nevada's Tonopah Times notes the board’s influence over western highways and calls for accountability while lawmakers push to restore obligations under the Lincoln Highway Association contract including a $126000 gift for the Lieberg cut off improvements amid regional frustration.
The National City Bank May letter notes April showed rising industrial and trade activity with outdoor dependent sectors expanding. Weather hindered some gains but overall sentiment in business circles improved, especially in agriculture.
Advices from Wolgan Valley New South Wales report a large scale in situ shale distillation experiment achieving satisfactory results. A correspondent cites an old shale worked mine set alight within brick confinement to regulate control and combustion. Three days after ignition the flow of exsult shows promising prospects for economical shale deposits exploitation.
Nevada items report a new rate for corn buyers by the Nevada Livestock Association, several mining and railroad disruptions across Humboldt and White Pine counties, a Sparks street foreman injuring fingers while soldering, a man found dead with a bullet wound near his ranch, a Tonopah balcony chair assault and fine, a collapsed bridge at Ely despite a heavy tractor, and a Getchell tunnel powder explosion injuring two workers but not fatally.
Elko, two months into role as special prohibition enforcement officer, Nels Ouderkirk says he will resign and present the notice to Elko County Commissioners. Rumors tie his departure to the Cotant and Harbin dismissals and to alleged lax enforcement, with two arrests and one conviction credited to his tenure.
Nevada Consolidated Copper resumes activity after a coal strike pause. Mills with 2500 ton capacity start at McGill while two steam shovels begin in the Ruth pit. About 260 underground and Ruth mine workers and 300 at McGill are employed. Company plans no major payroll increase for two months.
George S. Kinsman recalls a judge who ran a "cat fish" bank in Julesburg Colorado beside light duties. A stranger presented a check and failed to prove identity with letters and telegrams. The judge noted more needed in money matters, despite past hangings for insufficient IDs.
In Eureka County Nevada Third Judicial District a probate hearing is set for May 29 1922 at 2 pm for Madeline Fraser's will. Alexander Fraser petitions forLetters Testamentary to be issued to him. Objections may be filed in writing or in person.
In Eureka County Nevada the Third Judicial District Court will hear the first and final account of C W Ruden administrator with the will annexed for the estate of Kate Peterson deceased and the petition for distribution. The hearing is set for May 29 1922 at 1 00 p m in Eureka Courtroom. All interested parties must appear to show cause why the account should not be settled and the distribution granted. Date first publication May 1 1922. Date last publication May 27 1922.
Department of the Interior Elko Nevada issues notice that Domenico Cerruti of Eureka Nevada has filed for final three year proof on two tracts totaling 61.83 acres in the Tolyabe National Forest. Proceedings begin June 19 1922 before R McCharles Eureka County Clerk with witnesses Eberts Damele Damele Pieretti. First publication May 6 1922. Last publication June 3 1922.
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