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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1908
Page
2
A fragment notes an upcoming event titled fire assay and mentions Eureka insertion details. No clear date, time, or full context available. Further readable facts are needed to specify participants, location, or outcomes.
The Los Angeles Evening News suspends publication due to financial troubles after three years of operation. Editor Sam T. Clover notes the paper fought plutocracy and powerful interests in California and railroads, insisting their work upheld principle despite deficits and limited dollars.
A Reno gun theft link ties to San Francisco recovered weapons. Williams returns for trial. Nevada League events set for May 22 23 at Reno State University. A mutilated body near Lovelock prompts a homicide note. Naturalization deadline shifts to August 5. railroad rate hearings set for May 25. Obituaries note James Cromm in Sacramento. local accidents and crimes in Goldfield Rawhide and Sparky areas.
A WorId Herald letter from Mrs John Sparks reports her husband Governor Sparks is improving steadily though not yet fully recovered after months of illness and bed rest. The note clears up reports of a stroke, saying weakness from prolonged illness is the cause. Also in Congress a bill establishing a bureau of mines faces mixed support amid opposition to expanded departmental power. Bartlett predicts a hearing and possible passage if party dissension eases and public backing grows.
A long running Nevada mining dispute over the Silver Peak claims, valued near ten million dollars, will be heard Monday in Reno before Judge Pike. The case, B. A. Gamble et al versus L. J. Hanchett et al and Silver Peak Mines, spans 15 years across Esmeralda County district court and federal courts. The matter concerns a district-wide mining claim contested across multiple courts. The text also notes Nevada State University commencement April 8 to 10 featuring the Mackay statue unveiling and Mackay Mining Building dedication, with Mr. and Mrs. Mackay attending.
Reports from Perry township Ohio describe a well on the Hobensis property yielding a substance described as clear as kerosene oil. Observers note the liquid burns similarly when used as lamp fuel, sparking great local interest and excitement.
Bishop Spaulding of Utah speaks at the Nevada Episcopal conference noting the state’s population rising from 65,000 in 1886 to about 120,000 today. He cites church-building in Battle Mountain and Ely, two rectories, and the start of a distinct Nevada organization with Bishop Robinson overseeing expansion.
Idaho Governor Gooding grants a reprieve for Harry Orchard who faces a Friday hanging. Reports from Chicago detail Judge Landis imposing fines totaling 15150 for 29 hour cattle transport violations while other cases cover a San Francisco fire destroying 115 stores with 400000 dollar loss and famed miner defense attorney Darrow’s mercy petition. Admirals and crowds marshall the harbor of San Francisco as print paper costs rise in Washington hearings. Whalen fights for freedom in California while Judge Massey improves in San Francisco after illness.
The Nevada Railroad Commission has sent inquiries to every mining district to determine low grade ore handling and transport costs. Data is collected to push cheaper ore transportation and boost mining growth. Kareka district reports freight to Salt Lake smelters at 1.75 per ton for ores under seven dollars, enough to keep low grade mining profitable.
The Austin-Manhattan Consolidated Mining Company, owner of 87 patented claims around Austin, is planning active operations after acquiring all surrounding properties. They await a one and a half mile air pipe shipment due about May 10 to start in the old Austin tunnel and to sink a working wharf on Lander bill.
Ely city council member EU Hall, known statewide, was arrested within 15 minutes after a mock marriage to Lillian M. Kilia. In a one hour trial he was found guilty and sentenced to buy one barrel of beer for his friends, then paraded home by cheering supporters.
At Cortex Eureka County Nevada on May 1 1908 a son was born to the wife of Maurice Teanes. At Palisade Eureka County Nevada on April 1 1908 a daughter was born to the wife of J C Walker.
The county commission approves a long list of bills and wages for road labor, supplies, and services including salaries for clerks and deputies, road work by multiple workers, Eureka Water Works Co water, printing by Sentinel, and various fees and burials. Several names are listed with amounts paid, reflecting expenditures for maintenance and public services.
On April 15 1908 the purchaser acquired all interest of J W Feeley in the Humboldt and Winchester Saloons at Palisade Nevada. All outstanding bills become payable to J W Ebert who will settle company debts incurred prior to this date.
Berrett Berry, the convict who escaped from the Nevada penitentiary last week, was captured Friday morning about 20 miles from Bridgeport in Mono County, California.
In Roreka County Nevada Sheriff H. Swaswer issues Statement No. 30 detailing 25 horses and one mule shipped from Alpha Station to Sen Yemane. Inspectors document brands on various left shoulder thigh and jaw areas, including LP, Jk, A, S, JA, TS, SP, T, heart, and other marks. One mule bears O on right thigh.
In a New York May report the Montgomery Shoshone mine in Bullfrog Nevada shows failed development and an ore body lost at 200 feet. Stockholders’ experts warn of limited value, with Charles M Schwab possibly exiting Nevada to focus on Mexican mining opportunities.
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