Eureka People and Events Highlight May 1918
Eureka residents engage in business visits and inspections as the week includes tax notices, mining checks, and state inspections. Notables include Emil Baumann, H L Hobbs, R MacCharles, Dave Ogilvie, Mrs Raine, Judge Breen, A J Stinson, Clarence Johnson, Frank Winzell, Angleo Tognoni, and William McKnight. Whisky trucks head to Sacramento. local hotel Pollak Herrera advertises improvements. Grand Worthy Matron Neva Williams tours the state. George Laird heads to Fort McDowell. A Eureka Theatre social follows a dance with a charity collection of about 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Baumann
Birch
Eureka
H. L. Hobbs
Southern Pacific Railway Company
R. MacCharles
Ruby Hill
Sentinel
Dave Ogilvie
George W. Laird
Fort McDowell
San Francisco
D. States
Eureka Theatre
James Rattazzi
Richard and Judson Hooper
Tracey Hoegh
Perse
George
Red Cross War Fund Appeal Urges Nevada Help
Washington calls for 100 million dollars to support Red Cross war relief with Nevada's share at 75000. Donors urged to give generously, with county targets of 1000 to 1200 dollars in Eureka. Members urged to remit to local officers or contribute by any available means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Red Cross
Nevada
Eureka Red Cross
Eureka County
Postal service shifts mail route from Palisade Eureka
The Postal Department sought bids for Palisade to Eureka mail but rejected the sole later bid. A new bid call is issued for Palisade to Union twice weekly signaling discontinuation to Eureka after July 1. The local railroad has not yet contracted but may, with Eureka set to keep train service three times weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisade
Eureka
Pali Sade
Union
Postal Department
Moving Pictures At Eureka Theatre May 17 The False Friend
The Eureka theatre screens The False Friend on Friday May 17 with Robert Warwick and Gail Kane as leads. A romance tale follows a hero driven to ruin by a false friend, then rising again on his own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Theatre
Robert Warwick
Gail Kane
Miss Kane
Men Wanted for Government Caulking on Pacific Coast
Department of Labor seeks experienced wood ship caulkers for immediate government employment on the Pacific Coast. Interested men should register at the Court House in Eureka with Edna C. Plummer so telegrams can reach them if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Department
Pacific
Edna C. Plummer
Court House
Eureka
Eight Cylinder Oldsmobile Purchased in Eureka
H. Russell of Eureka Ga returned Thursday from Reno with a new eight cylinder Oldsmobile seven passenger auto sold to J. B. Biale of Eureka. Biale accompanied Russell to Reno and the pair drove 190 miles to Reno first day and then 190 miles to Eureka, arriving Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Russell
Eureka
Reno
J. B. Biale
Special Council of Defense Meeting At Court House
A special meeting of the Council of Defense is scheduled in the Court House on Saturday evening the 18th. All members should attend promptly at 7:45 for possible completion within an hour. The Red Cross will also meet that night to discuss the Second Red Cross War Fund Drive. Full attendance urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Defense
Court House
Red Cross
Eureka Leaders Attend War Conference in Reno
Eureka's representative J. E. Sexton of Palisade and C. B. Sexton, Supt of the California State Labor Bureau, attend a Reno war conference to study labor issues. Co. IB. Sexton previously oversaw Panama Canal labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Eureka County Council of Defense
Reno
J. E. Sexton
Palisade
C. B. Sexton
California State Labor Bureau
Co. IB
Sexton
Panama Canal
Auto Truck Delivered for Eureka Drayage Business
Julius Minoletti this week received his completed one ton auto truck and has placed it in service. He is adding improvements to his draying wood and coal business in Eureka and is now ready to fulfill orders expeditiously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Julius Minoletti
Ruby Hill Mines May Resume Production
Rumors in Eureka say the Richmond-Eureka Mining Company considers reopening its Ruby Hill mines to supply low grade ore for Utah smelters. Negotiations allegedly under way with the Eureka-Nevada Railway Company for ore transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Richmond- Eureka Mining Company
Utah
Eureka-Nevada Railway Company
Big Country Dancing Party at Handley Bros Ranch
A May 11 dancing party at Handley Bros Cottonwood ranch north of Eureka drew about 150 guests. The event featured a 36 by 12 foot floor, free supper, and music from Ernest Simonsen Baptista Minoletti Miss Winifred Smith Judson Hooper, with widespread hospitality and a successful evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley Bros
Cottonwood Ranch
Eureka
Ernest Simonsen
Baptista Minoletti
Winifred Smith
Judson Hooper
Eureka High to Play Elko High in Saturday Baseball
Eureka High School Club travels with Vice Principal W G Rector to Elko for a Saturday afternoon game against Elko High School Club. Manager Robert Laird. captain Peter Mernaldo. players Judson Hooper Russell Tenvoord Robert Lucey Peter Breen Raymond Pastorino Victor Rattazzi Albert Biale Walter Kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
Elko High School
Eureka High School
Eureka Club
W. G. Rector
Robert Laird
Peter Mernaldo
Judson Hooper
Russell Tenvoord
Robert Lucey
Peter Breen
Raymond Pastorino
Rabid Coyotes Sighted Near Newark Valley
William H. Smith of Newark Valley reports his daughter was followed by a rabid coyote returning from pasture with a saddle horse. The animal roamed close to a wire screen fence, showed signs of advanced rabies, and they could not locate it after an attempt to trace and kill it. He notes the season as unusually cold and dry with nightly frosts in Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Smith
Newark Valley
Smith
Nevada
District Court Session Set for Eureka County June 3 1918
Regular session of the Third Judicial District Court of Nevada Eureka County will be held on Monday June 3 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Judicial District Court of the
State of
Nevada
Eureka County
Local Notables and Events Track Nevada Town Life
J R Tognoni and Truman Collins visited from Duckwater while Eureka residents and visitors attended Eastern Star Lodge events. A mining company shipped five cars of ore to Salt Lake, and local officials discussed court terms in Lander. The Italian district school closed as teachers prepared for new assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Tognoni
Truman Collins
Duckwater
Eureka-Holly Mining Company
Salt Lake
Edgar Sadler Watved
Diamond Valley
Eastern Star Lodge
Peter Breen
Austin
Lander District Court
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Yam Eureka
Robert Raine
Pine Valley
A. J. Stinson
Clarence Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Frank Winzell
John Cockrill
Garden Valley
Cockrill
Eastern Star Meeting
Angelo Tognoni
Joseph Tognoni
Camp Lewis
Wash
Antone Tognoni
Thorday
Sacramento
California
Ely
William McKnight
Pollak & Herrera
Carlow Hotel
Neva Williams
Fallon
Order of Eastern Star
Iphigenia Chapter
Edna ©. Plummer
Innml
Garden of Allah
Helen Ware
Thomas Sanchs
Eureka High
Elko High
Coyotes
Newark
Tony Pollari
Epward Heerers
ZADOW
Pollars & Hera
Main and
Clark Streets
Eureka, Nevada
Carl Muir
Hamilton
Angelo Depaoli
Tony
Charley
Western Front
Stella Gianoli
Gianoli
Antelope
William Blair
The
D. E. Williams
Fallen Eagle
A. Fraser
Sentinel Office
Williams
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