Eureka Grabs News From May 19 1917 Local Bits
Eureka notes show J A Bailey and Pete Carletti heading in from Alpha for business. Various visits and teaching terms wrap up, with residents returning from Diamond Valley Palisade and Goldfield. A baseball game Palisade saw a 32 to 7 win by the soldier team. Memorial Day plans proceed as Eureka Temple members prepare, and the Catholic benefit ball earns praise for social success at the Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bailey
Pete Carletti
Eureka
Sarah Skillman
Winzell Ranch
Garden Valley
Palisade
Carlin
Soldier Boys
E.B. McCabe
Willie Zadow
Lynn
Eureka County
Eureka Temple No. 15
Opera House
Altar Society
Brown Hotel
Eureka Nevada Rail Service Struggles With Shutdowns
Eureka Nevada May 10 1917 The Nevada Railroad Commission condemns the Eureka Nevada Railway lessee plan to run only one train weekly between Eureka and Palisade and limits on intrastate freight. Officials warn of ongoing efforts to restore full service and keep residents advised as disputes with the government continue. Trains this week brought passengers mail and freight, with mixed sentiment locally over the service status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Nevin
Sevtxer
Nev
Sexton
Eureka-Nevada
Palisade
Nevada Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Nevada
Commission
Carson City
W. H. Russell
Nevada Transportation Company
Eureka- Nevada
Railroad Commission OF Nevada
E. H. Walker
Will Jig Silver West Dump Start of Jigging at Slag Dump
Tony Romano will lease the Silver West slag dump to L F Hopkins Ed Morse G A Fletcher V B Cadra and J A Tam. The group will operate jigging machines to extract fines from the dump opposite the Richmond fur nace works. Two machines are running and a third may be installed. six men may be employed this summer. An assay from a test run yielded satisfactory results and investors expect a profitable season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Romano
Silver West
Richmond
L. F. Hopkins
Ed Morse
G. A. Fletcher
V. 8. Cadra
J. A. Tam
Mr. Hopkins
Memorial Day Observed in Eureka by Knights of Pythias
Eureka will observe Memorial Day with parade and exercises under Beatific Lodge No. 7 Knights of Pythias. William F. Zadow is named Grand Marshal. Full arrangements and parade program will appear in next week's SENTINEL. Civic and benevolent bodies are invited to join in the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Beatific Lodge No. 7, Knights of Pythias
William F. Zadow
Sentinel
Water Engineer Assigns Sexton to Duckwater Creek
Water Commissioner at Duckwater Nevada orders assistant E. T. Sexton to allot water to creek ranchers per their rights. Sexton and his wife arrived last week and set up headquarters at A. C. Florio ranch near Duckwater headwaters. He plans to stay through the summer and will apportion water to each rancher using gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duckwater
Nevada
E. T. Sexton
Nye County
Sexton
A. C. Florio Ranch
Duckwater Creek
Suit Decided in Reno Bank Case Against Raine Estate
The Farmers & Merchants Bank of Reno sued the J. P. Raine estate, transferred from Eureka to the Elko District Court, and a jury found for the plaintiff for 1250 dollars. The verdict ordered payment on one of two notes each for 1250 dollars with interest, and awarded no interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Reno
Catholic Church Services In Eureka Sunday Schedule
Rev. Father J J McNally will hold Mass and Sermon at 10 a m and Rosary Sermon and Benediction at 7 15 p m in the Eureka Catholic church on Sunday. Ed Halstead traveled from Duckwater Tuesday for supplies then returned home the same evening. J A Gilbert came from Braffey ranch near Union Thursday afternoon to attend business and returned that night. He is dry farming a large area this Spring and expects a bumper crop, while devoting time to sheep farming as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Hooper
Protective Range Association
Sentinel
Geraldine Breen
Tenabo
Eureka
J.J. McNally
J. A. Gilbert
Braffey Ranch
Union
County Commissioners Plan New Grade Over Union Summit Road
County officials Edgar Sadler and R J Reid completed plans for a new grade over Union summit on the Eureka to Palisade road. H G Wedekind surveyed, teams and county graders will be used to finish the 1.5 mile project, easing winter transit and ensuring year round access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palian de Pascablé
Edgar Sadler
R. J. Reid
Union Summit
Eureka
Palisade
H.G. Wedekind
Union
Wedekind
L. R. Thatcher
Rand
W. S. Raine
Sadler
Eureka County
Death of Mrs James McMenamin Follows Loss of Husband
Former Eureka native Josephine Brown McMenamin died Sunday in Bobbyns California after years in retirement. She leaves five children and three sisters Mrs Ed Cafferey Mrs Herbert Watts and Mrs James Sloan all of Reno Nevada. Reno attorney E W Cheney son of Judge A E Cheney and Eureka native departed for San Francisco to seek army admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McMenamin
Josephine Brown
Eureka
Bobbyns
California
Ed Cafferey
Herbert Watts
James Sloan
Reno
Nevada
E. W. Cheney
A. E. Cheney
San Francisco
Neighborly Aliens and the Garden Grievance Parable
A compact fable-like piece contrasts the notion of aliens as neighbors letting chickens roam to destroy a tired businessman's garden with the idea that strict retaliation is the proper remedy. The text hints at punitive measures for marauders and a final call for order.
Father’s letter sends Frank Nostross to Fort Sam Houston
D E Nostross reports son Frank will leave Angel Island barracks May 15 for Fort Sam Houston Texas training camp with 86 other volunteers. Frank, skilled in pipe work, joined the mechanical corps after stepping forward during a roll call to assist with extending the water system at the barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Nostross
Frank
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Mechanical Corps
Down on the Farm Frank McBride Plots Eureka Land
Frank McBride of Eureka cleared about two acres near the old furnace works and plans to plant potatoes and garden crops. He has applied to the State Engineer for permission to divert 0.25 cubic feet per second of Consolidated Spring water for irrigation and stock use. A Sentinel inspection confirms detailed planning and mapping, with a fall tuber supply as frost timing shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank McBride
Eureka
Eureka Consolidated Furnace Works
Sentinel
Sheepman Sues for Trespass Damages in Eureka
J A Gilbert sues John Doe in Eureka Justice Court for 300 dollars claiming sheep trespass on Springs lands within a mile of the plaintiff home. Sheriff Mackey departs to locate owner. First Fulton bill action in the county. Local residents arrive and inspect a Hudson Super Six. Knights of Pythias Beatific Lodge plans Memorial Day program. Rev Father J J McNally acquires a Ford touring car for summer parish visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
J. A. Gilbert
John Doe
James Mackey
Peter Carletti
Alpha
Carletti
Domingo Recatume
A. J. Simcox
Elko
Beatific Lodge No. 7
Knights of Pythias
J. J. McNally
Carlin
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Eus
Thomas Hooper
Morris Regis
Nevada Johnson
James Buckskin
Stella Gianoli
A. T. Taylor
Lois
Westwood
Lassen County
Austin Jackson
The
Nevada Press
B. L. Quayle
Ely
Thomas Spracklin
Goldfield
J. C. Tyler
Eurekn
A. Moore
Will Jig
Silver West Dump
Beatific Lodge No. 7, K. of P
Catholic Church Services
Ed Halstead
Eurekans
Frank Nostross
Justice Court
New Fulton
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