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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
3
Community notes from Eureka include visits and arrivals from Newark Valley Palisade and Diamond Station. Mentions of transfers, property sales on Spring street and nearby lines, court actions on John Pardy estate, and local civic events with Iphigenia Chapter honor banquets and railway staff changes.
J J Graham a miner in Ward Wall Virginia City had a narrow escape from a fatal shaft accident while working at the 2450 foot level with Frank Byrne A warning to watch for a descending cage was ignored and Graham was struck on the head and thrown to the shaft floor sustaining a badly injured head and several broken ribs The peculiar manner of his injury stumped observers as he avoided burial at the bottom of the shaft
Washington May 15 Hundreds of files to desert land claims were affected by a Supreme Court decision holding that entered desert lands rights may be assigned. The ruling impacts entrymen and related legal matters amid unsettled records and procedural blanks.
Eureka Memorial Day program details: Eureka Lodge No 22 I.O.O.P and Diamond Rebekah Lodge No 5 coordinate ceremonies at Masonic and My Fellows Hall at 10 am. Grand Marshal J B Biale leads, speeches by Judge A L Fitzgerald, school children sing, hymns, prayers, and a cemetery procession followed by grave decorations and return to the hall. Participants to report to Grand Marshal.
The week began with rain and snow from Sunday night through Monday noon, followed by cold and windy conditions. North county reports describe a stronger storm there, while Pallanle Seoday saw heavy rain Sunday night into Monday, making Pine Valley roads soft and treacherous.
A suit began in the District Court on May 6 1911 by J P Rabe against E Peterson of Palisade Boreke County for 40 dollars and interest on the loan. Notice of the suit had not been posted before as the summons return was not made until this week.
Children from the Presbyterian Sunday School rehearse The Isle of Jowels, a juvenile operetta, at Boreks Opera House Friday evening for a Sunday School fund. The Eureka Amateur Dramatic Society presents a one act farce in support, with a social dance and Lobster Club Orchestra providing music afterward.
The thanks go to teachers and school staff for aiding the Cantata. Special acknowledgment to organist Miss Villa Hawkner for able assistance with the music and to Miss Kate McCharles for ready help. Grateful also for the singing of Misses Ette and Althea Barker. Mrs. G. M. Roberts, Supt.
Postmaster C. Le Broy of Eureka and his son R. A. Broy along with Abram and J. W. Jones filed two new locations in the Silverado mining district in White Pine County. The Pro tection New Land 2 location certificates are filed. The district, once active, is expected to revive with easier money conditions as a potential important producing area.
Grand Representatives i Beatific Lodge No 7 Knights of Pythias appoints William Beard George Bartlett Moritz Sobeeline Peter Loh J B Biale D E Nostrona Spencer Reynolds to Grand Lodge meeting in Reno in June.
The latest metal quotations list silver at 0 34 cents per ounce in New York copper at 11 05 per 100 pounds and land at 4 00 per 100 pounds in New York.
WEW Hall Lodge No 7 Knights of Pthias purchases the Julia Brown Restaurant property on North Main Street. The brick building near the post office will be renovated for lodge use, including a 24 by 40 foot lodge room with steel ceiling, new pew floor, and rear boat hall conversion. Repairs underway aim to create neat, comfortable meeting quarters.
There is a new law directing that all poll tax money be set aside by county commissioners for exclusive use in the respective road districts. Poll tax receipts will be handled by the counties and signed by the county assessor, not the State Controller. The measure takes effect this year.
At the Eureka High School board meeting on May 11 a petition from residents urged retaining P. V. Knowles as principal for the next term. The board, honoring its prior decision, announced a complete change in County High School teaching staff for the coming term.
The State Engineer's Department struggles to handle rising workload, proving growing public interest in Nevada's agricultural prospects. The article notes Nevada offers large returns for land investors, likening past Western states with depleted lands and suggesting Nevada presents even more favorable opportunities. Car son News.
Eureka Senator Sweeney spent several days in Austin visiting private affairs. He expressed optimism about local prosperity noting mines restarting and a railroad rebuild. He said Eureka anticipates a period of renewed growth and better times ahead.
The Sentinel reports new black and white maps of the Eureka mining district including the Pardy map and Windfall along with other nearby mines in the Secret Canyon district. Maps priced at one dollar with five cents extra for mail delivery.
Nob Hill Fire Company members are summoned to meet at their home at 9 30 a m on Memorial Day May 90 for participation in the Memorial Day observance.
Records dated May 1911 document Anna Keen to Mary Heary quit claim on Eureka town land with a frame house and cabins plus fractional mine interest in the Keen mine. Notices record locations of Castions of No 1, Quartzite Extension, and Boom mine, with multiple filings by James A. Siri, William S. Calver, Thomas Eccles, A Harris, and others. Deeds note a Morning Star placer interest and a lot in Eureka town with improvements and plumbing tools, totaling $800 value.
Postmaster General Hitchenek announces 47 additions to depositary network, bringing total to 170 since January. New offices will be in Ely and Elko, ready to receive deposits June 19. Thomas H. Harrison, 34, Birmingham painter, drowns in hot-bath tank after fainting at a resort.Thomas W. Norcross, 88, pioneer of Nevada and father of Justice Prank H. Norcross, dies at Carson after long illness. El Hartman of Carson, jailed on whisky selling to Indians, claims he faked insanity and prefers jail to asylum. tired of the baghouse stunt.
A beer conflict erupts in Ely as Ely brewing fights Salt Lake and Ogden firms for White Pine County sales. Annual consumption is about 12 000 barrels, with local beer previously at 10.50 per barrel and others at 8. Prices drop to 5 per barrel district wide while saloons keep 12y caute per glass.
Presbyterian ministers Hey McCreery Rev Jones and Rev Robison met in Reno on Saturday to hear charges brought against Rev Greenfield of Elko by church members. The panel has not announced a decision, stressing the charges concern internal church dissatisfaction rather than Rev Greenfield’s morals.
May 6 report from Washington lists Nevada post office matters. Arthur H. Carpenter nominated for Boyer Postmaster in Churchill County. William Jones endorsed for Palisade Postmaster in Eureka County by Representative Roberts. Miss sary E Langwith endorsed for Guleonds Postmaster in Humboldt County.
District Judge Taber rejected Elke’s petition to incorporate the town into city government. He found the town map filed with the petition insufficient and inaccurate, blocking the incorporation move.
Farmers Bulletin No 446 discusses alkali soils in the arid West, irrigation drainage to reduce salt excess, and crop choices for alkali lands. It notes about 550000 acres affected in the western United States and suggests writing Senator Nixon for the bulletin.
Winnemucca installs a small mill to treat high grade ore from nearby camps. The plant uses pan arrastra for amalgamation and retorting in a sealed room under metallurgist L D Hubbard. First ore from Winnemucca Mountain is exceptionally rich with visible gold and a few samples exceed 8 dollars per pound, with some chunks valued at over 2000 dollars per pound.
W. 8. Short of Ruby Valley displayed a photo of his Short-bhorn Durham steers at the Chicago International Live Stock Show, winning the blue ribbon over seven rivals. The average animal weighed 1,104 pounds and sold for 129.80 dollars each. The herd traces to a breed Thomas Short has raised at Arthur since 1873.
T Linder a prospector of Churchill County has drilled a gas well on the Carson Sink about 18 miles from Fallon. Carbon gas is escaping from the well and provides good light. The gas resembles coal oil and with more development air may be found. A company is forming to pipe this gas into Fallon for illuminating uses.
Thirteen years ago the Richmond Company planned large furnaces of 34 tone copper. The article notes construction, town activities, mining prospects in New York Canyon and Eureka, with water strikes at Hannah mine and growing ore value with depth. W. H. Sweeney works on a new stable. Sam Brappan visits Robinson district. William Spinner to join Wells Fargo building offices next month. Deep mining promises a long, prosperous future for Eureka.
Sheriff Ferrer of Washoe County received a message from El Paso detective Stander claiming Juarez fell to Mexican rebels who freed all prisoners including Peter Racevich alias George Wilson alias Frank Thompson who is wanted in Reno for murder. Racevich was indicted for the murder of a newsboy at the Mohawk and was captured at Joareg but Mexican authorities refused his extradition.
Washington May 11 A resolution by Mr Newlands of Nevada proposing a long congressionally oriented program for the present session was urged in the Senate Today The measure backs reciprocity seeks action on the House free list bill calls for reducing wool cotton and tree tariffs shifting to revenue basis and a 30000000 cut in army and navy appropriations adds a larger incorporation tax demands campaign contribution publicity direct election of senators and admission of Arizona and New Mexico as states.
In San Francisco on May 13, 2011 a daughter was born to the wife of Samuel Abrahm, with reference to Laslie Karskey.
Wayne L Beck aged 93, son of the late HH Beck and former Comstock figure, faced a personal crisis Saturday night amid reports of issues in business ventures. The family indicated sabolde as the reason for the action, reflecting the elder Beck's political legacy in the state.
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