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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1922
Page
4
A brief line noting subscription pricing and single copy cost, listing rates for one copy one year and six months, with a 10 cent single copy price. It also states Eureka postal entry as a Second Class matter.
A Los Angeles dispatch reports a motion picture industry downturn that shifts consumer buying from exclusive specialty shops to larger stores. High earners once bought imported neckties and vanity items, but current conditions push trade toward volume outlets. Small shops lose trade or close while autos once flashy with $50 engines in $5 000 jobs move to artisans and farmers, some cars ending up in rural areas.
Dr Glaisyer a Oregon veterinarian described dairying contrasts between Oregon and Nevada at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. He noted dairy land prices up to 1000 per acre alfalfa costing 40 per ton and that local feed is cheap. He said Nevada could support a cheese factory since Oregon produces 11 pounds of cheese per 100 pounds of milk and most cheese goes to San Francisco and Los Angeles at 25 cents per pound.
Washington May 15 The House cleared the way for relentless war graft prosecutions by approving a 500000 dollar appropriation for Justice Department fraud investigations and authorizing a DC grand jury with Attorney General Daugherty set to present evidence for possible indictments. Chairman Madden urged swift action, warning that powerful conspirators may end up behind bars.
W. wu. nebeker a noted mining engineer in Salt Lake was found dead in his Alta Club room Sunday with a bullet wound in his head. Secretary Ernest Pratt said a maid found the body. His brother M. L. Nebeker cites illness and recent influenza as possible causes of despondency. Nebeker was 68 and unmarried.
Salt Lake City May 15 Matthew McBrain Thomson Thomas Perrot Donamie Bergera and Robert Jamieson officers of the American Masonic Federation were found guilty today by a jury in the United States district court on charges alleging use of the mails to defraud.
Wilson Brougher former State Senator and Nevada mine operator died Sunday morning at his Oakland home after months of illness. A Pennsylvanian by birth he moved to Nevada at 21 and rose from wood chopper to sheriff auditor and state senator. He owned Desert Queen Belmont and other mines and held large Parumph valley land holdings.
Elder W. F. Damewood, a 62 year old itinerant preacher who visited Winnemucca, was struck by an east bound train in the Carlin yards and died from loss of a leg above the knee and below the knee. He had claimed to walk from San Francisco to Washington, D. C. and carried a personal record book and spoke of a wife in San Francisco.
Ray L. Jarman and J. Balis were paroled last week but were found to have violated terms. They wired funds using a cellmate’s name and learned their paroles would not take effect until September, leading to revocation of Batista and Jarman parole statuses.
Prominent Fallon figure C. Bingham died at his home after several months of illness. He was 64, survived by a widow and three children. His brother, Ernest L. Bingham, Nevada newspaper editor, died last October in Fallon. A sister, Mrs. Larry Moore, lives in Los Angeles. Interment took place in Reno. An unrelated revival anecdote follows describing a speaker boasting about religious faith despite past sins.
Spring fever drives auto license requests to the Secretary of State, with a 2,000 surplus over last year after a deficit of 1,600 in March. Mason Valley plans to ship 800 carloads of potatoes this year, up from 300 last year due to more seed and acreage. Calvert E. Gallagher, Virginia City, drowned at Carson Hot Springs, age 29, with mining ties in Occidental district. Tonopah district April output valued at 646,366 dollars, implying annual total near 7.9 million if trends hold. Gold Creek Jarbidge road work moves ahead with 87,000 federal funds and 8,700 local county contribution, per J P Martin and Elko County.
A San Francisco Chronicle dated September 18 1881 and a Chicago World were recovered in an old Tonopah Nevada mine hoist stope. The paper, addressed to R W Scott of Grantsville Nevada, was unused since the 1880s and remains pristine. The relic sits beside an easy chair where an engineer once worked between hoisting sessions.
Two thousand lambs from Emil Garechana’s flocks were bought by George Hawkes for the J H Clinton Company of Boise Idaho at six dollars ten cents per head Satuday according to the Elko Livestock and Wool Commission. Lyman B Logan aged 80 died in Mason Valley Saturday of influenza and rheumatism. He was a famed Reese River Valley stage driver who rode with Sherman.
The Eureka County Republican Convention will be held at Eureka at 11 a m on Tuesday June 13 1922. Delegates to the State Convention will be elected and a County Committee for two years chosen. Precincts select delegates by June 8 1922. Eureka precinct has 2 delegates and Mineral Hill Diamond Valley has 4 and Boonawe has 1. W R Reynolds chairman and Edgar Eather secretary.
The Comstock remains sound and needs no sympathy says the Carson Appeal. After last Wednesday’s suspension order on Middle Mines, the camp faced heavy blows but recovered and entered renewed prosperity. Despite Phila plans not advancing now, capitalists may still back similar schemes, and Superintendent Alex Wise confirms continued development to attract other mining men to the venture.
Notice of a Democratic county convention to be held at 11 o clock a m Tuesday. The document lists mass meetings and the precincts entitled to delegates, including Eureka Ruby Hill Prospect Beowawe Palisade Mineral Hill Three Bar Diamond Valley and others. Signed by Democratic County Central Committee chairman W H Brennen and secretary G A Fletcher.
Paris report states the American Red Cross will close its main Europe activities at the end of June after expending more than 400 million dollars. Dr. Ross Hill, who led a two month survey from Warsaw to Constantinople, says relief needs have diminished as European welfare improves.
The Third Judicial District Court of Nevada Eureka County orders a sheriff sale of real and personal property tied to Eureka Nevada Mining Company. Lode mining claims including Lucid Tuffa Lucid Tuffa Extension Magdalena Pack Saddle and Pack Saddle Fraction No 1 are listed with furniture and equipment such as ore cars drill bits and fuel oil drums. Sale is February 27 1922 at 1 PM at the Eureka Court House front door, cash only, to satisfy a February 2 1922 judgment of 1938.14 principal plus 458.70 costs and 25 attorney fees with 7 percent interest. Sheriff Martin Mahoney signs. notices published February 4 to 25 1922.
A public sale is postponed to 1 p m on a date in 1922 as announced by M Mahoney, with E B Cobb serving as deputy. The notice names the postponement official and the time for the rescheduled sale.
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