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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1921
Page
3
A fragmented Spokane note from May 15 hints at a future Reno dream as the old song On My Way to Reno runs through time. The piece muses on changing divorce laws and a central U S role, with a sense of emerging social shifts.
The text argues Lanine as a figurehead and suggests his role could topple the Bolshevik regime. It contends that millions would welcome a government based on law order and genuine liberty, and notes gold could buy influence over authorities.
Liquor inspectors on the steamship Glendolen investigated a hunch in the cold storage area. Frosted ice blocks were scraped and an improvised X ray revealed bottle shaped spots concealed inside the ice. Over 200 bottles of whisky were found frozen in the blocks.
A motor boat versus an express train raced from Sandy Hook with the boat delayed a full night by a broken shaft. The boat took 47 hours 28 minutes to cover the distance, while the train finished 21 minutes faster.
The U S Navy wireless service started last week offering commercial radio between the United States and distant territories. Messages are relayed in San Francisco and pass through Hawaii and the Philippines at a rate of 96 cents a word.
The British Home Secretary authorized two hours of daylight saving this year, moving clocks ahead by two hours instead of one. Some papers remark that this would create eight hours of extra daylight, effectively erasing night.
In Humboldt County a coordinated poisoning program targets crop-damaging squirrels. Several men will spread poisoned grain at various locations to curb the rodent menace. A separate report notes a severe pneumonia outbreak described by Red Cross workers as highly deadly in Visdivostok, Siberia.
Walpole New Hampshire Mayne Cheshire county farm bureau filed suit against a Presidential bill by shipping 500 pairs of Geecy bed coverings to the White Inn with a note from State Senator Fred O Smalley. He said farmers converted nearly all of 1920 wool crop into blankets and earned about 40 cents a pound for the raw wool, better than no market at all.
A survey is underway from Goldfield to Fish Lake Valley, aiming to trace a route to a point twelve miles south. This is the second survey along the line, following an earlier Southern Pacific attempt years ago to build from Palmdale in Eureka County south toward Los Angeles.
Joseph L. Giroux a Los Angeles and Nevada capitalist defeats his daughter Mrs. Virginia Saucer in a $26,000 lawsuit over a Nevada ranch she alleged he had given her and then sold without sharing proceeds. Giroux says he did not gift the ranch.
The Attorney General’s office in Carson reports the Miller estate will pay the inheritance tax, following a Supreme Court decision. The total with interest is about 48000 dollars, with apportionment to be worked out by Attorney General Fowler.
The John Landa market in Eureka announces a meat price cut with rates per pound for reef and veal Hind quarter 20 cents Full loin 27 cents Full round 22 cents Fore quarter 16 cents cuts of 10 pounds and up 18 to 20 cents Boiling meat 15 cents Other meats twice weekly Pork sausage 35 cents Bologna 25 cents Head cheese and blood sausage 26 cents Boiled sliced ham 70 cents Whole ham 60 cents Proprietor John Landa Main and Silver Streets Eureka
The Europa Cafe is now under Mrs. K. Morse management offering first class meals. Single meals cost 50 cents and monthly packages are 40 dollars. Chicken dinner priced at 75 cents. Orders accepted at the Europa Hotel in Nevada.
Notice from J E Sexton urges Eureka residents to support the express service. The company contemplates keeping a six day service if Parcels Post use stops, or reverting to a tri weekly run and challenging the Post Office Department to reestablish a stage line. Pay has dropped to under $100 monthly from about $7000 per year.
Notice under the Railroad Act of February 29 1920 states that after July 1 1922 no carrier by rail shall deliver freight until all tariff charges are paid. Agents are warned to follow the mandate or face penalties. Printed by Gears! Sexton General Manager. Legal blanks for sale at the Seaupaloon.
In accordance with an 1872 act, Mrs. Joseph Flynn of Romano Eureka County Nevada has filed for a patent on 401.06 feet of the Red Tacked Consolidated Lode bearing gold and silver, located in Mineral Hill Mining District Eureka County Nevada. The description cites the official plat and field notes, with corner references, bearings, distances, and landmark markers across multiple claims and lodes to define the location and vein extent.
Joseph Flynn of Romano Eureka County Nevada has applied for a patent on the Water Pipe Lode in Mineral Hill Mining District Eureka County Nevada. The description covers survey number 4473 with detailed bearings and corner coordinates, the discovery shaft and surface ground, and location within Sec 10 T26N R52E MD BM. Public notice requires publication for nine weeks in Eureka Sentinel, with official actions by John E. Rowbings, Register US Land Office. First published April 23 1921.
Notice to creditors of the estate of Agnes Morrison in Eureka County Nevada. Executor Morrison, J axactor appointed by the Third Judicial District Court. Creditors must file claims with vouchers and affidavits with the court clerk within three months from the first publication dated April 18 1921. Reynolds & Walker, Attorneys. First publication April 23 1921. May 21 1921.
Notice of tax due on the processing of mines in Bureka County Nevada for the quarter ending March 31 2020. Taxes are now due and payable at the assessor W J Hooper office. Law will be strictly enforced.
Inventory of mining gear including shovels, laboratory crusher, tray, wet, rope, ore wagon, dump cars, scales, cable, wire rope, sinking bucket, forge and blower, road scraper, wagon tank, pumps, harnesses, calvanised air pipe, tool steel, barrows, jacks, drills, ore crunker, bolts, nuts. Owned by Mrs Jennie Leighton of Eureka Nevada.
Notice announces application No. 6457 by Charles H. Fox of Boowane Eureka Nevada for permission to appropriate Boulder Creek water for irrigation. The plan: withdraw 1.6 cfs from Boulder Creek to reach Sec 8 T35N R49E and return unused water to the stream, via ditches, from April 1 to July. State Engineer J. G. Scrugham publishes the notice with first on May 21 1921 and last on June 18 1921.
Five room brick and frame residence, completely furnished, with stable, chicken house and corral, plus five lots. Terms half cash, balance the rent. For information apply to J. H. Fine, Eureka, Nevada.
Nevada Land Office notice in May 1921 announces William A Moore of Strawberry White Pine County Nevada applying under 8306 R.9 for 40 acres in SE4NW4 Section 9 Township 21 North Range 66 East MDM. Protest must be filed by June 8 with John B Robbing Register. first publication May 14 1921. last June 11 1921.
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