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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1903
Page
1
A collage of notices and commentary from various papers comments on subscriptions, Hearst marriages, press-muzzle debates, and political jabber. It includes remarks on the Virginia evangelical drive, postoffice politics, and sensational sensationalism in California mining circles.
Government irrigation project proposes damming Lake Tahoe to create a 100 square mile reservoir with a 10 foot rise, 250 miles of canals, and three main canals Truckee Cannon Lovelocks Pyramid Lake. Estimated 125000 acres reclaimed, cost about 1.2 million, work to start in the season. Also reports Southern Pacific earnings and Humboldt county sulfur mines production.
Reno considers a woolen mill while Tonopah opens a new Opera House and San Francisco mining exchange. Elko reports a chickenpox outbreak and 196 patients at Reno State Insane Asylum. Halleck to host Indian school building. Public works include trains on Fenelon Toana line and Belmont courthouse roof painting. The era notes include university commencements May 28 to June 3 and a new Orphans' Home planned in Carson City.
The Ohio Appellate Division holds unions cannot ordered workers to quit when employers refuse to recognize the union and non union hiring isn’t used. Separate notes report Nevada railroad free ore transport for prospectors and free ore handling by Western Ore Purchasing Co from Battle Mountain to Reno. Also mentions Shamrock III insurance at 100000. An unrelated cough remedy note claims Chamberlains Cough drops cured a six month cough.
M. J. Downey, fined previously for taking a corpse at Carson without authority, faced new charges after assaulting Reid. Downey struck Reid with a chisel, fracturing his skull in two places, and was arrested on assault to murder and house breaking charges with a $1,000 bond.
President H. H Harriman of the Southern Pacific and the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul interests have purchased twenty eight Pullman cars from the Pullman Company for immediate use on the fast trains between San Francisco and Chicago.
A May 5 Commercial report says John Haye Hammond discloses Mizpah mine ore in sight with 1 070 000 ton measured and valued at 75 dollars per ton totaling over 80 million dollars. Lander trespass case Wil son vs W T Jenkins Co for 1750 damages set for jury trial in August in District Court at Austin.
The June strike by machinists boilermakers and blacksmiths against Union Pacific ends as a de facto victory for the workers. Estimated losses total 1.75 million dollars for labor, including 500000 in benefits and expenses and 1250000 in wages for 1300 strikers, while the railroad faces about 1.6 million dollars in above normal costs, guards and wasted material.
The Journal reports reliable information that Southern Pacific will keep plans to locate railroad shops on the Mary Wall ranch about three miles east of Reno. J A Galledge of Verbena Alabama endured a severe piles case with 24 tumors, treated by Bucklow's Amnion Salve which stopped inflammation. The product is sold at Schneider Drug Store.
A reader from Dempnytown Pa writes about a vegetable liver stomach and bowels remedy called Made Younus 4 Now Lite Pilla. He says it cured his digestive issues after two weeks of nightly use and praises its non gripe nature, noting a price of 25 at Sohnsider Drug Store.
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