Local Brevities From Eureka on November 9 1913
Community notes from Eureka Nevada details arrivals from Virginia City and Butte, a meeting of the Episcopal Guild, a San Francisco lawyer visiting for court matters, a death in the Grayson estate case, a masquerade ball at the Nob Hill Fire Company, and travel changes. Local residents plan dramatic entertainment for charity, campaign events at the Opera House, and new weekly rail schedules beginning next week with two trains weekly for winter service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tonkin
Mia
Eureke
Virginia City
Nevada
Episcopal Guild
G. W. Leighton
Nob Hill
Harry 'S
Crenwell
San Francisco
District Court
George W. Grayson
Robert Donnelly
Butte
Montana
F. Smoberstag
Saxtower
James Mann
William Hicks
Pred Bartiow
Raby Hill
M. Horver
Eureka
Ely
L. B. Gladden
Eureke-Nevada Railway
Western Pacific Railway Company
Eureka Opera House
Presbyterian Sunday School
Lobster Club
Tony Martolesti
Jack Strode
Moore's Station
Nye County
Burns Detectives in Nevada Startling Developments May Be Expected
Reno reports W A Mundell general manager of the Burns Detective Agency says operatives have been active in Ely Toropsk Goldfield Winnemaco Reno for six weeks and that investigations may reveal significant political implications. Mundell promises conclusions after the election amid police caution and public curiosity. Meanwhile Utica holds the private and public funeral for Vice President James S Sherman with Taft and cabinet in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nevada
W. A. Mandell
Burns Detective Agency
Ely
Toropsk
Goldfield
Winnemacos
Biko
Hix
Mundell
Tean
Boros
Revo
Tao
Euros
Admitted
Sherman
Utica
New York
James 8
Presbyterian
Blue Book history of Nevada state development and industry
Secretary of State George Brodigen gathers materials for a Blue Book issue detailing early Nevada life and the progress of varied industries. The collection aims to illuminate state development and the historical factors behind Nevada's upbuilding for readers with an interest in history and public advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brodigen
Nevala
Nevada
Accidentally Shot Himself in Coyote Attempt
John Eccles, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Eccles of Raby Hill, was injured Thursday while attempting to shoot a coyote with a 22 caliber rifle. A bullet pierced his left thigh after passing through a cartridge box in his pocket. Dr Roberts treated him and the family planned X ray at Salt Lake City to locate the bullet in the thigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eccles
Coyote
Thomas Eccles
Raby Hill
Mee
Roberts
Salt Lake City
Orndorff Marries Nellie Battie in San Rafael
James W. Orndorff, once a noted Eureka sports figure, married Nellie Battie yesterday in San Rafael, Cal, at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Lynn White officiated. The groom, 78, previously worked in Eureka’s Empire saloon, Baldwin Hotel billiard room, and later managed Cafe Royal in San Francisco. The bride is 56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
James W. Orndorff
Eureka
Gus Hintes
Neilie Battie
J. W. Orndorf
San Rafael
Cal
Lynn White
Pasine
Presbyterian Church
San Francisco
Nevada
Baldwin Hotel
Cafe Royal
Fourth and
Market Streets
Siebert Credited Locating New Palisade Route for SP Rail
F J Siebert, once of Las Vegas, Nevada, is credited by The Age of that city with locating the 250 mile Southern Pacific line from Palisade to Keeler. The route, through Eureka County, features a Nevada grade of only four tenths of one percent and a 110 mile tangent section. The line aims to connect Los Angeles and Ogden and boost California fruit trade to the East, promising statewide prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Siebert
Palisade
Fred J. Siebert
Las Veuss
Nevada
Eureka County
Beemer to Leave Eureka County Clerk Office
E H Beemer deputy clerk at the Eureka county courthouse is resigning this week after two years of service. He will be succeeded by Robert Kyle son of the United States Surveyor General Kyle. Beemer, born in Reno, has lived much of his life there and moves with his family to Eureka to work in business with his father in law P H Hjal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
E. H. Beemer
Sparks
Court House
Robert Kyle
United States
Kyle
Beemer
Wadeworth
P. H.hjal
Notice of Location and Deeds in Eureka and Diamond Valley
Notices record location of Lotus mine in Antelope district by George B. Peart and several deeds recorded November 4 in Eureka and Diamond Valley. Charlee H. Jo to Mrs Theresa De Paoli deeds for 50 feet of lot 6 block 18 with improvements and furniture for $10. Vinesoso Lani to James Romano deed for section 24 township 98 north range 62 east 160 acres. J B Bisle and Laure Biale to James Romano deed for share of Sulphur ranch area in Diamond Valley for $10. All instruments date November 4, 1912 and 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotus
Antelope Mining
George B. Peart
Charlee
H. Jo
Mra
Theresa Depaoli
Eureka
Vinesoso Lani
James Romano
Bing
Diamond Valley
J. B. Bisle
Laure Biale
Oved
Alleo
Lem
Democratic Party
U Carter
Jobin
George B
Democratic Mu
Hatch
EB. V
McCarthy
Progressive Party
Ty Way
Charles
Booth
W. W
Republican Party
McGill
W. N
Pubilican Party
Union
Socialist Party
Hibbard
A. A
Geo
United States Muaney
Publican Party
Steele
Springmoyor
Pane Peel
Worden
John E
Bartlett
George A. Lockhart
James M
Independent Party
McCarran
Patrick
Regent University
Anker
Peter
Codd
A. A ‘Commins
H. A. Feng
Pratt
Walter K
Santen John W
Haworth
le Aca
U “Brion
James W
Bard TA. i
A. Ta
Phy
M.P
Democratic
Olds
Spencer
Regal Party
Mackey
James
N Nu Pty
Mahoney
Martin Republican Party
Wan
Heavelndey
McCharlen
Joy
Sadler
Ocratic Party
Tyler
J.C
Gar
Board of
Hooper
K. W
Cay
McBride
Poreh
Justice of the ‘Own
John M
Paog
Lobb
Karl
Hawkins
Nathaniel
Just Peace
Owna
Emma Red Buried in Latrobe Area Funeral
Emma Red age 74 was buried Tuesday at Latrobe in Placerville California. She was the mother of Jim Huler known as Tonopah Jim Bader. The item notes Busler near Latrobe runs a farm and devotes time to stock raising and farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Placerville
Cal
Republic
Emma Red
Latrob
Death of Mrs F Im Oberstes in Eureka
Mrs Im Oberstes wife of F Im Oberstes died at home in Eureka from pneumonia after a long illness. A Fort Leavenworth native, 41, she leaves husband, son George, daughter Sarah, mother Mia Donnelly, two brothers William Micheel in Eureka and Robert John in Batt Montana. Funeral Thursday with Catholic rites and Pythian Sisters hymns. large turnout and local officials and volunteers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macy Ellen
F. Im Overstog
Eureka
Mrs. Imobersteg
Domino
Sarah
George
Mia
Sarah Donnelly
William
Micheel
Robert
John
Batt
Montana
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Spring Street
John J. Lacey
Knights of Pythias Order
Eureka County High and Public
Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters
Mra. Imobersteg
Donnelly Boys
Rescas Hose Company
Iun
Death of Former Ruby Hill Boy
After months of illness John A. Holmes formerly of Eureka and long resident of Tonopah died October 28 in Tonopah from pulmonary tuberculosis following August surgery in Reno for a tubercular growth. He was born in Ruby Hill in 1882 and leaves a father Hugh Holmes of Goldfield three sisters and two brothers. Interment was at Oda Fellows cemetery in Tonopah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Holmes
Eureka
Tonopah
Holmes
Reno
Tohu
Raby Hill
Boreka
Butte
Montana
Ruby Hill
Hugh Holmes
Goldfield
E. J. McDonald
Verdi
Nevada
Maggie
Fannie
Hugh
Robert
Oda Fellows
Whitmore Returns To Nevada With Dunlap Whitmore
Walter H. Whitmore, famed Tonopah and Goldfield stock broker now tied to Los Angeles business interests, arrives in Tonopah and will join R. P. Dunlap & Co. The firm will be renamed Dunlap and Whitmore. He says Tonopah looks brighter now than in its early boom days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitmore
Nevada
Tonopah
Nevadan
Walter H. Whitmore
Tonopah and
Goldfield
Los Angeles
California
ER. P. Dunlap
R. P. Dunlap & Co
Comet
Dunlap& Whitmore
Wingfield Bonds Manhattan Property
The Manhattan Post reports a silver and gold strike at Jett canyon mouth bonded with a working privilege by George Wingfield. Owners are Tudians. discoverer Tom Fisherman, a seasoned Nevada prospector, with six associates including spokesman Simmn Farrington. The 250 foot ore shoot is high on a cliff above Smoky valley, resembling Tonopah ore. success favors hands-on prospecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingfield
Manhattan
Manhattan Post
Jett Canyon
George Wingfield
Tom Fisherman
Han
Nevada
Simmn Farrington
Smoky Valley
Tonopah
Eureka Election Returns Show Cache of Local Officials
Quiet Tuesday vote in Eureka sets a county wide tally with 118 of 230 ballots by noon. Officials listed as elected include Assemblyman A. L. Fitzgerald and Sheriff Martin Mahoney with other offices in doubt awaiting Garrison precinct results and a county canvass expected by Monday after amendments carried strongly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Garrison
Cortez
Palisade
Beowawe
A. L. Fitzgerald
T. A. Bordick
Spencer Reynolds
Garrison Preciout
Martin Mahoney
Clark
R. McCharles
T. J. McParlin
H. O. McTerney
Edgar Eather
Joseph J. Tognoni, Jr
Otio Falcon
Edger Sadler
Board of Education
W. J. Hooper
D. E. Nostrosa
Hareks
L. W. Cromer
A. B. Porch
Grateful Thanks From Mrs Saka DowweLiy for Loss
The DowweLiy family extends thanks to neighbors and friends for sympathy and friendship shown during the bereavement of their beloved F. ImopessteG.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Imopessteg
Saka DowweLiy
Asp Pamir
Eureka Births Reported in 1912 Notices
In Eureka Nevada on November 5 1912 a daughter was born to the wife of J B Rebaleat. At the Windfall Mine Eureka County Nevada in November 1912 a son was born to the wife of James 8 Edwards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Nevada
J.B. Rebaleat
Windfall
Eureka County
James
Edwards
Man on the Down Refines Swift Reputation
A man earns a swift reputation while he is on the down, quickly becoming known for his speed and quickness as circumstances shift. The remark hints at how downturns can shape perceptions of agility and resolve.
Early Day Eureka History of Nevada Smelting
A fragmented account traces Nevada Eureka district smelting from 1802, noting C A Stetefeidt’s early furnace, Col G Robbins at Boroka in 1809, and later proliferation of blast furnaces. It highlights mixing ores, slag handling, and the rise of key firms Hareks and Richmond Consolidated, alongside metallurgists Karl Von Leibiosa Albert Arenta Otto H Haha and innovations like dust chambers and siphon taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Nevada
C. A. Stetefeidt
Col. G. ©. Robbins
Boroka
BR. O. Canby
International Congress of Applied Chemistry
F. Robbins
Cal
Hareks Consolidated
Richmond Consolidated
Salt Lake City
Stetefoldt
T. Pritchard
Welchman
Leibenau
Richmond Company
Arents
Germany
Theer Works
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tur Eureka Sentinel
Pew
Jim Orndorff
Recorder of
County Board of Education
P. T. McNally
W. L. Keep
Peter Lob
Drayage
Clay Simms
L. Broy
J.B. Rebalesti
Star Band
Stanley Fine
Leonard Rosevear
Chas, A. Martin
Harry Faull
William Flavin
Thomas Kitchen
Bennett Moyle
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