02 Oct 1909
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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1909
Page
1
The Eureka Sentinel notes its mailing at the postoffice as second class matter. This brief notice records the paper’s status for distribution and archival handling at the Eureka post office.
A poem by Bobble Matthews contrasts the life of a grafter and a wise guy with a lobster in exile. It muses on money, luck, and longing for a simpler, unbroke life away from city vice. The piece blends wit with nostalgia over past racing scenes and smoky urban schemes.
Dan Downey returns from vacation bringing lumber and supplies for new camp work in Shorn district. Mr and Mrs O Kinsey return from East trip. Kinsey is a day operator for the 5 P Co. Westbound trains run late due to heavy travel. Mrs F J Myers arrives to join her husband in the EF P shops. they will live opposite the E P depot. Phoenix Stanley and J P Raine property work proceeds with Stanley likely to devote full time this period.
The American Mining Congress in Goldfield opened with formalities and exhibits worth about 200,000. Delegates toured the mineral palace as Senator Nowamlle spoke for Nevada and Governor Dickerson's cause. Tuesday focused on the silver question with O Goodwin's address read, and a proposal for a Federal mining department adopted for Taft. Delays from trains reduced attendance, but organizers expect growth later in the week.
Reno reporters speculate on adding Mrs. Batonyl Roche-Barttoni of New York to a growing Reno divorce circle. Theories swirl about her Westward move and possible pursuit of Lucile Brabant or Blanche Dreyfus, while Theodore P. Shonts faces a $200,000 suit in New York over alleged alienation of a wife’s affections. Mrs. Hirsh, wife of Shonts, has arrived in Reno and says she knows him only as a friend.
A Hamilton correspondent reports the heirs of the Joseph Gradelmeyer estate plan to incorporate into a stock company with 50,000 shares, retaining major stake while inviting St Paul capitalists. Harvey Hall of St Paul to finalize settlement and map mining work in Hamilton. The Grandelmeyer mines are valued property in White Pine with shipping ore ready for labor.
Fragmentary verse recalls ships, cables, and storms as a storm petrel defies danger. A mariner curses the warning bird while the sea rages and waves crown the hull. The poem laments prophetic warnings amid peril at sea and the courage of the bird and seafarers.
Nevada state news reports escape of James Morn from the Insane Asylum at Keno on September 17 and still at large, a rash of river and mine incidents across Battle Mountain Goldfield and Eureka districts, a serious fatal water works death in Reno, a Mul City robbery by two Mexicans, court stays in Sparks, and notable mining accidents at Goldfield including a major slope collapse with three men believed dead and a rescue search at the Combination vein site.
Ivnew black granular mineral with borax bead test turns green then enamel-black on flame. Specific gravity 5 to 9.7, hardness 5.5, gray olive brown streak, brittle. Occurs in granite and sulfide-rich ore. yields lead reactions. State Orphans Home at Carson houses 98 inmates, at capacity, request for building addition approval in next Legislature session.
A 1909 shipment notice records horses shipped by Eureka County authorities via Eureka and Palisade Railway from Diamond Station to Oxden Utah and Alpha Station Nevada to Napa California. Inspectors M Matonny and James Mackey, deputies, note brands such as J6, T over W, Q, J, and AB across multiple thighs and shoulders. The dispatch details include shipment numbers, routes, carriers, and the counties involved.
Eureka County Nevada Clerk of the Board announces the board will meet at the County Courthouse Eureka on September 20 at 2 PM to review the certified tax list and assessment roll for 1909 and will continue as needed until all business is disposed. Meeting ends no later than October 4 1909 unless statute allows.
After September 6, 2009, I will have apples for sale on my ranch in Newark Valley White Pine County. Twenty tons of fall apples priced at 1 cent per pound and smaller lots at 25 dollars per ton. Prices are for apples delivered on the ranch. William H. Smith Strawberry Nevada.
The article reports publisher Frank A Maneey earning over 5 million in profits from stock investments around the 1907 panic. It highlights steel common units and other holdings, mentions Ely Goldfield Railroad plans, and notes discrepancies between statements to receivers and federal reserve authorities. White Pine News discusses sheep and cattle assessments, with expected larger valuation increases.
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