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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1916
Page
2
Announcement states that candidate cards will be published up to General Election Day at five dollars per card. Reading notices sketches and political announcements will appear at ten cents per line.
Attendance rates for all grades in September are listed with high school and elementary figures, plus grade by grade percentages. Honor roll is defined by no absences or tardies and minimum deportment and scholarship, with names of students for the month ending September 20 and September 29. New pupils Tina Damele Tessa George Lovie George and Rosa George increase enrollment to 109.
A storm starting near 1 am on October 1 dumped about 18 inches of snow over two days. Rain added moisture, with Eureka’s United States Weather Observer Clay Simms recording two inches of moisture, and 1.25 inches on October 6, bringing week’s total moisture to 3.25 inches.
The American ambassador to Berlin James W. Gerard is returning home for a rest after two years of service. Recent Berlin newspaper criticism claimed he showed sympathy for the Allies.
Fritz Simmack and Dr. C W West report a copper find near Pine Valley eight miles from Blackburn and sixty from Elko. Ore averages 20 percent with high samples near 90 percent, with a ten by six by four foot initial hole and more than a ton of ore already bagged. They expect a rich, developing district and request modest publicity.
Secretary of State Bradigan certified to county clerks the officers to be filled this year including Presidential electors and state and university posts. The list also specifies two proposed constitutional amendments one to raise bonded debt to 1 percent of assessed valuation and the other to allow the permanent school fund to invest in county bonds or farm loans.
Frederick Wallace Sharon, a Tacoma salesman claiming adopted son status, halts final distribution of the two and a half million dollar Frederick William Sharon estate, a prominent Nevada mining era holding. The case pauses amid dispute over rightful heirship and estate share.
More than 8000 kinds of colors of dyestuffs are now made in the country. Dr. T. H. Norton, the dye expert of the U.S. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, says the United States is no longer dependent on German supply.
Shackleton arrived in Santiago to thank President Sanfuentes for Chile's rescue of his men left stranded on Elephant Island. He expressed gratitude for the government’s efforts in the dangerous relief mission and recovery of the expedition members.
Mrs Edna S Latimer of Baltimore has assisted the Nevada Woman's party but must leave the campaign temporarily due to a nervous breakdown. She is in Reno under a physician care and has gone to San Francisco for a month's rest in a sanitarium. A Tonopah store uses a three bill method to deter slow customers. The third bill is two to three dollars higher than the original triggering customer complaints but ends with a satisfied payment after the merchant acknowledges the error.
Palisade notices include Tony Merialdo's Reno visit amid Reno public schools closing for infantile paralysis concerns. Miner Mr Sissty arrives from the East with wife to begin operations on bond leased properties. Local residents visit and cancer surgery noted. A house warming at B Siri’s residence features dancing and midnight refreshments.
Governor Emmet D. Boyle proclaims October 9 1916 as Annual Fire Prevention Day urging Nevada citizens to inspect all heating and lighting equipment and repair defects. Fire drills should be conducted in schools mines mills factories and other fire drill sites with lectures by fire department representatives or teachers if needed. Public buildings mines plants and homes should be thoroughly cleaned of rubbish.
Seven thousand petitions urge President Wilson to seek an embargo on wheat exports. The president cannot unilaterally embargo grain but could urge Congress when it convenes in December. Flour prices may rise to ten dollars per barrel in eastern markets due to European demand, while U S wheat exports in August 1916 lagged behind August 1915.
Raymond V. Thomas of Ashland Oregon, a high school teacher in Elko for three years, died after exposure during a nighttime Ruby mountains storm. He had been bitten by a mad dog a year earlier. Miss Bertha Hansel is critically ill, with Miss Tessie Crane and Miss Steinhart showing milder effects.
James E. Holesworth was killed instantly when a Reno-Verdi stage auto driven by G. A. Baker skidded 50 feet at a sharp road turn near Verdi. Five others were badly shaken as the vehicle fell after hitting a pole. the elder Holesworth was notified at 1:30 AM and rushed to the scene.
Leaders called a great sympathetic strike in New York City, expecting 750 000 workers to walk out but on the first day only 126 000 were claimed and police said no such figure existed. Many workers were out due to a Jewish holiday, with the action meant to show support for street railway employees.
Navy noted Florida 54 hits in 68 shots last week, a top battle-practice record. Texas Wyoming and Pennsylvania were close behind. Florida’s 12 inch guns led, while Pennsylvania with 14 inch guns managed five hits in 12 at eleven miles.
Friday metal quotations list Silver at New York 0.67 per ounce Copper at New York 29.50 Lead at New York 7.10 per ounce.
London dispatch reports ozone therapy replacing bandages in obstinate wounds at Queen Alexandra's hospital. Oxygen is converted to ozone and streamed into wounds, easing treatment. Soldiers with amputations and severe fractures show rapid healing under open air, lint and hydrogen peroxide care.
Notice lists horses shipped October 8 1916 from Diamond Station Burlington. Marks include brands C left thigh and right thigh quarter circle over left thigh, stake iron, double square right shoulder, ATL LG left shoulder and left thigh, 74 left shoulder, TP left shoulder, and other assorted marks. Inspectors James Macks and county officers of Nerads signed the form.
Bids will be received for the saloon building stock fixtures and saloon furniture of the late August Hintze in Eureka. Dated September 29 1916. M Koheeline.
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