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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1917
Page
2
The censored empire faces mounting domestic unrest as the Reichstag session turns stormy and mutinous naval reports suggest soldiers question the war motive and its continuation.
A sentimental young woman sent a card with a pair of knitted items for soldiers at the front. The recipient replied with a cheeky note saying one piece is a helmet and the other a mitten, and asked who taught her to knit. The exchange ends with a witty line about doing her bit.
Telegram from Car bon executive offices says Senator Pittman advanced a land bill permitting subsurface water prospecting on four sections with a grant of one section if irrigation potential of 20 acres is proven. The bill has cleared the Senate twice and is hoped to pass House in the next session.
Postmaster Hoegh states that no notice has come from the Postoffice Department allowing magazines to be mailed to soldiers except Collier's Weekly Leslie's Sporting News and the Saturday Evening Post. Only the latest issues and high class literature are wanted. A vast amount of mail matter of this class is being forwarded, making selection essential.
Elko County board notified that Ernest W. Adkins failed to report for examination. Adkins sent a letter under his signature stating he cannot obey the order because he is incarcerated in the Nevada State prison.
Records show Location Certificate of the Leonard mine in Eureka mining district by W J McDonald filed October 5. Deed from Carl F Loschenkohl to N A Whitmore for dwelling on Palisade lot 7 block D recorded October 9, 1917. Deed from William P Fairman to Robert G Le Conte for New York Nos 1 2 3 4 and 5 mines in Union mining district recorded October 9, 1917. Notice of Location of the Alice mine in Diamond district recorded October 9. Location Certificate of Mt Hope Fraction in the Mt Hope district by Fred Bartine and Frank R Pastotino recorded October 11.
Notes say James P. McElroy, once ill for months at Southern Pacific hospital in San Francisco, is now at his mother Mary McElroy’s home on Lake Street Reno and convalescing rapidly. A Carbondale Colorado report details Mrs George Winters suffering a severe hand injury while washing jars.
High School notes report kickoff of The Booster with elected officers and a joke box. Athletics uniforms arrived promising both physical and mental improvement. sickness delays Robert Lucey. Columbus Day observed with patriotic program. Elko council enacts liquor ordinance charging licenses and reducing saloons from 29 to nine amid redlight district license cancellations.
In Las Vegas a deputy sheriff threatened the court with a gun to remit a $5 contempt fine. The district court removed Sheriff Sam Gay for neglect and chaos around deputy Keate. Wm. B. Mundy was named Clark County Sheriff by the board.
The slate shows two wins each after four games as the Giants and White Sox trade blows. Early routs for the Sox gave way to a revived Giants push, leaving the series poised as one of the closest in recent years.
The State Board of Education has issued revised courses of study for high schools and for elementary schools across rural town and city districts. The updates follow minimal revisions since 1910 and 1913 for high school mathematics and commerce. A new rural elementary course issued in 1916 informs the current town and city framework, expanding scope to better serve communities. Physical education is now required in all four year high schools.
Sol Hilp a pioneer Nevada merchant and mining man died at his Reno home after a lingering illness. He was 62, born in Cincinnati, and long active in Ward Ely and Taylor mining districts with heavy mercantile and mining interests. He helped shape early Central and Eastern Nevada’s camps and communities. Indian Fandango At Duckwater Ely Record shows a large gathering of Nye Elko Eureka and White Pine Indians hosting contests and a nightly fandango with ample food and reports of plans to return next year.
A family expresses gratitude to those who extended sympathy and assistance at the death and burial of L. W. Cromer and Mrs L W Cromer. Also notes the death of James Morris after a Saturday automobile accident. Morris worked eight years at Belmont mill in Millers.
Lotsa Consolidated Mining Company of Tybo under Walter Trent adopts policy to develop lower levels after shipping ore from dumps for six months to exploit high market. Ground broken on mill to reduce costly truck haul to Tonopah shipping station as roads rebuilt after summer washouts. over 8000 dollars spent on roads though rain may hinder haulage improvements.
Partial OCR shows a 1917 notice fragment naming Mrs F Kopp and stating a plan or action, with surrounding unreadable text. The readable portion lists a person and a directive or description, but lacks full context.
John B. Venturino in Eureka Nevada announces a clearance of all coats at ten dollars each. The ad promises real overcoats with coding on and urges customers to act before snow flies.
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