Eureka Local Brevities Highlights Oct 16 1916
Friday's train brought coal for R A Laird. Frank Bosko visited Eureka last week. Thomas Griffin shipped 14 carloads of cattle from Diamond Station. Mrs A McKay returned from the Irwin ranch. Paul Irwin arrived with fruit and vegetables. Tony Romano returned home with 150 head of range horses. Paroni shipped ore to Salt Lake smelters from Prospect mountain. Honor Roll omission corrected for Cedric Laird. Boston Club won four straight World Series games. Commissioner Sadler and family visited from Diamond Valley. J W Ebert rushed to Salt Lake City for appendicitis surgery. An earthquake shock felt in Eureka at 12:20 pm. J P Jacobsen moved his family to Eureka for winter. G E Arnold attended land matters in Fish Creek valley. Teachers to Ely for institute. several schools closed next week. August Hintze to New York City. business covered by D E Nostrosa. Rogerses visit en route to Exposition. Assessor McTerney returned from Carson and San Francisco. Salt Lake deputy sheriff and three youths captured near Reno after stolen car incident. Rain shower cooled dust. cold nights with ice. Fall colds reported. lu grippe cases. A few schools operate next week in Eureka County. Ogden Mills interests director J E Sexton inspect Eureka-Nevada Railway. Wonder mining man E E Carpenter arrives with wife to discuss tungsten ore. Teachers to Ely institute next week. Vincent Lani buys Nob Hill frame dwelling. moves from Atlas Hill. Richmond-Eureka Mining plans 30-ton ore shipment. rail work on Ruby Hill dumps under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Griffin
Diamond Station
A. McKay
Eureka
Irwin
Duckwater
Paul Irwin
Tony Romano
P. Paroni
Salt Lake
Connolly
Prospect Mountain
Cedric Laird
Boston Club
Philadelphia
Edgar Sadler
Diamond Valley
J. W. Ebert
Palisade
Salt Lake City
Carlin
J.P. Jacobsen
Smith
Nob Hill
G.E. Arnold
Huntington Valley
Elko County
Fish Creek Valley
August Hintze
New York City
Reno
Nevada
J. A. Cannon
San Francisco
Ogden Mills
Pacific Coast Interests
Eureka-Nevada Railway Company
J. E. Sexton
E. E. Carpenter
Wonder
Ely
Nick Ratto
Charles Priest
J. D. Gold
Mary Berlin
Mildred DeSantela
Mabel Keihm
Ruby Hill
Teachers’ Institute
Vincent Lani
Flora Morris
Atlas Hill
Lani
Clark and
Edwards Streets
Main Street
Richmond-Eureka Mining Company
Selt Lake
Eureka Nevada Railway Report for Fiscal Year 1915
The Eureka Nevada Railway, a 36 inch gauge steam line 84 miles from Palisade to Eureka, reported to the Interstate Commerce Commission for the year ended June 30, 1915. Gross income 780.01, operating expenses 53.2 percent, net income 12,815.51, with total figures 22,073.60. The road is owned jointly by George Whittell and Ogden Mills. San Francisco Examiner October 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka-Nevada
Palisade
Eureka
Nevada
Intertite Commerce Commission
Ross
George Whittell
Ogden Mills
San Francisco Examiner
Test Well Drilling Planned in Diamond Valley
Henry Wedekind reports a well boring outfit can place a four to six inch test well to 500 feet. Arrangements are set to start work in Diamond Valley around mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Valley
Henry Wedekind
Marriage Notice for Dr Zenon A Damour and Margeret Anderson
A Eureka letter notes the San Francisco marriage of Dr Zenon A Damour and Margeret Anderson both of Battle Mountain Nevada Mrs Damour formerly Mrs Charles Woods and Eureka resident. The new Nevada superdreadnought is 6.2 percent complete and slated for commissioning before January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
San Francisco
Zenon A. Damour
Margeret Anderson
Battle Mountain
Nevada
Real Mine at Union Shows Progress and Expansion
Union Mines Company manager Roy Thatcher reports a major upgrade at the Union property after returning from his trip. The double compartment shaft reaches 170 feet with a 65 foot cross-cut toward the vein, and a 200 foot level cross-cut planned. Development continues in old workings, with 30,000 tons of high grade lead ore in sight, much exceeding 70 percent lead. Buckhorn hotel rebuilt at Union with 24 rooms. new 120 room boarding house completed. One Packard truck hauls ore to Eureka Nevada railway. another to join next month alongside existing teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Thatcher
Union Mines Company
Elko Independent
Thatcher
Buckhorn
Union
Packard
Eureka Nevada Railway
Ely Record announces Curto Foppiano marriage
The Ely Record of October 8 reports the marriage plans for William N Curto formerly of Eureka and Clorinda Foppiano of Cherry Creek. License was issued by County Clerk Oldfield for the couple from Ely and Cherry Creek. They will wed at the Foppiano home in Cherry Creek next Tuesday and plan to live in Ely where Curto is employed in teaming and transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
William Curto
Eureka
M. Curto
Oldfield
Wm. N. Curto
Clorinda Foppiano
Cherry Creek
A. Foppiano
Curto
County Board Grants Licenses and Reverses Parker Ruling
At an adjourned meeting October 12 Commissioners Otis Fulton and Edgar Sadler with the Clerk and District Attorney present granted Beowane Mercantile Company a retail liquor license through December 31. The board rescinded its prior denial of H. E. Parker for a Buckhorn retail license and issued a license through December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Otis Fulton
Edgar Sadler
Beowane Mercantile Company
H. E. Parker
Buckhorn
Petersen family headlining mystery show at Eureka Opera House
Mr and Mrs Charles Petersen billed as King and Queen of Mystery presented mov ing pictures and novelty entertainment at Eureka Opera House on Thursday and Friday. They showcased crystal readings, sleight of hand, mystic feats, cornet and piano acts, vaudeville singing and dancing, illustrated songs, and trained bull terrier acts. School principal Charles Priest secured reduced admission for public school children with 15 cents for high and 10 cents for grade students. The program was described as clean and moral and will be repeated with added acrobatic and comedy acts by the Dunbars and relatives from Nevada. A social dance closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Petersen
Eureka Opera House
Eureka
Charles Priest
Dunbar
Peterson
Nevada
Certificate of Location and Deed Records in Eureka District
Documents detail location certificates for the Magnitite Mine in Eureka district by Thomas Cardew recorded October 1 and for the Cyclone Red Rock and Alpine mines in Cortez district by B F Goodhue and Charles Allen recorded October 12. Also Flora Morris deeds Lot 1 Block 60 in Eureka with improvements to Vincent Lani for $435, recorded October 12, 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Mining District
Thomas Cardew
Red Rock
Alpine
Cortez
B. F. Goodhue
Charles Allen
Flora Morris
Vincent Lani
Eureka
Cattle Bring $81 Per Head in Independence Valley Sale
Joe Patani of Independence Valley near Tuscarora sold 111 head of cattle for $9,000 this week, averaging about $81 per head. Old residents recall fat steers selling under $20, noting strong profits in the stock business. The Dougherty cattle, 192 head on the North Fork, brought $51 per head, though those figures include calves and stock cattle. Elko County’s 1915 assessment lists 110,000 head of stock cattle, valuing them around $6,000,000 at Dougherty prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biko Free Press
Joe Patani
Independence Valley
Tuscarora
Dougherty
North Fork
Elko County
Birth of a son to Mrs Veach in Stockton
In Stockton California on October 2 1915 a son was born to the wife of Andrew Veach. Mrs Veach formerly Miss Heywood a Eureka public school teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
California
Andrew Veach
Veach
Miss Heywood
Eureka
McGregor Loses Damage Suit In San Francisco Trial
W L McGregor of Blackburn Station sued J P Raine of Pine Valley for 50000 dollars claiming alienation of his wife’s affections. Trial in San Francisco last Monday resulted in a verdict against McGregor who must pay costs. The Metals Market notes copper and silver quotations from New York with copper at 14.25 dollars and silver at 492 cents per ounce
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McGregor
W. L. McGregor
Blackburn Station
J. P. Raine
Pine Valley
San Francisco
Newark Valley Apples Sell Fast at White Pine Ranch
Harry Randall hauled Splendid apples from W. H. Smith's Newark valley ranch and sold them quickly. He will not make another trip due to poor roads from the long dry spell and constant auto travel. Mr. Smith, owner of a fine White Pine County orchard, expects abundant winter apples and sells at 2 cents per pound at the ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark Valley
Ely
Harry Randall
W.H. Smith
Indian Boy Lane George Returns to Carson School
Lane George 17 son of Dixon and Lillie George of Eureka left the Indian school at Carson Nevada with other boys last week. He was captured in northern Nevada and taken back to Carson for return to the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane George
Dixon
Lillie George
Eureka
Carson
Nevada
Lane
High School Notes Preview Institute and Vacation Schedule
Rose Tognoni was absent due to illness this week. Maud Harris of the Senior class plans a California trip with her mother. Miss Winifred Smith to spend the institute week at Newark Valley. Isabel Mernaldo of 1909 to speak on Story Telling. Physics class tracking daily barometer readings. District Institute at Ely next week means a weeklong vacation and Oct 25 reopening. Stationery and letterhead now available in Eureka. Rose Madarelli to move to Elko and enter the High School there. Advanced Typewriting tests weekly under Underwood rules with credential certificates for meet standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Smith
Newark Valley
Isabel Mernaldo
Ely
Eureka
Rose Madarelli
Elko
Underwood Typewriting Company
Hotel caretaker appointed at University of Nevada Reno
Joseph Siri, formerly of Burekans, was named caretaker of the grounds at the University of Nevada Reno. Misses Clara and Estella Rosevear arrived in Reno with their mother and will reside there for now. Mrs James E Sloan, Miss Willa Huebner and Ben Regi joined Gray Reid Wright Company in Reno. Elmer Rosevear and his wife are running a road station for F L Kelsey, 12 miles from Winnemucca. Bennet Moyle, employed on the Standard at Fallon, Nevada, takes a three week vacation to California to attend the exposition and visit family in Healdsburg with W C Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Siri
University of Nevada At Reno
Clara
Estella Rosevear
Reno
James E Sloan
Willa Huebner
Ben Regi
Gray, Reid Wright Company
Elmer Rosevear
F. L. Kelsey
Annual Fiesta for Nevada plans considered by Reno leaders
A Reno business group backs an annual Nevada celebration akin to California’s Admission Day. The idea is discussed by a committee which will review proposals and present findings for statewide approval. A separate item reports the Lamoille postoffice robbery, with hundreds stolen after the safe was blown open and no clues to the thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
California
Reno
Death of Pete C Watt in Ely follows fire incident
Pete C Watt, longtime Ely soda works operator and respected citizen, died Tuesday afternoon during a blaze near city hall as he assisted in coupling hoses. He reportedly collapsed from heart failure while aiding firefighting efforts and leaves behind many friends who recall his decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Pete C. Watt
Thaw Donates $5000 for Lincoln Highway in Nevada
Mr Osterman reports a San Francisco conversation with Harry K Thaw in which Thaw gave him a $5000 check to be spent on the Lincoln Highway in Nevada. The note appears in the Sentinel urging subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
Osterman
Lincoln Highway
Carson
Harry K. Thaw
San Francisco
Nevada
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MNBL
R.A. Laird
Frank Bosko
Sarah Smobersteg
Ada McBride
Maud Porch
Cottonwood
W. H. Russell
Lu Grippe
Eureka County
Curto-Foppiano
THE
Petersens IW Eureka
Recorder of
Exsie Hooper
Rose Tognoni
Maud Harris
Burekans
Lamoille
Sentinel
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