Eureka 55 Innes Saturday October 10 1918 Local Brevities
Eureka items recount local society, business and weather notes as of October 10 1918. Mentions J E Sexton Wendell Jones and others down with influenza, visits from Mary Fraser to Grantsville, Anne Martin candidate for US Senator touring Eureka October 22, and Ed F Whitmore newly commissioned first lieutenant. Also notes Eureka Cash Store receiving Kaysville High Patent flour, influenza cases, Mina Connell teaching in Bunkerville, George Hildebrand producing large potatoes, legal visits by J A Callahan and Carey Van Fleet, Mrs Henrietta Bailey moving to Diamond Valley ranch, first storm of season with light snow, snow on Austin summit, and plans for artesian well drilling in Diamond Valley and Long Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Sexton
Wendell Jones
Ure
Thomas Evans
Ethel Clark
Yes
Currant Creek
Mary Fraser
Eureka
Grantsville
Nyegaty
Anne Martin Martin
United States
Caroline Huebner
Ill Huebner
Saltne City
Ed F. Whitmore
Fort Njamin Harrison
Indiana
Eureka Cash Store
Kaysville High
W. H. Russell
Ely
Mina Connell
Rmal
Bunkerville
Clarkounty
Nevada
George Hildebrand
Hildebrand
Henrietta Bailey
Illace
Tara
Washington
Diamond Isley
One C. Johnson
St. Johnson
Lphur
Diamond Valley
Cfty
Austin
Pinto Summy
Moving Pictures at Eureks Theatre This Week
The Eureks Theatre presents The Flash from All Story Weekly starring Dora Phillips with William Stowell and Lon Chaney on Sunday October 20. Also shown is Their First Arrest, a comic reel. Friday evening showings for October 25 could not be announced due to missing reels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureks
the Flash
al- Traynor
All Story Weekly
Dora Phillips
William Stowell
Lon Chaney
Eureka Man Charged With Graft In Draft Influence Scheme
On October 12 in Eureka Township Justice Court W R Reynolds was charged with a gross misdemeanor for graft by taking 745 50 from Gaston Chalde to influence the District Board to place Louis Parmagiani in a deferred class for U S Army draft. Hearing held before Justice J J Lucey. Reynolds permitted bail of 5000. Case set for next District Court jury term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Court of
Eureka Township
W. R. Reynolds
Gaston Chalde
Reynolds
Reno
District Board
Louis Parmagiani
United States Army
J. J. Lucey
J. A. Callahan
Winnemucca
Callahan
Edgar Father
Eureka
Carey van Fleet
Elko
1 District Court
Allies seize Belgian towns as Germans retreat on front
News from Palisade reports German forces being driven from a broad front and abandoning the Belgian coast. Albany allied advances include Ostend Bruges Zeebrugge Lille Douai and Tourcoing. Austria faces revolution and Czecho Slovakia declares independence. Fourth Liberty Loan near full quota. Reno fight over politics. Ex Senator Thomas Kearns dies in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel
Palisade
Ostend
Bruges
Zeebrugge
Lille
Douai
Tourcoing
Germany
Austria
St. Louis
Riverside Hotel
Reno
Roberts
W. C. Ralston
Infienza
Thomas Kearns
Utah
Price limits set on dairy products in Nevada
Food administration caps retail markups on butter eggs and cheese at six cents per pound seven and a half cents per dozen and seven cents per pound respectively with overhead not considered. Ely chosen as price problem site as officials head there. Tonopah Times notes death of Elmer Bell son of ex senator T. J. Bell. Bell Jr. served in the Marine Corps near Philadelphia at 22 of Austin ranch birth. Spanish influenza suspected cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Food Administration
Ely
The
Tonopah
Eureka County Liberty Loan Drive Over Quota
Eureka County exceeds its revised quota after J E Sexton trims a $70 000 target to $40 000. By press time $62 600 has been subscribed, 50 percent above the lowered quota, with 292 subscribers. Subscriptions close at banking hours today. names will be published in the Sentinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka County
J. E. Sexton
Washington
Liberty Loan
War Savings School Notes Report and Activities
Eureka County High School notes report War Savings and Thrift Stamps sales totaling $5.70 by the purple group with no sales by the green. The update covers new magazines, a snowfall postponing girls basketball, and a parliamentary law study led by Principal N P Morgan, with drills on officer elections and rules. Edward Skillman, Reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka County High School
War Savings Society
Purple
Green
N. P. Morgan
Cotton Goods Profiteers and Enduring Price Chicanery
The piece exposes profiteers who triple prices after cotton jumps. It cites a yard of fabric rising from 86 cents to 1.05 dollars, with only two cents real cost increase for two ounces of cotton, yet a 70 cent markup inflated by a factor of three. It argues that tripling raw material costs cannot justify matching product price hikes.
Nevada Man Receives Distinguished Service Cross
Private William H. Garrison of Proche Nevada in the signal corps platoon of the 101st infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism near Chateau Thierry France on July 20 and 23 1918. He maintained telephone lines, patrolled under bombardment and survived being buried, enabling communications for days. Also reports the death of Dwight Leavitt son in law of C H Rand of Pine Valley from influenza in Philadelphia and that remains will be cremated due to shipping delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
William H. Garrison
Signal Corps
101St Infantry
I. N. Garrison
Proche
Nev
Chateau Thierry
France
Garrison
Palisade
Dwight Leavitt
C. H. Rand
Pine Valley
Philadelphia
Susie Rand
Hog Island
Statement by W R Reynolds on Eureka County arrest in 1918
W R Reynolds denounces a political conspiracy behind his arrest in Eureka Nevada. He argues the complaining witness manipulated charges, says he is the witness’s former attorney, and urges readers to review testimony filed in Eureka Justice Court. Reynolds plans a county tour to let northern residents hear the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Hureka
Sentinel
Eureka County
Justice Court
Eureka
W. R. Reynolds
Nevada
Eureka County Maintains Low Tax Rate for Nevada
County Auditor Edgar Faber received notice from the Nevada Tax Commission that no change to the tax rate will occur this year. The rate is fixed at $2.0755 per $100 in Eureka town and $1.0755 in outside districts, keeping Eureka County as the third lowest in the state. Also, Sunday dinners will be served tomorrow at Mrs. N. J. Brossemer's per advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Faber
Nevada Tax Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Ofureka
Hureka County
Nevada
Political frame-up claim in Eureka case debated
A Nevada district attorney sought federal clarity on charges against W R Reynolds. An Adjutant General letter from Carson City dated October 15, 1918 states the Army Intelligence Department handled the investigation and asserts no local or community influence. The DA announces steps: recusal from a case with potential personal interest and urging witnesses to tell the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
United States
War Department
Adjutant General
Carson
Nevada
Edna Covert Plummer
Eureka County
Sam
W. R. Reynolds
Reynolds
Department of Justice
Army
Intelligence Department
Maurice J. Sullivan
Epna
Covert Plummer
Birth and marriage notices from Eureka area 1918
In Eureka Nevada on October 12 1918 a daughter was born to the wife of N P Morgan. At Yerington Nevada on September 23 1918 a daughter was born to the wife of Herbert Willig. Mrs Willin formerly Miss Elizabeth Koonta taught at Eureka Normal School. Subscribe for the Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Nevada
N. P. Morgan
Yerington
Herbert Willig
Willin
Eilizabeth Koonta
Eureka Normal School
President Wilson’s Answer to German Peace Proposal
President Wilson rejects any peace that concedes to Kaiserreich or armistice while Germany continues atrocities. He states peace must be dictated by allied commanders and include safeguards guaranteeing Germany’s obligations, not a mere scrap of paper. The message reassures supporters of diplomacy and condemns German aggression on land and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Germany
Kaiserium
Commissioners of Elko County Found Guilty
After an 11 day district court trial Judge Emmet J. Walsh found Elko County Commissioners H. J. Jones and J. G. Gregory guilty and removed them from office. The verdict centered on bid advertising rules for sums over fifty dollars with defendants admitting bids exceeded that amount without public notice. The court exonerated them on other charges and noted much testimony was nonessential. Also included is a report on a gasoline substitute tested in New York claiming higher horsepower and 35 percent lower cost per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko Free Press
District Court
Emmet J. Walsh
Goldfield
Taber
H. J. Jones
J. G. Gregory
New York
Henry T. Caulett
Trenton
N. J
Automobile Club of America
Caulett
Winter Range For Sheepmen In Idaho Area
Nevada governor invites Nevada sheepmen to move winter range to Grand View Farm Bureau pasture near Mountain Home Idaho. Offers hay pasture water and feeding grounds at reasonable prices with favorable climate and easy trailing distance. Requests a representative with purchasing power to visit at once.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
State of
Nevada
Carson
Grand View Farm Bureau
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