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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
4
FP H Newell chief hydrographer of the Geological Survey predicts Nevada will reach 500,000 residents within twenty five years due to irrigation projects now under way. He notes current laws and land distributions hindered development but a new era should open as irrigation brings thousands of acres under profitable cultivation.
C E Howard argues scrub bovine stock is a flawed byproduct of crossing for quick gains. He warns that keeping scrubs lowers farmer wealth and contrasts breeding patience with get rich quick schemes, noting ignorance and environment as root causes.
A historical note laments steel common stock given to poor investors with high interest, nine dividends of 1 percent on over 500,000 shares, while the share value fell from $9 to about $5. A minister faces the dilemma of praising the dead honestly and a Bryan interview hoax is debunked as Republican press spins.
Nevada notes report grain yields in Truckee meadows and a Humboldt County exhibit in Winnemucca. Gov. Sparks linked to a Kansas City packing venture, and Leopold Stern named deputy U.S. Marshal in Carson. Emigrants survey National Irrigation lands. Elko trial set for Tuscarora mining case. Phillip Emery named inspector of Nevada surveys. Reno considers a sanitarium at former Whittaker site. Mono Lake to Tonopah power route eyed. Reno court records show 33 convictions in 10 months. Carson and Colorado RR to cut Sodaville service. Tonopah riders to stay Hawthorne overnight. Chinese labor land-right claims, Paiute damages talks, and Yerington school changes also noted.
Lyon County Times reports heated debate over a Reno Harriman electric railway franchise tied to next month’s election. Critics argue political fault lines may delay construction as supporters’ loyalties come into question.
The Boston and Montana Company injunction forces Montana properties of Amalgamated Copper Company to shut indefinitely. About 15,000 men idle nationwide, 6,500 in Butte, with payroll losses over $50,000 daily. The shutdown is the most extensive Montana has seen, and litigation may delay a Supreme Court ruling for nine to ten months.
Tonopah attorneys circulate a petition for signatures to ask Judge Breen to continue the Belmont District Court until next April. The petition cites inadequate Belmont accommodations and winter hardship, while jurors support a December term delay to avoid Christmas holidays.
At Calientes the town shows busy commerce but few cash customers. The settlement centers on a vast railroad yard with tents and a few outlying houses, reflecting a rough, transient mining era described by DeLamar Lode.
Edward Millard and son run a leaching plant on the Chainman tailings with five 12 ton tanks active. During the past week they discharged the tanks and will continue sending autocyanides to the refinery until cold weather halts operations.
The American Federation of Labor prepares a World’s Fair exhibit with records constitutions histories official journals group photos trade emblems union labels. United States Steel will show a two acre exhibit in the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy the widest scope ever attempted in the industry.
A New York World fragment lists ten mistakes to avoid in judging others and setting standards. It urges humility and restraint, resisting uniform opinions and perfection, while encouraging effort to alleviate needs within one’s power and to acknowledge others' infirmities.
An ad from Post & Blim of Georgia Vermont extols Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best liniment for cuts bruises and rheumatic pains. It claims quicker relief than any other liniment and urges readers to try it, noting it is sold by H M Schneiders Co.
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