Local Brevities Highlight Eureka News and Events
Eureka Saturday notes list visitors from Cortez and Elko, a Nye County horse shipment to Nebraska, and a departure to Italy. County Clerk changeover, a Candidates Ball at the Opera House, Equal Franchise Society meeting, market quotes for bar silver and lead, and Knights of Pythias meeting planned. Doctor Hagar and family return from Ruby Valley. Ruby Hill Star Band dance at the Opera House draws large crowd. Alkali Mines leases milling plant to Julian Huebner with Hooper and Gibellini aid. Full voters list published. Eureka County shows about 60 more voters than 1912.
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Frank Loucks
Cortez
Eureka
Theodore Hart
Western Pacific
A.E. Kimball
A. J. Simcox
Italy
R. McCharles
Lyman Falton
Lobster Club
Eureka Opera House
Equal Franchise Society
Effie
Althea Eather
New York
St. Louis
Beatific Lodge No. 7
Knights of Pythias
Ruby Hill Star
Alkali Mines Company
Julian Huebner
Richard Hooper
John Gibellini
Nevada State Debt Doubled Since 1860
A United States data report on state debts for 1912 shows Nevada at 671000 dollars, up 235000 since 1860. Per capita debt stood at 6.70 dollars in 1913, with Nevada comprising about one tenth of one percent of the U.S. population and two tenths of one percent of total national debt.
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United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Nevada
United States
Lions Destroy Five Colts At Tonopah Ranch
The Tonopah Bonanza reports a pair of mountain lions killed five horses and a calf on O. K. Reed’s ranch, about forty miles east of Tonopah. Reed plans to track the predators at the first snowfall.
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Tonopah
Bonanza
O. K. Reed
In Koreka Nevada Court Papers Mention Daughter Issue
In Koreka Nevada Oetuber 1M U4 involved with the wife of Antone Damele daughter. At Lane City White Pine County Center 17 1814 to the wife of Thomas H daughter.
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Koreka
Nevada
Oetuber
Antone Damele
Lane City
White Pine County
Thomas H
Tax Commission Orders Eureka County Roll Held
Nevada Tax Commission directs Eureka County Auditor Edgar Eather to retain the assessment roll until further notice. The commission may defer delinquency dates to aid equalization and will mail a detailed Attorney General interpretation on supervisory powers over county officials.
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Edgar Eather
Nevada Tax Commission
The
Tax Commission
Counrol
Eather
Eureka County
County Commissioner Proceedings authorize Assessor to meet Tax Commission
At an adjourned meeting the Board authorized H C McTerney the county Assessor to appear before the Nevada Tax Commission in Carson City to represent the county. He is approved as the most competent person and will be paid $5 per day plus actual traveling expenses for the service.
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Board of County Commissioners
Nevada Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Carson City
Nevada
H.C. McTerney
H. C. McTerney
Dance At Hay Ranch Pine Valley Social Evening
A Pine Valley correspondent reports a social dance at Hay Ranch in Pine Valley hosted by W S Yates R F Raine and Van Taylor on Saturday night October 24. About 60 attendees traveled from Palisade Mineral Hill and north valley via special train autos and teams. A midnight supper supervised by Mrs W S Yates followed an enjoyable event as the dance ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Valley
The
Sentinel
W.S. Yates
R. F. Raine
van Taylor
Hay Ranch
Palisade
Mineral Hill
Suffrage Speaker Urges Eureka County to Vote Yes
Mrs. Laura G. Cannon a national suffrage worker lectured in Eureka District Courtroom urging Nevada voters to back the suffrage amendment on November 3. She stressed laws on child labor women’s wages and industrial conditions and urged a yes vote on the proposed amendments.
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Laura G. Cannon
Nevada
Eureka
Eureka County
Former Ruby Hill Boy Weds Miss Blanche Bain of Fallon
Thomas H Williams of Reno wed Miss Blanche Bain of Fallon on October 24 at the M E parsonage in Reno. Rev Harry Sheldon officiated with Telfer Williams Malvina Rice and Mr and Mrs Smith in attendance. Williams is a Swift and Co salesman and the couple reside at 206 Elm Street Reno.
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Mra
Thomas Kitchen
Ruby Hill
Thomas H. Williams
Reno
Blanche Bain
Fallon
Nevada
M. E. Parsonage
Harry Sheldon
Telfer Williams
Malvina Rice
Smith
Mr. Williams
Swift
Election Officers Urged to Return Eureka County Ballot Counts
The SENTINEL requests all election precinct inspectors in Eureka County to count votes, place results on a sample ballot, and send it to the SENTINEL office by messenger or mail. Without this, the paper cannot publish an early result since ballot boxes and county returns await official count.
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The
Sentinel
Eureka County
High School Notes On Month End Examinations And Activities
End of the second school month brings exams and strong effort. Monthly cards reward good effort. Rehearsals in the old recital room include calesthenics with Wand Drill and music. Domestic Science uses the Catholic presbytery for cooking. Assembly room gains four new pictures including President Wilson.
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Breen
Wilson
Assessment Work Not Waived for 1914 Mining Claims
Mining claim holders must perform annual assessment work by year end to maintain title. Congressman Baker proposed waiving the 1914 requirement due to slave times, but the Interior Department did not approve. With the session ending and other matters pending, the bill stalled and will not become law.
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Congressman Baker
California
Congress
Interior Department
Democratic County Central Committee Meeting Called
The Democratic County Central Committee holds a Monday 2 PM meeting at the Schneider building on Main Street. W. H. Sweeney, Chairman.
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Democratic Central Committee
Democratic County Central Committee
Schneider Building
Main Street
W. H. Sweeney
Mystery of Carson City Man's Death Solved
John Blackwell of Carson City killed himself after burning his ranch barn. Investigators found he wrote the threatening letters himself to trigger fire insurance and believed his son would be arrested, forcing his own death to avoid prison.
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John Blackwell
Carson City
Election Returns at Exchange Saloon to Broadcast Results
Sam Shortino plans a live wire into the Exchange saloon to relay County and State election results on Tuesday night November 3. A telegraph operator will monitor the line all night as results come in. Notable candidates pledge positions on gambling and easy divorce, while Hale refuses to comment.
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Sam Shortino
The
Elko Free Press
Carey van Fleet
E. C. Riddell
John D. McFarlane
Republican Assembly
W. W. Bovker
Assembly
H. P. Hale
Biko
School Board Orders Week Off For Fumigation
Carson City school board suspends sessions for the week to fumigate buildings after two scarlet fever cases. University of Nevada Regents vote Mackay School of Mines becomes a separate department with Prof. F C Lincoln named director.
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Carson City
University of Nevada
Mackay School of Mines
Engineering School
F. C. Lincoln
Special remedy for tapeworm removal at home
An advertisement from Morris Prescription Druggist and Chemist promotes a home tapeworm removal remedy that can be taken without fasting. It guarantees a refund if not removed and lists street locations and contact details in San Francisco, including a Franklin 1971 telephone line.
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Morris
WN. E. Oor
Tork & Franklin Ets
San Francisco
Telephone Franklin
Big Fire at Tonopah Destroys Nevada Theater District
A disastrous blaze struck Tonopah Thursday night, starting in the Nevada Theater on Brougher Avenue. About 15 dwellings were consumed before suppression, with property losses estimated around $20,000. Will Walker reported from Tonopah.
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Senxtinet
Will Walker
Tonopah
Nevada Theater
Brougher Avenue
Famous Steamboat Bucking Horse Dies in Cheyenne
Cheyenne Wyoming October 28 Steamboat known as the champion bucking horse of the world is dead He was shot to end his sufferings from blood poisoning Scores of broncho busters across the West tried to ride him in ten years Only Dick Stanley of Portland Oregon is said to have conquered the old outlaw during the 1906 world championship contest The field was muddy and Steamboat was 17 years old for years he had appeared at Wild West celebrations
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Steamboat
Dick Stanley
Portland
Oregon
Illiteracy on Nevada Farms Drops Light, Census Shows
A census report highlights rural Nevada illiteracy among native white farmers. Three times higher illiteracy in rural districts than in cities, with 4702 total illiterates. 2671 men and 1729 women on farms cannot read or write. The piece urges better rural schooling.
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Washington, D. C
Nevada
Deeds and Mining Interests Recorded in Eureka District
Documents record transfers of mining interests and waterworks in Eureka district. M H Adams to Frank Steinacher deeds for Iron Hill Extension Nos 3 4 6 7 8 mined with $60, Eureka Land and Stock Co to Fred Bartine deed for Raby Hill Water Works with $10, John Adams to W F Linebarger deeds covering Compromise Elmira Blackbird Hibernian Bull Dog Legal Tender and related fractions and undivided interests in several mines with $10. Proof of Labor on Virginia Mine by Ben Repetto recorded Oct 26.
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M. H. Adams
Frank Steinacher
Iron Hill
Lynn
Eureka Land and Stock Company
Fred Bartine
Raby Hill
John Adams
W. F. Linebarger
Elmira
Blackbird
Hibernian
Bull Dog
Eureka
Ben Repetto
Vacation Tales Exaggeration Sparks Lively Debate
A recent remark about how easy it is to overstate a vacation's pleasures drew attention. The comment highlighted human tendency to embellish travel experiences and sparked humorous discussion about what constitutes a memorable trip.
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Men of
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Great West
Taha
Utah
Arizona
Reocord
the Recorder of
Opera House
the Red Rosette Dramatic Club
Will
Sammy Gilder
Moses Margin
Colonel Culpepper
Sadie
Fred Eather
Will Flavio
Long Branch
Sun
Moses
Sam
Acta
Brossemer Orchestra
Caildren
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