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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1915
Page
4
Alf Chartz recalls Eureka’s first log house built as a residence later used as a jail for about 10 days. The first prisoner was a woman horse thief who escaped through a crack when a stage robber pried the timbers apart. The community, relieved, did not pursue her and she vanished from the section.
The first wards of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows will arrive in Reno next week to reside at the Royal D. Hartung home for orphans and foundlings. The five children were wards of Pioche Lodge No. 23 and Mirian Lodge No. 20 in Lincoln County, with funding arranged last week by those lodges. The Hartung home is under the direct charge of the Rebekah Lodge, with Mrs. Kate Loring as matron.
Washington September 2 More than 11 200 000 acres of public land were eliminated from the public domain during the past year the annual report of Commissioner Tallman of the general land office will show There remain 279 544 504 acres open in the public land States in addition to approximately 300 000 000 acres in Alaska Nevada has the most public land 55 417 746 acres and Missouri with only 823 acres reports the least.
Former Army man with claim of serving in the Fourteenth United States infantry during the occupation of China is arrested by Sheriff Harris near the Idaho Nevada line with 13 horses. He is brought to Elko to stand trial on horse stealing charges for animals allegedly stolen from a rancher near Deeth. District Attorney Carville sends notices to 175 Elko County auto owners lacking current licenses, warning of suit with penalties up to 100 dollars.
Mr and Mrs J Patten were arrested at Elko on a charge sworn by James Russell Jr manager of the Nevada Land and Live Stock Company accusing them of setting fire to hay stacks and ranch buildings at the 71 ranch They appeared in court with Judge Carter as their attorney and were granted a continuance.
Silver quotes hover around 489 cents per ounce with Apppar in New York at $18.00. Lead trades in New York at $4.80 per 190 pounds. The column also offers an aphorism about wealth and happiness.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports ongoing German pressure along the Riga to Friederichstadt line with a potential threat to Riga from the rear. Russian defenses hold in Galicia and Courland despite losses as Libau and Mitau fall. Turmoil across the Caucasus, Gallipoli, Alsace, and the North Sea underscores a sprawling, costly conflict with Allied and Central powers each jockeying for strategic advantage.
Two weeks elapsed without any report of Germanys base in the Atlantic. The English have made no announcement of a sunk submarine, aligning with the Admiraltys policy of silence on submarine warfare. Judgments hinge on torpedoed merchant ships, while German submarine production rises without increased destructiveness.
Fallon State Agricultural Society executive committee sits Thursday to plan Fallon State Fair. They approve a 60 by 60 foot alfalfa palace with 35 foot dome, a historic alfalfa parade with Hazen Fernley Lovelock floats, and a queen and king opening ceremony led by Governor Boyle. Plans include national ad push, 1250 lithographs, and a moving picture promotional week. Ernest Bingham chairs a subcommittee to finalize programs and subscriptions to fund exhibits and publicity.
County commissioners approve payments to listed individuals for services rendered. The record names the persons authorized to receive funds and the specified amounts per person as part of a financial settlement or reimbursement.
Notice given that Flors Dear Hobart and Ethel Dean Husey owners of the Dean Ranch have posted salt and anti petre for stock on their range in Brock Willow Creek House Ranch Fourmily and Dry Canyons. Notices posted at Flora Dean Hobart Dean Ranch Boowane Nevada on August 28 1915.
Public notice from the Department of the Interior U S Land Office at Kiko Nevada dated August 5 1916. George W Williams of Austin Nevada filed notice of intention for final three year proof to establish land claim on a 74 02 acre parcel in Unsurveyed T 18 N R 49 E M D M. Proceedings before Lander County Clerk October 2 1915 with witnesses Henry Meyers Wil Streshley John F Murphy Daniel A Pate. First and last publication dates given.
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