Local BREVITIES in Eureka Amid Busy Week
Winifred and Thelma Smith visited Eureka for public ebsons. Numerous residents and travelers arrived or passed through Eureka, including Miss Smoberstey opening a school at Prispect, Ada McBride returning from Newark Valley, and Mrs. Gibson visiting from Elko County. Cattle buyers Tom Griffin and others lodged in town, while William Mendes planned a California trip, Stanford visit, and fair viewing at Sacramento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred
Thelma Smith
Eureka
Ebsons
Sarah Smoberstey
Eureka Lodge No
Pedro Uriquiza
Eureka Land and Stok Company
Ada McBride
W. A. Moore
Newark Valley
William Gibson
Elko County
John McNaughton
Ruby Hill
James Rosevear
Noah
Evelyn Matson
Hamilton
John Flavin
Miss Brown
Cottonwood
California
Tom Plummer
Mineral Hill
L. R. Thatcher
Buckhorn
New Willow Creek
Nye County
James
Joe Clifford
Garden Valley
Kana Covert Plummer
William Smith
Enid
Oklahoma
Walter Handley
Omaha
Charley DePaoli
Handley Bros
Diamond Station
al Dees
Elma
Tom Moore
William Mendes
Duckwater
William
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Mendes
Sacramento
Nevada
Bonanza Strike at Bullion Opened Deep Ore Vein
Elko Free Press reports 12 feet of high grade ore opened at Bullion on Kerr and Peterson lease within Nevada Bunker Hill property. Incline shaft and crosscut reveal a chamber of ore with values of 150 dollars a ton, assays up to twice that. Superintendent Fred Davis calls it a bonanza, with walls not yet fully defined and ore shipping imminent to Eureka Nevada Railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko Free Press
Kerr
Davis
Kerr and Peterson
Eureka-Nevada
Pine Valley
Bunker Hill
Nevada Bullion Mines Company
Sweepatakes
McConaghy and Kinne
William Fordham
Elko
Bullion
Eureka County
Nevada
Metal market notes on copper property sale at Jacks Valley
The article reports on lower metal quotations with silver and new work prices. It notes the Bigot Bros French copper property at Jacks Valley sold to eastern capitalists who plan thorough development and the construction of a smelting plant to process the ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Bigot Bros
Jacks Valley
Quiet Wedding in Eureka Sparks Quiet Departure
John Holder of Eureka, long employed in Mill Canyon mines, returned unannounced on Thursday and quietly wed Mrs. Henrietta Cobb of Eureka. Judge L W Cramer performed the ceremony at Spring street residence. The newlywed couple left by private conveyance for Mill Canyon the next forenoon, as Eureka friends extended best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Holder
Eureka
Mill Canyon
Cortez
Eureka County
Henrietta Cobb
L. W. Cra_mer
Spring Street
Eure
Mrs. Holder
Tragic Drowning Of Three Year Old Violet Venturino
A three year old girl, Violet Venturino, drowned in a wooden water barrel at the Venturino ranch near Eu reka. The child wandered to where men worked, fell into the barrel containing about one foot of water, and died before aid could arrive. She was taken to Nob Hill for burial with a church service led by a local choir and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venturino
Italian Creek
Eureka
John Venturine
Venturine
Mr. Venturine
Dave Palma
Schneider
Jesus
Katherine Breen
Death of James L. Smith in Toronto
A private Eureka letter reports the death of James L. Smith, formerly of Eureka, who died in Toronto, Canada, on August 20. A painter and paper hanger by trade who also worked in mining, he left Eureka about three years ago. Cause of death was typhoid fever. He is survived by his wife and young child who were with him.
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Eureka
Toronto
Canada
James L. Smith
Palisade Coach House Fire Destroys Cars and Wagons
A Monday early morning blaze in Palisade gutted the Eureka Nevada Railway coach house, two new passenger coaches, several flat cars, timber piles, and two freight wagons belonging to Joe Minuletti. Indications point to incendiary causes. several hoboes were detained and released without charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palisade
Eureka-Nevada Railway
Joe Minuletti
Going Home To Portugal Jesse Mendes Visits Portugal
Duckwater merchant Jesse Mendes sails to Europe and his old home in Portugal for about six months. During his absence John Hickman will oversee Mendes merchandise business and other affairs at Duckwater.
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Portugal
Jesse Mendes
Duckwater
Europe
John Hickman
Post Office Established in Lynn District
A new post office has been established at Goldfield in Eureka County within the Lynn mining district near the Elko County line. Barney WEB has been named postmaster. All mail for Goldfield will be handled by Carlin.
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Lynn District
Goldfield
Eureka County
Lynn
Elko County
Barney
Carlin
Operations in Union district mining boom drives growth
Charles McGee, a leading Ely mining figure, secured a two year bond and lease on the Bell property in Union district, testing surface ore yielding 344.27 from 29 tons while predicting a car per week soon rising to daily. Nearby activity includes Mineral Hill mills, cyaniding at Cortez dumps, and Buckhorn’s Wingfield mill, with a booming milling grade and several million dollars in ore blocked out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McGee
Ely
Union
Eureka County
Bell
George Lindsay
Elko
McGee
Union Mining District
Palisade
Eureka and Palisade
Nevada
Mineral Hill
Joe Flynn
McGee Camp
Flynn
Cortez
Buckhorn
George Wingfield
Wingfield
Eureka Pioneer Artemus Johnson Killed in Arizona
Artemus W Johnson, son of Eureka merchant Hiram Johnson, was killed at Kingman Arizona while working as a timberman for the United States Mining and Smelting Co at the Gold Roads mine. He was 33 years old and a native of Eureka Nevada. Survived by his father, brother Adams of Eureka, and sister Mrs Walter Bracken of Las Vegas Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Johnson
Eureka
Indaw
Walter Bracken
Las Vegas
Nevada
Artemus
Kingman
Arizona
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Bracken
Artemus W. Johnson
Gold Roads
United States Mining and Smelting Company
Adams
Death of Eureka native Moss in Nevada
John M. Moss, born November 21 1874 in Eureka Nevada, died suddenly in Aurora Nevada from apoplexy. He had moved through Butte and Caspar Montana, was a musician and artist who led bands and orchestras, and was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Fallon lodge and the Musicians' Union. His body lay in Hawthorne and would be transported to Carson City for burial in Margaret Dunwoody’s family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Moss
Aurora Nevada
Reno Gazette
Eureka
Reno
A.C. Cleveland
John Sparks
Nevada
Margaret Clarinda Dunwoody
Tonopah
John Minerva Moss
Aurora
Lake Tahoe
Sacramento
San Francisco
Cleveland
Hawthorne
Carson City
Fallon Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Musicians’ Union
Butte
Montana
Caspar
Moss
Installation of Diamond Rebekah Officers
At a regular Diamond Rebekah Lodge meeting on September 8, District Deputy President Laural Hoegh installed officers including Noble Grand Florence Kautz and Vice Noble Grand Mildred De Sautels. Other officers listed with names, then ice cream and cake were served to members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Rebekah Lodge
Laural Hoegh
Noble Grand
Florence Kautz
Mildred de Sautels
Grace Travers
Jennie Taylor
Alla Roberts
Annie Smith
Nettie Bremenkampf
Laura Biale
Amelia Fletcher
John Biale
Spencer Reynolds
Estella Hooper
Minnie Lewis
Hope Takes Six Week Visit To Chattanooga Home
Mr. and Mrs. Lapsley W. Hope left on Tuesday's train for a six weeks' visit to their Chattanooga Tennessee home. While away Mr. Hope will attend Adams Hill Corporation interests in Salt Lake and the East. In his absence T. H. Hicks will oversee work here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapsley W. Hope
Chattanooga
Tenn
Salt Lake
East
New Transcontinental Route Maps Shaped for Lincoln Highway
President Joy and Vice President Fisher announced a final Lincoln Highway map. The route enters Nevada at Ely, passes Eureka Austin Reno and Carson City, then to Lake Tahoe and Tahoe Tavern. Governor Oddie notes feeder roads will bring benefits to nearby cities. Nevada’s 1910 population is cited as 81,875 with 88 percent served directly or by feeder connections.
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Conference of Governors
Joy
Carl Fisher
Lincoln Highway Association
Association
Oddie
Nevada
Ely
Eureka
Austin
Reno
Carson
Carson City
Lake Tahoe
Glenbrook
Tahoe Tavern
National Highway Association
Page Family Arrives in Eureka for Dancing Party
The Page family from Manhattan arrives in Eureka with wife and three daughters. They host a dancing party at the Eureka Opera House on Friday, praised for entertaining music. Mr Page plans to return to Salt Lake with his family for the winter, daughters to attend school. They traveled by Ford from Manhattan to Eureka, then through northern California and parts of Oregon over six weeks. Meanwhile Art Phillips of Los Angeles finishes mining assessment work at Phillipsburg after a month, noting break‑ins and missing tools at the Blacksmith shop and bunk house, and water supply disruptions in the mining area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Page
Eureka
Manhattan
Eureka Opera House
Page
Mr. Page
Salt Lake
California
Oregon
Round Mountain
Art Phillips
Los Angeles
Phillipsburg
D. Ferovini
Phillips
Black Smith
Art
Pearl Oil Carload Sale and Red Crown Gasoline Offer
A dealer advertises a carload of Pearl Oil from Standard Oil guaranteeing satisfaction and offering lower prices for five, ten, or fifty case lots. Red Crown Gasoline will be axed from drams in any quantry. Country orders accepted. Eureka, Nevada.
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Standard Oil Company
Eureka
Nev
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Eureka Sentinel
Bonanza
Whitinke
Uttle
Jole Venturino
Violet
Union District
Bell Property
Eurekan
Hie Sen
Lincoln Highway
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