Local Brevities Reflect Eureka in 1914
In Eureka on September 16 New York quoted silver at 53 3 8 cents per ounce. Miss Kitty Winzell visits a few days. William Hicks visits from Ely. the Equal Franchise Society meets at Mrs. A. P. Tenwoord’s home tonight. Rose Romano returns from Diamond Valley. families visit Eureka. Local hunts, teaching appointments, and school openings are noted for Diamond Valley, Ruby Hill, Cottonwood, and Eureka County districts. New political announcements include candidates for Eureka County positions and Knights of Pythias members attending the Grand Lodge in Ely. Mrs. Caroline Huebner of Elko recovers from a serious accident. Telegraph service between Eureka and Palisade resumes after breaks. War news from Europe is mentioned with daily bulletins missed by Eurekans. Pete Carletti buys the Boitano ranch near Alpha station and plans moving ahead soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ber
New York
Kitty Winzell
Eureka
William Hicks
Ely
Stanley Fine
Ruby Hill
Rose Romano
Diamond Valley
John Clifford
Miss Grace
Tonopah
Nevada
John Martin
Leonard
Elmer Rosevear
Harry Faull
Newark Valley
Rose Curto
E. L. Fletcher
Alf Burton
Duckwater
Nye
Vevia Brown
Paran
Cottonwood
Eureka County
W. R. Nicegood
Spencer Reynolds
August Hintz
Beatific Lodge No. 7
Knights of Pythias
Ferinda Curto
Pythian Temple No. 10
Tony Romano
Pythian Grand Lodge
Miss Curto
Cherry Creek
Caroline Huebner
Elko
Julius
Palisade
Daily War Bulletin
Eurekans
Pete Carletti
Boitano
Alpha Station
Eureka-Nevada
Clayton Place
Carletti
Eeen
Death of W. Leighton A Eureka mining official dies after stroke
George W. Leighton suffered a stroke while seated in an auto near Alpha. He was taken to his Eureka home where he died soon after. He was vice president and director of Nevada Central Mining Co. and a respected local figure. Funeral held at Eureka with Episcopal rites and interment beside his son Morris. Survived by widow, son Olney, two sisters, two uncles, and an aunt. A native of England, aged 57 years 4 months 17 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Leighton
Eureka
Mr. Leighton
Olney
Romano
John Romano
Frank Romano
Leighton
Nevada Central Copper Company
Cedar Station
Alpha
Eureka County
Grand Rapids
Michigan
England
Nevada Central Mining Company
P. H. Hiol
A. L. Fitzgerald
Effie
Althea Eather
John McNaughton, Jr
Annie Lucey
Morris
Hemswell
Lincolnshire
East
Order of Modern Woodmen of America
Nob Hill Fire Company
Fortunate Auto Accident Near Dry Lake North of Eureka
Tom Plummer and companions escaped serious harm when their vehicle rolled slightly after a steering rod broke near Dry Lake, 17 miles north of Eureka. Mrs Plummer and the Sadler family were shaken but uninjured, and the group rode into Eureka for repairs with no injuries reported.
Auto Over Bank Elko Independent
Saturday morning C H Hale and his son Frank started for their ranch in Pine Valley. The engine stopped on Moline hill and Frank cranked the car, it rolled back and turned over four times. Hale was thrown clear on the third flip but crawled back to town, bruised but not seriously hurt. Damaged auto. Carnegie Hero Medal may honor Ernest Jacobs for rescuing two drowning girls at Hot Springs about a year ago, presented by H Flota in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatcher
Elko Free Press
Jack Creighton
Halleck
Roy Thatcher
Eureka
Creighton
Mineral Hill
Tom Plummer
Edgar Sadler
Dry Lake
Mr. Plummer
Elko Independent
C. H. Hale
Frank
Pine Valley
Moline Hill
Mr. Hale
H. Flota
Philadelphia
Carnegie Hero Fund
Elko
Nevada
Ernest Jacobs
Hot Springs
Ford Wine Water Suit Awarded on Nevada California Line
State Engineer W. M. Kearney awards surplus waters to James G. Ford and associates for settlement in Fish Lake valley along the Nevada California line. Patterson Ranch Company previously claimed the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Nevada-California
Fish Lake Valley
W. M. Kearney
James G. Ford
Eureka, and Associates
Patterson Ranch Company
Coast to Coast Horse Race Planned From Bangor
H. C. Weber, pathfinder for a coast to coast race, has been in Ely arranging the contest to start from Bangor January 1. The route will not extend farther west than Ely and passes Chicago Omaha Cheyenne and Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Weber
Ely
Bangor
Maine
Chicago
Omaha
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
Carson Appeal Outlines Three County Normal Schools
State Superintendent John Edwards Bray announces three county normal schools for this year to be located in Tonopah Eureka and Yerington. Tonopah and Eureka will host the schools for the second consecutive year, with Yerington joining as the third site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
John Edwards Bray
Tonopah
Eureka
Yerington
Ore Shipments This Week From Eureka Mines
Two carloads of ore were shipped from Eureka to the Salt Lake smelters by last Tuesday's train. One car came from the Hamburg mine on Prospect Mountain, driven by Robert Harvey, and the other car from the Jennie A mine at Hamilton. A threatening storm blew over after a week of windy weather but produced no moisture as the barometer returned to fair weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Salt Lake Smelters
Robert Harvey
Hamburg
Prospect Mountain
Hamilton
Mrs. Halstead Heads to California for Winter Visit
Mrs. George W. Halstead of Duck Water travels to San Francisco to spend the winter with relatives, as residents seek seasonal respite. The note appears in local Sentinel listings calling for subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
George W. Halstead
Duckwater
San Francisco
Hamilton Mines Set To Ship Under New Royalty Terms
Ex ecutors of the Francis Cutting estate revise the Jennie A mine royalty basis at Hamilton. Net smelter payments after freight and assay costs apply to all ores since July 1, 1914, for $35+ values. ore under $35 taxed 20 percent of net smelter pay. If Eureka shipments reach 250 tons in 1914, lessees receive a 5 percent rebate. W. B. Bierce reports operation resumption and ore shipments to Salt Lake smelter. Grand Prize mine shows strong silver and lead values, promising profits and 6 to 8 new jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Cutting
Jennie
Hamilton
Ely Expositor
Eureka
W. B. Bierce
Hamilton Power, Mining & Transportation Company
Salt Lake
Salt Lake Valley
Grand Prize
Funeral of John Manuel Brought Here From Butte Montana
Remains of John Manuel brother of Eureka resident Mrs. W J Hooper arrived by Monday's train from Butte Montana for burial. Judge A L Fitzgerald conducted the service at the Hooper home with Misses Effie and Althea Eather assisting. The Lobster Club Band led the funeral procession to the I C O F cemetery where he was laid to rest beside his hospitalizedparents.
Complaint Against Eureka Nevada Railway in 1914 Rates
Under date of August 21 1914 the Nevada Railroad Commission received a complaint from R Zadow of Eureka against the Eureka Nevada Railway alleging unreasonable rates on empty packages returning from Eureka to Palisade. The case is assigned No 310 and under investigation by the Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Railroad Commission
R. Zadow
Eureka
Card of Thanks for Loss of Husband and Father Leighton
The family expresses gratitude for assistance and kindness after the death of their husband and father. Memories of the acts will be cherished. Mrs G W Leighton Olney Leighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. LeigHton
Olney Leighton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tar Eureka Sentinel
The
Equal Franchise Society
A. P. Tenwoord
Mabel Kleihm
the Sentinel
Charles A. de Flon
Miles McKinnon
Joe Farnsworth
W. Leighton
Central Copper Company
Eureka Opera House
Summer
Sadler
Normal School
Sentinel
Hamilton Mines
John Manuel
Edgar Eather
Sawowe Bimeabi
Eleetion
Bareke County
Martin Mahoney
Ineee
Loo
N. P. Morgan
Mereby Ansonr Sea Bim
H. C. McTerney
T. F. Plummer
BR. J
Assembly
James Mackey
William E. Taylor
Eureka Township
Dan Johns
Srwed Communionsr
Barks County
John McNaughton
Tedependent
Besoad Commissioner
Kureks County
Earl & Cobb
Rereks Township
Rurske
Edward E. Winfrey
Washee County
Vrotere
Neveds
Washes County
Stats Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mies Han
B. F. Cubleb
Eiko
Weveds
Dusties
Revads Supreme Court
Toseday
Francis G. Newlands
Demain
United States
Ben W. Coleman
White Pine County
Supreme Court
J. F. Abel
Humboldt County Ounces
Sam Platt
Chas. A. DE Flon
People’s Market
Elaine
Monogram
Rudolph Zadow
Prop
San Francisco Hotel
Angelo Berrolo
Eureka, Bevada
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