Deeds and Mining Notices From Eureka District 1914
Bernard Damele acts as administrator to Emilio Boitano estate granting James Vallerga a half interest in the Clayton ranch at Alpha with cattle and personal property for 5500. Recorded Sept 1, 1914. John Boitano and James Vallerga transfer described property to Pete Carletti for 10000. Recorded Sept 19, 1914. David Morris files labor proof for Ruby Queen and Gordon Nos 1 and 2 mines in Eureka mining district. Recorded Sept 18, 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Damele
Emilio Boitano
James Vallerga
Clayton
Alpha
Eureka
John Boitano
Pete Carletti
Eureka Mining
David Morris
Death of Nevada Pioneer Ned Clark Ends Long Life
Ned Clark a longtime Eastern Nevada resident and pioneer of Railroad Valley died at the Allreds home near Preston after a year of declining health. A Maine native aged 82, he had no close relatives and was buried in Preston Cemetery this week after living with the Allred and Horton families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Clark
Duckwater
Nevada
Eureka
Ely
Railroad Valley
T. B. Allred
Preston
Clark
Allred
Martin Horton
Blue Eagle
Mr. Clark
Maine
Board of Equalization Action Noted In County Meeting
The Board of County Commissioners and key county officers met on September 21 to discuss taxation matters. The sole action was an order directing Clerk to notify J. P. Raine to appear by October 3 and show cause why he should not be assessed for a mortgage from J. K. Guthrie to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Equalization
Board of Commissioners
J. P. Raine
J. K. Guthrie
Commissioner's Meeting Sees Agent Resignations and Appointments
At the board meeting held September 21 the resignation of John Boitano as registration agent of Alpha precinct was received and accepted. Frank Winzell was appointed to fill the vacancy. Joe Bryden was appointed an Inspector of Election at Alpha precinct to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George W. Leighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County Commissioners
John Boitano
Alpha Premet
Frank Winzell
Joe Bryden
Alpha Precinct
George W. Leighton
Welcome Rain Ends Dry Spell With Light Storm
A local storm broke yesterday about noon, bringing light rain that continued until after midnight. It eased dust and improved road conditions though Palisade reported no rain. The Elko Independent installed the state's first Intertype type setting machine.
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Palisade
Elko Independent
War Update Amid Oise Battles Enduring 13 Days
San Francisco reports fierce fighting along the Oise as Allied advance on the left and German retreat on the right. Masked batteries unseen fuel heavy clashes while river runs red and fatalities rise. Reinforcements push to fill losses as the battle potentially decides the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oise
Agea
Dynamite Attack Hits Tonopah Bonanza Office
An explosion at 12:15 a m damaged the Daily Bonanza office in Tonopah Nevada. Three dynamite sticks wrecked the corner of the building and shattered windows in several blocks. The linotype and press rooms escaped harm, editor W W Booth and his wife lived nearby, and Industrial Workers of the World are suspected.
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Bonanza
Tonopah
Nevada
W. W. Booth
Booth
John Panser
Summit Street
Linotype and Printing Department
Brougher Avenue
W H Smith Visits Ely Grand Lodge Meetings
W H Smith of Strawberry Newark Valley travels to Ely with his daughters Annie Myrtle and Bonnie to attend Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters gatherings. He cites spring frost reducing his apple and fruit crops and a rabbit plague harming alfalfa at his ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
W. H. Smith
Newark Valley
Annie
Myrtle
Bonnie
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Smith
Ed McEllin
Card of Thanks for Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hooper
The Hooper family expresses thanks for services and sympathy extended after the death and burial of their beloved brother and uncle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Hooper
Death by Own Action At Desert Mill Cabin
William Jester an employee at Desert mill Millers died by his own hand using cyanide. He was found dead in his cabin shortly after discharge from the mine operators hospital in Tono pass where he received treatment for a mashed foot. Despondency is believed to have caused the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jester
Millers
Tonopass
Cattle Theft Charged In Yerington Case
A suspect rests in Yerington on a charge of cattle stealing. Complainant F O Stickney says three cows sold by Hironymous at Mason belong to him. Several cattle have recently disappeared from Yerington. Witness Wess ruronymous was recently noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerington
F.O Stickney
Hironymous
Mason
Ily
Tale of base ingratitude ends in long wait for aid
Antone Bloom of Winnemucca was brought here with a broken leg from Beowawe after a wagon accident. Abandoned by a companion who left him lying on the ground, he endured three days and two nights with no food or water, dragging himself five miles to a main road before help arrived. He was taken to the ranch, placed on a train, and returned home for treatment by Dr. Giroux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Autose Bloom
Antone Bloom
Winnemucca
Beowawe
Western Pacific
Humboldt Star
Bloom
Giroux
Hamilton Doing Well Ely Record
John W. Nyce of A. B. Witcher visits Ely during the week as the Jennie A mine at Hamilton keeps one six and four four-horse teams busy hauling ore to the Eureka railroad. The Grand Prize mine resumes operations and ships ore. Julius Minoletti, Wilson and Johnson, Alex Muir with 18 inches of ore, and the Hargood lease on McEllin also ship ore. Ore from the Grand Prize likely ships via Ely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
John W. Nyce
A. B. Witcher
Hamilton
Eureka
Grand Prize
Julius Minoletti
Wilson & Johnson
Alex Muir
Manila
Hargood
McEllin
The Deadliest Firepower: Rafale Versus Shrapnel Shell
A debate on modern warfare asks which is deadlier the rafale or shrapnel. Shrapnel's shell design is described as a hollow steel case with a bursting charge and nest of bullets.
International Regrets Amid Peace Talks Across Frontiers
Harper's Weekly presents a volley of diplomatic quotes from Francis Joseph Peter William George Poincare Albert and the Emperor of Japan. The collection reflects regret over wartime tensions and a shared longing for peaceful relations as nations face a menaced frontier and looming conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Joseph
Peter
William
George
Poincare
Albert
Japan
Harper’s Weekly
Miner Dies in Shaft Accident at Christensen and Deahl Claim
Chris Johnson was killed when a bucket hookup failed at the Christensen and Deahl placer claim shaft. George Young climbed out after finding Johnson unconscious from gas, then returned below and was overcome. He was rescued alive, but Johnson did not survive. Elko Independent changes hands to C H Keith and H N Riddle for four years as a Democratic publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Johnson
George Young
Battle Mountain
Young
Johnson
Elko Paper
H. Keith
H. N. Riddle
Elko Independent
Three British Cruisers Sunk by German Submarine U-9
Berlin reports that the German U-9 sunk three British cruisers in the North Sea on Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock in clear weather. Aboukir and Hogue went down within minutes, followed by the Cressy as survivors tried to rescue others. U-9, with a 20-man crew, reportedly attacked alone and evaded pursuit. London notes survivors say 1400 may have perished. Captain Robert W. Johnson of the Cressy went down with his ship amid cheering sailors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sayville
North Sea
Aboukir
Weddingsen
Shetland Islands
London
Harwich
Evening News
Robert W. Johnson
Cressy
Engineer L St Roylance Stop at Lafayette Kennedy Plant
L. St. Roylance, consulting and constructing electrical and mechanical engineer, visits Lafayette to install an electrical chemical ore reduction process at Kennedy. The system shows success and could lower costs, making $2 and $3 sulphide ores profitable to handle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnemucca
Silver State
L. St. Roylance
Lafayette
Kennedy
Prospector blinded by premature powder blast in Willow Creek district
John Steiner, an elderly prospector in Willow Creek, was blinded by a premature powder explosion and crawled 1.5 miles to another prospector’s cabin. After two days of severe pain a passer-by found him and transported him to Tonopah for treatment. He may recover sight in one eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Steiner
Willow Creek
Tonopah
Four Miners Injured by Cage Collapse in Nevada Mine
Four Tonopah miners named George Danbyy Alexander Thomas Charles Varney and Henry Tifts were slightly injured when the counterbalance cable snapped and the cage dropped ten feet in heavy cokls on their heads. The hoisting cable held the cage and prevented worse harm. The dropped cable weighed 744 pounds.
Hot Artesian Flow At Reno Ranch Well
A well bored for Herbert G. Humphrey on his ranch near the Moffat estate two miles south of Reno struck hot artesian water. At 450 feet depth it yielded about 3000 gallons per hour with a temperature of 120 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert G. Humphrey
Moffat Estate
Reno
Powell Woman Births Daughter Amid California Seers Report
An item notes the wife of Dr. Dewey Robert Powell welcomed a daughter in California on September 1 1914. Details reference Dr Powell and a subscription reference to the Senrine while mentioning related individuals and numbers.
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AL Seers
California
Dewey Robert Powell
Nevada News Roundup From Oakland State Reports
Frank Gedney Elko attorney rapidly improves and will resume practice by year’s start. Winnemucca reports five typhoid cases, disease less prevalent than last year. Unknown man’s body found in Death Valley’s Stove Pipe Wells. Ed Brooks Smith Valley death may be murder, investigation expected. Grover Mecham Ely arrest with wife on horse theft charges. linked to organized gang. Mineral County trustees buy aged debtor false teeth for meals, worry he may return for feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Frank Gedney
Elko
Winnemucca
Silver State
Stovepipe Wells
Death Valley
Yerington Times
Ed Brooks
Smith Valley
Grover Mecham
Ely
Weho
Mineral County
Western Meat Company to Feed Fewer Sheep This Year
J E Noble, manager of the Western Meat Company sheep department, says the firm will feed only about one tenth of last season’s valley sheep. They will feed hay only due to high grain prices. Last year the company fed 47 000 head at times 400 in the feed lots, with 45 200 fed on hay and grain at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Noble
Western Meat Company
Western Mest Company
Horses Scalded to Death in Wild West Spring Incident
J. H. Bruce, a Surprise Valley rancher in Humboldt County, owned a team of horses killed by scalding at a hot water spring near Gerlach in Washoe County. The horses leaped from a bridge into a pool and were cooked alive, and Bruce was thrown to dry land but escaped the same fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H.bruce
Surprise Valley
Humboldt County
Gerlach
Washoe County
Bruce
Notice of probate hearing for John Damele estate Eureka
The Third Judicial District Court of Nevada Eureka County sets a Sept 7 1914 10:00 am probate hearing for Bernani De mele who filed a last will for John Damele deceased. The court invites all interested parties to appear show cause why the will should or should not be admitted to probate and why the petitioner should be appointed administrator with will annexed. Dated September 1 1914 R McCHARLES Clerk N P Morgan Attorney for Petitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lamele
Bernani Demele
John Damele
Ald
Eureka
State of
Nevada
Callon
Wald
R. McCharles
N. P. Morgan
Notary Public Ad for Eureka Nevada Agent Services
R A Broy offers notary public fire insurance and acts as agent for Occidental Life and Accident Insurance Company. Prompt typewriting and copying services available at the Post Office Eureka Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occidental Life and Accident Insurance Company
Eureka
Nevada
British trade slump shown in August Board of Trade data
The London Board of Trade August figures reveal war effects on trade. Imports fall by about 7.5 million in sugar, with 4 million of that loss on Germany. Manufactured goods imports drop 42.5 million while coal exports and manufactured articles decline by 10 million and 75 million respectively, largely due to ships, munitions, and textiles losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Board of Trade
Corres
Germany
New Reduction Process Stirred by Utah Mining
The Knight Christensen Metallurgical Co of Provo Utah claims a new reduction process stands apart from any in a decade. Salt Lake Herald Republican reports the process promises a low cost mill that can treat five dollar ore with 55 to 95 percent recovery, producing precipitates worth four fifty per ton. Progressive mine operators are negotiating for Christensen Patents paying ten cents per ton royalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
Knight-Christensen Metallurgical Co
Provo
Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Christensen
Wife Confesses Fault in Tonopah Assault Trial
Mrs. Davia Ourraugne testified she had illicit relations with Harry Estes seven months before the shooting and confessed to her husband six months before he shot Estes. The assault occurred after her return. Burroughs was convicted and sentenced to 14 months at Carson State prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davia Ourraugne
Tono
Harry Estes
Estes
Tonopah
Florida
Burroughs
Carson State Prison
Scarlet Fever Epidemic Declared In Elke
The Independent reports an epidemic of scarlet fever in Elke with a strict quarantine by the health officer aiming to stamp out the disease and protect residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elke
the Independent
Eureka County Nevada Board of Equalization Notice
Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Eureka County Nevada publishes the certified tax list and property map for 1914. The Board will meet at the County Courthouse Eureka on Monday September 21 1914 at 2 pm and continue as needed until assessment is completed. Deadline to begin is Monday October 5 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County
Kureks County
Nevada
Board of County Ort Tiasioners
Will Mart O & Board of Equalization
Court House
Eureka
Asia
Aid Board of Kaqualiaation
Ui Statutes of
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the Recorder of
Eureka County
Tonopah Bonanza
Dr. Powell
J.C. Powel
State News
Third Judicial District Court
Enreke
R.A. Broy
Ebebere
The
Sentinel
United States Federal Reserve Bank
First National Bank
Hwlko, Nevada
A. E. Kinmatt
B. Nogix
A. Sewell
E. B. Exxon
D.H Somes
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