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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1918
Page
3
Eureka is abuzz with visitors during the week from all parts of the county while local residents attend events and busi ness. Foreclosure action at Cerutti ranch sold for 4000 dollars and local officials report on education and military assignments as residents face weather and road conditions.
County Council of Defense presents a prepared publication list of Hearst papers and associated titles offered for publication. Items include Atlanta American Georgia Georgian Boston Advertiser Chicago American San Francisco Examiner New York Journal New York American and other Hearst periodicals with dates noted.
Nevada must raise 5 033 850 for Liberty Loans with Eureka County contributing 70 000. The drive runs September 28 at 9 a m to October 19, with a county wide celebration, speakers, and a free dance and film showing to boost voluntary subscriptions.
Indians traveled from Lincoln White Pine Elko Humboldt Lander Eureka and Nye Counties to Duckwater for the annual fandango. A full week of feasting dancing and sports followed haying and harvest wages, with ample money on blankets at gambling games and abundant Duckwater crops adding to the celebration.
Eureka County Chapter of the American Red Cross files its September monthly report with the Sentinel. Secretary Miss Elsie Hooper presents a summary of activities and contributions for the period, detailing local relief efforts, donor engagement, and chapter operations for the month.
A severe Sunday storm hit Eureka with heavy hail and a bright thunderstorm. Sheriff James Mackey’s Atlas Hill home lost a brick chimney while lightning damaged the depot switchboard and caused a small fire, smothered by Agent A. Moore. High hailstones and flooding damaged ranches and roads across the county.
On leave in France Angelo Tognoni and Will Flavin take a general education course with the American Expeditionary Force. Will Rand reports the cry of France and the Allies is Victory, and victory must come before the boys return home. Jimmie Farrell of Mineral Hill, now in the Fourth Engineers, has been at the front several times and remains unwounded. Will Buckskin leaves the University of Arizona with unclear next steps. Tommy Barry at Camp Lewis serves in Battery F of the 38th Field Artillery and misses his horses.
The Eureka Theatre presents The Saintly Sinner this Sunday night with a tale of persecution and betrayal followed by So This Is Paris. Friday October 4 features The Bar Fly, current events, Uncle Sam's Marines and Belgium troops, Sea birds and sea animals, and The Cry of Conscience, a two reel drama from the USDA.
Classified notice reports Manuel Qacoz lost a leather salt cane with clothing and papers from Huntington Valley through Newark Valley. A ten dollar reward is offered for its return to Eureka Cash Store in Eureka Nevada.
Notices filed and recorded in various mining districts. Charles Holloway intends to hold Morning and Eorning Star mines in Spring Valley district, filed Sept 20. F Im Obersteg intends to hold Carbuncle mine in Eureka district, filed Sept 25. A W Arthur records Willow and Juniper placer locations in Lynn district, Sept 23. S F B Stollenwerck files Proof of Labor for several Mineral Hill area mines. Mineral Hill Con Mines Co. recorded Sept 23. Ben Repetto and Marie Repetto deed No 6 in block 90 Eureka with improvements. $1 consideration, recorded Sept 27, 1918.
John Apaveth, a sheepherder for Antelope Land and Cattle Company, left a camp fire burning after breaking camp near Bridgeport California. About 50 acres of feed were destroyed. A ranger arrested him and he pleaded guilty, receiving a $50 fine from a Bodie justice of the peace.
Reports say the recent labor trouble at bily has been adjusted and workers returned to work as the company granted some of their demands. An investigation by the department of justice is underway to pursue prosecution of any ringleaders if evidence supports it. N. L. Schade of Tonopah and Charley Williams of Hicks Station visited Eureka on Friday.
The State Board of Education approves changes to rural and city elementary, and high school curricula. Key shifts include lighter seventh grade workload, addition of a Junior Red Cross program, and moving civics and physiology to earlier grades. Bookkeeping shifts to eighth grade, with new courses in community and National life. high schools add civic patriotism based on U S Food Administration pamphlets.
Lowell Brossemer returns from Oakland to begin classes as stormy weather delays baseball practice. Students poster and distribute Fourth Liberty Loan literature to boost Eureka County's $70,000 quota, with civic patriotism now a required weekly 60 minute course.
To whom it may concern owners of horses cattle and hogs in Eureka the notice sets impounding of stock running at large from 7 p m to 5 a m charges for release James Mackey sheriff local law action effective Monday September 28 1918
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