Local Notes From Las Vegas Nevada and Nearby Towns
Community notices report Bracken remaining in Las Vegas for the winter and Walter Bracken managing water rents. Several residents, including Mr and Mrs Dan V Noland, return home from Riverside California after holidays. Building material suppliers Ganahl Lumber and McIntosh return from trips. gold mining activity rises in California Hills Company ventures in Goldbend district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggs & Cu
KW. Bracken
Utah
la Vegas
Boggs & C Tf
Walter Ci Merchant
Focal
Las Vegas
Ware & Co. Jr
Miller
Hotel
Nevada
California
Choice
Boge & Co
Dan V. Noland
Riverside California
California Hills Company
San Bernardino County
C. Ganahl Lum
Graft Probes Reach Las Vegas Officials and Involved Figures
A Searchlight dispatch dated Dec 31 reports an emissary of the district attorney investigating graft in Las Vegas. An official allegedly collected 4,500 from gambling venues without county returns, another is accused of pressuring a former mining patroness who received 50,000 in stock to return it. Attorney Horsey is expected soon as further developments are expected.
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Las Vegas
Belgen and Son Take Over Las Vegas Bakery Firm
The Belgen family acquires full interest of Thomas Williamson in the Vegas Home Bakery. The business will be conducted by Belgen and Son, continuing the Las Vegas bakery tradition that has lasted for over two decades. Williamson retires to focus on mining.
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Harry Belgen
Chris
Thomas Williamson
Vegas
Belgen & Son
Belgen & Williamson
Las Vegas
Williamson
Ganahl Lander
Nevada
Agatized Forest Discovery Reported in Charleston Range
Professor Baeh telle locates agatized wood in the Charleston Mountains with a fine specimen sent to Yale University and a larger shipment to Rock Island Railroad Co. for display. He notes polish rivaling Arizona petrified forests and nearby petrified mastodon bones, pottery fragments, and helioglyphics hinting at a prehistoric cliff-dweller race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston Mountains
Baehtelle
Yale University
Rock Island Railroad Co
Bachtelle
Arizona
Freight wreck disrupts Salt Lake line near Summit station
A Salt Lake freight was wrecked Wednesday morning just south of Summit station in Cajon pass, blocking the line all day. The wreck was caused by a broken axle and blocked westbound overlands behind it. A tunnel cave-in above Cajon delayed the westbound limited for hours Monday. despite heavy rains, no major washouts are reported on the Salt Lake this season, suggesting improved repairs since last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Summit Station
Cajon Pass
Salt Lake and
Santa Fe Overlands
Califente
Private Hospital Opens In Thomas Block At Las Vegas
Dr Roy W Martin fits up ground floor apartments in the Thomas block to house his offices operating room drag room and private hospital linked to the railroad hospital A nurse will attend beds and patients from outlying camps may come for proper care and attention Local infectious diseases will not be treated in these quarters Keep peace in the family during holidays with Kentucky whiskey from The Western Wholesale Liquor Store names omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy W. Martin
Thomas Block
Las Vegas
Tf Am
Schwab Mines High Grade Ore Shifts to Salt Lake Shipment
Schwab mines have shipped two cars of high grade ore from Montgomery Shoshone to Salt Lake City and plan regular shipments. The switch to the mines will be completed soon as big mill timbers rise and machinery arrives. General Manager B W Turner is aligning the Great Schwab mines for production and dividends, reports Beatty Miner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery-Shoshone
B. W. Turner
Schwab Mines
Beatty
Masque Ball Draws Large Crowd at Mr Harris House
A large crowd attended a masque ball hosted by Mr Harris at Fife's New Years event. Prizes went to Mrs A L Murphy as the “swell eating lady” and to Mr Judd as the “new man in town.” Judges praised the disguises and performances as well sustained throughout the evening. The copper vein strike at Kempland Copper Company's crescent tunnel reached 190 feet with average copper content noted in advices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Fife
A. L. Murphy
Judd
Oelock
Kempland Copper Company
Las Vegas Tax Lot Auction Hinted by Caliente Lode
The Caliente Lode-Express urges purchasing Las Vegas lots soon as several will be sold for taxes. It suggests a reader in Las Vegas should bid on tax sale parcels, noting many lots could be consolidated in a single copy of the Lode-Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caliente Lode-Express
Las Vegas
Caliente
First National Bank Charters in Ely with 50000 Capital
Ely receives a new bank charter for the First National Bank to be formed by Arthur B. Witeher B L Conklin FE 8 Kerry W Bucholz and R E Howe. The bank will start with a capitalization of 50000, marking a significant addition to the local financial sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Witeher
B. L. Conklin
Kerry
Ely Mining Expositor Raises Hype For Nevada Camp
The Ely Enterprise notes a special edition of the Ely Mining Expositor issued last week by Expositor Publishing Co led by D. S. Dickerson as president. The issue boasts fine paper and color half tones, aiming to credit the camp and boost Ely’s standing as a premier mining center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely Mining Expositor
Nevada
Ely
D. S. Dickerson
Expositor Publishing Co
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railway Time Table
Time table No 8 dated October 1906 lists train schedules for the Las Vegas and Tonopah Railway with notes that times are subject to change without notice. Includes route markers and numeric references tied to service details.
Stockholders Meet and Water Right Application Notice
Notice to Muddy Valley Irrigation Company stockholders recalls the annual meeting held January 12 at Overton Nevada for officer election and business. Moore of Tonopah applies to the Nevada State Engineer for permission to divert Willow Creek water for mining milling and domestic use with works to be constructed by May 1 1907 and applied by May 1 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muddy Valley Irrigation Company
Overton
Tay
Notice of Application to Appropriate Nevada Public Waters
Notice is given that on December 21, 2906 Lincoln Stone Cs of San Francisco seeks permission to appropriate public waters of Nevada from Willow Creek for power purposes. Water will be conveyed to a power site by pipe and used for beneficial use. construction must begin soon and be completed by June 1908 with water applied to beneficial use by June 194 pring. Signed Henry Thurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Stone
San Frantinc
San Francisco
Calention
Nevedass
Notice of Dissolution of Steele & Lockett Partnership
Roy T. Lockett dissolves Steele & Lockett partnership by withdrawing to operate alone in Las Vegas Lincoln Nevada. He will not assume obligations of the firm after January 4 1907. Dated January 4 1907 Roy T. Lockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele & Lockett
Las Vegas
Lincoln
Nevada
Roy T. Lockett
Firey
Rating Houses Plans Expansion Along Salt Lake Route
Rating Houses stated that N. L. Mall is arranging privileges to extend his line of eating houses along the Salt Lake route. Houses will soon be established at Las Vegas Caliente and other points with Las Vegas likely near the track between the passenger and freight depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. L. Mall
Salt Lake
Las Vegas
Caliente
Monster Lode Claim Patent Application Processed in Nevada
Application details for a United States patent on the Monster Lode claim in Mineral County Nevada show a mineral survey, claim boundaries, and associated plotting notes. The document records names of attorneys, the Carson Pier NevAda firm, and official actions by the United States Land Office in December.
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Neral Survey
United States
States Land Office
City
Nevada
Xu Sen
Clark
Infact
Carson Pier
Neveda
Hallows
Stockholders In Muddy Valley Irrigation Campan Held At Overton
A meeting of stockholders in the Muddy Valley Irrigation Campans at Overton Nevada on April 1 approved amendments to the Articles of Incorporation. The action includes capital stock adjustments and issuance provisions, with holders urged to surrender original shares within 30 days to the secretary in Overton.
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Pat Kuowd
Madiy Valley
Overton
Lww
Ariel Ailjeni
Muddy Valley
Mah C Corporation
Nevada
Dunty
Lincoln
State of
Beret
Atock
HL He Sparks
Hilltoping project application in Nye County Nevada
An example from Nye County Nevada shows a request to appropriate the public waters by a state engineer. The project involves a water diversion near Charleston and a mill by a pipe system. Construction must begin before June 1, 1907 and be completed by a set date.
Notice of Stockholders Meeting at Yellow Pine Mining Co
Notice to stockholders of Yellow Pine Mining Company Georporation that annual meeting will be held at the office in Good Springs Lincoln County on a date in January for electing four directors and other lawful matters secretary J F Kent clerk Dated Good Springs Nevada January 2 1907
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Pine Mining Company
Georporation
Good Springs
Lincoln County
D. Longyear
J. F. Kent
Pees
Nevada
Prone
Ome
Government agents investigate Fallon land in reclamation district
Government agents in Fallon are reviewing entries on land within the reclamation district. They will cancel LO entries by people who took land for speculative purposes and failed to meet legal requirements. The action will open about 200,000 acres to settlement.
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Fallon
Reclamation
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Walter R. Bracken
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Parriott
LV A 1
1 Angeles
Kate Ager
Los Angeles
Las
Nahl Lumberos
Sam Gay
Fremont and
Second Streets
McIntosh
Otter
Main Street
A.W. Dure
Ganabl Lumber Co
Cudahy
Swifts
New Bank For Ely
Ely Enterprise
J. D. McIntosh, Prop
Tonopah
R. R. Co
Charleston
Ion
H. L. Ghey General Freight & Pass
Cal
Vegas Center
Dalla AM
Owens
State
Nye
Nevady
Willow Creek
Lincoln Co. Ney
Paints
Paints Greenwater Co. Cal
Mente
Henry Thurt
Monarch
Coop
Laney
Deal
Wales
Ania
Louis J Cohn
Reaister
Hateot
Toby
Hillttog
Sonnee
Westeely Am Point
E Bank of
Pallcution
W. E. Hawkins
Overland Hotel & Cafe
J. S. Wisner
Las Vegas, Nevada
Cape Las Vegas
Nene
Las Vegas, Nev
Kansas City
Union Pacific
Denver
Chicago
Burlington
Omaha
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Pueblo
D. & Union
Pacificrthwestern
St. Paul
R. G
Union Pac
Chicago & Northwestern
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