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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1908
Page
2
Notice states patrons of the PA PE should refrain from buying the paper from any carriers as those regular carriers lack authority to sell papers and the management will treat such patrons as payors.
Lemon Mill in Manhattan, idle after legal constraints, will resume Monday with a large force to overhaul the plant. Capacity 40 tons daily with cyanide plant. Leasers M Roche, LD Fessenden, and FB Berry have secured the property and arranged ore handling for properties in the camp, enabling immediate market output.
Fragmentary OCR text with mixed names and remnants of a contest description. Contains scattered phrases like GOLDEVELD and mentions of fans, money, and decisions, but lacks coherent events, dates, or outcomes. Unable to extract a clear person, place, or result from the readable portions.
Local names travel through Tonopah with brief notes on departures and returns. Wied returns from Budy, Judge Denne back from Iran, and Frankleth to Santa Cruz. Others include Warren from Los Angeles, Murphy of Goldfield, Truett from Goldfield, and Cowboy Jones bound for San Francisco.
A large crowd from the mill town gathers to cheer the Mayers as the ball team visits the Eagles Elks on the California Heights diamond this afternoon at 3.00. The 7:20 return special draws many, with a band concert planned at 6:30 on the Elks veranda. The MeMoots and Montanas are also noted in a busy schedule ahead of a July championship chase.
JC Drescher of Drescher & Co of Becranenta California and his son H Bernard Drescher visited Tonopah, expressing interest in inspecting Nevada mining claims and planned trips to Manhattan and Tonopah Mountain. He praised Tonopah’s wealth, West End ore, and the Montana Tonopah mill as a premier operation.
A large Goldfield Knights of Columbus contingent guarantees 150 passengers on a special Goldfield to Tonopah Round Trip for Sunday, June 28. About 400 expected overall. baseball at 10 am, finishing by 3 pm, then Montanax vs Tonopah Mining on the same diamond. Local committees organize entertainment. orders invited from H J Hall & Co for wine and related goods.
Word from Manhattan yesterday afternoon via William J. Grimes and a northern camp physician states H. Fletcher, a former Manhattan stock broker, was paralyzed by injuries while working a mining property in Smoky Valley. He is to be brought in today. Fletcher is well known in the city and Southern Nevada, with many friends hoping for a non lasting injury.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Andrew P Kehoe of Millers was buried yesterday in the local cemetery. Funeral services were held at the undertakers Wonacou and Hall. The child died from cholera infantum.
An advertisement urges readers to deposit money with Nevada First National Bank of Tonopah to avoid loss from theft or misplacement. It promises improved business standing and prestige, inviting new clients to join before year end 1908. The note emphasizes security, liquidity, and bank status as an official United States depository.
Friends report Nevada jurist Judge W D Jones dangerously ill at his Reno residence from pneumonia and ptomaine poisoning after attending the Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge session in Tonopah last week. A prominent Nevada lawyer and former Attorney General is remembered for his service in Churchill and Lander counties before moving to Reno four years ago with his family.
Mrs Holt entertained friends at her home yesterday evening. Present were Mr J J Johnson, Mrs Bessie Woods, Mr Jack Christle, Miss Ada Daniels, Miss Dorothy Royal, and Wilfred McKay. A pleasant evening was enjoyed with cards at Loneheow and ecards.
Two cars of machinery are expected to arrive this morning from the south to be used in the construction of a mill on the property of T. T. Cornforth and Denver enpl jlulists at Bellehelen.
Jack Sullivan arrives in the city this morning to clash with Terry Mustain on July 4 at Casino arena. Principals and backers to meet tonight to sign articles. Goldfield may skip public Fourth celebration, hints of a rail traffic plan for fans. Large crowds expected from Manhattan Round Mountain and Tonopah. Bonanza newsletter offers assistance for plans.
Notice to stockholders The annual meeting of Booth Mining Company of Goldfield will be held at the Lothrop Davis Company building Tonopah on June 1 1908 at 8 o clock AM for electing a board of directors for the ensuing year and the transaction of other business as may properly come before the meeting A W StewartSecretary
The notice reports postponements of a meeting to new dates in 1908 noted by J. W. Stewart Secretary. Repeated lines indicate postponements to June 15 June 20 and June 27 with Stewart signing as secretary.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Reno and Ogden and Salt Lake with a time near 3.05 p.m. and a route between North and South. details are unclear and no complete event or entities are identifiable.
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