The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-06-26
STEVE ESTERLY PAYS
VISIT TO OLD HOME
Now Citizen of Montana, After
80 Years Returns to Tell Of
Successful Old Time
Eurekans

Last Saturday Steve EsferIy. q
former resident whose latter school
lays were spent in Eureka and who
eft here 80 years ago, again ap-
oeared In our midst. renewing ac-
iuaintance and shaking hands with
I'D friends. His present home IL At
Butte, Montana. where he has . large
.igar and soft drink establishment at
Itreets. He was accompanied by hie
wife and they left for Salt Lake City
tuesday morning.
Mr.. Esterly Is interested In the Eu-
reka Tunnel and some OF the neigh
boring mines and his particular mis-
ion here was to straighten out old
business matters that have required
nis attention. Out of q family Of
three boys and three girls, Of the boys
Mr. Esterly. has only one living. He II
only 10 years old, but stands SIX and
half feet In his stockings and
straight as an arrow. He Is q men,
Der of the 91st Rockwell Fields Avia-
tion Corps at San Diego, California.
Since early in April Mr.. and Mrs.
Esterly have been travelling up ard
down the Pacific Coast, and he has
met many Eurekans of his former ac-
quaintance, some of whom have
scored considerable success. Near
Los Angeles he met William Spinks,
who has one of the very finest estates
In California, situated In the foothills
of the Duarte mountains and consist
ing Of about 500 acres ON the out
skirts of Monravia. There he Is max
ing speciality of raising Avocado
pears. very nutratfve fruit of easy
digestive qualities and of CRETE value
to sick people, who cannot retain any
other food. They sell at $40 to $12
a dozen and retail at $3.50 to 81
apiece. On his estate Mr.. Spinks haa
a fine residence and, as speciality. 4
miniature lake stocked with black
bass and other food fish for private
fishing. He has also about Is acres
devoted to a tropical garden, In which
ne raises all kinds of tropical fruit.
He has a revenue from Oil wells Of
about $4,000 a month. and no one
but his wife to enjoy 1t with him.
His brother Ed Is an oil magnate in
Fresno County and enjoys q large
revenue.
At Los Angeles Mr.. Esterly met
Hank Knight and his wife. who viii.
be recollected, before their marriage.
as Gussie Mannheim. They are now
acting members of the Universal
Film Corporation, receiving big wag-
es and getting rich. Their home In
Los Angeles is 1856 Gordon street.
Mrs. Knight has developed into q
writer, and her literary attainments
are source of revenue.
Frank r. McNamee, who studied
law while living in Eureka. is max
ing his family home at 170S West 5th
avenue, Los Angeles, and is lawyer
in high standing, being one of the at
torneys for the Salt Lake & San Pc
dro Railway Company. He is very
and glad to meet any OF
ais old friends from Eureka.
Charlie Vanina is another old time
Gurekan whom Mr.. Esterly met at
-os Angeles. He Is now interested
IN the Security Title & Trust Com
pany of that city
Charley Fiske. Jr., Is also there
with his wife. mother and sister Ber-
tha. The latter is now Mrs. Dodge,
and her husband is a mechanical en-
gineer. Mrs. Fiske, Sr., owns a fine
orange grove of rs acres, which she
has recently refused $4,000 for.
and is asking 100000. 1t Is situ-
ated in the heart and midst of an oil
region and flowing wells, and she is
likely to get all she asks for her
property.