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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
PROHIBITION SQUAD BUSY
DURING PAST N

The report of r. B. Speers. inspec-
tor, for the month Of July has been
received at Governor Boyle's office
and recounts the activities of the
State police in the way Of making
raids and arrests for prohibition vio-
lations for that period.
Six raids were made, quantities OF
liquor captured and the offenders ar
rested. OF the latter three were e n
fenced to fine and imprisonment and
the others are being held on bail for
further investigation.
The Alamo hotel and the Senate
bar of Ely and the house of Ethel
Craft, in the restricted district Of the
same town. we're raided; on the pub
lie highway between Holbraaak and
Gardnerville an auto loaded with
booze was overhauled; a quantity OF
liquor was found at Mile Sava's hotel
at Wellington hot springs, and the
Colombo hotel at Reno was raided
and a seizure of liquor followed
Carson Appeal.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
RENO SHAKEN BY
GAS EXPLOSION

Monday morning at $3.50 O'Clock
Reno was badly shaken by a gas ex-
plosion. according to the Gazette. The
Oliveria Garage on Front street was
demolished, debris was scattered for
several blocks of the city, windows
three blocks away were broken, and
aside from the loss of the garage,
with two automobiles in 1t. the dam
age is estimated at $4,000. The
city hall, the Majestic theatre, the
Nixon building. the Y. M. c. A. suf-
tered the most, while windows we're
broken in the Reno National Bank, in
the Masonic Temple and in buildings
on North Center street.
John Oliveria. the proprietor of
the garage, who entered II just before
he was blown across the street. says
he does not remember whether he
was smoking when he entered the
building or not. The door was blown
across the street, through the Y. M.
c. A. building. BY a strange coin
cidence, the postoffice, directly oppo-
site the garage, was unchanged. The
Reno Light e. Power Company was
M of the heaviest sufferers, a large
part of the garage wall having been
blown across the alley and through
the windows Of the plants main Of
fees. Flying debris filled the upper
floors of the Nixon building. About
20 telephones were put out of COM
mission. Police Sergeant Smith and
two patrolmen were in police head
quarters. and the sergeant was blown
through the door into the room used
for Photographic work by the police
department. He was uninjured. The
force of the explosion shattered dish
es in Kane's cafe, two blocks away,
and stopped two clocks that had been
running continuously for months.
Forty-three windows were broken in
the Y. M. c. A., fifty in the city hall
and eighteen in the Clay-Peters build
ing.
Only the fact that it happened at a
time when few people were OF the
street prevented many deaths and in
juries. The city gas main was ignit-
ed by the explosion, but the firemen
soon put out the fire. 1t is believed
that gas had been escaping from the
city main in the garage since Satur-
day, and that when Oliveria entered
he was either smoking or lighted q
match, and the explosion followed.
The building. owned by C.. E. Mack,
was covered by insurance.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
THE "~SENTINEL'S"
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

The Eureka Sentinel was estab-
lished on July 20, 1870, and another
round in the ladder of years has just
been reached. For fifty years 1t has
gone forth to its readers and friends
and kept them in touch with Eureka
and the general new of the State
and country. Half a century is an
unusual period of time for a country
newspaper to be identified with n
family, but the Sentinel" claims
that distinction; for A. Skillman, a
printer of the old school, with DR.. l..
C. McKenny, we're founders of the
paper. At Mr.. Skillman's death on
August 1, 1900, the business was as
sumed by his son, e. A. Skillman,
who learned the printers trade in his
youth.
The Sentinel" has always endeav-
ored to give its readers the news, to
be fair and just in all matters, and to
be classed as a reliable and trust
worthy publication. During the dull
times experienced, better days seemed
in sight. and when Eureka COM
menced to show a rejuvenation OF
life 1t rave the Sentinel" pleasure
to send forth the news-to inform
those on the outside of its renewed
activity. and old-timers of staid faith
in Eureka's eventual come back, of
her present bright outlook.
The new life taken on by the old
town is evidenced by the steady i'm
provements that are being made, and
by the vigorous development work
going on in our mines and the in
creased ore shipments e out from
Eureka mining district.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07

According to the Las Vegas Age,
the infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Juan Esquibel was found dead when
her mother attempted to awaken her.
Upon investigation 1t was found that
the child had been dead for at least
ten hours. 1t appears that the moth
er took the baby with her to the pic
ture show. Upon returning home
she laid the child on the bed and COW
cred her over with a blanket. 1t is
believed that the covering was too
close and heavy and that the child
was unable to get sufficient air to
keep her alive.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
PUBLIC BENEFACToR DEAD

The inventor of the ice-cream soda
Robert McCay Green-recently died
in Philadelphia. While exhibiting at
the Franklin Institute exposition in
Philadelphia two years before the
centennial, Mr.. Green. to get ahead
Of a competitor, conceived the idea
Of mixing the ice cream with the soda,
and before the close of the exposition
his receipts were more than $500 a
day.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
MEAT, FLOUR AND
POTATO PRICES DROP
Restoration of Pre-War Figure
Indicated in Market Decline,
Says State Market Director.

s. F. Examiner Aug. 4: Sudden
drop in wholesale prices yesterday for
meat, potatoes and -four indicates the
re-establishment of pre-war prices
for food products, declared Gilbert ID.
Daniels, State market director.
Beef on foot Is selling for less now
than in 1914, Daniels stated. AL
though meat packers are handling
the same volume of business during
the past six months as for the six
months previous, their sales are to-
falling less, Daniels said. and the pub
lie is Just beginning to reap the bene-
fit.
Potatoes are selling for 1926 to
$3.50 in carload lots.
FLOUR DROPS
Flour yesterday dropped from
$14.3O to 1880 Wholesale. Frank
Connolly. secretary of the Retail Gro
GERS Association. said that the sud-
den drop Of milling wheat In Mime
sofa affected the retail trade to such
an extent hat the grocers are now Of
fering -four at the following prices:
49-pound sacks. 1928; FAN pounds,
$2.OO; 10 pounds. 81 cents; 5pounds,
46 cents.
Onions are a drug on the market,
according to Fred N. Bigelow, secre-
tary Of the State Market Commission,
who has just returned from a survey
of crops in the southern part of the
State.
Although growers receive less than
the cost of the crates for their crop,
40 cents, retailers are asking 6 and
cents a pound.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
OPERATING NINE AFTER
10 YEARS LITIGATION

After Is years in litigation, the
property owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
Hopkins of Salt Lake City, is again
operating. 1t is located at Mountain
City, Nevada, and there is a nine
stamp mill working now. The prop
erty was worked but seven weeks af-
ter 1t was discovered, and then was
idle for Is years. while the courts de-
cided whose property 1t a
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07

Census figures just out give Esmer-
aida County, Nevada, including Cold
field, 2410, a decrease Of $3.50 from
1910. or 74.3 per cent.
Monday at Reno the court appoint
ed II. ]. Thyes as elisor to take charge
of the legal requirements essential to
ousting Sheriff Ferrel from his Office
in the Washoe County courthouse, in
conformity with a Supreme Court or
der issued on Saturday last.
The alfalfa crop Of Carson Valley
is threatened by cutworms, many of
the ranchers reporting them to an
alarming degree. So not only are
the men of Carson fighting for water,
but now another menace to their
crops for this year has appeared.
Increases in water rates for Reno
and Sparks, ranging from 10 per cent
in the fat rate to a rise from $1.75
TO IS for fire hydrants, is allowed the
Reno Power, Light Water Company,
in a unanimous opinion and order OF
the Public Service Commission, writ
ten by Commissioner Scrugham.
Fred Hinze, moving spirit in the
project to revive the Fallon beet SUI
gar factory, has canvassed a small
part of the project for beet acreage
next year, and the first three days of
work brought contracts for a total OF
273 acres. 1t is confidently believed
that the 1000 acres of beets desired
for a big campaign next year will be
attained without any trouble.
Less than three hours after he had
scaled the walls of the State p~eniten-
tiary at Carson and fed, H. Strick-
land, convicted of robbery at Tono-
pah, was tracked down by the prison
bloodhounds and recaptured. The
fugitive had been confined in the
prison hospital and he made his es-
cape from there after the peniten-
tiary had been locked for the night.
John Arthur Clark. for seven years
a resident of Elko, died this week at
the ranch OF Albert Eastwood at Star
Valley of strangulation. According
to DIR. Worden, the health officer, the
mans blood pressure was abnormally
high and the blood filled his lungs
and strangled him. Clark has been
in poor health and unable to work all
Summer. He Is survived by a broth
or in Kansas City.
George C. Latting of Fallon ON
mitted suicide there last week, fol-
lowing a quarrel with his divorced
wife, Mrs. Dena Jonson Latting, when
he threatened to take her life and
that of her children. according to the
Falion Standard. After leaving the
ranch of his former wife, where the
threat was made. Mrs. Latting re-
ported his conduct to the police, who
told Latting that he must leave the
county. Instead of leaving town that
night, Latting committed suicide.
Trout fry from the State hatchery
at Verdi have started to come to Elko
County, and this week 10000 have
been received and planted in various
streams. Monday 10000 arrived and
were planted In South Fork. Litton
and Rabbit creeks, and another ship
ment of 10000 is due for Starr.
Warm, South and North Furlong and
LamoiiIe creeks. 1t is planned to re-
stock 81 streams in that county this
year.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
HEAVY LIQUOR CONVERSATION

Chicago, Aug. 2.--Liquors yalues
at $1,000 900 have been con6scatsa
by prohibition officers in the Chicaso
district since January 16. Major A..
Dalrymple. prohibition enforcement
chief. announced to-day. During tina,
time liquor valued at s2.445,OOO was
stolen.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
OLD NEWS FROM
FILES OF SENTINEL
As Told In Our Issues Corresponding
To the Present Week In August
and From 10 to 48 Years Ago
1872

Deputy Sheriff Van Alstine has re-
mitted $1,335.5O to the Treasurer of
Lander County. Eureka's license col
lections for the month of July. Gu
reka was then included in Lander
County,.
Headed by the Eureka Brass Band,
the Eureka Fire Department paraded
on Main street Wednesday evening.
Both the Rescue and the Hooks &
Knicks were in their new uniforms
and the members presented a natty
appearance. The turnout was &C.
casioned by the receipt of the Res
cues new hose carriage and its initial
housing In its new home. A banquet,
with plenty of good cheer. followed.
1890
The E. & p. railroad during the
week shipped 400 tons of ore to the
Utah smelters, and during the month
of July shipped 1850 tons.
1900
Silver $.61A. Lead $3.S7h.
This weeks issue announced the
death at San Francisco on August 1,
1900, of Archibald Skillman, founder
of the Eureka Sentinel.
This week what remained of the
smelling plant of the Eureka Consol-
idated Mining Company has shared
the fate of the Richmond. the old iron
contained therein having been sold to
the Hendy Iron Works, and by the
s of giant powder 1t is being broken
into Fragments. 1t is estimated that
there is about sixty tons of old metal
remaining in and about the building,
and when this is removed all hat will
be left of that. mammoth plant is the
air compressor and two blowers on
the lower floor. and the light machin-
cry recently used by the Eureka
Sampling Works on the floor above.
The buildings, Superintendent Nc
Terney says, will not be molested.
At this time. when the last vestige
OF the two big plants are being oblit-
Grated, some idea of the wealth which
the mines of the two companies have
produced here may be interesting. OF
the actual values of the ore
taken out can not be ever guessed at.
but the following figures taken from
the County Assessors books and COW
ering the period from April /, 1873.
to April /. 1900, will give some idea
of the enormous production of the
two properties:
EUREKA CONSOLIDATED
Gross value of output $17,4S0. 923.63
Net value ........ 5,296,277.35
Taxes paid ........ 120,333.S6
RICHMOND
Gross value of output 15,713,975.0S
Net Value ........ 4,~914,169.61
Taxes paid ......... 119,044.27
Thus 1t will be seen that the gross
output of these two mines alone has
amounted to the enormous sum of
S33.194,s0S.71, while the net product
is s10.219.446.96-according to the
books Of the County Assessor-and
during hat period, from April 1,
1873. to April 1, 1900, they have paid
In taxes into the county treasury the
sum Of $~239,378.13.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES DRo,

Chicago. August 2.-The wholesale
price of beef declined throughout the
east an average OF ten to fifteen DER
cent between June 26 and July "a.
the American institute Of meat pack.
ers announced to-day.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
WATER NOTICE

Notice Of Application For Permission
to Change the Point of Diversion,
and Place of Use of the Public
Waters Of the State Of Nevada.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07

that every one of them thinks he's
different.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
Silver Needs New Markets
Wel-Known California Mining Man Goes to New York to Or
ganize Producers-White Metal Mine Operators of
Western Mexico to Form Association

Charles Buffers, noted California mining man, has gone to
New York, according to advices from the coast, to confer with
officials of companies that are operating in Mexico and to fur
Their his proposed organization of silver producers which will
cooperate with the governments of white metal producing coun-
tries for the coinage of the product of the mines. If he succeeds
in his mission, he will return to the City of Mexico and take up
his plans for the reopening of the Mexican minis with the Mex
lean authorities.
Mr.. Buffers announced that he is well advanced in organ
izing an association of all of the silver producers on the western
coast of Mexico, where twelve mines now produce a total of g.
000, 900 ounces annually.
While in San Francisco a few days ago Buffers gave an in
teresting staement to Dennis Donohoe of the Examiner, in
which he said:
GAS we look at the present silver market, we confront a
peculiar situation. We find on one side an organized buying
market, thoroughly in touch with London, doing everything it
car. to make a lower price; and on the other side we find p lot
of dsorganized individual sellers, who, apparently, never have
taken any step to protect themselves.
Gas silver is produced in so many different places in the
world, it has seemed an impossible thing for the individual pro-
ducers to protect themselves, because the idea of protection,
whenever l have talked to anyone, seems to be for an organized
body of sellers to hold silver for a higher price. Frankly, this
is not feasible.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07

Sentinel" So per year in advance.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
ORGANIZATION E D

There should be an organization, and what that organi-
cation should do is to make new markets. The making of new
markets is what every set of producers has done. Take the
corn industry, for instance, they have made all sorts of markets.
Prune growers and raisin growers do the same thing. They
find new markets and grade their products. The silver pro-
ducers sit around and produce silver, but there isn't anyone in
terested enough to develop a market.
"The first and easiest market that can be developed is to
get the countries which have abandoned the use of silver to
commence to use it again.
"For instance, we look through the various countries for
which the United States minis are coming. We see, for in
stance, the Argentine republic coins 100000 2O-cent nickel
pieces, instead of using silver. We find that it has become gen.
eral in South America to use nickel 10 and 20-cent pieces, and
use no silver. All over South America silver gradually is being
eliminated.
"In former days Peru used to mint soils that were used all
over South America, and gradually found their way to Central
America, Mexico and to the Orient. They were produced in
enormous numbers. At the present time in our payrolls in Cen
trail America we never see a Peruvian sol. In Salvador, at pres
ent, we pay in paper. For years we could not get people COM
ing from Honduras to accept paper, but to-day, a silver piece in
Salvador is a rare thing. They have managed to get Salvador
on a gold basis, and issue two paper dollars for one dollar gold
in reserve. In Guatemala we used to have silver on an ex-
change of about 2 12 to one. To-day there is not a silver
piece in Guatemala. 1t is all paper exchange 40 to 1. In truth
there seems to be a persistent desire through South and Central
America, as there is to-day in Europe, to completely eliminate
silver.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-08-07
REMEDY SUGGESTED

"The remedy is this. Let the producers of silver every
where apply to the respective governments of those countries
in which they are mining to allow the product of silver mines to
be minted for the benefit of the silver producers. That would not
be free coinage of silver. 1t would be coinage of the silver in
that a country, under some arrangement with the government.
Now my idea for the producer is, have him get busy in every
country in which he mines. | is up to the producer to organ
ize, and up to him to organize in each country where the silver
is produced, and make some arrangement with the government
of the country in which he is producing, to put silver in coin
form as quickly as possible, and take it out of the bar form.
When silver is coined, til put behind a fence. It's $l.29 high,
and nobody who has the silver is willing to give it up for less.
"The result of this organization would be to keep the par
that is produced in Central America, Mexico and South Amer
lea. from coming on the market. When the American silver
producer comes to the market he has a fixed price OF 81 per
ounce, but is it ever going to get above that? | would say to
the American producer, it is absolutely essential for him to or
ganize, and take care of this demand that is being made by the
act, and make it last as long as possible. II ne is Will
ling to sell all of his silver to the government at 81 per ounce
it will not be many years before that demand is filled. He
should keep it alive as long as he can, and he can do this In TINS
way. If what / outline would take place, and we manage to
keep silver off the market in othr silver producing countries
there would be a demand which would tend to carry the price
above ST in America, but the moment the whole American sup,
py becomes available for the foreign demand the price wouio
sink again."
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-04
] BAPTIsT CHURCH- NOTES

The associational missionary commit
tee met as announced last Friday az
ternoon. Rev. Roper, asSpciational pas
tor. was present. giving b splendid re
port of work done since sthe previous
meeting. He reported locating pastors
at several churches and that other
churches are considering calling pas
tors recommended to them. REV. Rop
er will spend the next two weeks with
the Missouri Valley and Logan church,
es. He is a faithful and painstaking
man for the place and is doing good
missionary work.
On Tuesday evening at $40 the w.
/. c. society held their regular meet
ing in Washington park. The Misses
Mabel and Oliver Reeser, hostesses
served delicious picnic supper, after
which the girls enjoyed merry time
and planned work for the future. Mrs
Carpenter as leader of the society is
providing both missionary instruction
and a pleasant time for the young girls
under her direction.
The prayer meeting will be at the
usual hour on Thursday evening. AT
ter the prayer service there will be n
business meeting to appoint delegates
to the ordination service Of Rev. Gumm
Of Union church. Extra. Other bust
ness will be transacted.
The Sunday services will be at the
usual time. Preaching service in the
morning. at 1880, Sunday school at
Has, E. Y. p. u. and Junior Union al
100, and preaching service at 500.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-08-04

HI Mrs. C. r. Besore Of Holstein is visit
/ ing here with her sister, Mrs. G. A. Old
sen, while her husband is attending {
meeting at Waterloo.
Mrs. Pearl Steffens of Early spen
last Thursday in town with her many
| friends.
Mrs. C. r. Hunter, Who was visitins
here last week, and who was accom-
panied home by her little nicces, Rea
! Louise and Adell, came down Monda!
evening with Louise and Rea. Sh'
returned home on Tuesday afternoon
Louise going home with her to return
on Thursday with her sister Adell.' f..
Mrs. C. J. Tyrrell was called ic
Boone last week by news OF the illness
of sister. She returned home III
Tuesday afternoon. IN -.... ~.
DR.. Morris was on our streets again
the first Of the week. ..,r ,.. d. ~,
Mrs. Victor Staab went to Charles
City. last Wednesday,,.to attend the
funeral Of a distant relative. .,,.,.-
Mrs ,Hannah Mummey returned from
a weeks stay with her daughter in
Odebolt last Saturday.
A number of our citizens attended
the chautauqua at Odebolt at various
times last week.
Harry Wade came in on the early
train from Cedar Rapids Wednesday
morning to spend hts three-day lay-oii
with his parents. ,7s-
Mr.. and Mrs. III. Fishback and the
latters two sisters from, Illinois who
have been visiting them at Red Oak,
and with whom they have been visit
ing other relatives at Beatrice Neb.,
the past week, were here on Wednes.
day morning between trains, calling or
friends. They We're on their way to
visit at the Tracy Noe home in Sac
City the remainder, of the week.
Mrs. l.. g.. Newby was at Sac City
on TuesdayEto see, her brother.
By a misunderstanding the adver-
Using for the chautauqua which was
contracted for last year at the close
of the one given last year was not
used and many supposed the mater
given up till the advance agent came
the first of the week to complete e.
rangements and found nothing done.
A meeting of guarantors was called
Tuesday evening and it was decided
to make the best of the situation and
go on with the deal, doing as much
personal advertising as possible. The
program will be given on the school