Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
s,.,,nss Of the Earry trys -es Lincoln
County.


The county Of Lincoln was organized
no an Act Of the Legislature approved
F+bruaiy &c, 1866. The boundaries Of
,he county according 10 the anepdaiory
Act. of March, 1867, are described as fol.
lows: Beginning at the Bed Bluff Springs
fobout l5nliles east Of Reveille Dis,rict),
and running thence due east to the State
line Of this State; thence south, along
said State hue, to the sontherly bounda.
~ line Of this State; thence along said
soulherly boundary line to poiut due
south Of Rel Bluff Springs; thence
north to the place OF beginning. The
Ac, organizing the county made II. II.
Day. Charles Wilson and NJ. fuller
Commissioners to organize the county,
and these Commissioners met at Logan
Springs on the 10th of April, 1867. Mr..
Day was elected Chairman. ard the
Board adjourned TO meet at Hike, April
%, 1867. At the next meeting (beld al
Hike, April 81 John D. CORN was
elected County Clerk, U. e. Allen, Re-
corder. Charles r. Hoppin Treasurer. and
George Ernst ASS ssor. Several Jusli-
ces Of the Pence and Constables were
appointed at the same meeting. At the
meeting held May "a, james E. Mat
thews was appointed Sheriff and Vim.
Fl Clifferton District Attorney. The
first claim allowed WIS that of John G.
Fox for records furnished the County
Clelk and Recorder. Following is the
first financial statement, being TO the
close of June, 1867:
June 7-Receiyed Of Sheriff Gu licenses,
less iCes.... ...............,.. .....S ~ 81
June 7-Received of Assessoron poll tax
less ices. .-.--...t.....,..... - W
June l7-Received OF Assessor on person.
81 property tax. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ls5 on
SOS 60
,PPoRT1osrD as FoILowe:
General County fund. ........... .......sl94 20
States portion OF personal property tax. SO "a
Treasurer's salary fund ....,.., ,....... II
... s2g8 60
The first meeting of the Board Of
County Commissioners rs Board OF
Eaualization was held On the 18th of
September 1867. The first building
leased for County purposes was that OF
Butler & Pearson. at Hiko, for six
months, at $50 month rent. The first
Grand Jury of Lincoln county (snm-
moned for the December term, 1850,
was composed Of james Fitzpatrick,
james Heron. \. ii. Carlow, G.. n. Hin
kle, S. W. Craft, NJ W. Wilson, L. A.
Johnson, VIM. Wermouth, Peter Nc.
Laughlin. Z. NJ Cook. Frank Hulen,
Julius Hoffman, r. G. Pearson, W. D.
W. Nesbit, N. w. Geer, Ed. Burke,
Robert Reyes. ST., J. T. Woodman, VIM.
Ritter
On the 10th Of December, 1867, the
Commissioners issued an order inviting
( proposals for the erection of County
/ Jail and Office attached. At the January
meeting, 1868, Charles Schmuck was
appointed County Treasurer in place OF
Hoppin. resigned. On the 9TH OF March,
1858 the contract between the county
and Butler & Pearson for the lease of n
building for county purposes was set
Z inside by agreement OF parties, and the
binding of Isaac Brown was rented for
one year at $50 a month. On the LIST o,
! Arril 1868, the Board held n speca
meeting, and fixed the amount OF State
aud county taxes at 50. on each SiOl
worth Of property, apportioned as fol
lows:
For State purposes .;.;,.....''''S y;
~ For payment Of Territorial indehtness. 500 81
I For State Uniyersi,y andcomnlon schools. 4
' sl.2
- For county purposes. ........,.,...Sl.5 so
\ For school purposes. 3o- l'e
rOtol............................s3O
Il At the April meeting, 1868, the frs
) school district (liiko) Was organized
\ On the Sih OF Juue B. S. Fullerton vi,
\ appointed Superintendent Of Schools
Gu the 18th of July Sheriff Matthews re
signed, and G. W. List was appointed n
his succt ssor,------------------
-wewiIl conclude this chacter by gil
inc. as far as we are able, the presel
VIII, ren bouts OF the gentlemen who wei
permanently connected with the organ
cation OF Lincoln county: Commission
Day il now Superintendent of the RIA.
mond & ~ mine; Commissioner Wise
was at Virginia City when last heal
Of: Commissian.r Fuller is now Distr
Judge; County CLERK CORN was on
District Judge. and now lives in Pioch
County Recorder Allen is now clerk
the Posoffice here; Treasurer Hoppin
somewhere in California Assess
Ernst lives in Nye county; Sheriff Nh
tbews is now engaged Mt the Emma min
in Utah; District Attorney Chrpert'
was recently in the San Francisco Mil
Of Bntler and Pearson, from whom t
first building was rented for county pr
noses. the iorm;r lives at BuIionv,
and the latter at Salt Lake. Treasul
Scbmuck was, when last heard Of, ne
Savannah, Ca. Ike Brown left h.
some months ago. we believe, for Co
rado or New Mexico; B. \. Fullerton. s
periuten,,ept of Schools, went to v
mont: Sheriff List is living at Cote
wood CANYON, Utah. OF those who co
posed the first Grand Jury james F.
patrick lives in Phoebe; n. II. Carl
resides in Meadow Valley Wash; Jan
Heron and S. W. Craft were in Ploc
recently; n. W Wilson is now Justice
the Peace at Hike; L. A. johnson IL
in San Bernardino, Cal. VIM. Wermo,
was last heard from at Eureka; Peter A
Laughlin was lately teaming betwe
Phoebe and Toano; Frank Hulin Is
California;; julius Hoffman still resit
in Phoebe. and is member OF the pr
ent Grand Jury; W. ID. W. Nesbit
Eureka some months ago for Alaska;
W. Geer is ranching in Pahranagat '
ley; j. F. Woodman made handso
fortune out of the Emma mine, and II
lives at Salt Lake; VIM. Ritter is hla
smithing at Bullionyille.
RAYMOND & ELY REPORT. are
debted to Capt. Day, Superintend,