Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-28

ANTE N THE MORNING. Tho scarcity
of money in Phoebe was well illustrated
at game of pedro played on Wendnes-
day evening by several men of standing
so cents. the winner taking the pool
One gentleman had won three straight
games, and they were on the point of
PLAYING the fourth when one player
spoke up and said: Il have no more
money with me bat will settle in the
morning" The ice being broken all the
rest followed suit with a similar excla-
nation, with the exception OF the winner
Of the last three games, and as he did
not care about playing his money against
jaw, bone the game quit right then and
there.
IcED TEA.-This is without exception
one Of the incest drinks one can have at
meals. There are several ways of making
it. One is to pour out glass of hot,
polling tea, put big lump of ice and n
little lump Of sugar in 1t, and make be-
lieve it il iced tea. You might as well
get in an empty bath.tub and make be-
lieve you were enjoying yourself. The
right way is to take strong tea. made Just
| long enough to be cool, cut lime in two
or couple of slices OF lemon, and put it
in the infusion, put in some ice and
| sugar-a straw won't hurt it-and lean
back taking it in. That is iced tea worth
drinking. Call for it to-day and see the
waiter fly round.
Horse RACE Two races took place
towards evening yesterday at the track
at the Four Mile Wells, between gray
mare aud a sorrel horse. The mare was
ridden by Ben Hyde and the sorrel by
Nose Watkins. The first race was two
hundred yards, being won easily by the
sorrel, The second race was a quarter
of mile, being won very easily by the
sorrel. A large crowd was in attend
ance, but very little betting was done,
and only small amount of money
changed hands on the result.
L1oHrNER MEETING The members of
Lishtner Hook and Ladder Company
held special meeting last evening at
their Truck House On Main Street, fol-
the purpose of placing in nomination
candidates for officers of thn Phoebe Fire
Department. Russell Scott was nomi
mated for Chief Engineer; George Pat
ten, for First Assistant; and j. 3. Ste
phens, for Second Assistant. The meet
ing then adjourned,
BASE BULLION. -Emery and Drew yes
terday brought to town ten bars of bas
bullion from Highland. weighing abou
1000 pounds. The value of the bullion
per ton is 1857. so and was run from
furnace out in that district about the siz
of nail key. The bullion can be seel
at John Roeder's store.
WILL REMOVE Wells, Fargo & Co.
also Henderson & Rives, will remov
their Office from the present location t.
the brick building adjoining the RECoR
office, on Main street, now occupied u
stairs by Bishop & Sabin. They will
remove about the first of August.
YESTERDAY, although there was fai
breeze during the day and the weathe
did not seem warm, the thermomete
marked ninety degrees in the shade
, Since the last rain we have not beel
= troubled with very warm weather.
The the Salt Lake stage arrived yes
> terday without passengers. John Ell
and Charley Hoffman stopped over a
Beaver.
! GRAND JURY.-Tbe Grand Jury held
session yesterday, transacted some busi
ness and adjourned until IL o'cloc
to-day.
! DISTRICT COUNT. The District CouI
. meets to day at ten o'clock.