The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-15
DISTRICT COURT.

The District Court met on Monday,
June 10Th, and transacted the following
business:
The civil calendar was called and dis
posed of as follows:
A. C. Clay vs.. r. Fl. Montgomery ct
AL; passed for the term. ]. A. Steele
vs.. A. Snodgrass ct al; passed to Tues
day, June 18th. Z. E Barter vs. w. L.
Mckee; passed to Tuesday, June 11th.
Clute vs.. Wells. Fargo & Co; set for trial
June 18th. D. Cohn vs.. Jacobs & Sultan;
passed-to be taken up after the case of
Clute VS.. Wells Fargo & Co. Langford
va. Hammond; this case came on regu-
lar for trial, the jury returning verdict
in favor Of the plaintiff; stay of execu-
ton was granted for ten days.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Il. r. Clute vs.. Wells. Fargo & Co.. a
jury was empaneled. the testimony heard
and the case submitted to the jury in
the evening; they retired and failed to
agree and were discharged at 4 O'Clock
Wednesday morning, standing at that
ant.
Court adjourned to June 81, 1878.
MATTERS AT THE DAY MINE THE
affairs of Day mine appear to be in an
unsettled condition. owing to a COM
bination of unfortunate circumstances
over which the present management had
no control. The dissatisfied stock
holders of the company on Monday last
succeeded 10 getting ON injunction from
the Court in San Francisco restraining
the company from the sale Of such stock
Us was delinquent on the assessment.
thus necessitatine postponement of the
day of sale. The men working at the
mine had been promised payday on
the 10th instant, but the restraining
order preventing the sale caused the pay
day to be postponed until such time as
the sale was allowed to go on. The men,
tired Of waiting and hearing rumors to
the effect that there was new Superin-
tendent appointed, and thinking they
would be cheated out of their pay, on
Wednesday took forcibls possession OF
the mine, refusing to let any one go
in it or remove a pound OF ore.
saying that they intended to hold
it until their claims were settled.
kilograms to the effect that F. W. Clute
had been appointed Vice President of
the company in place OF + B. Dorsey
was received here Tuesday, and on
Wednesday parties here were asked to
- ~
did 60, naming Homer King. Other
changes are to be made, by which, we
understand, the dissatisfied stockholders
are to have three of the Trustees.
SMART MEN.-I is ON old saying, that
"All tbs fools are not dead yet" and we
might add that "all the very smart men
ars not dead yet." as was evidenced by
some OF tho letters received from East.
ern stockholders Of the Raymond & Ely
Company. They had received copies Of
the annual report Of the affairs of the
the company, and had noted particularly
that portion OF it which olassed the prop.
erty Of the company as being worth over
100000; and so Il is, at very low est.
SuuSOs xA0S0 bNuSbl0op ult0k q lOuE
series of figuring, found that at that rate
the $50, 900 shares ought to be worth SIC
or over per share, SO they calamity came
to the front and sent o proposition t
sell the property of the company at the
above figure, declare dividend, SO al
they can get $40 for each share, ani
wind up the company. They don't wan
to place their stock on the market ant
sell at the market price, but wish t
have It rated according to the propert,
valuation. If they have little patience
and wait that may be done to acoommo
date them.
SCHOOL TAx.-To-day the question il
to be decided whether the public school
Of Phoebe shall be kept open lonl
enough during the year to receive from
the State our proportion Of State Schoo
Fund. To enable us to draw the regula
quota from the State the public school
must be kept open six months in tn
year, AID although we will be able to kee]
them open this year for that length o
time. we will not be able to do 80 mex
year without the tax is voted to
levied. As the amount desired to
levied is only $1,000 it is to be hope,
that all Taxpayers, parents and guard
ians will vote cheerfully to have the Ia
levied as the proportion will fall YER
small on each individual. The polls vii
be held at the school.house on Ceda
street, and will be opened from ga. NJ
to 7P. N. Vote early and often, and i
favor OF the tax.
CATHOLIC CHURCH. Rev. Father Keil
arrived here Thursday evening. Mas
will be held at the church this morning
also at half past 10 clock Sunday morn
ing and at z 80 in the evening. The Re,
Father is from Salt Lake City and is
Curate OF the Rev. Father Scanlan at thl
place. He will take his departure Tuel
day.
K1Na ON THE Road Ben Taske