The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-27
OcAl INTELLIGENCE.

for event of the season, the Odd Fellows
bali, took place last evening at Browns
Hall. Immense preparations have been
in progress for this event for six weeks
past. The ladies', during lent and the
fasting. employed their spare time in
making dresses and otherwise preparing
for this occasion, and also occupying
their minds SO as the torture they were
subjected to in fasting passed off very
apreeably. That the work done was
success the toilettes displayed at the ball
were pretty strong evidence as the neat
ness and style displayed YVES equal to
any former like occasion. The hall had
had every attention paid to it. the floor
having been newly waXed, the walls be-
ing tastefuily decorated with flags. en-
blems of the Order, pictures and ever
greens, and with the dancers on the floor,
presented very beautiful appearance
The various committees of the Order, to
whom were entrusted the arrangements
of the anniversary ball, used their ut
most endeavors to attend to their respec-
tive parts correctly. and they succeeded
admirably, as all the guests present will
bear witness to. Twenty-six dances
were on the programme, and as fast as
they were announced the floor was filled
by those DESTROYS of dancing. BY the
time the programme was finished most
all were ready to seek their home. All
who had the pleasure in participating
will long remember the anniversary ball
given by the Odd Fellows in 1878.
Nor AS Hrs MOTHER DID.-The recent
severe storms have caused all the good
housekeepers considerable annoyance in
consequence of the mud that would be.
notwiths tanding the utmost precaution,
tracked into the house, and as matter
of course, a series of scrubbings have
had to BE- inaugurated whenever the sun
gave evidence OF it going to be fine
weather. Now, no man shows his utter
uselessneas about the house to such a
degree as when his wife is scrubbing and
hopping up. He feels this. and SO does
she. To offer an adverse remark on such
occasion is about as insane an enter
prise as an individual can embark upon.
But Il man in Phoebe did it this week.
His wife was hopping the kitchen floor,
and he was moving about the room to
keep out of the way OF the wet rags,
when he unhappily observed THAT
wasn't the way that his mother did it,"
It was done in a flash. There was a
sharp report as if three pounds of very
wet rags had settled across human
face, and in the same instance man
went over a chair, and half way under
the table, looking very much as if mud
volcano had kicked him in the face.
DEMONSTRATING the past week tele.
grams have been received from San
Francisco that checks drawn on that place
by the Alps company had been protested
and would be returned here for payment
This created quite stir, every one hop
ing things could not be quite 80 bad
On Thursday evening kilograms came tc
the effect that +. W. Clute had taker
charge of the Alps compapy's affairs ir
San Francisco, would arrange for the
payment OF all the checks OF the com
pany, and that E. r. Clute had been ap
pointed Superintendent of all the mine.
in Phoebe. This was startling news, al
much 80 to Theo. A. Hale, the Superin
tendent, who had labored 30 hard to keel
the company ahoat, as to every one else
but on interviewing Mr.. Hale on the sub
ject, the report was found to be correct
MIR. Hale retires from the charge of tn
company's affairs with the good wishe
OF all, every one knowing that during
the time he had charge OF affairs he ha,
uphill work with which to contend, an,
that 1t was owing to his exertions tina
the company was able to run until now
and is about meeting with success.
AN OLD WELL.-Some OF our citizen
were considerably astonished on Mon
day last by the sudden disappearance 0
portion of Main street, opposit
Meadow Valley, heretofore supposed t
nave been solid ground, and large an
deep hole appearing in its place. 1t ar
pears, however, that in 1869 and 1877
the work of digging we'll was in pro
grsss in that spot, sunk by some citizen
who had an idea that water would be Oh
tanned at reasonable depth. Afte
reaching a depth of about $50 feet, an
SSsous co'bS 10 Wy oo VIC tOp, I'll
project was abandoned and the to-
covered over. old residents having fol
gotten the matter until it was DISCLOSE
by being washed in. The hole was file
up on Tuesday.
SALT ScARcE.-All of our mills are q
present terribly in want of salt, in conse
qaence of which some of them have bee
compelled to quit working ore. An in
mense quantity OF this article is on til
way from Snake Valley aud Egan Gar
yon, in teams owned by Mormons, who
as soon as rough weather came, stoppe
the teams, turned out the stock, an
went home to Utah to plant their Sprin
crop. As soon as that is finished the
will 60 back, hitch up and bring the ga
In; in the meantime the mills will |
comparatively idle.
CHRIsTY BULLIoN.-The Christy Mi
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