The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1882-12-02

A $1,000 BIBLE REwARD.-The pub
fishers of Rutledge's Monthly offer twelve
valuable rewards in their Monthly for
December, among which is the following: |
We will give $1,000 in gold to the per-
son telling us how many verses there are |
in the New Testament Scriptures mot |
the New Revision) by December 10th,
1882. Should two or more correct an |
| swers be received, the reward will be
divided. The money will be forwarded
to the winner December 10, 1882. Per-
sons trying for the reward must send 20
| cents in silver (no postage stamps taken)
| with their answer, for which they will
receive the Christmas Menthly, in which
| the name and address of the winner of
the reward and the correct answer will
be published. This may be worth $50. 90
to you; cut it out. Address Rutledge
Publishing Company, Easton, Penna.
Now as the opera season is about open
ing at the metropolis and the gaieties of
q merry winter have Just commenced,
many of the wealthy ranchers and their
Families are moving into Phoebe. Mr..
Peter Lynch and family of Dutch Flat
arrived last Sunday, and Colonel Joseph
McGuffie and family of Hike are expected
at an early day.
We learn by letter from San Ber-
nardino, California, that Sam Cunning
ham, miner who resided in Phoebe long
while, recently fell down a shaft forty
feet deep at Calico, and was taken to
San Bernardino for medical treatment.
Although Cunningham sustained serious
injuries, it is thought that they will not
prove fatal.
DIED. Henry Cooper, who resided
in Phoebe several years and was at one
time deputy constable, q letter received
in town states died up at the Warm
Springs in Idaho on the 10Th of October.
Cooper had not enjoyed good health for
} the last six years, and at the time of his
death he was stopping with brother.
THE Payday Company closed down
their works last Friday and Supt. Hook
goes below to report to the company.
Work will not be resumed by this com
pany before next spring. Yesterday just
before departure, Mr.. Hook payed of the
employees in Phoebe and all bills owed by
L the company.
THE time OF departure OF the Salt Lak'
stage has been changed. Next Monda.
it will commence leaving Phoebe on Mon
Z days, Wednesdays and Fridays, at
S o'clock in the mornings. This chang
e makes closer connection with the mail
l. going south from Phoebe into Arizona ant
it Utah
) Our merchants are getting in thei
supplies before the stormy weather set
g. in, and for the next three weeks quite
5. number of freight teams will arrive, thu
affording the Day Company and Bullion
vile Smelling Company transportatio
u for their bullion to the terminus at Mi
'e ford.
ST On YES. On YEs.-The County Dat
2, will meet on Monday next for the pu
i pose of transacting such business as ma
- come before them. All persons havir
20 bills against the county will present the
i to Clerk of the Board to-day.
w DUNG the week number of the pc
!" pie whiled away part OF the time loo
ing at the turkeys and chickens in Il
yard of the San Francisco Restaura
pit fight. 1t was free fight between Il
he birds for several days.
y. THE good little boys of Phoebe ha
I'LL resurrected their rubber slings again al
i'm are engaged in shooting at chickens, pil
", pigeons and the window-glass in vaca
he, buildings. The attention of the office
lat is called to these boys.
n. EUGENE HOWELL, Assemblynan-ele'
Nv if nothing turns up to prevent his, dol
ter so, will leave Bristol on Monday for Ga
sy. land, California, on a visit to his frient
ing with whom he will spend the holidays.
az THE residents of Ell Dorado Canyon ;
er: complaining about the delays occasion
b;s in getting their mails and are getting
re. a petition for the purpose of having 80
,cb change made in their schedule time.
REpEMPrIoN FUND.-The Treasu
had gives notice that there are now in the
ms demption fund the sum Of $l,5OO,
-, that he will receive bids for the same
''o the 10th instant.
THASKseIv1NG passed off quietly
~, ~, Phoebe, and it grieves us to state that
'teo residents INDUCED more in eating tur
that than praying.
WIN RECORDER HENDERSON informed
ned that there are $3.50 in the Cou
but Treasury for the redemption Of scrip.
esJ For clean shave and stylish hair
eace 90 to Benjamin's Tonsorial Empori
the opposite the Postofhcs.