The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-06-30

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operation the other day. A hen with a
covey OF chicks was attacked by hawk,
Who had particular fondness for young
chickens The ladies of the premise:
hearing the racket in the yard, armed
themselves with their favorite weapon
and rushed to the assistance of the hen,
and a triangular battle was carried on
for a few $ conds. The old hen tie
feathered one) made dive for the hawk,
when the bird of prey caught the hen by
the craw and tore it so that the food fell
out on the ground. The hawk then
grabbed young chicken and was about
to soar aloft, when blow from the broom
made it drop its game, and Mr.. Hawk
INDUCED in no chicken feast that day.
The ladies then took the old hen and
sewed the craw, and the old hen now
goes around scratching gravel as though
her craw had never been ripped open.
w. NJ. SHORT, who at one time resided
in Phoebe, but who has of late been en-
ployed by the Christy Company at Silver
Reef sharpening tools, recently committed
suicide at that place. Short had been on
a drunk for several days and had man
engaged in working in his place while he
was lndulging in spree. The men COM
planned that the person working in Short $
place did not understand the work, so
Short went to work himself. The Super
lntendent OF the company noticing Short
was intoxicated, remarked to him that
he had better 90 home and sober up.
Short thinking that he had been dis
charged, went home, pulled off one of his
boots, then taking his Henry rifle, plac-
ing the muzzle of it against his breast,
shot the weapon off with his toe Short
was man of about 80 years of age, and
native OF Ohio. He has a family re-
siding in that State.
MONITOR MINE.--John Craig. who has
visited the Monitor mine of Taylor Dis.
trict, gives good description of that
proDerty. They have sunk on the ledge
80 feet IN one part of the mine. There
are two feet of ore at the bottom of this
shaft and Mr.. Craig was informed that it
worked an average of over 800. 1t
looks splendid and is going down at an
angle of about GO degrees Mr.. Craig is
interested in claim at Taylor with Eu-
reka parties.
FIRST APpLE.-The first apple ever
raised at Hebron, Utah, appears on a
tree this season. 1t is sickly appear.
ing little green apple, and looks as though
the person who ate 1t would have such
severe attack of the "gripes that they
would never recover. As Bishop Terry
is dictator of Hebron and surrounding
country, and particular friend 81 Of
ours, we suggest the propriety of his
eating the first apple raised in that
country.
AT Silver Reef, the other day, Mrs.
Thomas Dawson, formerly Miss May
Atchison of Panaca, was harnessed up
with Tom Gillespie to travel over LIES
rocky road together. Justice Jordan
placed the legal harness on the blooded
team and turned the "colts" loose on the
road, with the admonition that he hoped
neither would jump out of the traces.
The happy couple have the best wishes
OF their numerous friends.
A GRAND wedding was to have taken
place out at Bristol during the week, but
owing to unforeseen difficulties the hymen-
cal event was postponed. 1t appears that
the high contracting parties were unable
to agree in regard to some small matter,
and groom becoming angry, tore up the
marriage license, threw the cake out of
the back door to the pigs, then started in
breaking up the furniture, which was the
property of the bride.
The next term of the District Court,
which will commence the first Monday
in August, will be a very interesting
one, as there will be couple of divorce
cases, suit for breach of promise.
in which the plaintiff claims that her
heart has been damaged to the extent of
$40, 1000. and numerous other cases.
A NINETY-PoUND bar of bullion was
cast last Saturday at the failing mill at
the lower end of town, the result of six
days run. The boilers that were first
put in the mill leaked so that they had
to be taken out and new ones are now
being put in.
| HAVE lately received large additions
to my stock, making it as complete in
the grocery line as the market here will
justify. Sugars, syrups, tobacco and
many other articles at reduced prices.
j. POUJADE.
Dry VALLEY.-There is trouble ex.
perienced in running the Dry Valley mill
for the lack of water, caused principally
by the large quantity that the ranchers
use in irrigating.
On Tuesday several ore cars and a
blower were sent from here to Silver
Reef, which are to be used in the mines
owned by the Christy Company
The lower workings. of the Day mine
continue to improve as work progresses.
A large body of ore is now exposed.
May she keep up her lick.
MEssRs. MORTON, Gear and Chaffie all