The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-04-26
BRISTOL ITEMS.

McCarter is doing a brisk business in
his saloon.
The mischievous house.fy has put in
an appearance.
Messrs. House and Outlet are about to
open saloon next door to McCarter.
Several ranchers were in town during
the week from White River and vicinity.
One of our young ladies will, ere long,
leave sageland for the more tropical
gardens Of California.
MIR. Bailey keeps the Bristol market
well supplied with very fair quality of
beef considering the scarcity Of feed ON
the hills.
The result of the coming Sullivan.
Thompson contest has already been de.
cided here by the admirers of both men.
Sullivan will have his neck broken aud
Thompson will be paralyzed.
The children of Bristol, for good man.
ners and graceful department, will com.
pare favorably with those of older settle.
ments, Notwithstanding that it is one Of
the noisiest of mining camps.
We learn that Mrs. Saunders and Mrs
Clinton, of Phoebe, intend making Bris.
toll their future home. The arrival of
those ladies', with their families, will be
an agreeable acquisition to our little
town.
As mixologist of fancy beverages,
such as milk and nectar punches, mint
julips, frosted cocktails, and Bristol for
get-me.nots, Jack O'Brien, of McCarter's
popular emporium, has few equals.
Give him call.
The lately organized branch of the
Salvation Army is doing good work in
Bristol, by drinking np all the bad
whiskey, while the genuine c. 8. of
Phoebe is left for your scribe and few
other quiet citizens.
Considering the scarcity of money in
town, Bishop Q. Sparks did remarkably
well during late visit, having collected
some $500 back tithing from the boys
This is not bad showing for such an
ungodly stake as Bristol is presumed to
be.
The last storm damagedlthe roads con.
siderably, it having taken old man
Pierson eight days to make the trip to
and from the Mendha with load of ore.
The pleasant weather during the past
week. however, has made them passably
fair again.
In stating that the furnace would
start on the 22d inst. we forgot to con.
suit the angry elements and thereby
made mistake We have been
informed, however, that the toot of
the whistle can be looked for by the LIST
of the coming month.
The genius who embarked his boat
here some time ago on the precarioua
current Of journalism must be specimen
hero Of dime novel literature, for how in
the name of Heaven any sane person
could think Of keeping the wolf frem the
door by the use of pencil and paper in
such a place is beyond comprehension.
When the roads become passable, and
the blossoms ripen into fruit on the crab
apple trees of Uncle John Atchison's
orchard in Panaca, it is the intention Of
our Salvation Army to 60 thither for the
purpose of saving the heathens of that
stake from the fire and birthstone of hi,
Satanic Majesty's domains.
Mr.. Barton lost a span Of young
horses on Wednesday, that were valued
at $500. One had been sick some fv,
days with throat disease resembling
epizootic, but his mate was seemingly al
well as usual, but after drive Of five
miles on that morning, he dropped dead
in the harness, just three hours from thu
time his companion expired.
Reading Of the vast amount Of reform
atory work accomplished in the East BY
the Salvation Army, some Of our prom
inent citizens met on Sunday with ,
view towards organizing branch Of tn
Salvation tree in this gin.sodden town
Mr.. O'Dow was elected speaker by &C
clamation, and after relating bis expert
ence with inebriates when boy, CAV,
way to Mr.. Derby, a song and dance mar
of local notoriety. Mr.. Derby, on takinl
the stand, proposed to adjourn to tn,
brewery of Mr.. Keisel and see if they
could not sing that worthy into repent
ance. The motion was carried, and min,
host of the brewery was surrounded BY
q clamorous throng, and the following
select pieces doled out for his benefit
George the Greek" "Sweet By ant
By" and "Auld Lang Syne." Keisel
however, was immovable in his deter
mination to sell lager in the near future
thereby frustrating the good intentions
Of the Salvationists in this, their frs
trial against old King Alcohol in Bristol
No person in Lincoln county wants
county Office. They say that there is n,
money in them, and they wouldn't hav
one. Yet it would not be safe for a per
son from the neigboring counties to COM