The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-01-19
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There was social hop at sister mp
pins and rag-bee at brother Nelson's
Monday evening.
Some of my lady ehums are just dying
for beau, and are envious OF the sue
cess of their sisters in Phoebe, who seem
to have no trouble in catching EN-.
John Hearty was acquitted of an as
sault and battery on Hidalgo Filllipi. be-
fore Justice Findlay, Saturday afternoon.
1t was cowardly act on the part of
Hearty.
The brethren say, that the great army
of coast bachelors arrayed against Nor
monism, are simply jealous of polyga-
mists, hence the cry against that holy
and revealed doctrine.
The Clover girls say the next time a
newspaper scribe visits their valley, and
goes to writing about it, taking them
whole day to put their calico dresses in
dancing trim, they will tar and feather
and ride him on a broncho.
When young Miss of sixteen sum-
mers refuses to correspond with wild
over Of forty-fve but at the same time
sends him an appropriate New Years
card, what is to be done? is the question
that is at present troubling one of our
mail contractors.
Jimmy Ryan purchased several head
of beef steers from the Hamblin boys
during the week. Jimmy is the coming
bonanza stock man OF the county, and is
a good example of what an honest and
industrious young man can accomplish
on small beginnings.
Quite number of Piochers and Fare
kans, headed by Bob Fulks and his
newly welded bride, came down on Sun
day. putting up at brother Wedges,
where sumptuous repast awaited them.
In the afternoon portion of the party
attended the 2:30 meeting of the Saints,
and expressed themselves as much pleased
with that portion OF the discourse which
| wildly portrayed the beauties of the
polygamOus state.
Tom Mills, who carries the mail be-
tween Bullionyille and the Muddy, is a
model carrier that Uncle Sam may feel
proud OF. Not long since, while making
the trip, his horse became sick, and
could no. be induced to 90 any further,
when Tom shouldered his saddle and mail
bag, and footed it to the station, some
fifteen miles, arriving there in good sea,
| son.
The young Miss teaching the primary
department of our public school, having
occasion a few days since to repri
mand one of the little Edward boys fol
some breach of school discipline, said
"You little 'Injun,' 1 will whip tn,
life out of you" Wonder where thi:
young person got her certificate to teach
anyhow? and at what academy did sht
learn such a choice vocabulary of pc
phrases.
Our lady shootist came to grief few
mornings since, while trying to recove
a mallard duck that she killed in tn
tulies few minutes previously As sh
was about to reach the game the treach
erous ice gave way precipitating her int
four feet of water, from which she wa
extricated, more dead than alive, by Bill,
Gedling, who happened to be passing a
the time. Billy says that she has givel
the slough wide berth since her water,
escapade.
Well, this has been lively and eS
citable week in Panaca. There have bee
several little skirmishes. There has bee
much ill-feeling displayed by the stat
old sons of Zion at the disclosure of til
teacher of the school referring to tn
"Book of Mormon during school hours
They were working this thing pretty sly
My dear brethren made threats to ri
poor, dear, old aunty Hulse out of Panacs
accusing the old lady as being the gi,
who sends the RECORD items from on
. village. They also went for ]. c. Kell
of Bullionville, and accused him of bein
the guilty party, and frightened hir
nearly to death. When learned abou
my brethren going to bloodatone poe
John it affected me SO that went int
my room "and laft, and laft p" ii
the tears flowed down my cheeks an
. flooded the room. l felt very sad owe
, the matter, for did love Johnny Kell
once; but then he used to buy me cand
and brass jewelry. Why don't he do
now! In our humble opinion we thin
it is shame and an outrage for all til
: old bulls of this village to go after poo
innocent old lady like Mrs. Hulse an
attempt to gore her to death. None BIZ
pack of cowardly fanatics would d
!. such dastardly act. If they want
l bloodatone any person, why do they nc
60 to the guilty one and make her suffe
for disclosing the plain truth? but il
stead these brave bulls attack helple
and aged woman. Now, am the guilt
girl, and no one has heard me deny j
Come and see me, if you are anxious ft
e fight, and ! will accommodate you al
and send you home with bloody nose