The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-03-22

the company. Baer now languishes be-
hind the iron bars of Mexican Jail, with
very favorable chances of long term
to serve for the Mexican Government.
The Mexicans are not very lenient with
Americans. So much for Baer's folly.
do not know where AL. Hamilton is, but
do not think that they have caught him
yet. ss
The weather here for the past two
weeks has been the most disagreeable l
have ever seen. Raining and blowing a
raw wind every day and everybody in
our camp is complaining of cough, and
! am no exception to the rule. But rain
is our preservation. If it had not of
rained any for the past two weeks the
camp would have been deserted for the
want of water. E. p. VAN HAGEN.
CATTLE THIEVES CAPTURED. On Sum
day night last at Rockville, Utah, three
cattle-thieves, named Josh SWEET, Will
Bliss and - Stapley, were arrested after
being hunted for week. These men had
been camped on the Canaan ranch, near
Rockville, the whole of the winter. The
settlers were suspicious of them of late,
so they sent man to watch their &C.
lions, and it was discovered, beyond
| doubt, that the men had been engaged
in curing beef all Winter. On Saturday,
the 9Th inst, at night, party of men
went to arrest the three thieves, but only
succeeded in capturing Will Bliss, the
other two making their escape in half.
dressed condition, they having neither
hats nor coats on. Sweet and Stapley
were pursued up to Leach Springs, where
they were surrounded for four days,
when they managed to escape through
the lines of the pursaers and returned to
Rockville, where they were captured on
last Sunday night completely exhausted.
SWEET was a stranger in that locality.
Stapley and Bliss are members of families
in that neighborhood. The thieves were
all taken and placed in Jail at st. George.
GONE. On Tuesday morning Sam
Stoddard left for Frisco, Utah, by private
conveyance He goes there for the pur-
pose of taking charge of erecting the new
machinery that the Horn Silver Company
is about to have placed upon their mine.
We part with our old townsman with
many regrets, and so do all the children,
for they have not forgotten the many
pleasant picnic excursions that Sam has
given them. Mr. Stoddard has filled the
responsible position of Chief Engineer of
the Raymond & Ely Company for years.
A better and more competent man could
not have been selected to take charge of
the work at Frisco. All the citizens of
Phoebe wish Sam prosperity and hope
that events may take place that will
cause his return.
A TIGHT SoUEEzE.--On Saturday sew.
eral teams were out at the Mendha with
hay, and as one of them was passing the
ore dump the wagon slipped, pressing
Bob Glover against the wall, bending
some Of the ribs. At first it was thought
that Glover was seriously injured, as he
was unable to move for twentysminutes.
The wind was completely squeezed out of
him. He was brought to town, and is
now all right. Bob likes to be squeezed,
but he would prefer the squeezing to be
done by something else besides loaded
hay.wagon and stone wall. The old
woman never squeezed him so tightly.
THERE was one mail received in Phoebe
from the north during the week. 1t ar
rived Monday night, and was one weeks
mail. There are now ten days mail DUE
This delay in the mails is not alone due
to bad roads. Poor, half-fed stock is as
much the cause as anything else. The
Government official ought to dock the
stage line all the trips that they have
missed. 1t is about time to put an end
to this nonsense. sia
Mr.. SEVERANCE, agent for the Cen.
trial Pacific Railroad, whom we men.
toned in our last issue as making the
trip down in this county for tho purpose
of securing Phoebe freight to come by
way of Eureka, was down here more for
the purpose of spying out the feasibility
of the through road that has been sur
veyed through this county than any.
thing else.
The proprietor, of the Philadelphia
Brewery now wears white collar and
spends some little time before the glass
adjusting his tie. DR.. Alexander's medi.
cine must be taken effect in his case.-
EsTEvAN OJEDA, native Of Mexico,
died last Sunday morning and was buried
the following day. Ojeda had been sick
for some time. The cause of his death
was from smoking cigarettes.
The report published by the RECORD
last Saturday that the valley was flooded
between Parker's and Sidehill, we learn
is incorrect, but the roads are in most
wretched condition.
The FIRST GuN.--A meeting of the
Democratic State Central Committee is
called for Tuesday, March %, at O'Clock
P. M. at the rooms of w. e. f. Deal in
Virginia city.
Mr.. WERrHE1MER and young son Of
his returned from San Francisco ON Mon
day. He was about two weeks making
the trip from Eureka to Phoebe. .g