The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-24
local. INTELLIGENCE.

undesirable citizens. The Reflex OF the
18th says: Highway robbers, horse and
sneak thieves are getting to be just lit.
tie too thick in this section-not only
thick but bold. This state of affairs can
not be tolerated. 1t calls for action!
Among other things we have been told
that the horsethieves that were captured
in Ward had an Interior purpose. The
horses stolen would have afforded them
the means of escape after robbery, and
possibly murder, otherwise they would
not have been able to get away with it.
Sneak-thieves and burglars we have in
our midst also. Many of us have an idea
who they are. Some unwittingly give
them employment. Is it not time so tell
them that there are other places where
they can ply their avocation? Or, is it
not about time to make them pull hemp
without foot.hold
To GET RID OF LICE ON POULTRY
Some fifteen years ago, says CORE.
spondent to the Prairie Farmer, my
fowl and poultry-house were thoroughly
infested with lice, was told to pro-
cure sassafras poles for roosts, but as they
were not at hand, made sassafras of my
old ones, smearing them lightly with oil
of sassafras; also in putting few drops
in each of the nests In few days the
pests disappeared entirely and to this day
/ have not been troubled with them. l
continue to use the oil, little every
year. dropping it in the nests, and on the
roosts, few times during the season. |
have never seen this recommended in
print, but know it is good.
Or late there has been large amount
of produce brought from Utah, and not
withstanding it was offered for sale at
lower prices than ever sold in Phoebe, it
was hard to dispose of. Fresh AL Utah
butter was sold at 25 cents per pound
Families put in good supply of butter.
Eggs fell from 40 to 20 cents per dozen.
Chickens, in one instance, were peddled
out at bit apiece The best Utah -four
found no sale at $3.50 per 100. People
can live cheap in Phoebe. Men baching
can keep themselves, and live like
princes, on from $40 to SIS per month.
Our Senator is said to be the youngest
man in the State Senate; also the most
laxative. Many aspiring young men
have talked themselves to death by de-
string to hear their own sweet voice, and
there is no better place to accomplish
such feat than in the halls of State Leg.
islatures. A young member wants to-,
on first entering legislative body, dc
considerable watching and very little
talking. After that he can talk and mem.
bers will pay attention to what he says.
Many bright and aspiring young man
has been retired in oblivion because he
talked too much
SOME of the holders of Lincoln county
bonds being asked what they would dis
pose of bonds for to the county, sent W
work that they would deduct the inter
est and take dollar for dollar. We dom
believe these very liberal terms will bt
accepted. The bondholders will be com
PEELED to wait for their money couple
OF months longer, then, perhaps the
county may be able to redeem them or
those liberal terms.
A Mr.. ROBBINS, in whose keeping AL
bright placed his little son some tw,
years ago, arrived in town during tn
week. He came to learn whether Their
would be any chance for the child to de
rive anything from the estate. We fea
not Albright's sisters write from Wis
consn that they would like to get tn
child and will send the means Of havin
it taken to them.
ABOUT two.thirds of our population
are afflicted with distemper. They 6
around running at the eyes and nose, an
present as sad a spectacle as a band {
condemned government mules, Athlete
IN like manner, and have been turned GU
to die.
ST. GEORGE, Utah, is 300 feet abov
the sea. 1t has population of l,43O.
is a good place in winter, but is said t
aperfect little hell in summer. The blu
heat can then be seen coming out of til
ground. 1869
NOTWITHSTANDING that there is but Ii
tie sickness hereabouts there has bee
scarcely day for the past two weel
but what DR.. Reece has been forced t
make trip either to Panaca or Bullion
vile.
SHERIFF f. D. TURNER, with the pri
oners Lake and johnson, left for Carsc
on Mondays stage. The prisoners we
sentenced to serve one year in the pen
tertiary.
ALL persons who have visited Silv
Reef lately say that the place looks vel
healthy. The ore in the mines of Il
Christy Company has improved in grad
HE cottonwood trees in Pahranag
Valley are now covered with large bu
and the grass is beginning to appear fro
beneath the ground.
NOTICES to the creditors Of the estat