The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-02-07
Local INTELLIGENCE.

There is always chance for speculation.
A man who has no speculate in him will
never amount to anything, neither one
way nor the other. A stupendous failure
is tolerable when it is compensated for
by an amount of enterprise commensurate
with the business in hand. A few days |
ago the Public Administrator employed |
an agent to settle up an estate in Pah-
ranagat Valley, whittier he repaired post |
haste. The property had been duly APP |
praised and the day of sale having ar
rived, all the unterrifed of the valley
we're on hand, and to man not used to
the climate looked as much like a grand
jury and they did a vigilance committee,
looking for job. As II o'clock A. M.
was the hour appointed for business, the
agent, who, by the way, was an energetic
Gus. swamped his coat, climbed to the
top of a haystack where, by great volu-
bility of tongue, he succeeded in hawking
off a knife and an old clock for six-bits.
By this time he was hungry and adjourn
ed till after dinner After dinner he
assembled to the top of the stack and
opened up once more on full stomach.
lie put up four bottles of medicine for
dollar, and after a two-hour sermon
upon the merits of the drugs, bid them in
himself rather than lose the sale. Sales
were dull, and he knew that couldn't be
the kind of medicine they were used to-
it didn't kill quick enough. He picked
up shotgun, and, gee whiz. everybody
spoke at once, yet every one declared
that he spoke first This put the kibosh
on the sale of that day. Other things
were tried, but no use; they had got
what they came for. The agent had gone
to the valley to sell the property, and he
didn't propose to be left in any such a
way. All that night he laid awake. The
first rooster-crow gave him the key to the
situation. He would trade all the prop
erty for chickens an haul them to Phoebe.
A neighbor had hundreds of them. The
next day was spent in trading and coop
ing up chickens. Early next morning he
set out for Phoebe with four-horse team
loaded with chickens. That night he
reached Hike, camped in front of the
urt.house, and placed the wagon in
charge of the Judge, who enquired,
"What are YOU loaded WITH" The agent
replied, Chickens l suppose that they
will be SAFE" Certainly" replied the
rotund Judge; perfectly safe, If neces-
sary l will keep an eye out for them my
SELF" Before retiring that night the
chicken man examined the Stats of the
boxes and found them solid, Then he
arranged his boxes in circle and made
his bed in the center The agent stayed
one night and day in Hike. His board he
didn't pay and his chickens strayed away
in Hike. He examined every roost, ant
you can bet he got the boost. from Hike
The court that laid the plot, had two
chickens in the pot, in Hike. He looked
around all day, twas for chickens,
should say, in Hike. He looked upol
the ground, there was feathers all
around, in Hike. The Administrator
chickens just caught the very dickens il
Hike. Yes, some one let the chicken
out of the boxes during the night ant
they got mixed up with the other chick
ems running around, and as the agent wa
unable to swear to his chickens, he wa
forced to return to Phoebe without an
birds.
10. PoUJADE is said to take quite
prominent part in the Senate, and Assem-
blyman Rice is said to be the chief buzzt
in the House. Whenever any lobbyil
gets to annoying members in the Hous
Rice is sent out to interview the troubl
lobbyist, takes him aside, and talks hi
too death. This is the cause of there b
ing so few lobbyists at Carson. Ri
talked them too death early in the action
Steve Gage, seeing Rice heading for hin
fled in great disorder to San Francisco
and has not ventured near Carson sine
He buzzed Black Wallace of Eureka f'
two days and nights, but that individu
was constructed of such hardened sui
STAGE that Rice's talk had no effect upC
him. Rice is reported as being ha
worker and doing his duty well.
The Board of County COMMISSIONS
met on Monday, C. P. Ronnow in t
Chair. A. C. House, the newly appoir
ed Commissioner to fill the vacancy c
casoned by the absence from the Sta
of G. T. johnson, Commissioner ELECT, W
present. A full Board being present t
official bonds were all overhauled; al
some pieces of property owned by t
county were ordered sold. All bills we
ordered paid.
Il. d. TURNER returned from Cars
last Saturday night. He speaks high
of the management of the State Pris
and says the prisoners are fed with
good provision as one would desire.
saw Mcintyre and others sent from t
county. Mcintyre entertains hopes
procuring pardon some time in the
ture, and the keepers all speak well
him.
MATT CULLEN, Pat Ryan and compa
returned from inspecting the Pahrana
mines on Monday, and proceeded on
Salt Lake. Their private view of