The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1886-03-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


calling him "Jim" Ely. 1t tells of Ely
making his raise in Phoebe, about his
falling in love with the Panaca belle. EN-
Atchson, who indeed did possess q
really sweet face. Emma Atchison was
the only Mormon girl that we ever
saw that possessed sweet face. The
correspondent tells of how Ely, after mar
rying his wife, educated her, gave her
wealth, then taking her to France, where
they lived. After a half dozen years Ely
squandered his money, excepting that
gwen to his wife. The wife then desert.
ed Ely aud went to living as the mistress
Of a banker. There is nothing strange in
in this, for Mormon girls have seen moth
Ing but these sort Of things practiced
among their people all their lives. They
have heard the leaders OF the Mormon
Church openly proclaim that their plural
wives were nothing but coucubines, and
that hey looked upon them as such. In
days gone by the Mormon. used, for the
Lords sake. indulge in the practice Of
swapping wives. 1t is not strange, with
such example as thi, constantly before
hsr during childhood, Mrs. Ely felt no
drlicacy in going and living with mau
other than her husband. In Phoebe we
are aware OF men taking Mormon girls.
WIN never had decent gown OH their
b,ck, went barefo,ted all summer, dress
ing them in silks and satins. raising FAM.
lies, AMI when reverses came, these
women would leave their husbands and
children, even babes but few weeks old
aud go away anil live with men who were
unable to give them any thing like as good
living as the husband they had deserted.
But il men will, with their eyes wide
opeu. persist in marrying this character
OF women, they must bide tho conse.
qience,, be it bad. A, there arc several
Blllionville milIionaires contemplating
educating PanacA girls aud then taking
them Is their wives, for better or worse.
aad tue chances are decidedly in favor oil
it being the latter, We publish this item
in regard to Ely as warning, in hopes
that they will look before they leap. 1t
Is all proper enough, 10 the little game OIL
draw-pokcr, to occasionally 60 blind
but in the game Of matrimony, the most
serious and sacred OF all, on which de
pend your happiness or misery. nc
chance should be taken. All persons con
cernej should lie on the alert. By thu.
doug much trouble and sorrow might be
avoided.
The different men who have worked
in the Mendha mine chloriding have al
made good wages. We learned from
barney Cronin the Grant Porter crowG
averaged about 81 a day, after payn,
one-third to the company. Cronin and
hi, partner, while they chlorided there
made IS per day. Now Pete McRse ali,
partner are there. The men cannot worl
in the Mendha ore.body any length o
time, without getting loaded. All OF tn,
men who worked there Of late received
severe dose Of lead, and gave it up ii
disgust. When the company run tn
mine they employed. nearly double sc
Of miners; one half Of them generally be
ing loaded.
The trial Of Lolo Montana, alias Web
Der, for the murder OF the infant child Q
Mrs. Dcolinda Alguita, in Candelaria, O.
the It'll Of Last October, has been occupy
ing the attention Of the District Cour
Of that District. Some Of the evidenc
given In was Of very peculiur nature
Several Of the witnesses, says the Tru
Fissure, swore that they had committe
perjury at the preliminary examination
The case was given to the jury and the
returned verdict Of not guilty.
The late storm was just what was re
quired throughout this whole section, fc
the winter has been very mild and ope
in fact, so mild that green onions hay
grown in the Chinanian's garden--an
ranges was in great need Of moisture an
now will have good crop Of grass.
CAUTION. w. ]. Townshend havin
purchased sll the right. title aud inters,
Of A. Prairie and wife to their hors
brands, and their entire interest in a
horses branded with the same, warns a
persons against driving away any hors,
bearing said brands.
Yves Williams, the veteran prospecto
Is reported 10 Fave uncovered new an