The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-09-21

The total assessed valuation placed on
E'ko county property this year is g..
555. 1927.
A rattlesnake was killed 10 the Day.
ton school house last Friday, during
school hours.
The Nevada Tribune says it doesn't
appear to be definitely known when
coming will be commenced at the Mint.
Wsshoe's tax roll for 1889 foots up s.,
0Sl 600, and thereby makes up for losses
in some other section. Next year the
roll will nearly reach Sc, 900, 600.
There are now 200 men at work on the
new water ditch. says the White Pine
News, being brought into Osceola. and
the old camp is said to be assuming q
lively air.
A Virginia paper says that the Alta,
Justice, Chollar. Norcross, Overman,
Potosi, Savage and Yellow Jacket mines
have each enough ore in sight to keep .
20.stamp mill running for upward Of .
lyear.
Independent: For the first time with
in the memory of the oldest inhabitant.
the Ruby range. East Humboldt noun
tains, is entirely free from snow and fol
tie tirst time since the country was set
ted no snow is visible from Elko.
In the District Court of Humbold,
county last Saturday, John Farnham was
entenced to seven months in the State
Prison for selling liquor to Indians, and
l. j. Karbou, for embezzlement, to tire,
ears in the same institution.
Salt Lake men are in Cherry Creek
White Pine county, exporting on the old
sxchequer mine with a view to purchas
ng. The Exchequer's past record, sayl
l;he News, is certainly an inducement tc
capitalists to 60 below the water line.
| MIR. O'Connor informs the Carson Trib
ine that in consequences of money pay
nents being delayed, the U. s. building
cannot possibly be completed for two
months to come, but if coin was forth
coming a force would be put to work and
the building completed in week or two
at the farthest. Enterprise.
The latest fad at Carson City among
he young ladies and gentlemen is t.
hold closepin parties. The young lady
holds pin between her lips, and if tn,
young man can get kiss without get
ting scratched or stuck he is entitled to
kiss from all the ladies present. TIL,
gme is very popular and all tn
rage. Tho men wax their moustaches t,
, tickle the lips of the fair bellies, so tina
when they laugh they let 60 the pin.
s. w. Chubbuck, we'll known resi-
dent of Gold Hill, has been appointed
Lieutenant Governor of this State b,
Governor Stevenson, to fill the unex
pired term made vacant by the death o
Lieutenant Governor Davis. Mr.. Club
buck has served this State as Senator an,
Gold Hill as Postmaster. and in all tn
walks of life his ways have been accepta
BILE. He is Republican of the bes
school. and he will honor the Office h
goes to fill. Il Enterprise.
The Austin Reveille learns from ]. A
Blossom that a very sad accident oe
; buried at G. W. Crum's ranch, nea
Battle Mountain last week. Alma Crum
he l4.year.old daughter Of Mr.. Cruu
, vas preparing dress to wear at part
. o be given that evening, and asked he
, mother to hand her the scissors, who ha
been using them near by, while SEWN
q |.lso. Miss Alma leaned over her moth,
= ust as the latter handed them over h
' boulder, striking her left eye on Il
= Ipoint Of the scissors. Her mother W,
Fortified at the accident, and DR.. Hoo
We learn, thinks there is no hope, ar
hat ahe will lose the sight of the eye.