The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-04-27
ocAL INTELLIGENCE.


- Commissioners for services rendered
Pinto Indian who some time ago
h,ote his leg in falling down shaft on
p,u,cs Flat. 1t was said the claims
| ,bould be paid by the Commissioners and
,hs National Government would refund
,hs amount. The question was referred
:, the Department. Officers at Washing
who answer: "You are informed
that the fund appropriated by Congress
ior the support and maintenance of the
p.Utes III Nevada is only applicable to
.vOenditures under the law, for the bene.
&, # those Indians who are on the Gov
.rDmept Reservations, and as this man
"a, eridently not one of that number,
the funds in question are not applicable
N his relief. For this reason, and also
in yew of the law that declares that no
ast claims can be established against the
government on account of voluntary
services rendered, the debts thus in.
Cured cannot be paid.
CAUGHT. George Ashwood, the boiler
maker, whom we mentioned last week
as having passed 81 check to his land
lady for $40 one finally came to grief
on the transaction. Parties at Salt Lake
we're instructed by wire to meet the gen.
teman at the depot and collect the
amount. Ashwood stopped over one day
at Milford and there converted his
checks into coin, which fact was also
elegraphed to Salt Lake, in response to
queries as to Ashwood's whereabouts.
When he alighted from the train at Salt
Lake the following morning an officer
was PROMPTLY at his elbow and requested
INTO disgorge or 60 to the '.jug." He
'brked over" but with i'll grace, with
ncsssary cost added, and was then al.
bved to 80 his way.
The last White Pine News to hand has
the following about court County
Clerk Laurenson has received letter
from Judge Wells, who is now holding
Court at Belmont. The Judge says he
will leave Belmont on the Goth and open
Court here before going to Phoebe. As
il will take some time to get grand and
petit iuries together, it is not likely he
will be able to open Court before the lat
dMay." This being the case we may
have no sitting of the District Court
here before the middle Of May.
The early closing law has been the sub.
sct Of some discussion for week past.
It's made the duty of Peace Officers to
see that its provisions are enforced under
penalty of removal from office. With
our present amount of business though,
there are few who will be directly in.
jursd by it. This law, with that pro.
hbiting the sale of tobacco to minors
should be carried out. In both cases it
aths prescribed duty of Peace Officers
NNsee that they are enforced
Nv Kelley has become "boomer'
| IN Oklahoma. In company with Fred
~ FISK, who was Agent here in 1875 for
fntchards Fast Freight line, he will en-.
Ter the real estate business. The firm
expect to do we'll in the new country and
We hope they will
The Utah brethren who rushed in here
TO promscuously several weeks ago look
ing Tor work are leaving about as fast as
'aey came. Fifteen or twenty have re.
turned to the land of the bee hive within
ten days.
j. Esenmann and d. C. Clark re
turned last Monday from Pahranagat
ALLEY, bringing some fine horses with
sem one of which Mr.. Eisenmann hal
sold to Stewart McAnish for $3.50.
DR.. E. Smith, Dentist, is visiting VI
'saln. lie will remain about two week.
With headquarters at the Brown house OF
Lacour St., one door south of A. s.
Ihompson's residence.
The letter bag was "short" on the ar
rival Of Thursdays mail. 1t was left a
panaca and the driver Immediately wen
hack after it.
OSavia is in from Camp Valley to re
aVs medical attendance. Dropsy has
am hold on the old man.
Twelve tons OF ore was shipped t
Mlt Lake from the Tramway Mine a
highland last week.
A tine stream of water still runs dow
the hill from the Snrinr in the yicinit