The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-09-06


UNPLEASANT WORK. County Assessor
John Roader, and deputy. Jake Colburn,
returned last Saturday from a trip to
Glover Valley and along the line of the
railroad where they went collecting per-
sonal property aud poll taxes. General
opposition was made to the pay ment of
poll taxes by the workmen and at nearly
every grading camp more or less trouble
occurred At Recess camp in Glover
Canyon, where the party remained over
night, about l23 men were employed,
and when it was learned that the tax
collector was in camp general rush was
made for the office by the men, who de-
manded their time, but the Assessor
was ahead and had secured official in.
spection of the books. The law secures
the collection of poll taxes through the
officers of corporations, and when this fact
was made known, threats of violence to
Roeder and Colburn were frequent and
loud. Propositions to "drive them out
Of camp" to ''run them down the canyon,
and even to chang the s--of b $"
was heard and it would have required but
little to precipitate an open conflict in
which the results to somebody would
certainly have been serious. The collec.
tons were made however but the same
experience was repeated at nearly every
other camp though on less aggravated
scale. 1t may be a harsh law which
makes every man who has worked only
ten days in the county, liable to pay a
poll tax of $500 and may seem doubly
hard to men working for such low wages.
as are paid to laborers ON the railroad:
hut it is the law, and if it is to be enforc-
ed steps must be taken to make its oper
ltion as uniform as possible This ex.
perience of the Assessor is but one of a
number of similar ordeals through which
he has passed during the past season.
HIGHER TELEGRAPH RATES On the lst
inst. the Western Union Telegraph Co.
Withdrew from the arrangement with
the Deseret Telegraph Co. under which
business has been done here during the
past twelve years, and hereafter two
rates will be charged on all business to
aud from points beyond Salt Lake, one
for the Deseret Co. the other for connect.
ing lines. This for instance will make
an ordinary message to California here
tofore costing 80 cents, amount to $l.35
while the rates for much longer distances
will be somewhat lower. The change
will materially decrease the volume of
business here and no relief will probably
he obtained until the completion of the
railroad, with the construction of which,
1T is said. Western Union wire will
run in here.
While out horseback riding last Sun.
day evening, Miss Matte Sawyer met
with an accident through which she sus-
tanned q sprained ankle The animal the
young lady was riding became frightened
and ran away, throwing. its rider VIC.
iently to the ground, near the Masonic
Hall on Laconr Street. The sprain is
MOI severe one, and Miss Matte will
be about again shortly.
The young friends of Antony Jacobson
met at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
j. Jacobson last Tuesday evening to cele-
hrate the twenty second birthday of the
former. The usual merry. 60 round of
dancing, ETC., was INDUCED in and all
present enjoyed the hours until midnight
when the party broke up.
REwARD.-Fifteen dollars is offered
Tor the return to l.. Prudential of
bay horse branded G on left thigh, JP ON
left shoulder and has white star in
forehead. See notice under head of New
To-day
A chance to buy good railroad grad
ing outfit Is offered. See notice under
he ad Of New To-day.
A Bottle of Trib should be in every
household.