The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-04-12
SURFACE INDICATIONS.

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There are four saloons at Glover Valley
and as many more are contemplated.
A foot ball has been purchased and we
anticipate somefun among the kickists.
A rough and tumble and dog fight are
the occasional attraction on Main Street. |
There are AGO men on the pay roll of
the U. C. Extension between Milford and |
Dutch Flat.
For glass of genuine hold hinglish
alf and alf call on Cell Newill of Nc.
Donald and Warren.
The late issue of County scrip is for
the first time in several years command
ing small value of 10 and ~ cents on the
dollar.
The Hotel De Smith has three boarders
each guest on his arrival being presented
with set of jewelry that is warranted
'knife proof"
Our merchants complain bitterly Of the
carelessness and inefficiency of the rail.
road and forwarding company employees
at Milford in handling and shipping
freight to this town.
Rudolph Zacho has made some 20 tons
of concentrations by the "broom method"
out of the Floral Mill tailings. What a
house wife Zaho would make for some in.
dolent young female.
| Our stockmen estimate their loss in
cattle during the past winter at from to
per cent, which is extremely light in
comparison to the heavy loss sustained
mother sections of the State.
| Sheriff Turner and Constable Smith
are doing good work in subduing the
noisy and boisterous drunk and should
have the moral, and if necessary, physical
support of every good citizen.
The chain gang is novel sight to some
of the old Piochers and surprise to some
Others who have heretofore been in the
habit of making the welkin ring whenever
they had few drinks under their
jumpers.
Trampers from the railroad present
pretty tough appearance on their arrival
in town; are generally thirsty for every.
thing but water, and in number of in.
stances are as tough, morally and physic.
ally as they appear to be.
| As it appears the Board Of County
Commissioners have no authority to
donate public money for cleaning the
town, inasmuch as Phoebe is not an incor-
porated city, the only feasible plan of
remedying the evil is to circulate sub
scription list among all classes of the
community and have the work done by
days pay.
At sunset each eveing he wanders over
the hill by the school house; takes long
Observation-Disclosures Jackrabbit,
returns to town, takes nerve bracer
and signs for Jackrabbit; coppers the ace;
plays the queen straight up and wishes
that he were in Jackrabbit; returns to
bed and dreams, that some other fellow
has run away with his girl at Jackrab.
bit.
The burial of little Robert Mcdonald
the twelve year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonald, of this town, which took
place Tuesday evening in the peoples
cemetery, was an inhuman affair and we
hope to never see the like again in q
civilized community. There was no box
to encase the coffin and the little fellow
was laid away without word being said
at the grave. The parents of the boy are
poor people and strangers in the commu.
nifty.
| Cigarette smoking has been truly
termed one of the most fatal temptations
of the age. Even in this isolated camr
two-thirds of the boys are victims to the
habit, notwithstanding that there is q
law on our statutes prohibiting dealers
from selling them to minors. We hear
a good deal about the pernicious practice
of selling whiskey to Indians, but il
falls into insigniicance compared with
selling cigarettes to boys of tender age.
| Hose Company No. 2 rang false
alarm Tuesday evening and went uI
Main Street for little practice at 2:4(
gait. The advent of the laddies on the
street with their war paint on was