The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-05-14
Local. Intelligence

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r. Saddler is again running the Taylor
stage from Phoebe out
Dave Service and Poucher, of Pah-
ranagat, are paying the burg visit.
1t is reported around town that rich
strike has been made in the Burke mine.
The spring time is evidently upon us,
judging from tho nobby suits to be seen
upon our streets.
The stack at the smelter is all pulled
down and is in course of transportation
to the new smelter site.
The weather is delightful. and our
merchants are taking advantage of it by
making scientific displays of their spring
goods.
Those delightful excresences, boils,
are prevalent around town. The most
desirable place to have them is on some
one else. .... ,lrn
Mace Dixon met with painful acct.
dent few days ago. While prying up
some old timbers the bar slipped and
badly mashed his foot
The town ordinances 60 into effect
next Wednesday. Let all clean up in
season and thus render it unnecessary to
enforce any OF them. a,.
Our justice of tho peace has removed
his court to the building adjoining
Henry Eilers' saloon. 1t is q move in
the right direction and decided inn
provement. Ia .l4 lEasa
China Dick has opened his new res
taurant and is making a big cut in
prices. 1t is lucky we have no high
binders here or there might be little
unpleasantness.
There is one of our citizens who evil
IDENTIFY believes in the coming boom.
Besides investing in carriage and pair,
he is going heavily into the real estate
business. Such energy and pluck
ought to be rewarded with seat in the
legislature.
Lieutenant Governor Poujade writes
from Salt Lake on his way to Carson
that there is more talk now of pushing
the railroad south from Milford, and of
also running branch west from Oasis
station to the much talked of Deep
Creek country.
Alec Mandich had fine bunch Of
bananas hung outside of his store few
days ago, much the perplexity of some
OF our country cousins, who thought
they were small sausages and could not
imagine how they came to grow there.
Our Indians are making rapid strides
in civilization. All their small change
goes in the purchasing Of oranges. To
see big stalwart buck Hopping his lips
over an orange is sight worthy Of a
dime museum.
Bob Martin is evidently anticipating
some dark nights in the near future. He
has put up large lamp at the corner Of
his saloon. He has not yet decided
whether to light it with electricity or a
farthing rush light.
Our bellies are making the Raymond
& Ely works their chief promenadinp
ground. There must be some great at
traction there. All! we have the solu
tion; there is a night Waterman taking
care Of the works. ts h.tr
What is the matter with the fow
fraternity! Are they on a strike, or hal
the grippe diminished their numbers
Very few eggs are coming into town
and IL is lucky 1t is not Christmas tim
or some Of our old topers would mis-
their egg-nog. ''
John Buffers is evidently having
streak of bad luck. About three week
ago he bought horse in Panaca, ant
lost him few days after. Will
searching for him in Eagle Valley som
enterprising citizens Of that place al
rested him q the murderer Of Grifit
and brought him securely bound with
rope into town. He was speedily re
leased, q it was case Of mistake
Identity. Rsturning to Eagle Valley h
found thAs during bis absence som
party had claimed thu horse as b.lon.
ing to some one else. and had taken hi,
away to Silver Reef, Utah. He tbinl
he will return to the fatherland, as Tn
country is too smart for him.