The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-09-24

"iuhci Is 10 take the who'll
purse. 1t will be quarter Of a mile
single dash, and those who attend ar,
promised some file sport as some sid,
diversions will be provided. The matter
VIII be officially given to the public at I
later date.
Pine nuts are in market, good, anC
reasonably cheap.
The &C. G. & C." is the name face
hously given by the wags of the town tc
the Jack Rabbit railway.
The family of Sup't James, of the
Smelter, arrived from Salt Lake by
private conveyance on Tuesday evening,
James B. Wheeler has bought the
house and furniture of Mrs. Pitzer, and
has brought his family here to reside.
The County Commissioners should
make arrangements to light the interior
of the Court House with the electric
system.
Miss Matte Sawyer departed last
Monday for Sioux Falls, Iowa, where
she will attend school for the ensuing
two years.
Dealers in cord wood are likely to ex-
perience marked improvement in bus
mess Ii the present cold snap continues
for few days longer.
Every available dwelling house in
town is occupied and many are sought for
In addition. A building boom is what
next ought to strike us.
Last Monday Mis-. j. s. Pitzcr babe
final adieu to Phoebe and left for CASTOR.
Oregon, where she will make her home
with her nephew, c. b. Ball.
John II. Cox is adding some subs.an-
tlal inn rovements to his residence on
Cedar ST., in the shape of retaining
walls and cellar, and contemplates
building an addition to the dwelling
shortly.
Mike Williams recently shipped to
Salt Lake ton of ore from his claim at
the old Amador Tunnel, and few davs
since received $500 IS as the net returns
from it. Pretty good this for dab of
only two thousand pounds.
There are more Indians lounging about
town than for long time past, though
they display no anxiety to work. How
they manage to live and appear so com.
Portable in general is conundrum
which remains Without fair answer.
M. }. Thomas, who had charge of the
construction of the large tlue stack at the
new works, has finished his labors at the
new plant and will return to Salt Lake
in few days. This stack is fine piece
OF work and speaks well of his ability as
a mechanic.
Balmaceda, ex president of Chill,
suicided at Santiago last Saturday morn.
ing. All his efforts to escape the country
and the wrath of his enemies proved
fruitless and pistol shot in the temple
ended his earthly career. When the
news became known the greatest ex.
citemeDt prevailed, and celebrating the
national holidays which should have
ended Saturday night was continued
several days longer, the general popu.
lace shouting in triumph over the death
OF their former enemy.
Tie main wires of the electric light
plant are strung from the powcrhouse at
the Raymond works tn tnr snelters,
distance of about two nile. and the
works, with number of the business
houses about town are wired to receive
lights and will be connected with the
main line as soon as distributing boxes
are received which will be in few DAYS
now. Lights of varying power can be
supplied and we look for the system to
be generally adopted throughout the
town, when its advantages are fully un.
derstood and appreciated, though to a
majority of the old timers here electric
lighting is something new and is regard
ed with more or less of distrust.
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