The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-28


Soda or Sarsaparilla at $3.50. go to
Thompson's.
Another request for n voting precinct
at Las Vegas ranch is made. 1t is claimed
there will be II votes or more there and
in that vicinity.
A petition that J. A. Denton be APP.
pointed Justice Of the Peace for Helene
is ready for submission to the Board of
County Commissioners.
A. s. Thompson is in receipt of fresh
carload of Salt Lake Beer, which will be
sold as before. and delivered in any part
OF town at 81. so dozen.
The Board of County Commissioners
hold their regular monthly meeting next
Monday. Present your bill to the clerk
Of the Board by Saturday.
The usual celebration at Panaca on the
Oath failed to materialize. The brethren
are either becoming to warm in their ad.
herence to the church or prefer celebrat-
ing elsewhere.
Nc need of sending watches or clocks
away for repairs. The finest and most
delicate will be thoroughly repaired if
placed in the hands of Neuschwander. at
Lynch block, on Lacour street.
On Sunday last at Eagle Valley the
three-year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Francis died of diphtheria. Other
members Of the family are afflicted with
the disease, but are improving and we'll
on the road to recovery, we understand.
The District Court will convene on
Monday next. Since jury is not to be
called, but little will come before the
court for hearing. Judge Talbot was to
have opened court at Ely yesterday and
will probably leave for this place to-
morrow.
The petition for a post office at Helene
is granted, but as it was not coupled
with request for postal service, the
residents there are as bad off as before
A petition for branch line is now to be
sent in and it will take some time to hear
from it.
The water question is the most serious
matter for settlement at Ferguson dis
trict. All the small springs in the vicin-
ity of Ferguson and Helene have dried up
and Grassy Springs on the north, and
Cedar Springs on the south, each distant
about six miles, are the points relied on
for supply.
Reno has ashort- and type. writing
school. Elizabeth Irish is the principal.
The Pittman system OF shorthand is
taught aud lessons are given by mail to
those who cannot attend personally. 1t
is cleimed that with competent in
structor practical working knowledge
Of the art can be obtained in about six
months.
Several sales of town residence proper
ty have occurred of late and others art
pending, which indicate better feelins
with regard to future business here than
for some time past. Among the changes
are the transfer of the old Poujsde pro.
perty on High street to Alex Orr. A sale
Of the old foreman's dwelling house of the
R. & E. Co. on Cedar street, by Fred G.
Goblet VIM. Clark, and pending
transfer Of the dwelling Of Earnest l.
Godbe on upper Main street.
The pupils of Salt Lake schools viii
hereafter be supplied with books and sup
plies free of charge. This action applies
to all grades and departments of the pub
lie schools. 1t is expected that when
this is generally known it will b
the means of adding very largely ant
and rapidly to the population. as every
man with large family Of youngster
will be anxious to take advantage of tn,
city's generosity and have them educa
ted without money and without price.
The RECORD is in receipt of the annua
catalogue of Whitaker Hall, school TO
girls, located at the beautiful town O
Reno, Nevada. 1t is diocesan school
under the general oversight of Bisho
Leonard, Of the Protestant Episcops
church, with the Rev. E. Van Deerlin a
principal, assisted by an able corps 9
teachers. The aim Of the school is t
develop the pupils into refined, culture
Christian women, and fit them for tn
duties of life. The next term commence
September 7th. Miss Annie F. Carmar
Of Phoebe. is a pupil and ia enrolled i
the academic department.
Since the discoveries in Ferguson di.
trict, old mining tools of every descriE
ton have been in demand. This has lie
to practice Of buying old pick eye,
steel. etc., from boys about town, VIII
claim to pick them up after being throw
away. A good many, however, are pickle
up before being thrown away and troubl
seems likely to follow. The Phoebe Cor
MIG. Go. is the greatest loser and found
necessary yesterday to claim some Of il
property from Main street citizen VIII
had purchased il in this manner TIL
practice of buying thus from boy